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From The American Quarter Horse Association Exhibitors at the Nutrena East AQHA Level 1 Championships saddled up their American Quarter Horses on May 1 for the opening day of competition at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio. The show kicked off at 8 a.m. with Rookie youth ranch riding in the R+L Arena West and Rookie amateur ranch riding in the R+L Arena East. The Nutrena East Level 1, running May 1-5, features walk-trot, Rookie and Level 1 classes. These three levels of AQHA competition are designed for everyone from the beginner to the minimally accomplished competitors in AQHA events, respectively. The Nutrena East Level 1 offers a variety of events and activities for competitors, friends, family

This was their biggest show to date! They would like to Congratulate the High Point & Reserve All-Around Winners. Small Fry All Around – High Point - Consider Him Sheik & Adeline Gabor                                         Res. HP - Annie Lost Her Socks & Skylar Herrnstein L1 Amateur All Around – High Point - Hot N Sleepy & Alexis Ziemak                                              Res. HP – Ill Sleep Ina Minute & Kari Linn Amateur All Around – High Point - Mr Class Action & Brittany Urwin                                             Res. HP – Heza Celebrite & Jann Ahlberg L1 Youth All Around – High Point – Cowboy Causin Mayhew & Jillian Jefferson                                         

Take a moment to read this... In an effort to accommodate stall preferences in the most fair and affordable way possible, we are offering priority stalling as an option at this year's show. With priority stalling, we will assign stalls next to the arena first, then barn A (North), then barn B (South). If your reservation includes 10 stalls or less the cost is $300, and for more than 10 stalls the cost is $500 (in addition to stall reservation). For reservations already sent: First choice of priority stalls will be offered until May 1 for those who have already sent their reservation forms . Stalls will be assigned by when payment is received. If you have already sent your reservation, and would like priority stalls,

Eastern Ohio Quarter Horse Association would like to thank all the trainers, exhibitors, judges, ring stewards, staff and EOQHA board for making their April 6-7 show successful. With nearly 4800 total entries we saw 175 trail runs, an 8 point amateur showmanship class and many classes split. They are looking forward to seeing everyone again in Springfield, Ohio on April 27 and 28. It will be a great warm up for the Novice Championships! Find more photos on  EOQHA's Facebook page

Mark your calendar with the tentative dates for these 2019 AQHA events. From The American Quarter Horse Association The American Quarter Horse Association has an exciting line-up of events planned for this spring, summer and fall. Mark your calendars today with these tentative dates. 2019 AQHA Convention The 2019 AQHA Convention was held March 8-11 at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. Visit  www.aqha.com/convention   for more information about the convention and coverage from this year’s event.  AQHA World Championship Shows March 1-3 – 2018 Cowboy Mounted Shooting World Championships, Reliant Center Arena NRG Park, Houston; view coverage of the AQHA CMS World at  www.aqha.com/cmsworld

From The American Quarter Horse Association From February in Las Vegas to the tail end of the year in Florida, AQHA members turned out in droves to support shows, circuits and special events across the United States. Combined, the overall Top-10 AQHA shows saw entries totaling 93,992 in 2018. Rankings were calculated by dividing the total number of entries for each event by the event’s total number of show numbers.            “Congratulations to the show management teams behind these top shows. It’s exciting to look at this list of shows and see both the East and West coasts represented, with shows from up north and down south, spanning spring, summer, fall and winter,” said AQHA Chief Show Officer Pete Kyle.  “These

The Southern Ohio Quarter Horse Association’s first show of the 2019 season is a wrap. The CHALLENGE was a great show. Despite the cold and a few snow flurries, they had record entries. The show offered a flat fee of $180 per horse and was run by An Equine Production. They also provided a Leveled 14-18 Showmanship and Horsemanship class. “We love the Challenge because it’s a great opportunity for the kids to earn some money for a change,” says Ohio Trainer Missy Thyfault. “The kids love picking their best three classes which makes it a little different than the normal High Point awards typically offered. If someone has an off day in that class they picked, the race can get shaken up some. It keeps it fun for them, and the

An Equine Production created this quick reference guide so that you can download it, save it to your phone or tablet, etc. They hope that it will help you find some of the quick rules that they are often asked in the office or at the gate. Please note, at NO times, should this replace the AQHA Rule Book. And NEVER feel like you are ‘bothering’ show management with a rule question. An Equine Production wants you to ask, understand, and know. If you are more comfortable with the rules, you will show more often! 

    Video by Addison Nalle-Icenhour

The annual OQHYA meeting held a community service project for children in need. The group of more than thiry youth created colorful tied knot blankets. In the first youth meeting, OQHYA wrapped up the year with final reports from the officer team. OQHYA President Olivia Tordoff said her final goodbyes as she finished up her two year term. In the second meeting, the new officers were introduced. The youth started off the year by sharing expectations for each job and all were very excited to be working together. OQHYA added Carolyn Craddock, Abby Wirick, Maryn Klaus and Jessica Garvin as four new directors.