The 2018 Don Burt Professional Horseman of the Year is Gil Galyean of Purcell, Oklahoma. Galyean has served AQHA in a number of capacities, being a member of numerous committees, including the AQHA Animal Welfare Commission, AQHA Professional Horseman’s Committee and the AQHA Show Violations Hearing Committee. While serving AQHA, Galyean also served as a past president of the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association and National Snaffle Bit Association, and is currently a director-at-large for OkQHA.

Bring your High School or Middle School Western Show Team and compete for a World Championship title complete with awards, World Champion trophy, and prize money.

Featuring jaw-dropping equestrian performances from Guy McLean, the Haflinger Marathon Drill Team, Luke Gingerich, Shawn Drentwett, Trixie Chicks Trick Riders, Sylvia Zerbini, and more, Fantasia offers a special glimpse into the beauty and wonder of the horse-and-rider relationship, all choreographed to music.

The APHA Eastern National Championship is scheduled to take place March 22-24 at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington. The pre-entry deadline is March 8th. If you haven’t sent your entries by that date, please wait and enter at the show.

The Quarter Horse Congress Futurity and Sweepstakes Entry Book is now online. Nominations are due April 1st. 

After the third go, the Final Four were crowned. They are Kaleena Weakly, Tony Anderman, Angela Fox, and Eric Mendrysa.

When Hailey Kinsel rocked the third barrel, every fan’s heart dropped. When it reset without falling, all of AT&T Stadium erupted. The 2018 world champion Hailey Kinsel continues to be unstoppable. She and her partner SISTER won The American for a second time, finishing the shootout round with a time of 14.217. In 2016 she split the million and this year she won $100,000.

For the third year in a row, the Zone 12 European Championships claimed the No. 1 spot. Taking place August 29–September 4 in Kreuth, Germany, the event brought in 1,403 entries and 269 horses.