Showmanship – Ellexxah Maxwell & Cora Wyers
Barrels – Colin Robinson & Maggie Cain
Reining – Caleb Sturgeon & Isabella Tesmer
Hunter Under Saddle – Olivia Tordoff & Ashton Krutulis
Hunt Seat Equitation – Lauren Carnahan & Kalee Lohr
Western Pleasure – Gavin Patterson & Halie Harner
Horsemanship – Marley Mainwaring & Emma Brown
Non-Pro Cutting Challenge, All Ages – $3,500 added
3-Year-Old Cutting Challenge – $3,500 added
4-Year-Old Cutting Challenge – $3,500 added
5- & 6-Year-Old Cutting Challenge – $3,500 added
Solid Paint-breds who carry a Paint pattern gene are invited to show with their colorful counterparts in challenge and sweepstakes classes at the 2017 APHA World Championship Show—follow these steps to take advantage of this new opportunity and $40,000 in cash and prizes in these special events:
Continue reading …More than $40,000 has been added to the reining challenge classes at the 2017 APHA Open/Amateur World Championship Show, taking place September 20–October 1 in Fort Worth, Texas—now, there are more reasons than ever to saddle up and slide your Paint to a big payday. This year, the challenge classes will be leveled using NRHA’s edibility criteria with three levels taking place concurrently.
Continue reading …This year’s gathering will feature Olympic, Pan American, World Equestrian Games, and World Champion greats including Greg Best, Phillip Dutton, Craig Johnson, Steffen Peters and Suzy Stafford as well as outstanding overall horsemen such as Ken McNabb, Julie Goodnight, Van Hargis, Chris Irwin, Steve Lantvit, and Wendy Murdoch. Clinic topics will cover the gamut from the English disciplines of dressage, jumping, eventing, driving, and English pleasure through the western sports of cutting, reining, western pleasure, ranch riding, cowboy dressage, and trail. Sessions will also be presented on liberty horse training, mounted games, the training of easy gaited horses, vaulting, and more.
Continue reading …“The Appaloosa Horse Club is enthused about this year’s sale and the quality of its consignments.” ApHC Sale Committee Chair, Sean Schembri stated. “Prospective buyers should take advantage of this opportunity to select from among the very best pedigrees in the business. The Sale Committee has placed an emphasis on providing a diverse offering of outstanding horses. Don’t miss the 2017 World Sale!”
Continue reading …The event provided nine sets of AQHA points and three sets of NSBA points to competitors who flocked to the Buckeye State for FREE entries, incredible prizes, and lots of fun! In all, the shows gave away over $100,000 in free entries and prizes
Continue reading …Ranch Riding- AQHA Professional Horseman Shane Brown
9 a.m., Sunday, August 27
South Outdoor Covered Arena
Trail- AQHA Professional Horsewomen Nancy Cahill and Michelle Tidwell
1 p.m., Sunday, August 27
South Outdoor Covered Arena
Hunt Seat Equitation- AQHA Professional Horseman Chuck Briggs
5 p.m., Sunday, August 27
South Outdoor Covered Arena
Showmanship- AQHA Professional Horsemen Will and Liz Knabenshue
4 p.m., Wednesday, August 30
South Outdoor Covered Arena
Horsemanship- AQHA Professional Horseman Terry Cross
Wednesday, August 30, following the Ride the Pattern showmanship clinic
South Outdoor Covered Arena
The 2017 AQHA Cowboy Mounted Shooting World Championships is scheduled for March 14-16, 2018, and will remain in Houston as part of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The AQHA CMS was previously held in conjunction with the Zoetis AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse World Championships in March during the Houston Stock Show.
Continue reading …The Farnam Pleasure Stakes, Challenges and Sweepstakes classes for Western Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle at the 2017 APHA Open/Amateur World Championship Show are more rewarding than ever. With the entry deadline fast approaching, don’t miss your chance to take home a piece of over $70,000 in added money and prizes earmarked for these events.
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