“Regardless of the class, after attending these seminars you will make adjustments in how you exhibit your horse and/or yourself,” Ross said. “And in today’s competitive classes, minor changes that make you think like a judge can make a significant difference in your final placing.”

A few highlighted events will include the $10,000 Novice Non Pro Western Pleasure on Saturday and the $7,500 3 and Over Novice Horse Open Western Pleasure on Thursday.

Horses entered in NSBA approved futurity classes require a Certificate of Eligibility for competition. Horses holding a current Breeders Championship Futurity and/or Stallion Incentive Fund certificate will satisfy this requirement.

Check out the revised Trail patterns for Saturday’s classes at the 2016 Fox Lea Farm Winter Circuit, courtesy of Mark Harrell Horse Shows.

Following the 9:00 am Course Walk and Flatwork will be the OPEN ARTISAN Huntfield “Plastilite” Low Derby Finals at 10:00 am and the Open Butet Huntfield “VARGO Companies” Derby Finals to follow the Low Finals.

Earning first place, a $2,000 scholarship and a Montana Silversmiths belt buckle was Kaitlyn Glass of Energy, Texas. Glass’ project is the 2014 bay filly Big Madam Playgun by Big Playgun and out of Sarta Big Madam by Sarta Tari. She was bred by AQHA Ranching Heritage Breeder Sid Miller of Stephenville, Texas.

The NRHyA is excited to announce the first annual Youth Leadership Development Symposium to be held January 22-23 in conjunction with the NRHA Winter Meeting at the historic Skirvin Hilton Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City. There will be four, two-hour sessions offered.

Are you ready for your pre-season horse fix? North America’s foremost equine exposition and equestrian gathering returns to the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus on April 7-10, 2016, with all of the elements that have made Equine Affaire a legend—plus some exciting new features and opportunities.

The newly added 2016 AQHA Central Level 1 Championships is slated for April 13-17 at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. The 2016 AQHA West Level 1 Championships will return April 20-24 to the South Point Equestrian & Events Center in Las Vegas, and the 2016 Nutrena East AQHA Level 1 Championships is tentatively scheduled for May 4-8 at the Gov. James B. Hunt Horse Complex in Raleigh, North Carolina.