Sun and surf don't usually go hand-in-hand with a horse show but Clay MacLeod has been able to bring the two together at his show in Del Mar, California in April. Winner of GoHorseShow.com's "Best Overall Horse Show Experience" in 2009, they have made it even better for 2010.

AQHA hosted its annual convention at the Gaylord Hotel in Kissimmee, Florida March 5-8. The convention schedule was chock full of committee meetings and a general membership meeting.  However, those in attendance were invited to leave the jeans and boots in the closet and attend the President's Reception, Awards Banquet and Hall of Fame Banquet.

The 2010 AQHA Convention has adjourned in Kissimmee, Florida and GoHorseShow.com's Director of Sales, Don Bell, was there to cover the events. Noteworthy news includes two new Executive Committee members, including Johne Dobbs who made history by how she was named to the Executive Committee.  Dobbs spoke with GoHorseShow.com shortly after being nominated.

If the GoHorseShow.com Trainer Bowl which raised $63,000 for charity earlier in the year is any indication of how our industry sticks together, the annual March To The Arch auction this Friday, March 12, should be another huge success.  There have been some beautiful items donated and all of the money raised will be donated to the McDonnell Pediatric Cancer Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital.

Make plans to attend the OQHA Spring Show, March 24-28 at the fantastic State Fair Park facility Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The show is two split combined with the Amateur & Youth Classes (except roping) held on Saturday/Sunday. The show is two split combined with the Amateur & Youth Classes (except roping) held on Saturday/Sunday.

Flamingo Bay, one of the greatest over fences horses in AQHA history, was euthanized Saturday due to lameness complications in his front right leg. He was 21 years old. "Buster" won nine AQHA World Champion titles in Working Hunter, Hunter Hack, Equitation Over Fences and Jumping as well as five Reserve World Champion titles. He also earned nine year-end High Point titles in those events and earned 1728.5 lifetime AQHA points.

Texas Amateur Quarter Horse Association and Big Country Quarter Horse Association invite you to Waco, Texas for the 34th Annual Texas Amateur Championship Show from April 20-25, 2010. There will be three split/combined shows which is a great opportunity to show to at least six judges. Last year there were over 4,000 entries making this one of the largest Quarter Horse shows in Texas!

The tough winter getting you down? It’s not too late to make plans to attend the 34th annual Silver Dollar Classic, March 17–21 at the South Point Events Center in beautiful and warm, Las Vegas. Great judges, management, prizes, facility, futurity classes with added money and lots of fun to be had!

The AQHA Convention gets underway next week at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee, Florida. One of the hot items proposed on the agenda for the Judges Committee which meets Saturday, March 6 is “To approve AQHA Specialized Halter Judges.” There are numerous well-qualified people who are AQHA Judges, but due to a variety of circumstances that preclude them from being able to judge a World Championship Show (such as they are showing or have clients showing), it is argued that the pool of knowledgeable halter horse judges for AQHA to choose from is small.