Category: AQHA

The American Quarter Horse Journal — Beginning July 1, 2011, all horses entering the grounds for any AQHA world championship show – in Oklahoma City, Amarillo or Houston – will be required to present a certificate of a negative blood test for equine piroplasmosis. The tests must have been completed within the previous six months and will cost exhibitors $30-$40 per horse. Equine piroplasmosis is a disease of horses, donkeys, mules and zebras that is caused by two parasitic organisms, Theileria equi and Babesia caballi. Although, equine piroplasmosis is primarily transmitted to horses by ticks, this bloodborne disease has been spread

The American Quarter Horse Journal – At its annual convention in Grapevine, Texas, the American Quarter Horse Association handed out its coveted all-around high-point awards in the youth, amateur and open divisions. Molli Lyn Jacobs and Radical McCue won the Featherlite AQHA Youth All-Around High-Point title; Lindsey Stevenson and RL Cocoas Version won the Featherlite AQHA All-Around Amateur title; and Four Bonnie Bay, owned by Mike St. Clair of Kahoka, Missouri, won the Featherlite Open All-Around High-Point title. All-Around Youth In 2010, Molli Lyn Jacobs rode her way into AQHA history books as the Featherlite AQHA Youth All-Around

The American Quarter Horse Journal — The Most Valuable Professional and the Don Burt Professional Horseman and Horsewoman of the Year awards were presented tonight during the 2011 AQHA Convention Awards Banquet. The awards were presented by AQHA Corporate Partner Professional’s Choice. Wanda Lounder The Most Valuable Professional or “MVP” of 2010 is Wanda Lounder. Wanda serves as the Maine Quarter Horse Association second vice president as well as the youth co-adviser. She leads with the goals of “bringing the youth in, not as competitors, but as an organization.” Under her leadership, local youth involvement has grown. In

Beginning in April, The American Quarter Horse Journal will also be publishing a digital supplement to the print edition of the magazine. There will be more than meets the eye with the April edition of The American Quarter Horse Journal. The annual AQHA high-points edition of the Journal marks the beginning of the publication’s special digital supplement, which can be found at aqha.com. The April issue of the digital supplement will not be a complete duplicate of the April print edition. The digital supplement will include expanded information on all of the AQHA high-point award winners and their horses, as well

The partnership between the National Thoroughbred Racing Association and the American Quarter Horse Association continues to offer significant discounts on a variety of products and services. The American Quarter Horse Journal — The National Thoroughbred Racing Association and the American Quarter Horse Association have renewed their group purchasing agreement, which provides participants in the AQHA Members Plus program significant savings on products and services from John Deere, Sherwin-Williams and Toshiba. “The vast membership of AQHA has made a significant difference in our ability to tap into the collective buying power of the horse industry,” said NTRA Advantage Senior Vice

The American Quarter Horse Journal – AQHA welcomes insurance company Liberty Mutual to its family of generous corporate partners, who provide money-saving benefits to our members and help make many of the Association’s programs and events possible. Liberty Mutual adds a suite of personal property and casualty insurance products to the long list of insurance services currently available to AQHA members through AQHA Corporate Partners Markel, AQHA Medical and EquiPass Road Service. The insurance products available through Liberty Mutual include: • Personal auto • Personal homeowners • Personal renters • Personal condo • Personal secondary home • Personal dwelling fire

Leveling the Playing Field Task force examines possibility of novice-level championship show. The American Quarter Horse Journal — In 2010, the American Quarter Horse Association Executive Committee appointed a task force to review and address AQHA’s show initiatives, with an eye toward increasing participation in AQHA-approved events. The resulting recommendations were to manage the number and types of approved shows in 2011, and develop a leveling program that offers showing opportunities for all rider and horse skill and ability levels – tested throughout 2011, with implementation in 2012. AQHA Professional Horsewoman Patti Carter-Pratt was hired as AQHA’s executive director of

