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 dedicated to making hitch products that help ensure those horses are kept safe while being trailered,” said B&W Marketing Manager Beth Barlow. “We are excited to help recognize the accomplishments of Rookie exhibitors at the Level 1 Championships.”

One lucky amateur and one youth from each show will be drawn from the pool of all rookie exhibitors to win a B&W Turnoverball Gooseneck Hitch.

Several Rookie classes were first added to the Level 1 Championships in 2014. Rookie classes are for exhibitor-and-horse teams that have earned fewer than 10 lifetime points in any division. Additional Rookie classes were added to this year’s list of classes due to the positive feedback and growth from the Rookie classes added in 2014.

Learn more about qualifying methods for Rookie and Level 1 classes at www.aqha.com/level1championships.

Rookie youth and Rookie amateur classes

• Showmanship
• Western pleasure
• Horsemanship
• Hunter under saddle
• Hunt seat equitation
• Trail
• Western riding
• Ranch riding
• Reining

Additional classes will also be added based on the exhibitor’s age – youth 13-&-under, youth 14-18, amateur and Select amateur.

Level 1 13-&-Under, 14-18, Select and amateur classes

• Showmanship
• Horsemanship
• Western pleasure
• Hunter under saddle
• Hunt seat equitation
• Trail
• Western riding
• Ranch riding

Level 1 youth and Level 1 amateur classes

• Yearling fillies
• Yearling geldings
• 2-year-old fillies
• 2-year-old geldings
• 3-year-old fillies
• 3-year-old geldings
• Aged mares
• Aged geldings
• Performance halter mares
• Performance halter geldings
• Reining
• Working hunter
• Equitation over fences
• Hunter hack
• Barrel racing
• Pole bending
• Stake race

The SmartPak AQHA West Level 1 Championship in Las Vegas is tentatively scheduled for September 30 – October 4. The Nutrena AQHA East Level 1 Championship in Lexington, Virginia, is tentatively slated for September 30 – October 4.

To learn more about the Level 1 Championships, visit www.aqha.com/level1championships.

B&W Trailer Hitches is a proud corporate partner of AQHA and sponsor of the Level 1 Championships, Built Ford Tough AQHYA, Adequan Select and AQHA world championship shows. The AQHA corporate partner since 2005 also sponsors the AQHA Trail Challenge and American Quarter Horse Foundation. B&W’s products are produced in a state-of-the-art facility that houses a skilled workforce of craftsmen and the most technologically advanced equipment available. Next time you hitch your truck and trailer, think B&W Trailer Hitches.

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