Another thing that Tina holds dear to her heart is the Sportsmanship Award that she and her family started when they joined the Wisconsin Appaloosa Horse Club in 2011. Tina, Daryl, and Anthony felt it was important to highlight an individual that really represents the breed and shows good membership skills.

New for 2018:
– The Paint Horse Championship must take place at a 1-, 2-, 3- or 4-judge show within the host zone.
– The event cannot take place at a Zone show.
– Exhibitors’ eligibility criteria has been modified:
– Halter exhibitors cannot have placed in the Top Five in a halter class at the APHA World Championship Show within the last 10 years (2009–2018) or won a Paint Horse Championship halter class the previous year.
– Performance exhibitors cannot have placed in the Top 10 in a performance class at the APHA World Championship Show within the last 10 years (2009–2018) or won a Paint Horse Championship halter class the previous year.
– Horse eligibility restrictions based on past World Show performances have been eliminated.
– Paint Horse Championship entry fees cannot exceed $20 per class

The Georgia Bulldogs remain in the top spot for the first set of rankings of the spring season. The SMU Mustangs remain at the No. 2 position as the Oklahoma State Cowgirls move up to No. 3. The Texas A&M Aggies move down to the No. 4 position after a loss to TCU last Thursday. The Auburn Tigers and the Fresno State Bulldogs hold at the No. 5 and 6 positions.

New in 2018, Level 3 13-&-Under core world championship classes will be added to the Ford Youth World. Exhibitors can qualify to compete in Level 3 13-&-Under western pleasure, hunter under saddle, horsemanship, hunt seat equitation, showmanship, ranch riding and trail at the Ford Youth World. AQHA answered the most-asked questions about the new 13-&-Under classes in this 13-&-Under Classes Q&A.

A new award, the Top Stallion Owner awards will recognize the Top 10 stallion owners, based on mares bred by their stallions in 2016 according to APHA stallion breeding reports. No. 1 on this year’s list is Arcese Quarter Horses USA of Weatherford, Texas, who had two stallions that bred a total of 290 mares in 2016. Their top breeding stallion is Gunnatrashya, a 2006 sorrel solid stallion by Colonels Smokingun and out of Natrasha. A Million Dollar Sire with the National Reining Horse Association, Gunnatrashya bred 288 mares in 2016.

The 2017 year-end results from APHA are now finalized and online! Click here to see how you ranked in the final standings.

AQHA provides numerous opportunities for education and growth, especially for the professionals in our industry, including the Equine Industry Business Workshop and Industry Town Hall Meeting on Friday, March 2. Check out some highlights from last year’s Equine Industry Business Workshop, which included tips about finances, sports psychology, AQHA medication rules and much more.

TCU (3-5) took a 6-3 lead after Hunt Seat competition at Turning Point Ranch in the morning, then held on for the win after an impressive Western showing in front of a big crowd in Fort Worth in the evening. The win snapped TCU’s three-match losing streak against Texas A&M (6-3).