On Dec. 31, 2017, the American Quarter Horse Association announced amendments to AQHA performance halter rules pertaining to the 2018 Lucas Oil AQHA World Championship Show. Changes to the AQHA performance halter rules for the AQHYA World Championship Show are in effect for the 2019 Ford Youth World and were announced prior to the beginning of the show’s qualifying […]
Though you can never quite replicate the feeling of a stellar performance, American Paint Horse Association’s 2019 World Championship Show competitors can now watch their classes again and again—for free—thanks to APHA’s newest partnership. APHA is excited to welcome Equine Promotion of Whitesboro, Texas, as the official videographer of the 2019 APHA Youth World Championship […]
Thirteen-year-old Carley Rutledge, of Altoona, Iowa, is all about the Trail. It’s her favorite class to watch. “I like watching the spots they (competitors) choose and how they set up the pattern,” she explained. And it’s her favorite class to ride. That won’t come as any surprise to her fellow youth competitors. Carley and her […]
The National Snaffle Bit Association has announced that it has become the newest affiliate of the Youth Equestrian Development Association (YEDA). “NSBA is excited to be a part of the Youth Equestrian Development Association. NSBA shared YEDA’s mission to provide an equestrian riding program for youth riders. We look forward to working together to grow […]
The American Quarter Horse Youth Association World Championship Show is Aug. 1-10 at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City and features the world’s top youth riders and their American Quarter Horses. If you received a qualifier packet in the mail, please review this additional information before submitting your entries to your youth adviser. The qualifier […]
AQHA and NSBA competitor Chelsea Turner Jones and her husband, Amos (Doc), of Raleigh, North Carolina welcomed their first child, a son, last month. The new arrival, named Everette (Rhett) James Jones, weighed 8 pounds and 8 ounces and measured 21 inches at birth.
Vicky Holt Parker has become the 29th member of National Snaffle Bit Association’s Quarter Million Dollar Club. Holt, who divides her time between Texas and North Carolina, becomes a member of the group of riders who have won $250,000 in NSBA lifetime earnings. Holt grew up in Santa Barbara, California, competed as a youth and […]
John Ackerman, of McHenry, Maryland, known at AQHA shows across the United States as the “gate guru” died on April 19 at Garrett Regional Medical Center in Oakland, Maryland. Born in Newark, New Jersey in 1941, Mr. Ackerman retired from the Coca-Cola Company as a Route Supervisor and was a welder’s helper for Local 798 […]
Professional trainers Carley (Veldman) and Wade Parks welcomed their second son on Feb. 13. The new arrival, named Corbin Thomas, weighed eight pounds and measured 20 inches at birth. He joins a brother, Caden.Carley and Wade own and operate Parks Show Horses, in Sabina, Ohio.
The American Quarter Horse Association has announced the appointment of John Lutz of Amarillo as the Association’s new chief revenue officer, sales and business development. Lutz begins his role with the Association on June 3. As the AQHA chief revenue officer, sales and business development, Lutz will be responsible for the development, execution and management […]
Marlee White, of Seneca, South Carolina, grew up riding horses, roping with her grandfather and trail riding with her dad. But when she turned 12, her mother thought she’d give Marlee the opportunity to show. They connected with Georgia trainer Terri Layer to go shopping and ended up with a $6,500 package deal including a […]
It was the fall of 2017 and the hunt was on for a new show partner for Brooke Granzow, of Iowa. Although Brooke had already enjoyed tremendous success in the show pen during her youth career, with horses like Rockum And Shockum, Only And Forever, Dressed To Party, Heavenly Mac and Cool Krymsun Lady, this […]
