The judges for the 2018 Silver Dollar Classic held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada were announced today by show management. John Briggs Kelly Chapman Buddy Fisher Cindy Hale Mike Hay Bradley Leubben Lisa Ligon Brent Maxwell Steve Meadows Jonathan Meilleur Becky Schooler Bruce Walquist The show, now in its 43rd year, will be held February […]
Brogan Thompson of Vidalia, Georgia has announced the acquisition of American Quarter Horse Association World and Congress Champion sire Potential Career. “I had been quietly looking for a stallion for the past year, but I couldn’t find anything that made me happy and excited,” Thompson said. “After giving up on finding the right stallion for […]
When a message is said to have “Gone Viral” online it means that it has spread rapidly through a population by being frequently shared with many individuals – because it evokes emotions that spur the viewer to share it. Kari Craft’s 2014 bay stallion, Gone Viral, by No Doubt Im Lazy and out of Suddenly […]
Leading Hunter Under Saddle sire These Irons Are Hot has died as the results of neurological complications, Seaside Farm LP announced today. “With great sadness, Seaside Farm LP, announces the euthanasia of These Irons Are Hot due to neurological complications,” the announcement read. “Dexter was found down in his stall and even with aggressive treatment from […]
A total of nine horses competed for a total purse of $25,360 in the Congress Masters Hunter Under Saddle Saturday night. Best Jazz Album Yet, a bay stallion, sired by Allocate Your Assets and out of Jazzy Details, claimed the top spot with Deanna Searles in the irons. Best Jazz Album Yet owned by Deanna’s […]
Talk about roadblocks. Dr. Barry Falkenham’s Congress Masters Hunter Under Saddle entry this year, Alcatraz, has had more than his fair share. First he lost his eye and now he’s lost his rider. At just three months of age, the 2015 bay stallion, sired by Allocate Your Assets and out of Made For Luke, got […]
For many, a highlight of the All-American Quarter Horse Congress is walking down the red carpet of the one and only Congress Hall. It is an experience unlike any other; a horse lover’s shopping paradise. Amongst the assortment of booths and vendors, one thing always seems to stand out. Sitting on its own spinning pedestal, […]
Zips Bossy Chip has smashed through American Quarter Horse Hall of Famer Van Decka’s 30-year record for the all-time leading youth horse by points. The record was set 30 years ago. In 1987, at the All American Quarter Horse Congress, Van Decka earned his last point, ending his Hall of Fame show career with 4,270 […]
The AQHA Executive Committee recently approved a third option to compete in Level 3 halter classes at the 2018 AQHA Select World Championship Show, presented by Adequan® (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan) and 2018 Lucas Oil AQHA World Championship Show. The three qualifying methods now include: Qualify by earning the required number of points, Compete at a designated […]
As the largest single-breed equine association in the world, the American Quarter Horse Association strives for excellence as a breed registry and to provide outstanding customer services as an Association. To deliver the best service to our members and horse lovers around the world, it is necessary for AQHA to review the Association’s budget and […]
Horse shoppers can watch the Preview of Sale horses offered in the 51st Annual Congress Super Sale on Friday Oct. 20, held with the All- American Quarter Horse Congress. Shoppers will be treated to a Pig Roast luncheon during the sale preview beginning at noon in the Lausche Building at the Ohio Expo Center “Potential bidders attending […]
It takes a special breeding program to raise a youngster talented enough to place at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress. Tom and Dominique Powers had two today in the same class. Stanley Scott of Ocala, Florida, showed Batters Up, a bay filly by Batt Man and out of Suddenly Some More, to a Congress Championship […]