The 2018 World Championship Appaloosa Show will take place October 26th – November 3rd, 2018. A few important deadlines are coming up. 

An expanded slate of ranch events—the addition of Novice Amateur and Solid Paint-Bred divisions, as well as ranch pleasure, ranch cow work and ranch reining classes—brought more ready-to-work riders to the premier Paint competition; ranch classes saw more than 270 entries across the Open, Amateur, Novice Amateur, Solid Paint-Bred and Amateur Solid Paint-Bred divisions.

The final day to enter all teams and individuals for the prestigious AQHA World Championship Show Collegiate Horse Judging Contest is October 26. The Collegiate Horse Judging Contest is November 10 during the Lucas Oil AQHA World Championship Show at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City.

HORSEMANSHIP RIDER OF THE WEEK
Haylee Schoonover • SMU
– Went 1-0 for the Mustangs with one MOP.
– Opened the season with a 75-71.5 victory on the road over her South Carolina opponent while also picking up MOP honors.
– Her score of 75 was the highest Horsemanship score of the meet.
– Her 3.5-point margin of victory was the largest margin of victory by a Horsemanship rider during the meet.

The No. 1 Auburn Tigers took home the first win of the season last Thursday with a 15-4 victory over UT Martin on the road at the Ned McWherter Agricultural Center. The No. 2 spot goes to the Georgia Bulldogs who compete for the first time this season on October 5 when they travel to No. 9 South Carolina. No. 3 Texas A&M and No. 4 Oklahoma State hold their positions this week.  The two teams are slated to compete this Friday, September 28, in College Station, Texas. 

The APHA Platinum Non-Pro Weanling Breeders’ Trust classes brought big excitement and even bigger prizes to the Watt Arena September 21. Five classes paid $118,690 to eligible foals led by non-pro exhibitors. Reformatted in 2016, the Platinum Breeders’ Trust program saw 150 percent growth in entry payments for 2018 from 2017.

One free badge will be issued per horse entered in the Lucas Oil World. Exhibitors had the opportunity to pre-purchase additional badges for $40, when they submitted their entry forms. Family, friends and spectators can also pre-order badges for $40 when purchased by Friday, October 26. Badges purchased onsite at the Lucas Oil World will be $60 each.

AQHA Past President Dr. Glenn Blodgett began working for the Burnett Ranches, which includes the famed Four Sixes Ranch in Guthrie, Texas, in 1982, and under his direction and management, the ranch has a state-of-the art equine breeding and production facility. As the head of the ranch’s horse division, Dr. Blodgett has made the ranch an industry leader in equine embryo transfer and artificial insemination, consistently producing and developing some of the most highly recognized racing and western performance American Quarter Horses in the world.