32/ DECEMBER 2010 THE RIDER Patti Carter-Pratt Joins AQHA as Executive Director of Shows


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 suc- cess 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 posi- tion of AQHA executive director of shows.


from the inside out and is widely respected. We interviewed candidates, and Patti has accepted the job. She is aggressive and pro- gressive in her thinking with regard to the AQHA show industry and the direction it needs to go.”


ciation’s approved shows.


Patti is an exhibitor and AQHA Profes- sional Horseman; she was the 2005 AQHA Professional’s Choice Horsewoman of the Year. An AQHA judge, Patti has judged the AQHA World Championship Show, she spearheaded the 2008 American Quarter Horse Youth World Cup in Ontario, and she is the chairwoman of the AQHA Pro- fessional Horseman’s Committee and the Professional Horseman’s Council. Addi- tionally, she comes from a family with a long history with AQHA. Her father, AQHA Professional Horseman, judge and AQHA Director-at-Large Joe Carter, assists with monitoring at the AQHA World Show. “This is an exciting opportunity for me to help an industry that is very near and dear to my family and me,” said Carter- Pratt.


“I took this job to help make sure that the American Quarter Horse show industry is viable for years to come, especially for my daughter, Paige, and all of the other youth that show American Quarter Horses and even the children they might one day have.”


“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 seg- ment is on the right track. That involved getting the right people in the right places to guide those efforts,” said Tom Persechi- no, AQHA executive director of competi- tion and breed integrity.


“We needed someone who knows the AQHA show industry and the people in it


This appointment is another compo- nent of the AQHA Blue Ribbon Task Force’s efforts to review and address AQHA’s show initiatives, with an eye toward increasing participation in AQHA- approved events. The task force is made up of exhibitors and trainers.


We want to change that. Based on anticipated recommendations and subsequent approvals, most especially from the AQHA Show Council, we expect to begin manag- ing more closely the number and types of approved shows in 2011, with an approved leveling program tested and retested throughout 2011, with implementation in 2012. The leveling program is being devel-


oped to offer a broader variety of exhibitor skill-level classes. Carter-Pratt joins the rest of AQHAs competition and breed integrity staff: Charlie Hemphill, Alex Ross, Rajeana Thompson, David Avery, Ward Stutz, Trey Buck and a team of support staff that is committed to seeing these efforts through and meeting the needs of AQHA’s members. Carter-Pratt and her husband,


AQHA Professional Horseman Doug Pratt, will relocate from Ontario to Amarillo, and she will begin her new duties around the first of the year.


AQHA news and information is a service of AQHA publications: The American Quarter Horse Jour- nal and America’s Horse.


2010 Charity Stallion Service Silent Auction


The Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario Inc. (QROOI) wishes to inform its members of the QROOI 2010 Charity Stallion Service Silent Auction event, which took place at the Annual Awards Banquet of the QROOI on Saturday November 27, 2010. This Silent Auction was very successful. Approximately $7,000 was raised and the proceeds from this silent auction will be donated to Local Char- itable Organization e.g. The Ajax Pickering Hospital Foundation.


1) Stallion Donated – Mr Jess Tex Donated Owner – DK Training Centre Winning Bidder – Doreen Mathieu


2) Stallion Donated – Wild Boyz Donated Owner – Gary & Marlene McNichol Winning Bidder – Wayne Procter


In 2007, several demographic research projects identified three types of show par- ticipants: entry-level, midlevel and top- level. The research proved that the midlevel show participant is the most vulnerable, as these show enthusiasts seldom win classes, earn points or receive other forms of recog- nition. These midlevel show participants often leave AQHA after sampling the Asso-


3) Stallion Donated – Iced N Oak Donated Owner – Full Circle Racing Winning Bidder – Donna Brethour


4) Stallion Donated – Latest Version Donated Owner – JEH Stallion Station Winning Bidder – Michelle Raekelboom


5) Stallion Donated – Volcom Donated Owner – P.K Thomas


Winning Bidder – Craig Spada


6) Stallion Donated – MEZOOMN Donated Owner – Shady Lane Stables Winning Bidder – Joyce Lehtinen


7) Stallion Donated – FIRE FINDER Donated Owner – Gary McNichol & Alan Todd Winning Bidder – Brian Collicutt


8) Stallion Donated – EYE DASH Donated Owner – Brian Farrell Winning Bidder – Bridgette Cheetham


9) Stallion Donated – Azure Down There Donated Owner – Kate Romamenko Winning Bidder – Katie Browne


10) Stallion Donated – BLACK MOONS ARISING Donated Owner – Heste Sport Inc. Winning Bidder – Dave McIntyre


11) Stallion Donated – DM Selexus Donated Owner – Norse Ridge Farm Winning Bidder – No Bid Received


12) Stallion Donated – Macks Easy Does It Donated Owner – Brandi Hawley Winning Bidder – No Bid Received


Additional details on her posi- tion will be made available at a later date.


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