Winners of AQHA’s 2005 Marketing and Media Awards Announced

Amarillo, Texas, September 16, 2005 – The American Quarter Horse Association names the winners of its 2005 Marketing and Media Awards.

Media professionals were asked to submit their best work published in 2004 that help market and promote the American Quarter Horse and related activities. Entries were awarded based on originality, creativity, knowledge of subject matter, graphic enhancements and professionalism. Winners in each category will receive a specially designed Lisa Perry Bronze featuring a Steel Dust – type American Quarter Horse.

On Wednesday, October 12, 2005, AQHA will host a reception and dinner at the American Quarter Horse Heritage Center and Museum to honor all winners.

PRINT MEDIA

Feature Article – Newspaper/Magazine/Internet

Steel Dust – “Expensive Hobby,” Julie Thorson, Western Horseman

Second – “Wings To Fly,” Doreen Shumpert, Super Looper Magazine

Third – “Foundation to Future,” Laureen Winterton, Northern Horse Review

Honorable Mention – “American All-Star,” Audrey Pavia, Horse Illustrated

Honorable Mention – “A Style All Her Own,” Jenny Forsberg Myer, Horse and Rider

Honorable Mention – “The King Ranch Legacy Auction,” Leslie Groves, Western Horseman

News

Steel Dust – “High Brow Cat – Purrfectly Phenomenal,” Annie Lambert, Performance Horses Magazine

Honorable Mention – “2004 National Finals Rodeo,” Nancy Jaffer, Equisearch.com

Honorable Mention – “Barnes and Bach Rule ‘The Strait’,” Doreen Shumpert, Spin to Win

Commentary

Steel Dust – “Personally Speaking – Before Winter Comes,” Julie Thorson, Western Horseman

Honorable Mention – “Take 5 – Reality Check,” Diane Ciarloni, Speed Horse

Affiliate/Track Newsletter

Steel Dust – South Carolina Quarter Horse Association Connection, Brenda Baldwin

Honorable Mention – The Wire, Jennifer Horton

Affiliate Magazine

Steel Dust – Western Magazine, Route de Fontvielle

Second – Hoofbeats, Jennifer Dzumba

Photography

Steel Dust – All The Western Horses Calendar, Klaus-Jurgen Guni

Second – Western Horseman, Guy de Galard

Honorable Mention – Western Horseman, John Brasseaux

Honorable Mention – Bar H Photography, Jennifer Horton

Illustration

Steel Dust – Speedhorse, Diane Ciarloni

Multimedia – Single Issue

Steel Dust – Texas State Network, Keith Merckx

Second – Utah Quarter Horse Racing Association Beehive Stallion Service Auction Catalog, Billy Peterson