The Open EWD class was a new addition to the show schedule. Circuit award winner, Kyle Gay, was proud to share his success with his horse show family, Andy Wilson and Christina Lewis of Weatherwatch Performance Horses, who helped him achieve his goals. Everyone turned up ringside to cheer on his first time competing. With this resounding support Kyle was congratulated by judges and exhibitors alike. Show photographer, Megan Stapley, added a collection of photos to Kyle’s prizes.

To qualify as a new membership, the individual or entity cannot have been an APHA member in the past two years. All membership types are included in the drive: individual, joint, farm/ranch and youth. A minimum of 25 new memberships must be collected to qualify for the APHA Regional Club Membership Drive contest.

REMINDER: Entries for the 2016 All American Quarter Horse Congress are due August 25th. Click here to view the Congress Entry Book and Forms. Please note the following: STALL PAYMENTS Multiple checks, money orders, or credit cards will be accepted as payment for entry and stall fees. Entries for exhibitors wishing to stall together must be […]

The 2016 NSBA Foundation Silent Auction is ready to kick off Friday, August 12th at noon CST from the NSBA World Championship Show in Tulsa! The auction wraps up at noon CST on Wednesday, August 17th.

The Minnesota Pinto Horse Association and Iowa Pinto Horse Club are excited to present the Golden Jubilee that will take place August 25-28 at the Minnesota Equestrian Center in Winona, MN. The show will host four full days of classes including NSBA events and 30+ High Point and Reserve High Point awards will be given.

From a business standpoint, several topics were discussed this week. Below is an overview:

AQHA business and services and improve customer service in the future.
Evaluating the dynamic growth of various parts of the equine industry focusing on speed events.
Developed a crisis communications team for AQHA to be prepared for any situation to protect our members and horses.
Working with the United States Equestrian Federation and the American Association of Equine Practitioners to develop recommendations for an onsite biosecurity plan at major events.
Reviewed recent changes within the AQHA publications department. A new sales team has been fully formed and strategy for developing revived circulation using the new Ranch Horse Journal and Performance Horse Journal is underway.
Reviewed Awards Recognition Concepts, an AQHA subsidiary. We are thrilled in the addition of new clients that are generating new revenue through ARC.
Discussed ideas for how to strengthen and grow the Bank of America Challenge Championships, which are scheduled for October 29 at the Los Alamitos Race Course in Los Alamitos, California.
Approved and moving forward with affiliate workshops in 2017.
Discussed tentative education topics for the 2017 AQHA Convention, including microchipping advantages and modern technologies for horse health. Other topics are under review.
Approved edits that better explain the rules of ranch riding.

For the project, accepted AQHYA members will receive a nominated weanling from an AQHA Ranching Heritage Breeder. Those who do not receive a donated foal can still purchase a weanling from a Ranching Heritage Breeder. The AQHYA members work with and train their foals, then show them at an AQHA show. Ultimately, the project participants have the chance to win back their investment in their foals through scholarships.

Youth members had two days to create their designs using a colorful array of Nutrena® SafeChoice® & ProForce® bags along with miscellaneous twine, lacing, ribbon, paint and embellishments! As part of the challenge, participants had to recruit a model and showcase their design throughout the grounds, collecting donations as “votes” for their design. From “Cap Gun Cowboys” to “Fabulous Fairies,” these youth designers pulled out all the stops for their 2016 Nutrena® designs!