Cattle classes will be held during the 2014 PHBA World Show. There will be an AQHA alliance special event roping so plan to bring a palomino, a palomino bred and your AQHA rope horses!

New in 2013, APHA and Corporate Partner Gist—the official silversmith of APHA—partnered to create the Affiliate Rewards program. Regional clubs were invited to enter to win one of three gift certificates from Gist totaling $5,000.

Did you know: There are 2,533,734 American Quarter Horses in the US., there are 2,109 approved AQHA shows in the US, the top single show is the All American Quarter Horse Congress with 8,273 total entries, and the top multiple show is the AZ. Sun Circuit with 16,929 entries? Find out more stats by clicking here.

The Congress Super Sale will once again give sellers the opportunity to offer their horses to the largest crowd of potential buyers anywhere in the United Sates. Jennings adds, “The Super Sale has posted completed sales of around 85% over the last several years, which is an excellent percentage sold, even in a strong economy.”

“The success of last year’s sale and the nearly $70,000 in purse money for the graduates of that sale has created a lot of excitement for the 2014 sale,” Mitchels said. “Everyone we visit with is anxious to put their best yearling in the sale, and we have had several requests for the list of buyers from last year.”

Starting in 2014, the Farnam Pleasure Stakes will include classes for 2, 3 and 4-year-old Paints, made eligible by their participation in the Farnam Breeders’ Trust Select Sale. The Farnam Pleasure Stakes takes place at the APHA World Championship Show, November 5-15 in Fort Worth, Texas.

“New to the class slate in 2014 are Ranch Horse Pleasure Classes,” reported Kansas Paint Horse President. “This discipline is growing and Oklahoma is definitely ‘cowboy’ country.” These three classes appear on the Thursday and Sunday schedule, just prior to the reining classes.

New classes have just been announced for the 2014 Jerry Wells Memorial Scholarship Halter Futurity, which is being presented once again by The Equine Chronicle! The Futurity will take place May 31st, 2014 in Barn 8 at the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds during the Redbud Spectacular Horse Show. The estimated purse for the Futurity this year […]

The American Paint Horse Association’s Ride America program recently announced its 2013 “Saddle Stars” for the association’s 14 worldwide zones. Riders from Idaho, California, South Dakota, Texas, Minnesota, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, Canada, Ireland, and Australia honored.

The All American Quarter Horse Congress has added new eight classes for 2014. “The Congress strives to be responsive to trends in the industry. The Tri-Chairmen are excited to offer more classes for our exhibitors and to give more people an opportunity to show at the Congress,” said Executive Director, Dr. Scott Myers.