The horses chosen are: Casey’s Ladylove, Dashing Phoebe, Majestic Scotch, Strawfly Special and Zips Chocolate Chip. The four men and one woman who will join the Hall of Fame are: Marvin Barnes of Ada, Oklahoma; AQHA Past President Peter J. Cofrancesco III of Sparta, New Jersey; Bobby D. Cox of Fort Worth, Texas; Past AQHA Executive Committee member Dick Monahan of Walla Walla, Washington; and Sandra Vaughn of Hernando, Florida.

In some sad and disturbing news coming from Oklahoma City this week, a barrel racing horse named “Dancer” will have to be put down due to injuries sustained during a drive-by shooting last Thursday. Police are actively searching for suspects.

“Winning the SEC is such an honor that it’s hard to put in words,” head coach Greg Williams said. “This team is so good and I’m so proud of them. We have great senior leadership and all the underclassmen have really bought into this program. Everyone has done an incredible job and this is very special.”

The misuse of medication in the racing American Quarter Horse industry continues to be a serious animal welfare issue, and one that AQHA, with the support of horsemen and the racing industry alike, is working to address.

It sounds like a scene out of The Godfather gone terribly wrong. An innocent park-goer made a disturbing discovery over the weekend while taking a Sunday stroll through Highbridge Park in Manhattan.

The policy change came in response to the committee’s review of statistics from the 2015 Youth World Show regarding leased horses and ownership transfers that took place shortly before and after the show. Because this is a World Show policy change—not a rule change—discussion and the following vote in favor of the new policy took place at the Executive Committee meeting in August 2015.

One California horse is dead and another recovering after being poisoned by cookies laced with oleander.