The Georgia Bulldogs remain in the top spot for the first set of rankings of the spring season. The SMU Mustangs remain at the No. 2 position as the Oklahoma State Cowgirls move up to No. 3. The Texas A&M Aggies move down to the No. 4 position after a loss to TCU last Thursday. The Auburn Tigers and the Fresno State Bulldogs hold at the No. 5 and 6 positions.

New in 2018, Level 3 13-&-Under core world championship classes will be added to the Ford Youth World. Exhibitors can qualify to compete in Level 3 13-&-Under western pleasure, hunter under saddle, horsemanship, hunt seat equitation, showmanship, ranch riding and trail at the Ford Youth World. AQHA answered the most-asked questions about the new 13-&-Under classes in this 13-&-Under Classes Q&A.

A new award, the Top Stallion Owner awards will recognize the Top 10 stallion owners, based on mares bred by their stallions in 2016 according to APHA stallion breeding reports. No. 1 on this year’s list is Arcese Quarter Horses USA of Weatherford, Texas, who had two stallions that bred a total of 290 mares in 2016. Their top breeding stallion is Gunnatrashya, a 2006 sorrel solid stallion by Colonels Smokingun and out of Natrasha. A Million Dollar Sire with the National Reining Horse Association, Gunnatrashya bred 288 mares in 2016.

The 2017 year-end results from APHA are now finalized and online! Click here to see how you ranked in the final standings.

AQHA provides numerous opportunities for education and growth, especially for the professionals in our industry, including the Equine Industry Business Workshop and Industry Town Hall Meeting on Friday, March 2. Check out some highlights from last year’s Equine Industry Business Workshop, which included tips about finances, sports psychology, AQHA medication rules and much more.

TCU (3-5) took a 6-3 lead after Hunt Seat competition at Turning Point Ranch in the morning, then held on for the win after an impressive Western showing in front of a big crowd in Fort Worth in the evening. The win snapped TCU’s three-match losing streak against Texas A&M (6-3).

Rock My Motion – (automatically inducted) 2010 gelding bred by Leigh Ann Bruno of Moreno Valley, California, currently owned by Jordan Semmelmeyer of Corona Del Mar, California.
In the March/April 2017 edition, The Equine Chronicle wrote a story about Rock My Motion and his unique ability to cross over from ApHC to AQHA competition when he became the first color horse to win a title at the All American Quarter Horse Congress in 2015. Click here to read.

In preparation for a move to Fort Worth’s Historic Stockyard district in 2019, APHA has reorganized its Performance Department to focus more attention on growing APHA-owned events, like the World Shows and future event development at the Stockyards.

The timeline of the exhibit begins with early Spanish and Colonial life. The horse has been an important mode of transportation throughout history. From wagons to stagecoaches, horses were used to pull a variety of vehicles that transported both goods and people as settlers expanded westward and cities developed.