The American Quarter Horse Association has an exciting line-up of events planned for 2016. Mark your calendars today with the tentative dates.

AQHA Convention

• March 11-14 – 2016 AQHA Convention at the South Point Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas

AQHA World Championship Shows

• March 17-20 – Zoetis AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse World Championships  and John Deere AQHA Cowboy Mounted Shooting World Championships in Houston
• August 5-13 – Built Ford Tough AQHYA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City
• August 26-September 3 – Adequan Select World Championship Show in Amarillo
• November 3-19 – Lucas Oil AQHA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City

AQHA Racing

• June 4 – Heritage Place Futurity and Derby, Remington Park Invitational Championship at Remington Park in Oklahoma City
• September 4-5 – Ruidoso Yearling Sale, All American Derby and Futurity, All American Gold Cup at Ruidoso Downs in Ruidoso, New Mexico
• September 22-24 – Heritage Place Yearling Sale in Oklahoma City
• October 1-2 – Los Alamitos Equine Sale at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, California
• October 29 – Bank of America Challenge Championships and AQHA Racing Conference at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, California
• December 11 – Champion of Champions and Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, California

AQHA Level 1 Championships

• April 13-17 – Farnam Central AQHA Level 1 Championships in Oklahoma City
• April 20-24 – AQHA West Level 1 Championships in Las Vegas
• May 4-8 – Nutrena East AQHA Level 1 Championships in Raleigh, North Carolina

Zoetis AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenges

• June 11 – Zoetis Ranching Heritage Challenge in Rapid City, South Dakota
• September 1 – Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, Colorado
• September 17 – Tri-State Fair in Amarillo
• September 24 – NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity in Reno, Nevada
• October  19 – Northern International Livestock Exposition (NILE) in Billings, Montana

American Quarter Horse Youth Association

• July 12-14 – Bank of America Youth Excellence Seminar in Amarillo
• June 23-July 3 – American Quarter Horse Youth World Cup in  Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
• October 26-29 – AQHYA National Racing Experience at the Bank of America Challenge Championships at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, California

American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum Events and Exhibits

• January 25-July 30 – The Bold & Beautiful: Trailblazing Women of the American Quarter Horse
• July 23 – National Day of the Cowboy
• August 13-December 15 – America’s Horse in Art
• October 28-November 26 – American Quarter Horse Photography Show & Sale
• December 6-January 7, 2017 – Youth Art Show

For more information on AQHA events in 2016, visit www.aqha.com.

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