Citing a wide range of risks related to COVID-19, the Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) Board of Directors voted unanimously to cancel the 73rd National Appaloosa Horse Show and Youth World Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, following months of deliberations and fact-finding. The Board concluded that the dangers of moving forward were “too great to ignore” when […]
Professional Horse Services, LLC reports that its May Internet Auctions posted strong results. The first auction, the 18th Annual Penn State Quarter Horse Auction, which closed on May 2, set a record for the highest average price per horse at $7,891,” according to Mike Jennings of Professional Horse Services, LLC. In the Spring Barrel Horse Internet Auction, the […]
Organizers of the Brad Borton Memorial Limited Non-Pro Western Longe Line class are forging ahead with plans to run the class at this year’s Tom Powers Futurity even though it is not quite clear when horse shows, shut down since March due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, will resume. The class honors the memory of InStride Edition […]
Experts predict that a second wave of the coronavirus is likely later this year. Given those predictions and after discussions with our state and local health officials, we have elected to close World Equestrian Center Ohio from Sept. 1, through March 31. Due to the facility’s enclosed environment, we believe this is the right thing […]
Show staff for March to the Arch have updated the deadlines for the inaugural slot classes and are as follows. *June 1 – paperwork (no payment) reserves a slot*Nov 1 – First Payment Due $3,000 Western Pleasure $1,500 Hunter Under Saddle*Feb 1 – Final Payment $2,000 Western Pleasure $1,000 Hunter Under Saddle The March To The Arch will have […]
Regardless of where you live or what you do with your American Quarter Horse, the advantages of microchipping your horse are readily seen. Microchipping can result in increased efficiencies in entering and checking in horses at shows and races, assist with recovering a horse in case of a natural disaster or theft, and more. AQHA […]
The American Quarter Horse Association and Kindred Biosciences, Inc. have teamed up to bring a new stakes class for 3-year-old western pleasure horses to the 2020 AQHA World Championship Show in November at the OKC Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. The stakes class will be named after Zimeta, which is the first and only drug FDA-approved […]
The Ohio Quarter Horse Association (OQHA) has announced that the All-American Quarter Horse Congress will host two separate Western youth draw-based competitions beginning with the Youth Equestrian Development Association (YEDA) on Wednesday, Oct. 7, and Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) on Thursday, Oct. 8, in Columbus, Ohio. With this partnership, OQHA will cross-promote with YEDA and […]
All American Quarter Horse Youth Association members and nonmembers, ages 10 to 18, are invited to attend the virtual 2020 Youth Excellence Seminar. “YES is a highlight for youth from around the world each summer,” said Craig Huffhines, AQHA executive vice president. “Our top priority is the health and safety of attendees and staff; therefore, we’ve made the […]
Age: 17. Hometown: Chelsea, Michigan. Education: II will be graduating this year with honors from Chelsea High School. In the fall I will be attending the University of South Carolina, studying engineering and riding on the equestrian team. How I got involved with horses: My mom always said that before I could stand, I loved anything […]
The Pinto Horse Association of America has canceled the 2020 World Championship Show. The following is a message from Chief Operating Officer Darrell Bilke: Dear Pinto Family, We cannot move forward with the Pinto World Championship Show as originally planned. Due to COVID-19 and the restrictions adopted by Tulsa County, the City of Tulsa, and […]
The American Quarter Horse Association recognizes hardworking individuals and their American Quarter Horses at the end of each year through the Association’s high-point awards. AQHA annually recognizes the top point earners in each division of every AQHA event. Horses are recognized in the open division, junior and senior; youth and amateurs competing with any one horse […]
