AQHA has 10 Latin American international affiliates: Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela.

The 2016 Southern Ohio Quarter Horse Association Madness is just around the corner and Mark Harrell Horse Shows has competitors covered with patterns for the event. The show will take place on the new dates of April 6-10 in Wilmington, Ohio.

Hosted by the 2015-16 AQHYA officers and directors, YES will hold a wide variety of activities and feature speakers focused on the youth of our industry. If you’ve never attended YES, it’s an amazing opportunity to meet new people and have fun learning about leadership.

Up to four trophies are awarded to each zone show based on the show’s high-point rules, one in each of the following divisions: Open, Amateur, Youth and Solid Paint-Bred. In order to be eligible for the Open or Solid Paint-Bred divisions, the owner must be a current member of APHA and reside in the zone.

Also in the report, 2015-16 AQHA President Dr. Glenn Blodgett explains the priorities he focused on in 2015. He discusses a new chapter for AQHA with the restructuring of the Association’s management; one of AQHA’s utmost priorities, animal welfare and continuing to put our horse first; remaining fiscally responsible as an organization; an update on the cloning lawsuit; and moving forward as an association.

This year’s show will include Junior and Senior Green Trail, Select Over Fences classes, Performance Halter Stallions, $2,500 Limited Horse/$2,500 Limited Rider Open Western Pleasure, Ranch Trail, Ranch Pleasure, BCF Three-Year-Old Open Trail, and BCF Three-Year-Old Non Pro Trail.

Karen Orman of Des Moines, Iowa, and Dalts Superman Design earned the High-Point PBRIP title, in addition to topping the PBRIP 2D and 3D standings. Karen and “Doodle” earned 77 points to clinch the titles—including 34 points in the 2D and 36 points in 3D events; for their efforts, they take home two Elite saddles, a trophy breast collar, Gist championship buckle and APHA year-end money.