Wednesday was filled with plenty of activities as the Interscholastic Equestrian Association had fun at the Welcome Party hosted by the National Reining Horse Youth Association (NRHyA). Competition officially kicked off Thursday with plenty of excitement, tiebreakers and ride-offs! Riders competed in reining and horsemanship classes on unfamiliar mounts and equipment. IEA’s format requires each […]
“World Champion and AQHA High Point stallions, proven show horses and broodmares are among the outstanding horses selling tonight in the June Online Auction,” according to Mike Jennings of Professional Horse Services, LLC. “There are also money earning Cutting Horses, proven show horses and others ready to ride and enjoy or prospects to train your […]
You’re at a horse show, writing the check to cover your expenses and fees. “Someone,” you think as you furiously scribble in the dollar amount, “is making a lot of money on me and my horse.” Maybe not. Horse shows incur a lot of expenses, and in most cases, the managers are just passing the […]
New AQHA judges were recently approved by the American Quarter Horse Association. Seventeen judge applicants were approved by the AQHA Judges Committee to take the judges exam April 28-29 in Gainesville, Texas. Based on test scores and other criteria, the Judges Committee then approved a list of prospective new judges that were then reviewed and […]
The American Quarter Horse Association Judges and Executive committees recently voted to remove Rule SHW 910.12, “A judge shall accept mandatory retirement at age 75.” Retired judges have the opportunity to return to the list of AQHA-approved judges if they pass the appropriate judge recertification exam. The Judges Committee stipulated that all returning judges, […]
Amy Meredith, owner of AQHA Stallion Custom Invitation, is celebrating this Memorial Day with a Free Breeding to her great stallion. All you have to do is Like, Share and Comment with your mare’s name on Custom Invitation’s Facebook Page from now until May 31, 2015. “We wanted to honor the men and women who have served our great […]
BIDDING is OPEN NOW for the May Online Auction and will CLOSE on May 20, for the horse auction and May 21 for the Tack and Equipment Auction. The catalogs are posted online now at http://online.professionalauction.com/index.php Updates can be found on the Facebook page for Professional Horse Services, LLC. For more information go to http://www.prohorseservices.com/Home.php Cutting, Western Pleasure […]
From the Oregon Quarter Horse Association May 14-17 at Central Point After reviewing the latest information with the Oregon State Veterinarian and AQHA, the OQHA show management and board of directors have made a very tough and necessary decision to postpone the May 14-17 show due to the EHV-1 outbreaks in Oregon. OQHA feels that […]
Shoe management was notified at Gordyville that 2 cases of EHV-1 were diagnosed after the Midwest Reining Horse Association, May 2-3, 2015 show and both horses were from the same stable. One horse was successfully treated and one horse was humanely euthanized. We are cancelling the Illinois Quarter Horse Association Youth shows, May 15-17, 2015. Exhibitors […]
The American Quarter Horse Association Animal Welfare Grievance Committee periodically meets to discuss animal welfare and unsportsmanlike conduct cases. The committee’s recommendations regarding the violations are then sent to the AQHA Executive Committee for its review and decision. The Animal Welfare Grievance Committee is a subcommittee of the AQHA Animal Welfare Commission, which was established […]
APHA is excited to announce eight Paint Horse Championships are on the docket for 2015. Taking place in conjunction with APHA Zone Shows around the country, these Paint Horse Championships will help increase local show participation while recognizing a new group of exhibitors beyond the current show format. The list of 2015 Paint Horse Championships […]
At its April meeting, the AQHA Executive Committee continued to make huge strides for the benefit of the American Quarter Horse by approving stronger penalties and fines for animal welfare rule violators; enacting significant penalties for positive drug tests involving detection of clenbuterol in show horses beginning November 1, 2015, and modified penalties in horse […]
