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AQHA Director’s Report.....23 OQHA News .......................24 AQHA News .......................25


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the AQHA Professional Horse- men’s Grievance Committee. The International Best Remuda Award was also approved. An interna- tional education marketplace grant application concept was approved and more will be communicated in the future as to how this will work for international affiliates. The executive also approved


discontinuation of the AQHA In- centive Fund and a phase out of award payment through 2020.


By Kathy Patterson AQHA Director


Executive Committee Actions from July Meeting The AQHA Executive Com-


mittee met July 24-26 in Amarillo. Here are highlights from the meet- ing.


The committee evaluated a


proposal for reviewing the AQHA Racing Challenge program model and sent it to the Challenge Cham- pionship Task Force for further study.


They approved the AQHA


Affiliate Show Task Force and tasked it with developing a system and encouraging affiliates to host/approve introductory or sin- gle-judged shows. The task force will make final recommendations and a report at the 2018 convention. A task force was approved as


a recommendation from the AQHA World Show Subcommittee to eval- uate alternative methods for build- ing purses at the World Show. A pilot project has been proposed in- volving halter horses. A halter town hall meeting was held at the Ford Youth World to get input from halter exhibitors and trainers on the potential changes. The executive created the


AQHA Leveling Review Task Force and approved the structure of


AQHA Incentive Fund to Cease Stallion & Foal Nominations As a means to conclude the


program, the American Quarter Horse Association Incentive Fund will not accept foal nominations past 2018 and, effective immedi- ately, will no longer accept stallion nominations. “The AQHA Incen- tive Fund was a landmark program for the equine industry, having paid out more than $80 million in its lifetime,” said AQHA Chief Show Officer Pete Kyle. “The fund was so successful that it became a model for many others. However, multiple factors in the past decade con- tributed to the Incentive Fund’s decline.” Ultimately, a lack of participation led the AQHA Executive Com- mittee, at its July 2017 meeting, to approve the in- centive program’s termina- tion. The conclusion of the program will allow time and resources to move to the re- search and development of new potential incentive pro- grams for competitors and breeders. With no new stal- lion nominations coming in, the Incentive Fund should conclude in a few years. “For owners and nomina- tors wondering when the last payout will be made, we


are looking closely at the financial reports for the Incentive Fund and will make a decision about that very soon,” said AQHA Treasurer and Chief Operating Officer Trent Taylor. “Preliminary examination indicates it will likely pay through the 2020 show season.” Depending on the breeding and foaling year, stallion and foal nominators can apply for a nomination refund as follows: • Stallion nominators for 2017 breeding season – option of refund or nominator may opt to remain in the Incentive Fund as it winds down • 2017 foal nominators – option of refund if the nominator is still the recorded owner of the foal or the nominator may opt to remain in the Incentive Fund as it winds down • Nomination payments for stal- lions or foals made prior to 2017 are non-refundable, as such pay- ments have already been allo- cated/distributed for payout years Refunds must be applied for


Ajax Downs.........................25 CQHA News........................25 QROOI News ......................26


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: CQHA President, Wayne Burwash, ph: 403-246-8283, email: president@cqha.ca


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by September 30, 2017. As stated above, 2018 foals


may be nominated but only if the sire was nominated for the 2017 breeding season and such stallion nominator does not request a refund. “To any- one who has ever nominated a foal or stallion, owned or shown an Incen- tive Fund horse, thank you for sup- porting the program,” Kyle said. “It was your support that made this the greatest incentive fund program in the equine industry.” For questions regarding the In-


centive Fund and its termination, read the AQHA Incentive Fund Q&A and Incentive Fund timeline. To re- quest a refund, contact Brianna Charles


at 806-378-4535 or bcharles@aqha.org.


OQHA 2017 Congress Youth Team Each year OQHA is very proud


to send a team of top youth ex- hibitors to represent the province at the National Youth Activity Team Tournament at the All American Quarter Horse Congress in Colum-


bus, Ohio. I would like to congratu- late and present to you the youth who are representing Ontario for 2017. Team members: Chloe Fazack-


erley from Bala and Maddison Woodrow from Orillia showing in Showmanship at Halter. Hannah Buijs from Lisle and Teghan Tanner from Alma showing in Western Horsemanship. Alexina Charbon- neau from Branford and Shelby Mcllwraith from Puslinch showing in Western Pleasure. Abigail Schapp from Midland and Darla Leroux from Chelmsford showing in Hunt Seat Equitation. Amber Zabel from Caledon and Sarah Simard from Essex showing in Hunter Under Sad- dle. Best of luck to the team and co- advisor Marie Muir on their journey to the Congress! Remember to visit the OQHA,


AQHA, and CQHA websites for all your Quarter Horse news! If I can be of any assistance, please contact me at: Ph: (519) 345-2861 or by e-mail at: tbrkathy@hsfx.ca.


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