The 2014 Alabama Quarter Horse Association Summer Sizzler is coming up May 23-26th at the W.O. Crawford Arena in Montgomery, Alabama. The show will provide six judges over the course of four days. Judges for Friday and Saturday will be Jackie Starnes, Mike Swain, and Rick Bailey. Judges for Sunday and Monday will be Keith Longacre, Merle Arbo, and Gary Hersom.

In the name of Ford Farms, a $250 scholarship will be awarded via random draw in All Age Youth Geldings and a $250 scholarship will be awarded via random draw in All Age Youth Mares.

NRHA Professional Horseman of the Year- Josh Visser, NRHA Professional Horsewoman of the Year- Carol Metcalf,
NRHA Professional Non Pro Coach of the Year- Mark Rafacz, NRHA Professional Youth Coach of the Year- Pete Kyle,
NRHA Professional Up-And-Coming Trainer of the Year- Jimmy Van Der Hoeven

More than 350 of the nation’s leading middle school and high school equestrians will converge on the Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield, Massachusetts on Friday, May 16 through Sunday, May 18 to compete for top honors in Hunt Seat Classes in the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) National Finals.

This comes in addition to their support of the $3,000 Farnam Bonus awarded at the PBRIP Barrel Racing Sweepstakes at the APHA World Championship Show, which takes place November 5–15 in Fort Worth.

This is a full-time position, responsible for public relations and communications for Ohio Quarter Horse Association and the All American Quarter Horse Congress.

Judges for the Indy Circuit will be Nancy Alto Renfro, Pierre Briere, Melissa Hargett-Dukes, and Kelly Chapman.

During the show, exhibitors will have the opportunity to compete in a special contest that honors a late Green Country Paint Horse Club member. The Ashley Marie Huntington Memorial Royalty Scholarship contest will present a $1,000 scholarship to the winner and will include lots of other great prizes. Contestants may be of any age as long as they are currently enrolled or plan to go to college.

In the Western team competition, APHA member Markie Maletzke placed sixth in Team Advanced Western Horsemanship for the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. The 19-year-old from Cedarburg, Wisconsin, has earned multiple Registers of Merit through APHA as a Youth rider.