Get your nominations in for the 2012 Merle Wood Humanitarian Award. The American Quarter Horse Journal — The time has come to nominate individuals who support our industry’s youth to receive the Merle Wood Humanitarian Award. After taking a year break, to slightly revamp the award, the American Quarter Horse Foundation is seeking individuals who exemplify an ethic of meritorious kindness and benevolence in providing opportunities for all young people to be involved with the American Quarter Horse. Applications for nominations are due May 1, 2011. The Merle Wood Humanitarian Award will be presented to an individual whose outstanding

The American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum invites you to take a tour of the Best Remudas. The American Quarter Horse Journal – The tools that are most-used on America’s ranches today don’t require gasoline, oil and tires. They’re tools of the four-legged variety – American Quarter Horses that are intelligent, willing to please and built for a day’s worth of fixing fence, moving cattle and branding. These horses are the reason behind the AQHA-Pfizer Best Remuda Award, which has been presented to 19 ranches since 1992. The American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum in

The American Quarter Horse Journal, January 12, 2010 – Champion of Champions (G1) victor Apollitical Jess was honored as the 2010 AQHA World Champion Racing American Quarter Horse tonight during an award ceremony at Heritage Place Sale Co. in Oklahoma City. The 3-year-old colt is bred and owned by Juan Alberto Tirado Lizarraga Rancho El Cabresto Inc. Also named the champion 3-year-old colt and champion 3-year-old, he won six of eight starts during the year and earned $1,066,011. His victories included track-record-setting wins in the Los Alamitos Super Derby (G1) and the Champion of Champions. Trained by Juan

The American Quarter Horse Journal — Thanks to a recent generous donation by the R.D. and Joan Dale Hubbard Foundation of Ruidoso, New Mexico, the American Quarter Horse Foundation will soon begin construction on a comprehensive racing exhibit. The All American Futurity Theater will be the focus of the exhibit, which will be housed within the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum in Amarillo, Texas. The R.D. and Joan Dale Hubbard All American Futurity Theater and Exhibit will incorporate a dynamic exhibit of All American Futurity memorabilia, including photos, silks and trophies housed within a mini-theater

At the 2010 AQHA Convention, many showing rules were voted on that will take effect January 1, 2011. Check out which rules have changed before next year’s show season starts. More Horses Previously, only two horses could be shown per exhibitor in classes that are worked individually. Beginning January 1, exhibitors can show three horses in individually worked classes. “If the open classes are combined into an all-ages class at a weekend show, then it goes back to four horses total,” according to Charlie Hemphill, AQHA senior director of shows and new events. In grouped classes, such

The American Quarter Horse Journal, December 3, 2010 – Veterinary medical professionals and horsemen gathered at the American Quarter Horse Association’s annual racing conference on November 18 in New Orleans to consider the use – and misuse – of drugs and medications in racehorses. Topics included laboratory testing and procedures, out-of-competition and pre-race examinations, therapeutic and illegal medications, joint injections, acceptable threshold levels and withdrawal time, zero-tolerance policies, public education and the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium. Once the panelists and attendees started talking, the discussion focused primarily – indeed, almost exclusively – on clenbuterol. Approved for veterinary

The American Quarter Horse Journal — As part of an effort to foster and guide the American Quarter Horse show industry in a direction that will ensure its continued success and longevity, the American Quarter Horse Association is excited to announce that Patti Carter-Pratt of St. George, Ontario, has been named to the new position of AQHA executive director of shows. “When I was tapped to manage and oversee AQHA’s multifaceted competition and breed integrity division, I was charged with ensuring that the AQHA show segment is on the right track. That involved getting the right people in

The American Quarter Horse Journal – American Quarter Horse racing’s most prolific stallion, First Down Dash, died on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, at Vessels Stallion Farm in Bonsall, California. He was 26. “He laid down and went to sleep peacefully. He was missing Scoop and his sunflower seeds,” said Bonnie Vessels, referring to her late husband, Frank “Scoop” Vessels. Dr. Ed Allred, the sport’s all-time leading breeder, released the following statement: “First Down Dash is unquestionably the greatest stallion of all time. No horse has had the influence of the great First Down Dash. He was an amazing