You may be wondering, why in the world is this an important topic? Aren’t judges more concerned with the horse and rider’s ability, not their hair? Well, you absolutely have reason to pause, and you’d be correct. Horse show hair is a priority that finds itself near the bottom of a list of things the judge is considering when evaluating riders in a competitive setting. However, a poor first impression is often attributed to minute details, such as hair.

This year, the Association facilitated more than 200 rides, which gave many youth the opportunity to ride an American Quarter Horse for the first time.

Baggage allowance: Just like human flights, each equine passenger has an allocated baggage allowance, by weight – however this includes the horse itself! Plus water, hay, 30 kg shavings as bedding, water buckets, feed buckets, tack bags (for saddles and bridles), rugs and any spare equipment.

Since the AQHA Youth World Show is fast approaching, and today is Throwback Thursday, we thought we’d share a few of our favorite photos from the 2015 AQHA World Show. Stay tuned to EquineChronicle.com next week for interviews with winners, daily photo galleries, blogs, video clips, and up to the minute results on our Facebook […]

Set for Thursday, October 20th, the day-long event will provide an educational venue in the form of three clinic sessions. All three clinicians are donating their time for the cause. Clinic cost is $200 per horse and rider combination or $25 per non-riding auditor with all tuition proceeds going to the two charities. Space will be limited in each group, so sign up early to secure a space!

Whether you’re running a small business or stocking up on office supplies for your club’s next show, you’ll find what you need at Office Depot and OfficeMax. With your APHA membership, you have instant access to exclusive members-only discounts at both retailers, either online or in-store. As a current APHA member, you’ll enjoy:

– Up to 80% off preferred products
– 93,000 products discounted below retail
– Free next-day delivery on orders more than $50 (excluding furniture)

This summer, Herlocker represented the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) on the championship-winning United States team at the Youth World Cup in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia. She was a national officer with the American Quarter Horse Youth Association (AQHYA) in 2014 and 2015 and was the State President of the Iowa Quarter Horse Youth Association (IQHYA) in 2015.

This year, one lucky winner will get an entire winter’s supply of hay paid for by Horse Health Products – *up to $10,000 cash towards the purchase of hay payable to the winner’s hay vendor or winner, as applicable.

NRHA will be selecting four out of the ten riders from social media to participate in this exciting spectator sport! A contest based on popular vote will be held to determine the riders. Send your best freestyle reining routine to Hayley Eberle at heberle@nrha.com. All video submissions meeting the requirements will be published on social media so that reining fans across the globe may pick their favorites.