SEPTEMBER 2012 THE RIDER /25
AQHA Director’s Report INSIDE
AQHA Director’s Report....25 Straight Talk with Patti.......25 OQHA Queen Report .........25 Jim Pratt 90th......................25 OQHA News.......................26 OQHA Trail Ride ...............26 OQHBF...............................26
NDP Racing Opinion..........27 Delaforce ............................28 AREA 3 News ....................28 EOQHA News....................29 Motion on Horse Racing.....29 QROOI News .....................30 Confederation Cup..............31
By Kathy Patterson
AMERICA’S HORSE IN ART
In Mid august more than 30 world-renowned Western artists provided nearly a hun- dred different pieces for pur- chase at the America’s Horse in Art Show & Sale benefitting the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum. Log on to
quarterhorsemuseum.com by November 10, 2012 to purchase the remaining art pieces, high quality prints of “He Knows His Job” by Mary Buchholz or printed catalogs. Each piece has its own unique story to tell so share your passion of the Amer-
ican Quarter Horse and pur- chase one of these pieces today.
ADEQUAN SELECT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW
AQHA celebrated the 10th year of the Adequan Select World, the pinnacle event for American Quarter Horse exhibitors, ages 50 and over, around the world, who must qualify for the show by earning a predetermined number of points to compete in each of the classes representing halter, English and western disciplines. The more than 1,270 entries at this year’s event, represented
Straight Talk
What’s the difference between Rookie classes and AQHA Justin Rookie of the Year?
By Patti Carter-Pratt August 2, 2012
The American Quarter Horse Journal
Keep reading, and I’ll explain the difference between Rookie-level classes and the AQHA Justin Rookie of the Year award.
Times are changing in the AQHA show industry, and there’s a lot of new terminology coming down the pike.
One topic that’s been get- ting a lot of attention is the dif- ference between the Rookie- level classes and the AQHA Justin Rookie of the Year award.
three age divisions: 11-&- under, 12-14 and 15-18.
Competitors also have the chance to vie for Rookie of the Year awards broken down by their state or province. The Rookie of the Year-eligible amateur and youth competitor with the highest point totals will be recognized as respective Rookies of the Year for each state/province. The amateur winner and the youth winner will both receive a belt buckle and a certificate for a pair of Justin boots.
Keep reading, and I’ll explain the difference between the two, but note that under Rule 505(m) in the AQHA Official Handbook of Rules and Regulations, points earned in Rookie-level classes do not count toward the AQHA Justin Rookie of the Year award.
Justin Rookie of the Year Award
Handbook reads that in order to be eligible for the Justin Rookie of the Year award, an exhibitor cannot have won any AQHA points (in open, youth or ama- teur divisions) prior to the year of the award. This award is only available to amateur or youth competitors.
Rule 501 in the AQHA
When it comes to crown- ing the Rookie of the Year, the horse-and-rider combination with the greatest number of points by December 15 of the year of the award rides off with the trophy.
competitors from 40 of the Unit- ed States, Argentina, Canada and Sweden, and competed for 43 world championships. The event took centre stage August 24-September 1, 2012 at the tri- State Fairgrounds in Amarillo, Texas. Congratulations to all those who competed and repre- sented Ontario at this presti- gious event.
CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW The world’s most talented equestrian youth and American Quarter Horses with over 2,400 entries competed at State Fair
BUILT FORD TOUGH AQHYA WORLD
Park in Oklahoma City August 3-11, 2012.
The AQHYA World Show Ontario team members in the accompanying photo are Brit- tany Lauzon, Kennedy Almas, Lindsay Lehmann, Siica Den- harhog, Stephanie Willsey. All the girls had a great show with Lindsay moving to the first semi-finals in Western Pleasure and Stephanie to the finals in Western Riding. Stephanie Willsey placed an amazing 5th in Hunter Under Saddle and 7th in Hunt Seat Equitation! Con- gratulations girls on an excellent show! Ontario is very proud of their accomplishments.
started from the ground up with the Rookie level in 2011. Since January 1, 2012, the Rookie level has been in full swing and we’ve seen an amazing response.
The Canadian Quarter Horse Association is an affiliate of the AQHA. Annual membership is free to current members of AQHA. To enroll on-line, visit the CQHA web site:
www.cqha.ca, and choose
“Membership” section. Choose “Affiliates” to link to provincial Quarter Horse & Racing Association sites. Contact: Marnie Somers, President (204) 834-2479 or email:
marnie@horsescoops.com
CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWS OCTOBER 5-7, 2012 The Nutrena East AQHA Novice Championship Show will be held in Tennessee Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, Ten- nessee. The SmartPak West AQHA Novice Championship Show will be held at South Point Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Best of luck to all those from Ontario who will be com- peted that these new champi- onship shows!
IN CLOSING
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impressive when you compare them to our healthy figures from January 1 to April 30, when we had 2,630 total Rookie-class entries.
