This year, the American Quarter Horse Foundation is awarding 153 students a total of $489,625 for the 2021-22 academic year. Since its inception in 1976, the Foundation scholarship program has awarded nearly $9 million in financial assistance to more than 1,500 young horse enthusiasts and industry members.
Continue reading …Those four horses are AQHA Ranching Heritage-bred horses, and in addition to the awards they won at this prestigious event, they earned special awards as the Top Ranching Heritage-Bred Horse in their division. This recognition comes with a specially designed trophy and a $250 cash prize to both the owner and the breeder.
Continue reading …Owners of ApHC-registered stallions have the opportunity to file their ApHC registered stallion’s annual breeding reports online. Reports started from the online reporting program will require fees to be paid from the online reporting system by credit card. Membership of the stallion owner is required to pay member fees. Agents filing reports for stallion owners from the online reporting system must make sure the recorded owner of the stallion is a current member with the ApHC.
Continue reading …There’s a wise saying that’s frequently referenced in sports: “Win with humility, lose with grace, and do both with dignity.”
Continue reading …To have voting rights at the 2022 AQHA Convention, you must be registered for convention, attend convention to vote in-person and be an AQHA member at least 60 days prior to the first day of the 2022 convention.
Continue reading …“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson There’s nothing quite like being the first one into the pen after a fresh drag. If you have a photo or video of the day to share, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …Clint Ainsworth of Lithonia, Georgia, is one of the most respected horsemen in the industry. Clinician, trainer, competitor, coach, and judge – he wears many hats in a demanding industry. But Ainsworth thrives on the challenge of developing first-class horses and riders, and he has earned a reputation for producing winners at the top level of competition, specializing in all-around events. He and his clients have won multiple AQHA and APHA World Championships and Reserve World Championships, multiple Congress Championships and Reserve Championships and numerous NSBA World Championships and Reserve Championships.
Continue reading …Since January, 40 American Quarter Horse Youth Association members have recorded their progress training a yearling bred by an American Quarter Horse Association Ranching Heritage Breeder. Recently, four AQHYA members were named scholarship winners for the 2021 AQHA Ranching Heritage Young Horse Development Program.
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Continue reading …The Oklahoma Quarter Horse Hall of Fame was created in 2005 to recognize outstanding individuals, horses, ranches or businesses whose contributions involving the American Quarter Horse significantly impacted the great state of Oklahoma’s equine industry.
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