An AQHA judge from 1977 to 2015, he has judged AQHA world championship shows, as well as multiple international championships and National Reining Horse Association futurities.

PHBA The Palomino Horse Breeders of American is reducing our registration and transfer fees from January 1, 2017 through March 31, 2017. Current membership is required when registering or transferring ownership of a horse. This registration special will include Palomino bred and Color and Conformation Registry. (Horses not registered with another breed association, which PHBA […]

New in 2017, Adequan® (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan) Level 2 Championship classes will be offered at the Ford Youth World,giving exhibitors the chance to win Adequan® Level 2 championship titles. Adequan® Level 2 classes will be offered in a one-go-round format. Awards for Adequan® Level 2 will be awarded after each preliminary. The top-10 placings and five finalists will be awarded in each Adequan® Level 2 class. AQHA will also award the top three 13-&-Under exhibitors in both the Adequan® Level 2 and Level 3 classes. Read more about the Adequan® Level 2 classes at www.aqha.com/youthworld.

The highest selling item, a breeding to Allocate Your Assets, which was donated by Searles Ranch and Katherine K. Tobin, sold for $2,000.There were a total of 40 items submitted to the auction, ranging from tack and apparel, jewelry, lessons and educational material, breedings to top stallions and more.

Select registration- and breeding-related forms are now available in Italian, French and German, with plans to release more in those languages as well as Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish soon. The international-language forms are available at apha.com/forms/registration-forms.

In 1982, the world of Quarter Horse Racing was in awe of an accomplishment that has yet to be reproduced by anyone. Owner Marvin Barnes watched two of his homebreds, Mr Master Bug and Miss Squaw Hand, finish first and second in the first ‘true’ $1,000,000 horse race the All American Quarter Horse Futurity. It was the first and last time an owner had the top two finishers in the All American Futurity.

SC-100 A. 1.: Allows a single-judge show to offer a clinic in conjunction with the show, with the official judge serving as the clinician.
SC-250 I.: Standardizes trail obstacle rules with other associations eliminating confusion for the judges and show managers.
SC-255 D. 1: Allows Green Western Riding patterns to be used for Novice Youth and Novice Amateur Western Riding.