I recently attended the AQHA Region Three Champi- onship Show, which saw 311 Rookie entries. That’s quite
To find shows hosting Rookie-level classes, be sure to check out the AQHA show schedule. And if you’re looking to learn more about the AQHA
leveling program, visit
www.aqha.com/leveling or attend the “Learning Leveling” seminar on Tuesday, August 7, at the 2012 Built Ford Tough AQHYA World Championship Show in the Sales Pavilion at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City.
Jim Pratt celebrated his 90th Birthday, 12, 2012
Another thing to note with regards to the Justin Rookie of the Year award is that Novice points earned previously or dur- ing the year the exhibitor is competing for the award do not count against eligibility or toward tabulation for Rookie of the Year.
rider must each have earned fewer than 10 points in that par- ticular class in any division. And one of the neat things about the Rookie level is that horse ownership is not required. Here’s an example from Rule 505(c)(1): A horse has 8 points in senior western plea- sure, but has never been shown by an amateur or youth. A friend of the owner of the horse would like her child to show the horse in a Rookie youth western pleasure class. The youth exhibitor already has 6 points in youth western pleasure on other horses. The horse/exhibitor combination is eligible because neither has more than 10 west- ern pleasure points.
For amateur competitors, the horse’s ownership must meet the requirements of Rule 403 in the AQHA Handbook, and for youth, the horse’s own- ership must meet youth owner- ship Rule 101, as well as Rule 404.
The Justin Rookie of the Year award is broken down into three age divisions for amateur competitors: 30-&-under, 31-49 and 50-&-over. The youth awards are also broken into
And that is where the dif- ference lies: Competitors aim- ing for the Justin Rookie of the Year award must be competing in the Open level of their divi- sion – either amateur or youth. Novice-and Rookie-level do not count toward Justin Rookie of the Year award tabulation.
Rookie Classes
Rookie classes are the true introductory level of competi- tion under the new AQHA lev- eling program, and the purpose of the Rookie-level classes is to reach AQHA members of all ages and riding levels. Rookie-level classes are offered in all three divisions – open, youth and amateur. To be eligible to compete in a Rookie class, the horse and the
By Ken McLellan
Jim Pratt, OQHA Presi- dent 1967 & 1968 and OQHA Hall of Fame Member cele- brates his 90th Birthday today!! He was the first AQHA judge in
Canada. Jim organized one of the first 3 AQHA Shows held in Canada, one in Brigden. Jim also owned the Winner of the First Ontario Quarter Horse Breeders’ Futurity held in 1962,
Sunerella Sue bred by Mick Pet- typiece. The filly also came back the next year to win the Yearling Filly Class. We Con- gratulate and wish Jim all the Best!!
From The Desk of the OQHA Queen
Upon earning 10 points in a particular class in any divi- sion, the exhibitor will immedi- ately become ineligible to com- pete in that particular class at the Rookie level in any division. At that point, both the exhibitor and the horse owner will receive a certificate of recognition and the accomplishment will be added to both the horse and exhibitor’s show records. Keep in mind, however,
that Rookie-level points do not count toward anything other than computing Rookie-level eligibility and the honor of receiving certificates of recogni- tion.
The First Year With the new AQHA lev-
eling program going into effect January 1, 2013, we had to start somewhere with testing the newly leveled system. So, we
As my adventure as the Ontario Quarter Horse Asso- ciation Queen continues, my love of the Quarter Horse and this amazing association grows! I have been so honoured to be able to represent and cheer on many of our OQHA members at a number of events across our region. My first stop as the 2012 Ontario Queen was the Region 4 Championships in Columbus, Ohio. It is was an amazing feeling being able to travel across the U.S. border yet still see all of our smiling Ontario exhibitors doing what they love showing their American Quarter Horses. Back in Ontario, I was able to attend the OQHA All Novice Show in Ilderton, as well as the Novice Shows hosted by the Eastern Ontario Quarter Horse Association in Carp, and the Area 3 Promotional Club in Orangeville. There is nothing that I love more as Queen then to see all of the new faces coming out to try this amazing sport in AQHA competition. Both young and old, new challenges are always exciting. So to all who attended Congratula- tions, and I hope to see all of you again next year in the show pen.
Breeders Futurity. This was the Breeders Futurity’s 50th anniversary, an amazing accomplishment for the OQHA
My final OQHA show was the Ontario Quarter Horse
members and the many breeders here in Ontario. This futurity truly hits close to home for my family as my grandfather, Walter Hellyer, was the First Chairperson 1962. Thank you everyone for all of your support throughout this journey. I am excited to be able to represent Ontario at the All American Quarter Horse Congress in the Congress Queen Contest. I look forward to seeing many of you there and will be cheering you on from the stands! Thank you again to all of my sponsors, and to everyone who has helped me along the way! This would not be possible without all of your help and support!
Yours truly, Tausha Hellyer OQHA Queen
AQHA NOVICE
Kathy Patterson
Phone: (5519) 345-2861, Fax: (519) 345-2742 or by e-mail at
thrkathy@hsfx.ca.
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