The WCHA Judges Applicant Exam will be held just prior to
the AQHYA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City, OK on July 29th. The host hotel is the Biltmore in Oklahoma
City. Their phone number is
405-947-7681. There will be a seminar at
the Biltmore starting at 9:00 am on July 29th. Anyone is welcome to come, just contact the
WCHA office for details and cost.
The WCHA Applicants Exam will begin at 1:30 pm at the
Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, Arena 3 with the live judging portion of the
exam. The oral reasons portion will
immediately follow. Depending on the
number of applicants, the interviews may be conducted after the oral reasons
that afternoon or at 8:00 am at the Biltmore Hotel on July 30th. The schedule is posted on the WCHA website at
www.conformationhorse.com.
WCHA Judges Applicant Exam
Tentative Schedule
July
29th
Biltmore
Hotel
9:00 am W elcome to all WCHA
Judges and WCHA Judges Applicants
For the 2010 Youth World
Cup to be a success, the American Quarter Horse Association is seeking
volunteers, tack donations and sponsors.
Scheduled for July 3-11, the
2010 Youth World Cup will be held at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City.
What began as a competition between Australian and American youths more
than two decades ago has evolved to include kids from a number of
countries – 17 countries are expected for the 2010 Youth World Cup.
Each Youth World Cup team
consists of five American Quarter Horse Youth Association members plus a
coach. The youth take part in eight days of educational seminars,
riding and showmanship clinics, leadership training and competition.
Alternate members of the teams attend the educational and leadership
seminars. Each team draws a pool of six volunteered horses to use
throughout the two-day competition. Each horse is ridden at least once
in each class.
Competing team members do not show their own horses. The
host country provides each team's horses and tack for clinics and
competition, and AQHA relies on horse owners to supply this event with
the best American Quarter Horses around. American Quarter Horses are
needed for cutting, reining, showmanship, trail, western pleasure,
horsemanship, western riding, hunter under saddle and hunt seat
equitation.
To outfit the horses with the proper gear, organizers are
also looking for tack to be loaned for the event. Saddles and bridles,
both English and western are needed for the youth to use in clinics and
the competition. Donated tack is returned at the end of the competition.
Also needed are human volunteers to
help feed the horses, assist with team meals, work the gate, set trail
obstacles, work as ring stewards and assist in other areas of the event.
If you would like to volunteer your
time, have tack that you would like to loan or have a horse that could
be used for the event, please visit www.aqha.com/youth/activities/ywc/youthworldcup.html
to find out more information.
Sponsorships
for the western pleasure, western riding, cutting, reining,
showmanship, hunt seat equitation, hunter under saddle, trail and
western horsemanship classes and clinics are also available. To learn
about the sponsorship packages, visit www.aqha.com/youth/activities/pdf/YWCsponosrshipflyer.pdf
or contact Gary Conway at (806)378-4327 or [email protected].
Jeff Williams Quarter
Horses would like to congratulate Jessica Mock of Arlington, Washington on her
recent purchase of "Got Good Zziples." This three
year old AQHA gelding by "Prinzziple" will be shown by Jessica
in youth all-around events and in western pleasure futurities by
trainer Whitney Smith.
Also, watch for 2009 AQHA Amateur Western
Pleasure World Show finalist "Go Slow N Sweet" (pictured here) at major west coast
circuits. He will continue to be shown by Jeff Williams in Amateur Western Pleasure and Kristy McCann in
Senior Western Pleasure.
Jeff has nationally competitive western
pleasure and western riding show horses and prospects for sale at all
times. Visit www.jeffwilliamsqh.com
The NSBA Executive Committee and the Board of
Directors announce rule changes pertaining to Sportsmanship. NSBA Rule 101 of
the official handbook now states effective immediately:
"Any conduct that involves the use of physical force and/or results in physical harm to another individual/s will be dealt with severely by the appropriate committee within NSBA. The suggested minimum penalties for each individual is $10,000 fine and a one years suspension per incident."
Good Ride is offering FREE SHIPPING on all of their website orders through April. Just click the "Free Shipping" button
when completing your order. GOOD RIDE would like to thank you for all
your
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The words “expo” or
“clinic” really don’t capture the essence of QuarterFest: A
Celebration of the Horse. Actually, “celebration” is a pretty good
way to sum it up.
