Leading the pack once again in 2013 was the Western Regional Zone 2 Zone-O-Rama, which took place May 23–25 in South Jordan, Utah. A perennial favorite among exhibitors, the show drew 1,147 entries per judge to clinch the No. 1 spot. The Zone 2 show has ranked first by total entries in five out of seven years.

“At one point, we had seven arenas running simultaneously, along with warm-up pens,” said show director Doug Huls. “We used every bit of ground available. That’s what’s so great about WestWorld; we can accommodate everyone and every discipline. Sun Circuit offers a diversity of classes you don’t see at many shows.”

The 42nd $200,000 American Invitational, presented by G&C Farm, which will take place on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at Miami’s Sun Life Stadium. America’s “Super Bowl of Show Jumping,” is a historic event, which brings together the top horse and rider combinations in the world. Invitations for the event are extended to the top thirty equestrians on the USEF National Computer Ranking List, plus past and present Olympians and other top invitees.

Dryce, an APHA member from Fairfield, Texas, qualified for the timed event challenge by having clean, fast, runs during the stock show’s APHA roping classes, held earlier in the week. The 65 fastest times from the stock show’s Paint and Quarter Horse shows were invited to return for the challenge, which consisted of one go-round and premium money awards.

Because the 2014 March To The Arch is quickly approaching, Mark Harrell Horse Shows has a special Valentine’s Day treat… The patterns for the horse show have been posted early!

Twenty one-year-old Katherine Schmidt, of Ridgefield, CT, emerged victorious from the Collegiate Equitation Championship on Friday evening at the FTI WEF. Schmidt is a junior at the University of South Carolina (USC), where she is a double major in Marketing and Management.

With their 8-2 victory Sunday, the Horned Frogs, now 5-3 on the season, dominated the Hornets to the tune of 15-3 between the two day’s of competition. The win moved the Horned Frogs to 3-1 all-time in Stock Show Duels and improved the Frogs record to 4-1 at home this season.

Ohio Amateur Quarter Horse Association Show Committee member, Kristin Martin, says the show is expected to sell out of stalls, even though they have added more for this year. Additional camping spots have been added for 2014 and are also expected to sell out.

The Indiana Quarter Horse Youth Association will host five judges for the 2014 IQHYA event that’s scheduled to take place April 24-27 at the C Bar C Arena in Cloverdale, Indiana. Judges will include Brett Clark, Mike Carter, Rob Meneely and two TBA judges.