Thanks to Kirby Sherman for sharing this adorable shot of Can You See The Star, a Natural Iron mare, keeping watch over her new filly, “River,” by AQHA Stallion, Do You Have A Minute. If you have a great EC Photo of the Day, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …The 2020 Nutrena AQHA Central Level 1 Championships is April 8-11 at OKC Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City; the 2020 Nutrena AQHA West Level 1 Championships is April 15-19 to the South Point Equestrian & Events Center in Las Vegas; and the 2020 Nutrena East AQHA Level 1 Championships is April 29 – May 3 at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio. Exhibitors can compete at only one Level 1 Championships each year.
Continue reading …Even though the deadline to submit rule-change proposals for the 2020 convention was December 31, 2019, your input is encouraged and taken into consideration when decisions are being made. After all, it is AQHA members who lead the charge toward changes that make the Association – and the equine industry – better.
Continue reading …Horses competing during the Pleasure Versatility Challenge are shown sequentially in three classes in the Jim Norick Arena: a pattern class consisting of a blending of simplified Trail and Western Riding maneuvers, which counts 40 percent; a Western Pleasure class, which counts 40 percent; and a conformation class, which counts 20 percent.
Continue reading …Special thanks to Sally Blackwell Photography for sharing some inspiring shots from the recent Equestrians With Disabilities show that recently took place at the Dixie Nationals. Scroll below to view them all. If you’d like to share your horse show photos with EquineChronicle.com, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …“We were thrilled to showcase the Ranch Work Championships at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. The rich cowboy history of the Will Rogers Coliseum made it the perfect venue,” APHA senior director of marketing, membership & special events. “All the competitors had a blast and being a timed event really allowed the spectators to get involved.”
Continue reading …We will be offering our first performance class at our 2020 event: Yearling Longe Line. This class will have a purse of $25,000, which was generously donated by Headley Quarter Horses. All nominated yearlings will be eligible to participate in this class. If you have a 2019 weanling that was not nominated, please contact the BHF office. We are going to make a one-time exception and allow these horses to pay the 2019 nomination fee now, and the 2020 nomination fee, making these horses eligible for the 2020 Yearling Longe Line Class only. Foals sired by all BHF Stallions – Amateur, Open and Color Division – are eligible for this class.
Continue reading …The National Snaffle Bit Foundation is excited to be putting on a fun and fast-paced competition that will test the mental skill and physical endurance of “Cowboy Ninjas” at the 2020 Arizona Sun Circuit.
Continue reading …Breeder’s Certificate: For each mare bred, a Breeder’s Certificate must be fully completed with original inked signature(s) of the recorded stallion’s owner, authorized agent or lessee at the time of the breeding provided on it. Photocopies, faxed copies or scanned copied signatures are not acceptable. Please be sure that there are no alterations made to the breeder’s certificate and that all the requested information and owner’s signatures are fully completed on it. Breeder’s Certificates received with missing, altered or incorrect information will necessitate the need for a new Breeder’s Certificate and new signatures from owners. Breeder’s Certificate which has missing, incorrect or incomplete information will cause delay processing the foal’s registration.
Continue reading …The book includes patterns for Ranch Trail, Showmanship, Equitation, and Horsemanship, including the National Championship Finals. It also includes listings of AQHA patterns for Cow Horse, Reining, Ranch Riding, VRH, and Western Riding.
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