The American Quarter Horse Association is soliciting host-site bids for the 2016 Zoetis AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse and John Deere AQHA Cowboy Mounted Shooting World Championships, to be held in spring 2017. The inaugural Zoetis VRH World was held in 2008 in Denver, during the National Western Stock Show and then relocated in 2011 to Houston, during the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo.

Interested organizations or facilities must complete the form to submit their bid. Please be sure to include information you would like the AQHA Executive Committee to consider when reviewing the proposal.

The qualifying period for the Zoetis VRH and John Deere CMS worlds is from January 1 to December 31 each year, and the show traditionally has been held in mid-March for the past three years. The event typically lasts four days, but AQHA would like to expand to a minimum of five days. It is AQHA’s preference that the Zoetis VRH and John Deere CMS worlds keep these same qualifying dates, with the event dates as close to the current event as possible.

AQHA is also looking into the addition of events to this show’s existing format. More details will be released at a later date.

For information on the Zoetis VRH and John Deere CMS worlds, visit www.aqha.com/versatility.

Please return bids to AQHA by May 16. Completed bids can be mailed to AQHA, c/o Pete Kyle and Valerie Smith, 1600 Quarter Horse Drive, Amarillo, TX 79104, or emailed to pkyle@aqha.org and copy valeries@aqha.org.

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