Make your plans to attend the 2015 Annual Awards Banquet at the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame and Museum in Fort Worth, Texas!

The South Central Paint Horse Championship returns deep in the heart of Texas to the 2016 Texas Memorial Day Spectacular Zone 4 Show, which will take place May 28–30 in Waco, Texas. The Zone 4 show also offers a ranch horse special event dual-approved with the American Stock Horse Association.

Approximately 60 horses, many trained under the guidance of the University’s renowned instructors will be offered. Many two year old western pleasure prospects, all-around horses, green reiners, ranch horses, hunters under saddle, and lesson horses are available. Graduating seniors will hold a western pleasure class for their two-year-old futurity prospects on Friday, April 22, and then offer these horses at the sale on Saturday, April 23.

The American Quarter Horse Association has released the qualification guidelines for the 2017 AQHA Level 1 Championships. To earn an invitation to the 2017 Nutrena East, AQHA West or Farnam Central Level 1 Championships, exhibitors must qualify in one of four ways within the qualifying period of January 1 – December 31, 2016.

The National Snaffle Bit Association is proud to announce its 2016 Hall of Fame inductees in three categories. Radical Rumors is named to the Show Horse division, Good Version is inducted in the Breeding Horse category, and The Hannagan Family is honored in the Individual class.

The Louisiana Paint Horse Club and Ark-La-Tx Paint Horse Club are excited to host the “Paint The Town” APHA show at the Four States Arena in Texarkana, Arkansas May 7-8, 2016. Judges for May 7th will be Sharon Wellmann and Melissa Dukes. Judges for May 8th will be Michael Ochetto and Meri LeMay.