More than 350 of the nation’s leading middle school and high school equestrians will converge on the Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield, Massachusetts on Friday, May 16 through Sunday, May 18 to compete for top honors in Hunt Seat Classes in the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) National Finals.

This comes in addition to their support of the $3,000 Farnam Bonus awarded at the PBRIP Barrel Racing Sweepstakes at the APHA World Championship Show, which takes place November 5–15 in Fort Worth.

This is a full-time position, responsible for public relations and communications for Ohio Quarter Horse Association and the All American Quarter Horse Congress.

Judges for the Indy Circuit will be Nancy Alto Renfro, Pierre Briere, Melissa Hargett-Dukes, and Kelly Chapman.

During the show, exhibitors will have the opportunity to compete in a special contest that honors a late Green Country Paint Horse Club member. The Ashley Marie Huntington Memorial Royalty Scholarship contest will present a $1,000 scholarship to the winner and will include lots of other great prizes. Contestants may be of any age as long as they are currently enrolled or plan to go to college.

In the Western team competition, APHA member Markie Maletzke placed sixth in Team Advanced Western Horsemanship for the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. The 19-year-old from Cedarburg, Wisconsin, has earned multiple Registers of Merit through APHA as a Youth rider.

Who’s excited about the upcoming Horsemanship Clinic with horse trainer and clinician Robin Frid that’s scheduled to take place at the upcoming MQHA Gateway Classic?! The Missouri Quarter Horse Association is proud to host this clinic with a true Pattern Master to be held in conjunction with the May 23-26 Gateway Classic in Lake St. Louis, MO.

Blayne Bell, Lauren Gralla, Carlee Purcell, Anne Claire Tucker, Anna Lia Sullivan, Caitlin Reed, Alyssa Sappington, Madison Vance, Grace Thionnet, Carter Rees

Congratulations to winners like Courtney Chown, Becky Galyean, Adam Kober, Kristen Galyean, Jennifer Allan Holt, Katie Johnson, Halle Saywell, Ty Paris, Nick Weiss, Rebekah Kazakevicius, Katerina Mendel, Emily Miller, Darcy Reeve, Whitney Vicars, Sarah Orsak, Ashley Sioco, Anneene Miller, Paula Czapko, Alexandra Chavez, Hillary Roberts, Austin Green, Laura Gralla, Emily Miller, and many more!