Day: November 13, 2009

America’s Horse, November 12, 2009 – During the Working Ranch Cowboys Association World Championship Ranch Rodeo in Amarillo, Texas, in the company of top ranch cowboys from across the country, AQHA will recognize this year’s AQHA-Bayer Best Remuda Award recipient, the Haythorn Ranch Co. of Maxwell, Nebraska. The Best Remuda Award is presented each year to honor the contributions that ranch horses have made to the heritage of the American Quarter Horse. The term “remuda” means a group of working horses bred by the ranch specifically to work and pen cattle. The 2009 Best Remuda bronze will

Battle in the Saddle to feature top horses competing in five western disciplines. Oklahoma City, November 11, 2009 – The world’s most talented horses and cowboys take center stage July 6 in Oklahoma City to battle it out for top honors at the inaugural Battle in the Saddle competition. State Fair Park and the American Quarter Horse Association have teamed to present this first-of-its-kind equestrian event. Battle in the Saddle, owned by Oklahoma State Fair Inc. and managed by AQHA, will be a premier equine competition showcasing five western disciplines. Beginning July 6 and continuing through July