The American Horse Council Foundation (AHCF) is pleased to announce the results of its anticipated 2017 Economic Impact Study of the U.S. Horse Industry. The AHCF would like to thank The Innovation Group for their work on this important study. The equine industry in the U.S. generates approximately $122 billion in total economic impact, an […]
The event totals are in – these were the top AQHA shows and circuits in 2017. From early spring in Oklahoma City to the tail end of the year in Florida, AQHA members turned out in droves to support shows and circuits across the United States. Combined, the Top-10 AQHA shows saw an increase from […]
A prestigious list of judges is set for the 2018 Built Ford Tough AQHYA World Championship Show. The American Quarter Horse Association is excited to announce the judges for the 2018 Built Ford Tough AQHYA World Championship Show. “It is our goal to bring an outstanding roster of judges together to judge the Ford Youth World […]
Featured on our cover this month is Blakely Abbott, who has only been out of the Walk-trot division for a couple of years but already is making a big statement in the Western Pleasure pen. At only her second appearance at the Quarter Horse Congress last year, she and Made Just Right won the L1 […]
With the bright lights of Las Vegas as the perfect backdrop, the Silver Dollar Circuit once again welcomed competitors to the South Point Hotel and Casino. Running from Feb. 23-28, the Silver Dollar Circuit boasts a full schedule of AQHA classes as well as a select group of NSBA Futurity Classes. According to show […]
Grange Equine Center to receive $1.5 million grant for expansion With hopes of attracting more statewide and national shows, the Equine Center at the Centre County Grange Park in Centre Hall plans to expand this year, and the Centre County Board of Commissioners approved the execution of documents required to accept a $1.5 million grant […]
Get an inside look at how ranch riding, reining and working cow horse are judged during an AQHA Educational Judges Webinar March 19-20. AQHA is excited to host its second online judges webinar, March 19-20. This webinar will feature reining, ranch riding and working cow horse, with presenters Mike McEntire, chairman of the National Reining […]
Decorated AQHA show mare Rhapsody In The Rain, owned by Richard and Betty Carr, Bremen, Indiana, was humanely euthanized on Tuesday after suffering a broken hind leg. “Everyone who was around Rainy fell in love with her,” said Betty Carr, “from all of our trainers to our vets and farriers to the girls at BSB […]
The American Horse Council met with Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Deputy Administrator and leadership team this week in response to a letter sent to Secretary Chao on January 28th, 2018. AHC staff went to DOT headquarters to raise the industry’s concerns and solicit clarification on how the existing regulations should […]
We lined up 10 compelling reasons you won’t want to miss the AQHA Level 1 Championships this spring. The American Quarter Horse Association is excited to announce the entry forms for the 2018 AQHA Level 1 Championships are now online. If you’ve been kicking around the thought of entering the 2018 AQHA Level 1 Championships, […]
Two APHA members are in the running to fill the APHA Executive Committee Sixth Member spot in 2018. Melanie Cox-Dayhuff of Indiana and Lee Ann Hall of Australia will be considered by the APHA Board of Directors for the position; voting takes place at the 2018 APHA Convention, March 2–5 in Irving, Texas. About Melanie […]
University of Florida works with APHA to learn more about Paints from the inside out. Working in conjunction with the University of Florida Brooks Genetics Laboratory—directed by APHA member Dr. Samantha Brooks, Ph.D.—APHA is working to gain greater understanding of the genetics that help make Paint Horses unique. One way we’re working toward that goal […]