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during the TQHA Annual Meeting, and awarded each with a $4,000 scholar- ship, to be paid out $1,000 per year if GPA is maintained. Recipients include Austria Arnold, Arianne Cox, Lacey Jo Edge, and Emily Woodard.
The APHA announced on Feb-
ruary 5 that its Breeders Trust Pro- gramsaw an increase in point value for 2015, the first time in a number of years. BT-nominated horses earned 73,729 points worth $7.85 each, a .5 percent increase over the 2014.
Wildfire Ranch, Salado, TX,
Emily Smith won Texas High School Rodeo Association’s Region V’s year-end girls’ cutting title
Quarter Horse” on January 25. It features the his- tory and triumphs of 12 female Hall of fame in- ductees, and will on display until July 30. fmi,
www.aqha.com/museum.
OK Reining Horse Assoc hosted its member-
ship meeting and awards banquet on January 30, at Cattlemen’s Restaurant in Oklahoma City. New of- ficers include President Heidi Arvidson, VP Tami Wagman, Secretary Gina Cherry, Treasurer Carole Hoffman, and Youth Director Allison Deshotels. Trophy buckles were awarded to year-end champi- ons in for each class, with other prizes for second through fifth places in each class. OKRHA’s Ride & Slide I and II are scheduled for March 11-13 in Tulsa. fmi,
www.okrha.com.
Texas Palomino Exhibitors Assoc hosted its
annual awards banquet on January 30 in Fort Worth. Hard-working exhibitors received 11 saddles, 2 pair of Nettles stirrups, 17 trophy buckles, and many class awards. High-point champions included Seek The Deck (WT-5-9/Kenzie Duggin), Jessica Chapo (Nov-y/Cale Essman), JD Gold (13&u plus Open- Sr-Horse/Daeleigh Patridge), Dually Invested (14- 18/Miley Miller), Reinvesting Gold (Am/Rachel Dean), Indescribable Magic (Select-Am plus All- Breed 19&o/Robyn Zumar), Whos The Blonde (All-Breed-18&u/Hayley Russell), Patrick McKen- zie (Challenged-Riders-WT), and Kristin Sanderlin (Challenged-Riders/Adv).
The Texas QH Foundation committee inter- viewed four scholarship candidates on January 30
hosted ropers February 5-6, with big money at stake. Average winners in- cluded Chad Masters/Kory Koontz (Men’s-Open/6-39.75), Beverly Rob- bins/Jimmy Jo Montera (Ladies’/4- 31.75), and Sissy Rieken/Kevin Roden
(Businessmen’s-Roping/31.57-4). 3 Amigos Cutting HA announced
on February 9 the winners of the Winter Cutting Series at Gonzales including Spots On My Tummy (Open/James Davison), Spoonfulla Cat (NP/Judy Rogers), Mamas Cats A Hottie ($25K- Nov/Bubba Matlock), Big Cat With Style ($25K-Nov-NP/Doug Pritchett), Copenhagen Cat ($50K-Am/Karen Boughnou), Neat Little Check ($5K- Nov/Mitch Farris), Jazakitty ($5K-Nov- NP/Doug Pritchett), and Exackary ($15K-Am/West Henderson). Christina Huntley won the $500 youth scholarship riding Smart Frosty Cat.
Permian Basin Paint Horse Club
hosted its 2015 awards banquet on Feb- ruary 13 in Abilene. All-around champi- ons included High Seas Rooster (y-All-Breed-W-T/Konnor Benton), This Version Is Hot (Nov-y/O’Shyn Small), Fleets Eloquence (Am- WT/Pamela Slutz), Lukes LikeA Gen- tleman
(Am/Laura Hoelscher),
Cougarazzle Dazzle (y-Ranch-Rid- ing/Kale Miller), and Rockys Tiger Leo (Rookie-y/Elizabeth Potter). The 2016 Board of Directors includes President Renate Finley, VP Cold Miller, and Sec- retary Matt Adkins. PBPHC will host an all-breed show and APHA/ASHA Ranch Horse event April 16-17 in Sweetwater. fmi,
www.pbphc.com.
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