More than 2,100 horses and 1,530 exhibitors competed in western, English and halter events, with more than 4,800 entries in these events.

PQS 4 & OVER LEVEL 2 HORSE TRAIL SWEEPSTAKES: Only 40 slots* will be sold. There is a projected payout of $20,000 (based on 40 slots sold). This class will be open to horses ages 4 and over. Horse must be sired by a PQS stallion and must be a Level 2 trail horse in their respective division as of January 1st.

Include all mares exposed to your stallion, including your own, and include all mares exposed to transported semen whether or not the mare conceived.

The show’s management team, An Equine Production, is encouraging Florida members to attend the Florida Quarter Horse Association’s Last Chance Show, December 2-3 in Jacksonville.

The first section of the NRHA Open L3, 2, 1 Futurity Semifinals saw NRHA Professional Bobby Avila, Jr. riding Pale Face Chex (Pale Face Dunnit x Lena Sugar Chex), owned by 6-K LLC, walk away with a 219. The duo had scored a 216.5 in the first go-round, which brought them the highest composite score today (435.5) to lead the L3 and L2 divisions. “My horse was really good and very calm today,” said Avila, Jr. “I actually got ready early as I thought there could be a few scratches before me. Since there weren’t, we took it easy, and it paid off. I showed him a little different than the way I did the first day; I sat back and loosened my reins so that we would get more credit for our maneuvers, and it worked. I feel really confident now and look forward to the Finals on Saturday.”

The Rocky Mountain Paint Horse Association Youth Development Foundation Endowment and the Lynn Titlow Memorial Endowment have reached the $25,000 minimum and will be available for issue for the 2018-2019 academic year. Academic scholarship endowments generate one $1,000 scholarship each year and are renewable for a total of four years.

Taking place January 8-10, 2018 in the Denver Coliseum, the National Western Horseman’s Challenge will offer schooling time followed by competition phases including individual timed practice rounds, a team competition and a 100% payback individual speed challenge. Obstacles and tasks will vary to accommodate all levels and ages of riders and horses.

The arena, which remains an officially-to-be-named venue, will be approximately 140,000 square feet and include over 600,000 square feet of pavers, as well as serve as a hub for equine events, community events and movie nights. Other details are as follows: