The first mailing of this year’s invitations to the AQHA World Championship Show is complete. Qualified exhibitors will receive their entry forms with their qualifier packet. Entries are due in the AQHA office no later September 15. If you qualified your horse in other class(es) or another horse any time after June 15, you will […]
Get ready, Zone 5 Paint Horse exhibitors—the Midwest Paint Horse Championship is coming to Iowa in September. In addition to the Zone 5 Show’s regular slate of classes, the competition will also offer 15 designated Paint Horse Championship classes. The event takes place at the Iowa Equestrian Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 26-27. “We […]
AjPHA members might be young, but they proved they are mighty at the 2015 AjPHA Youth World Championship Show. Months of hard work came to fruition at the world’s premier Youth Paint Horse show, as young exhibitors from across North America demonstrated the deep connection they share with their colorful companions en route to world […]
Kathy Williams and Intended Too were the best-of-show May 30 at the 2015 Jerry Wells Memorial Scholarship Futurity. The event is held during the Redbud Spectacular in Oklahoma City. Intended Too is a 2014 sorrel filly by My Intention and out of BBS Prissy Girl by Mr Preclusive. She was bred by Chris and Amy […]
With its fresh take on arena competition, APHA’s ranch riding class (formerly called ranch horse pleasure) has Paints and their owners stampeding to get back into the show pen. And now, splashy, ranchy horses will have even more opportunities to strut their stuff, thanks to the addition of four new ranch-style classes debuting at APHA […]
The American Quarter Horse Association is proud to announce that B&W Trailer Hitches is the new sponsor of the Rookie classes at the 2015 AQHA Level 1 Championships. This year’s championships will also feature added Rookie classes and more age divisions for Level 1 competitors. “AQHA members are passionate about their horses, and B&W is […]
Officials from the Ohio Quarter Horse Association have announced they will be offering dual-approved (AQHA/National Snaffle Bit Association) classes for Equestrians With Disabilities at the 2015 All American Quarter Horse Congress. Equestrians With Disabilities classes are slated for October 10-11 and will include: Walk-Trot Showmanship- Level 2 Walk-Trot Showmanship- Advanced Level 3 Walk-Trot Trail- Supported Level […]
Paint Horse exhibitors in Utah, California, Nevada and Arizona have more reasons than ever to make the trek to the Zone 2 show, thanks to the first-ever Western Paint Horse Championships. Created as a way to reward residents of the zone, the Western Paint Horse Championship will be held in conjunction with the Zone 2 […]
The judges for the 49th annual All American Quarter Horse Congress, held October 1-25, 2015, have been announced by the Ohio Quarter Horse Association. AQHA Judges • Kelly Boles Chapman • Pierre Briere • Patty Campbell • Charlene Carter • Brian Ellsworth • Jessica Gilliam • Larry Hansch • John Lawrence • Stephanie Lynn • […]
This annual list is complied based on total entries per judge. Taking the No. 1 spot for the sixth time in eight years was the Western Regional Zone 2 Zone Show, which took place May 22–23 in South Jordan, Utah. In 2014, the show attracted 1,143 entries to the six-judge show, which was also followed […]
APHA’s innovative new championship show series kicked off 2015 with the inaugural Southeast Paint Horse Championship, which took place February 14-16 in Jacksonville, Florida. Taking place in conjunction with the Zone 9 Southern Classic and hosted by the Florida Paint Horse Club, the Southeast Paint Horse Championship featured 15 classes selected by show management designed […]
Every year, the Dixie National Quarter Horse Show in Jackson, Mississippi, is a special attraction. But for 2015, the event featured a whole lot more hoopla and fanfare – and for good reason. AQHA exhibitors, Quarter Horse fans and even the governor of Mississippi, Phil Bryant, toasted the Mississippi Quarter Horse Association February 16-22 at the 50th anniversary of […]