The American Quarter Horse Association, South Point Arena and Equestrian Center and state veterinarian of Nevada have collectively decided to postpone the AQHA West Level 1 Championships scheduled for April 17-20 in Las Vegas. “The No. 1 priority of AQHA is to protect the welfare of the horse,” said Craig Huffhines, AQHA executive vice president. […]
American Quarter Horse Association World Champion producer Gota Lota Potential passed away on March 9, at his home in Bremen, Indiana. “We will truly miss him,” said Richard Carr, who along with his wife Betty, has owned the kind stallion they affectionately called “Webster” since 1999. “I usually don’t get attached to our horses, even […]
The Premier Quarter Sires just added Lazy Loper, Lopin My Best and Who To Invite to the program, bringing to 50 the total number of stallions enrolled and filling the roster. With the change in the program the deadline for entries in the PQS classes at the Silver Dollar Circuit in Las Vegas has been extended a few days to allow […]
Craig Huffhines, Executive Director of the American Quarter Horse Association issued the following letter today regarding the potential move of the AQHA headquarters from Amarillo, Texas to Fort Worth: AQHA Exploring Possibility of Relocation The debate over the location of AQHA Headquarters is as historic as the Association itself. While the headquarters was ultimately established […]
The American Quarter Horse Association has released the AQHA Standing Committee Agendas for the 2019 AQHA Convention, which is March 8-11 at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. Even though the deadline to submit rule-change proposals for the 2019 convention was December 31, 2018, your input is encouraged and taken into consideration when decisions are […]
This year is the first time that Silver Dollar Circuit has teamed up with the PQS series to bring you more classes, more opportunities and more chances to win big money. Since its inception only there years ago the PQS series has awarded over $500,000 to owners and exhibitors. Premier Quarter Sires is enhancing the breeding […]
Looney Quarter Horses, located in Jackson, Tennessee, has announced the appointment of Amanda Jackson and Mark Katafiaz as the operation’s in-house trainers. Lee and Dr. Brenda Looney, long-time breeders of top AQHA, APHA and NSBA performance horses, have been in the process of building a brand new, 150-by-250-foot state of the art facility, complete with […]
The Florida Gold Coast Quarter Horse Circuit will return to the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center at the Florida State Fairgrounds on Friday, Dec. 28, and will run through Monday, Dec. 31. In 2016, the Florida Gold Coast Quarter Horse Circuit was named one of the top 10 American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) shows in the country, moving […]
It’s been quite the exciting year for Taylor Kungle. In March her family purchased Falls Creek Farm, a 345-acre estate at the Connecticut-Rhode Island border. Two months later she graduated from Columbia University in New York City with a Master’s degree in Religious Studies. And, she spent the summer and fall continuing to assemble a […]
BRTSendingMyRegards is the 52nd Open Supreme Champion in the history of the American Quarter Horse Association. The horse is owned by Tim Meyer of Sylvan Grove, Kansas. The title requires a horse to have raced and achieved a speed index of at least 90 on two occasions, earn at least 40 points in halter and […]
Moonrageous’ win with Aaron Moses in the 3-Year-Old $1,000 Novice Horse Open Western Pleasure on Thursday at the National Snaffle Bit Association’s World Championship Show in Tulsa, was the highlight of the year for owner Annee Miller, of Starland Ranch in El Reno, Oklahoma. “He just goes in and does his job,” Miller said. “I’ve […]
Competition continues at the National Snaffle Bit Association’s 13th Annual World Championship Show and Breeders Championship Futurity, in Tulsa, Oklahoma this week. On Monday in Western Pleasure action, VodkaMadeMeDoIt and Erin Lieurance captured a win in the 10-entry BCF 2-Year-Old Intermediate Open Western Pleasure earning $1,262.03. The bay mare is sired by RL Best Of Sudden […]