26/ MAY 2014 THE RIDER
AQHA Director’s Report INSIDE
AQHA Director’s Report....26 Youth World Cup ...............27 OQHA News.......................28 OQHA Show Dates ............29
AREA 3 News ....................30 EOQHA News ....................30 OLG/ORC News.................30 QROOI News .....................31
INSIDE From Kathy Patterson
Committee has concluded its first-quarter meeting. The meeting was devoted to reviewing the recommenda- tions that were instigated by standing committee meetings at the convention. Before assessing and deliberating on each of these recommenda- tions, the Executive Commit- tee also reviewed all stand- ing committee appointments and new requests for appointment. Among the regular
AQHA Executive Commit- tee Business The AQHA Executive
and finals have been estab- lished for testing at the 2014 Built Ford Tough AQHYA, Adequan Select and AQHA world championship shows.
business items the Executive Committee reviewed was the drug and tail-testing sched- ules for the world shows. As part of AQHA’s ongoing efforts to ensure the humane treatment of American Quar- ter Horses, a predetermined number of classes and plac- ings in both the preliminaries
license fees are paid back to owners who filed a competi- tion license. Stallion nomina-
is for owners of enrolled horses who had filed a com- petition license in 2013, while the nominator point value is for stallion and foal nominators. For 2012, the license point value was $18.53 and the nominator point value was $16.59. One hundred percent of
Incentive Fund points earned in 2013 have now been pro- cessed. The value of a 2013 Incentive Fund point is as follows: • 2013 License Point Value: $19.62 • 2013 Nominator Point Value: $16.56 The license point value
Incentive Fund Cheques Cheques for AQHA
points earned in 2014, horse owners are encouraged to file competition licenses for their Incentive Fund-enrolled horses. Competition licenses should be filed prior to earn- ing points because points earned before the annual license is filed will not be eligible for payout. A sepa- rate license must be filed for both amateur and open divi- sions.
has paid back a remarkable $73.2 million since its incep- tion to nominators and own- ers of American Quarter Horses. What makes the pro- gram attractive is that an enrolled horse has the ability to put money back in the pockets of nominators and owners during that horse’s entire show career. So, if you’ve got horses enrolled in
The Incentive Fund
tors and foal enrollers con- tinue to receive their portion, regardless of whether the license fees were paid. To receive payout for
the Incentive Fund, now is a great time to pay the license fee.
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receive the honour are AQHA Director Emeritus Tom Bradbury of Byers, Colorado; AQHA Past Presi- dent Jim Helzer of Arling- ton, Texas; the late Stanley Johnston of Miller, South Dakota; and the late Ted Wells Jr. of Pawhuska, Okla- homa. The new members of the Hall of Fame will be inducted on March 2015 at the 2015 AQHA Convention in Fort Worth, Texas. While they come from different parts of the country, the men all had common goals of improving the breed and the horses markedly left their legacies. We are honored to recognize their work and lives.
Tough AQHYA World Championship Show is scheduled for August 1-9 at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. The national qualifying deadline was April 30th 2014, however AQHA affili- ates can approve up to six state entries in each class at the Ford Youth World. The theme of this year’s show is “Operation
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horsemanship, hunt seat equitation, western pleasure, hunter under saddle and trail) will now be featured at the Nutrena East and SmartPak West AQHA Novice cham-
classes at
Rookie Classes at Novice Championships This year, core Rookie (showmanship,
Success.”
The 2014 Built Ford Tough AQHYA Youth World Championship Show The 2014 Built Ford
1989 mare Corona Chick, the 1959 stallion Coy’s Bonanza, the 1930 stallion Plaudit, the 1979 stallion Smart Little Lena and the 1962 Thoroughbred stallion Azure Te. The four men to
men will join the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2015. The horses include the
2015 Hall of Fame Inductees Announced Five horses and four
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
www.aqha.com/novicecham- pionships to view the Rookie and Level 1 qualifying meth- ods. Rookie and Level 1 are the two levels of AQHA competition designed for beginners to minimally accomplished competitors, respectively. The Novice Championships
designed to celebrate the accomplishments of these riders and their horses in an environment that provides education and fun competi- tion.
thropic organization of AQHA, the Foundation seeks to advance the Ameri- can Quarter Horse and the partnership it shares with man primarily through the development of funds and programs designed to pre- serve and interpret the histo- ry and modern uses of the breed; support the education- al advancement of our indus- try’s youth; protect and enhance the physical well- being of all equines; and pro- mote the American Quarter Horse’s capacity to provide physical and emotional bene- fits to individuals in need.
Robin Glenn Pedigrees, Inc.
announce the purchase of Robin Glenn Pedigrees Inc. Established in 1981, RGP has long been recognized as the industry’s premier sale catalog and pedigree service. It currently produces sale catalogs for Heritage Place, the Los Alamitos Equine Sale, the National Reining Horse Association, Ruidoso
AQHA is pleased to
Horse Foundation 2013 Annual Report is now avail- able for download and con- tains complete statistics on 2013 scholarships and grants, American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame inductees, a list of Founda- tion donors, financial state- ments and other information about programs and services. The related philan-
2013 Foundation Annual Report The American Quarter
were
period is July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2014, for the 2014 Nutrena East and SmartPak West AQHA Novice cham- pionships.
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pionships for Level 1 exhibitors. These classes, designed for beginning com- petitors, will be offered in addition to the current line- up of Level 1 (formerly Novice) classes. The national qualifying
Kathy Patterson
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invest in the equine industry for the benefit of AQHA members and American Quarter Horses. By purchas- ing RGP, members will be able to track American Quar- ter Horse accomplishments across the equine industry, thus enhancing the overall value of American Quarter Horses and consequently rewarding the owners of American Quarter Horses. RGP will remain locat-
AQHA continues to
ed in El Reno, Oklahoma, and the current RGP staff will continue to provide the same excellent service to the equine industry under the direction of
database serves as an infor- mation resource for the AQHA World Show, Nation- al Reined Cow Horse Asso- ciation, National Snaffle Bit Association, All American Quarter Horse Congress and many other sale catalogs. RGP records the monies earned by American Quarter Horses and American Quar- ter Horse-related breeds in nearly every performance event.
private-use pedigree pages and marketing documents have been produced by RGP. New products include the RGP FoalTracker, a person- alized weekly notification service providing the previ- ous week’s accomplishments of your own horses or their foals; and the RGP Weekly Results Report, a weekly emailed report that details limited-age event and cham- pionship event results. All the data services are offered at
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