The March To The Arch Horse show is making its final move to the big state of Texas!! The March To The Arch will have its inaugural 2021 show at The Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. The dates are set for March 10-14, 2021. The March To The Arch is a Cancer […]
The American Paint Horse Association Executive Committee members recently approved a charter application for the China Paint Horse Association, making it the association’s first affiliate in East Asia. While the number of APHA members and horses registered to Chinese owners is relatively small, interest in Paint Horses and Western riding is growing, particularly among parents […]
The National Snaffle Bit Association has posted the schedule for the 2020 World Championship Show/Breeders Championship Futurity and the Show Your Colors AQHA Show. The qualifying period for the World Show closes on April 30. Judges include: Jeff Allen, GiGi Bailey, Karen Banister*, Charles Cannizzaro, David Denniston, Casey Devitt, Tim Finkenbinder, Karen Graham, Theodore Grose, […]
For the first time since 1992, when it was held in Columbus, Ohio, the National Appaloosa Horse Show & Youth World Championship is coming back to the Midwest. The Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) and the Indiana State Fair Commission today signed a 3-year agreement to hold one of America’s oldest and most prestigious horse shows […]
The Madness, held May 8-17 in Wilmington, Ohio and the Redbud Spectacular, held May 30-June 7 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, will host the two Great American Stallion Incentive events this year, offering opportunity for western pleasure and western riding horses to compete for a piece of the $30,000 incentive purse for 2020.“The new Great American […]
The AQHA Member Experience Team will be at the Dixie National Quarter Horse Show Feb.11-16 in Jackson, Mississippi, to assist you with your AQHA business. Visit with an AQHA Member Experience representative to: Purchase or renew a membership and get a gift. Transfer a horse, no matter how many owners for only $20 per horse.* Receive your registration certificates with expedited service, […]
AQHA and NSBA trainer Lee Paul Shinn passed away today in Florida at the age of 57. Shinn grew up showing horses in Texas first in the 4-H program and then in American Quarter Horse Association sanctioned shows. His first job in the equine industry, right out of high school, was working with Halter horses […]
The American Quarter Horse Association Executive Committee has approved the use of Zimeta (dipyrone injection) as a conditionally permitted therapeutic medication under AQHA Rule VIO403 in the Official AQHA Handbook of Rules and Registrations, effective immediately. Zimeta, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, is approved for use in horses for the control of pyrexia (fever) by the U.S. Food […]
Horse shoppers and breeders can consider more 50 horses and over 250 breedings to many of the top stallions in the nation auctions being presented by Pro Horse Services Stallion Service Auctions. “The January Internet Auction, will close on Thursday, Jan. 23, according to Mike Jennings, of Pro Horse Services. “The long-running Go For The Gold Futurity Stallion Service Auction offers over 170 […]
The Silver Dollar Circuit has added some exciting new opportunities to earn big prize money this year in a variety of disciplines. Over $75,000 will be up for grabs when the show opens on Feb. 21, at the South Point Equestrian Center in Las Vegas. A total of $25,000 in prize money designated for the scored […]
AQHA World and Congress Champion Tom Chown passed away on Monday at the age of 67. Chown was born in in California and started riding by the time he was 4, when he started helping his grandfather, Reno Chown, prepare Palominos for the Rose Parade. Tom’s father, Clarence Chown, trained horses and built western movie […]
Justin Billings has been promoted to the position of chief show officer of the American Quarter Horse Association, it was announced this week. Billings replaces Pete Kyle who announced his resignation, said Craig Huffhines, AQHA executive vice president. “Pete has brought years of experience and knowledge to the Association, and we are grateful for his […]
