She is only 13-years-old and she’s only been showing Western Pleasure for three years but today Erin Mask made a huge statement when she and Only Because Im Good were named Reserve AQHA Youth World Champions in Western Pleasure. And the 13-year-old competitor from Newnan, Georgia, says she’s just getting started. “I was really happy […]
The AQHYA World Show is exciting and nerve wracking for any competitor, but imagine competing against the best youth in the world without your friends or family with you. This year the AQHYA World Show has over 2,500 entries with 46 states and eight countries represented. The influx of other countries participating this year is […]
APHA recently sent nomination forms to regional clubs to begin the APHA Director election process for the 2015–2016 term. Club officers will submit your club’s endorsements for directors from your area, so be sure to contact them if you know someone who would represent your area well. APHA members may also submit an individual nomination. […]
The third day of competition here at the AQHA Youth World Show in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, brought about many tears both in and out of the arena. The preliminary go of the Youth Western Pleasure brought some of the best horses in the country to the Jim Norwick arena. From a field of 93 horses […]
Gumz Farms and Hunter Ridge Farms are pleased to announce that World and Congress Champion sire, Its All About Blue, will be standing the 2015 breeding season at Gumz Farms in Morganfield, Kentucky. Its All About Blue continues to make his mark in the horse show world! With very few foal crops, he has produced […]
The search for that one-of-a-kind pleasure prospect with the potential to be a Quarter Horse Congress Masters Western Pleasure contender is not an easy task. So when Gil Galyean of Purcell, Oklahoma heard about Fired Up Potential he knew he needed to investigate. Michelle Bauer of Holland, Michigan and long-time partners Garth, Sonnesa and Austin […]
One by one dreams are coming true at the 2014 American Quarter Horse Youth Association World Championship Show in Oklahoma City. Deanna Green, of Pilot Point, Texas, said all she wanted to do was go in and have a “good, clean run” in the Western Riding on her 2007 palomino mare, Blazinmytroublesaway. But the second […]
The American Quarter Horse Youth Association World Championship Show is the pinnacle event for American Quarter Horse exhibitors ages 18 and under around the world, who must qualify for the event by earning a predetermined number of points to compete in each of the classes representing halter, English and western disciplines. More than 2,500 […]
Premier Paint Sires is excited to announce that they will be giving away a photo shoot with Kirstie Marie Photography. The giveaway is part of a new campaign the program is launching called “Guess Who?” “Mike and I are constantly looking for new ways to spread the word about Premier Paint Sires and get people […]
There has always been a procedure in place for AQHA judges to follow when they encounter a horse being shown that is obviously lame. Now AQHA has a system in place to check every horse for obvious lameness prior to that horse entering the show pen. “We had a procedure in place for the judges […]
There’s nothing quite like the versatility of a Paint Horse to make a young rider dream big. Two Youth recently earned AjPHA’s highest honor: the Superior Youth Champion award. Sydney Schmidt and Alexandra Fink recently joined the ranks of only a handful of Youth who have achieved this honor since 1978. The Superior Youth Champion […]
There was a time, not so long ago, that it was doubtful that Olivia Hennelly, of Franklinville, New Jersey, would live…let alone walk or ever show a horse again. But tomorrow the 17-year-old high school senior will enter the arena at the American Quarter Horse Youth Association World Championship Show in Oklahoma City with her […]
