The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Pleasure Versatility Challenge, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 15, during the 2025 AQHA World Championship Show, will include a Limited Division this year for the first time.

The AQHA Pleasure Versatility Challenge showcases some of the most talented 3-year-old American Quarter Horses as they demonstrate their versatility in the show pen. This esteemed event is expected to have more than a total of $50,000 in purse and prizes, with all three class sponsors returning and Blue Ribbon Custom Tack returning as the official tack.

The VS Code Blue and VS Goodride Pleasure Versatility Challenge Limited Division, featured within the event, is possible thanks to an additional $5,000 sponsorship, provided by Katherine and G.W. Tobin in the name of their stallions.

“We are absolutely thrilled to partner with AQHA and the Pleasure Versatility Challenge to create a limited division for this outstanding event,” said Katherine. “This competition offers an incredible opportunity to kickstart young horses’ careers in the all-around events and we are excited to create an additional opportunity for Limited exhibitors.”

Exhibitors eligible for Level 2 competition in both Western Riding and Trail for this year’s AQHA World Championship Show will be considered limited-division-eligible for the Pleasure Versatility Challenge. The highest-placing PVC limited exhibitors will make their mounts eligible for the $5,000 purse, regardless of where they place in the overall Pleasure Versatility Challenge placings. In addition, a trophy saddle provided by Blue Ribbon Custom Tack will also go to the winner.  Those who have won the overall Pleasure Versatility Challenge, both in the past and moving forward, are not eligible for Pleasure Versatility Challenge Limited-Division payouts. National Snaffle Bit Association Quarter Million Dollar Club exhibitors are also not eligible for the Limited Division. Based on the number of eligible exhibitors, up to four placings will be paid out from the $5,000 sponsorship as follows: 40 percent, 30 percent, 20 percent and 10 percent.

Horses competing during the AQHA Pleasure Versatility Challenge are shown sequentially in three classes: a pattern class consisting of a blending of simplified Trail and Western Riding maneuvers, which counts 40 percent a Western pleasure class, which counts 40 percent and a conformation class, which counts 20 percent.

All rules and eligibility are to remain the same in 2025 as they were for the 2024 event. Again, specific to the Pleasure Versatility Challenge Limited Division, there will be a payout to the horses exhibited by top-four-placing eligible exhibitors. Horses cannot be shown astride in any Western Riding, Trail or any similar Pleasure Versatility Challenge event prior to the AQHA World Championship Show official entry deadline of Sept. 15. Beginning on the official World Show entry deadline and thereafter, horses can be shown without restriction at any competition (including the All American Quarter Horse Congress) without forfeiting Pleasure Versatility Challenge eligibility. There are no eligibility restrictions for the Western Pleasure or Conformation classes. Money earned at the Pleasure Versatility Challenge does not accrue against AQHA leveling eligibility.

For additional information visit www.AQHA.com.