Inaugural $1,000 Buckeye Classic Scholarship Winner is Kirsten Nickles!
July 27, 2015 Comments Off on Inaugural $1,000 Buckeye Classic Scholarship Winner is Kirsten Nickles!
“Horses have provided me with more than winning a class or qualifying for the Youth World Show. They have provided me with leadership skills, communication skills, and social skills which will help me to live up to my future potential, whatever that may be.”
Continue reading …APHA Honors Judges For Years of Service
July 24, 2015 Comments Off on APHA Honors Judges For Years of Service
In the first year of this program, APHA will present rings to the 30- and 40-year tenure recipients; 20-year judges will receive their rings in 2016. By 2017, the program will be on-track to award the 10-year recipients.
Continue reading …Paint Horse Championships Come to Nebraska
July 24, 2015 Comments Off on Paint Horse Championships Come to Nebraska
“We are excited about the championships because the extra awards and prestige are providing major incentives for people to come,” Colleen Dubsky, Nebraska Paint Horse Club Awards Committee Chair, said. “We have been advertising at our club shows with flyers. We think it will increase entries from all the out-of-state exhibitors and bring them to Nebraska.”
Continue reading …PQHA Mid-Summer Madness Show Exceeds Expectations With 6,800 Entries
July 23, 2015 Comments Off on PQHA Mid-Summer Madness Show Exceeds Expectations With 6,800 Entries
The PQHA Mid-Summer Madness show sold over 625 stalls, had total entries of almost 6,800 over the four day/six judge event (an increase of 15% from 2014) and boasted over $30,000 in added money and exhibitor benefits. Exhibitors from over 19 states and Canada were represented at the show.
Continue reading …Displays For 9 Legends Unveiled at AQHA Hall of Fame & Museum
July 23, 2015 Comments Off on Displays For 9 Legends Unveiled at AQHA Hall of Fame & Museum
Four men were inducted in March during the 2015 AQHA Convention: Thomas Bradbury of Byers, Colorado; AQHA Past President Jim Helzer of Arlington, Texas; the late Stanley Johnston of Miller, South Dakota; and the late Ted Wells Jr. of Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Five horses were also inducted: 1989 mare Corona Chick, the 1959 stallion Coy’s Bonanza, the 1930 stallion Plaudit, the 1979 stallion Smart Little Lena and the 1962 Thoroughbred stallion Azure Te.
Continue reading …Gordyville Shootout Was a Big Success With 3,800+ Entries
July 22, 2015 Comments Off on Gordyville Shootout Was a Big Success With 3,800+ Entries
The show recorded over 3,800 entries and hosted the $1,000 added Showmanship and Western Pleasure Shootout, which invites all first and second place class winners throughout the winter and spring circuit shows.
Continue reading …Trading in Boots and Spurs For Running Shoes at The Buckeye Classic 5K!
July 21, 2015 Comments Off on Trading in Boots and Spurs For Running Shoes at The Buckeye Classic 5K!
Over 70 people registered for this morning’s inaugural Buckeye Blitz 5K, which kicked off bright and early at 8:30 am at the Eden Park fairgrounds in Ohio.
Continue reading …2015 Little Buckeye is Largest on Record, Kicks Off Buckeye Event in Ohio
July 20, 2015 Comments Off on 2015 Little Buckeye is Largest on Record, Kicks Off Buckeye Event in Ohio
The Little Buckeye might need a name change next year, because according to show management, the three-day kick-off event of The Buckeye was the largest in history recording over 1,500 entries per judge.
Continue reading …Tantalizing Trail Extravaganza Awaits at Arizona Fall Championship
July 20, 2015 Comments Off on Tantalizing Trail Extravaganza Awaits at Arizona Fall Championship
Championship bronze trophies for each Trail division, a Scottsdale Performance Saddle for the cumulative high scoring rider in L2 Amateur/Select Trail, $500-$1,000 cash prizes, and an USTPC Trail Team Challenge are among the additions to the 2015 AZ. Fall Championship.
Continue reading …APHA Paint Horse Championships Head to Germany
July 20, 2015 Comments Off on APHA Paint Horse Championships Head to Germany
The championship is scheduled in conjunction with the European Paint Horse Championship, the largest international APHA-approved show outside of North America; in 2014, it was APHA’s No. 2 show in the world by entries.
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