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Washington State Quarter Horse Association
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ello all! We wrapped up another great year at WSQHA with Source magazine, AQHA/WSQHA grants, youth scholarships, WSQHA
our annual convention and awards banquet on December 4- mailings, and more. Remember, you can only be eligible for year-end
6. We had a blast at our Trophy Circuit in May and, of course, awards and qualify for the AQHYA World Championship Show through
at the Northwest Emerald Show in September. With more classes, Washington State if you are a WSQHA member. Membership applica-
futurities, exhibitor parties and events every evening, we enjoyed tions are available at www.wsqha.com/membership09.html. Also,
more fun than ever. The Golden Harvest Trail Ride was a great time don’t forget to send in your pre-entries for our big May and September
and very successful. shows! The dates and judges for these shows are:
WSQHA’s mission reads: The AQHA/WSQHA partnership will
unite the Washington State Quarter Horse members and owners in
Trophy Circuit – Monroe, WA
our communities to develop and provide benefi cial services for all
May 28-29 Scott Neuman and Debbie Kail
horse owners; to enhance and encourage American Quarter Horse
May 30-31 Jim Edwards and Margo Ball
ownership and participation; and to generate growth of WSQHA
Northwest Emerald – Monroe, WA
membership by way of educational programs, personal recognition,
September 9-10 Doug Huls and Gary Roberts
monitoring public policy, marketing, promotion and publicity of the
September 11-12 Robin Frid and Will Knabenshue
American Quarter Horse.
Don’t miss out on next year’s excitement; get your WSQHA For more information on these and our other great shows,
membership in now! Along with the annual directory, you will also WSQHA and more fun stuff, check out our website at www.wsqha.com.
receive the WSQHA newsletter, a subscription to the Northwest Horse You won’t be disappointed!!
American Blazer Horse Association
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inter’s chill hasn’t cooled the excitement of Blazer horse
owners. After dancing, dining and enjoying the silent
auction at the annual banquet, the winter proved busy for
American Blazer Horse Association, starting with a lie-down class
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dozen owners and their Blazers gathered for the class that did more
than teach the horses to lie down but also worked on developing a
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bond of trust.
www.BlazerHorse.com
If you missed the class, never
fear, there’s plenty more for Blazer
owners to be excited ahead, starting
with Idaho Horse Expo., April 16-18,
in Nampa, Idaho. Anyone interested
in having their horse at the expo or
in helping with the ABHA booth,
please contact Donna Kelleher at
(208) 989-0882.
Teaching the “lie-down” at
Also, coming up are two exciting
the Blazer horse clinic.
fund-raising events, starting with the
annual “Super Pooper” Bowl. The bingo-style event in which horse, um,
selects the winning number, will be the highlight activity of a buffet-
style dinner, April 24 at Red Top Blazers. Bingo boards will range in
prices from $1 to $10 per square. Anyone interested in buying squares
should contact Donna at (208) 989-0882.
And fi nally, there’s something new and exciting for ABHA members
to get involved with — the Hoofi n’ It 5K on April 25 in Wilder, Idaho.
This a foot race for the public followed by an invitation for partici-
pants and spectators to come and see, learn, and interact with Blazer
horses. To run the race, sign-up online at www.bluecirclesports.com.
To volunteer, contact Mike Stetson at (208) 461-1055. And if you’d like
to organize a Hoofi n’ It race in your area, contact Mike and we’ll start
planning your event!
Adventurous Spirit
Article by Donna Kelleher, ABHA. Learn more about Blazer Horses
at www.blazerhorse.com.
40 March 2010 The Northwest Horse Source www.nwhorsesource.com
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