Sponsored by the
American Quarter Horse Association, QuarterFest – April 30 - May 2 in
Murfreesboro, Tennessee – is a weekend filled with top-notch clinicians,
a fun area for kids, evenings of entertainment and more. Whether you
bring your horse to participate or just come to watch, you’re sure to
find plenty to see and do.
Click
here for more about QuarterFest on AQHA.com.
Here's a message from Cody Fisher regarding the Circle G show held in Tunica, April 2-5.
I wanted to thank all of those who came and showed with us! We had a blast and can't wait until next year! If you missed it this year, you really MISSED IT!
In preparation for next year, I would love to get a list of your favorite judges and least favorite judges. Plus, any tips on making the show better and if making it run over four days would be good or bad. Thanks again for making this show great!
The NSBA 2009 Stallion Incentive Fund Payout paid $93.98 per point. License payout checks were mailed in March to approximately 318 stallion nominators, horse owners and horse nominators in the NSBA Stallion Incentive fund License program. Payout checks were distributed for horses registered with and earning points in the AQHA, APHA ApHC, IBHA, ABRA , PHBA and PtHA.
NSBA is proud to once again have such an exciting payout for the License program. Horses may still be licensed for $100 during their weanling year and for the low fee of $200 for yearlings and older horses until the end of 2011. Beginning in 2012, the fee to License a horse during the weanling year and yearling year will remain $100 and $200 respectively, but after the yearling year the License fee will increase to $600.
Why not license your horse today? Click here for the License Form.
You can check the eligibility of your horse's sire; if the sire is not listed or is not listed for your horse's foaling year, contact the nsba office and we will help you explore the "Grandfather Clause" as a means to create eligibility for the sire.
Visit Cowgirl I Candy's Facebook
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link that says ENTER HERE and you will be automatically entered in their
drawing. Monday morning, Joselyn will draw a winner for a free t-shirt
with your choice of designs.
Click
here for Cowgirl I Candy's Facebook Fan Page.
The Circle G Classic held in Tunica April 2-5 is definitely a show on
the rise! Supportive show management, lead by Cody Fisher,
combined with low all day fees and innovative new award concepts have
helped make this one of the best new shows on the circuit. Several
trainers from AR, TX, OK, OH and GA have already put this show on their
yearly calenders.
It is still not too late to come see why this show is
gaining so much interest!
The Silver Dollar
Classic, is under way 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!
Judges: Jeff Allen, David Dellin, Murray
Griggs, Bruce Walquist. Special Event on Wed., 3/17 - Open & Amateur
Trail & Western Riding judged by Laurel Walker-Denton, Wilma
Holcomb.
Management: Jan Bruner and the Bruner Group is
putting the show on 480-419-6318 or [email protected] for
more information. Show Manager/Secretary is Track One Events - Poncie
& Larry Gimple.
CIRCUIT
AWARDS in all AQHA CLASSES Silver Dollar Circuit Barn Chairs by Precision Silk Screen
Facility:
An unique experience in horse showing...From the hotel to the
arenas and stalls...it’s all under one roof! Just take the elevator from
your hotel room right down to the show.
Futurity Classes:
3
YO Open Pleasure - $1,000 added - entry fee $125
3 YO Non pro
Pleasure - $500 added - entry fee $75
4 & Over $10,000
Limited Horse Pleasure - $1,000 added - entry fee $125 (All are NSBA
approved. May enter at the show.)
Fun! Special
sponsor raffles - One ticket for every $100 sponsored. The Annual
Gillette Girls' lunchtime hot dog party on Friday hosted by Taylor and
Erin Gillette.
The 2010 APHA Slot
Classes will be hosted at the APHA Fall World Championship Show in
Fort Worth, TX – November 4 - 13, 2010. All slot classes will be held
prior to their corresponding World Championship class(es) during this
show.
2010 Slot Deadlines Renewal: July 10 New Purchase:
August 10 Late Purchase: September 10 Horse & Exhibitor
Nomination: September 10
Ziprageous is the only stallion ever to win the 2 year old Snaffle
Bit at the AQHA World Show by Unanimous Decision in both the
Preliminaries and the Finals.
Ziprageous stands at Cooper Quarter Horses in Maysville, Georgia.
Please Call Clarice Cooper at 706-224-8492 or email at [email protected]or [email protected] to book you
mare.