Equine Chronicle $10,000 Novice Non Pro Western Pleasure Coming to 2016 March To The Arch
March 1, 2016 Comments Off on Equine Chronicle $10,000 Novice Non Pro Western Pleasure Coming to 2016 March To The Arch
With the expansion of AQHA Leveling and the increasing popularity of Novice Championships it’s clear that true-blue novice riders make up an important segment of the industry. Wouldn’t it be nice if there were an opportunity for novice riders to earn a big paycheck in a futurity-style class, just like other non-pro and open riders?
Continue reading …2016 Complete Dixie Nationals Quarter Horse Show Results
March 1, 2016 Comments Off on 2016 Complete Dixie Nationals Quarter Horse Show Results
Click on the links below to view results from the 2016 Dixie National Quarter Horse Show. 5 2016 4 judge Dixie National 7 2016 Special Event Dixie National
Continue reading …APHA Welcomes Karen Thomas to Executive Committee
March 1, 2016 Comments Off on APHA Welcomes Karen Thomas to Executive Committee
“I believe I have the traits needed to be a member of the Executive Committee. I have fortitude, and I hope you all know me well enough to know I have the integrity. I have the ingenuity and the excitement to bring new people to our association. I value our members, all of our members, and their Paints.”
Continue reading …LIVE From the 2016 APHA Convention
February 29, 2016 Comments Off on LIVE From the 2016 APHA Convention
Special thanks to Karen Kennedy and Jennifer Sheriff for keeping our EquineChronicle.com readers up-to-date with fun, behind-the-scenes photos and information from the 2016 APHA Convention that’s currently in its final day in Richmond, Virginia.
Continue reading …2015 APHA Breeders Trust Checks Are in the Mail- $7.85 Per Point
February 29, 2016 Comments Off on 2015 APHA Breeders Trust Checks Are in the Mail- $7.85 Per Point
In 2015 alone, the Breeders’ Trust program pumped more than $578,000 in to the Paint Horse industry; Breeders’ Trust-nominated horses earned a total of 73,729 points worth $7.85 each—a .5 percent increase over 2014.
Continue reading …APHA Platinum Breeders Futurity Halter Purse Expected to Exceed $80,000
February 26, 2016 Comments Off on APHA Platinum Breeders Futurity Halter Purse Expected to Exceed $80,000
The Platinum Breeders’ Futurity is an elite weanling halter futurity that takes place at the APHA World Championship Show, and starting in 2016, it will be exclusively for Non-Pro exhibitors. It’s designed to showcase the offspring of APHA Breeders’ Trust-subscribed stallions and the mares bred to these stallions.
Continue reading …2016 AjPHA Youth World Schedule Now Online
February 26, 2016 Comments Off on 2016 AjPHA Youth World Schedule Now Online
The Youth World Championship Show takes place June 27–July 9 in Fort Worth, Texas. Youth World Show classes will run Jun 28–July 6, with a supplemental event held July 7–9; additional details on this supplemental event will be released at a later date.
Continue reading …2016 AQHA Select World Show Schedule Now Online
February 26, 2016 Comments Off on 2016 AQHA Select World Show Schedule Now Online
The tentative schedule for the American Quarter Horse Association’s 2016 Adequan® Select World Championship Show is now available online. The Adequan® Select World, which is August 26 – September 3 at the Amarillo National Center in Amarillo, features the world’s top amateur riders, age 50 and over, and their American Quarter Horses. To view the tentative schedule of events, visit www.aqha.com/selectworld.
Continue reading …NSBA Foundation Launches “90 Riders in 90 Days” Sponsor a Rider Campaign
February 25, 2016 Comments Off on NSBA Foundation Launches “90 Riders in 90 Days” Sponsor a Rider Campaign
“I guess it boils down to the reason we are all involved with horses. It is therapy, physically and emotionally. The smiles of the veterans getting ready to show really got me.”
Continue reading …2016 Pinto World Show Premium Book Now Online
February 25, 2016 Comments Off on 2016 Pinto World Show Premium Book Now Online
The 2016 Pinto World Championship Show Premium Book is now online! The 2016 PWC will take place June 13-25 at the Built Ford Tough Livestock Complex in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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