24/ DECEMBER 2013 THE RIDER AQHA Leveling Program
January 2014, the enhancements to the entire leveling
level verification, the Blue-Ribbon Task Force will be working with the AQHA IT Depart- ment to develop a Web-based verifica- tion system for 2014 that will aid members in finding their level. Beginning in
exhibitor feedback, the AQHA Blue- Ribbon Task Force worked with Mallo- ry Vestal, Ph.D., of West Texas A&M University, and C. Jill Stowe, Ph.D., of the University of Kentucky. The group designed an email survey, which was sent to 23,000 AQHA members, ages 19 and over who have shown in the past three years. To aid with
AQHA leveling program - driven by exhibitor feedback - are on the way for 2014. Many of those changes are directed at what had been known as the Novice and Rookie levels, and 2014 will see the reintro- duction of the mid- levels. To
collect Changes to the
program will take place. Necessary rules will appear in the 2014 AQHA Official Handbook of Rules and Regulations.
eling program, download the attachment. h t t p : / / ame r i c a s h o r s e d a i l y . c om/wp - content/uploads/2014-AQHA-Rules-Modifica- tions-to-the-Leveling-Program.pdf
must pay a competition license fee of $50 for the amateur division and $50 for the open division per horse. The fee can be paid any time during the year, and will become effective when it’s
licenses will expire December 31. If the horse owner wishes to receive money for points earned in 2014, they must complete a competition license for each Incentive Fund-nominated horse before the horse competes. To receive Incentive Fund payout, owners
Competition Licenses Annual AQHA Incentive Fund competition
To view the 2014 enhancements to the lev-
Incentive Fund competition license form and have it available to competitors at your upcom- ing AQHA-approved shows.
received by AQHA or by show management. Points earned prior to paying the annual license fee will not be Incentive Fund-eligible. Please be sure to download the AQHA
Patti Carter-Pratt Executive Director of Shows (right)
Melynda Ackley Director of Competition Administration
Katy Jo Zuidema/Kelly Smith Duo
Win Congress 3-Year-Old Hunt Seat Futurity For Third Year in a Row
time is definitely a charm for the trainer/client team of Katy Jo Zuidema and Kelly Smith in the 3-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle Futurity at the Congress. Zuidema’s Congress Championship win today with Willy Wanna Be Me marks the third title earned by a horse under her tutelage in this particular class.
tiful Maiden, and we hired Vicky Holt to show her.” Zuidema says. “Last year was with Whenon- lythebestwildo, and I showed her. Then, now [we have] this one.” Zuidema explains that the search for a
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competition. She is perfectly happy watching from the stands as a “professional owner.” “Yesterday morning is when he peaked,
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three-year-old hunt seat horse of “Leroy’s” cal- iber took she and Smith all over the United States. Ironically, they ended up finding this horse just seven miles down the road. “We bought him from Kim and Curtis
year and ready for Maturity events, Zuidema says Smith has no plans to show him in Non-Pro
started good by winning the Tom Powers Futuri- ty, and he’s just been getting better as he goes. I could just kind of feel this one coming. He just kept getting better as the day went on.” Although Leroy will be four years old next
Reynolds,” Zuidema says. “We got in a plane and flew all over the place and found him seven miles down the road.” “He’s been kind of slow to grow up. He
obnoxious, but maybe he will actually get one today!”
Three-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle Futurity-
1-Willy Wanna Be Me/Katy Jo Zuidema 2-This Is Personal/Trisha Yamber 3-Hoo Loves Ya Baby/Beth Case 4-Details Of Willy/Paige Merrill 5-Huntin My Zipper/Sue Ellen Knost 6-Heza Ivy Invitation/Dawn Baker EC-Gold-Gulf-Coast 7-Allocate In Blue/Nancy Sue Ryan 8-Woody Bea Detail/Vicky Holt 9-Karen Graham/I Am Too Good For You 10-Shez Dressed Hot/Laura Bracken
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