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INSIDE AQHA Director’s Report ............23 OQHA News...............................24 Youth World Cup Results............26 QROOI News..............................27
The Canadian Quarter Horse Association is an affiliate of the AQHA. Annual membership is
on-line, visit the CQHA web site:
www.cqha.ca, and choose
Choose “Affiliates” to link to provincial Quarter Horse & Racing Association sites. Contact: CQHA President,
Wayne Burwash, ph: 403-246-8283, email:
president@cqha.ca AQHA Director’s Report 10 Random Facts You Might Not Know About AQHA
By Kathy Patterson AQHA Director
AQHA is the largest equine
breed association in the world; here are some fun trivia that you might not know!
1. The Mixer Horse. The Mixer Horse might be one of the most recognizable horses in the world. There are many myths about who the horse on the AQHA logo re- ally is. This legendary painting has been what all horse owners want their American Quarter Horses to look like, but the truth is, it’s not a real horse. And what I mean by that is that the painter, Orren Mixer, didn’t use a real horse for the model. With the iconic Mixer Horse painting, he created the “ideal” American Quarter Horse. How crazy? 2. Wimpy. Most of us know that Wimpy P-1 received registration No. 1, but not many know why. The founders of AQHA reserved registration No. 1 for the stallion who won the Southwestern Expo- sition and Fat Stock Show (now known as the Fort Worth Live- stock Show). That horse was Wimpy, who was bred by the King Ranch. The P-1 stands for Permanent registry. 3. The American Quarter Horse Journal. The Journal is magazine that has become a staple in the homes of AQHA and American Quarter Horse lovers around the world. What you might not know is that the magazine began publi- cation in 1948. 4. Quarter Horses in the White House. U.S. Presidents have a reputation of having menageries
during their time in the White House. In 1956, President Dwight Eisenhower was gifted two Quarter Horses. Doodle De Do and Sporty Miss were the lucky horses that got to live at Pennsylva- nia Avenue. 5. All American Quarter Horse Congress. The world’s largest single-breed American Quarter Horse show in the world started small. In 1967, the Ohio Quarter Horse Asso- ciation held its first Congress show in Columbus, Ohio. The rest is history!
6. AJQHA. Although it is now known as the American Quarter Horse Youth Association, the American Junior Quarter Horse Association had its first meeting in 1970. With an initial member- ship of 3,000, I think it’s safe to say this Association has grown just a tad. AQHYA membership now sits at approximately 22,000 youth worldwide. 7. AQHA World Show. The Lucas Oil AQHA World Champi- onship Show is something we all look forward to every year. How- ever, in 1974 when the first AQHA World Show was held, it was different from what we’re used to today. For one thing, the first World Show was held in Louisville, Kentucky. It wasn’t moved to Oklahoma City until 1976. There were 692 horses shown in Louisville, representing 40 states and five Canadian provinces. Oh, how it’s grown! 8. All-Time Leading Sires. From 1996 to 2014 (that’s 18 years, people), Zippo Pine Bar held the title of all-time leading sire based on points earned. Invitation Only took that title away from Zippo Pine Bar on October 14, 2014, when Invitation Only passed the 77,061.5-point mark by two and a half points. 9. First AQHA Convention. Seventy-five people met at the Fort Worth Club on March 15, 1940, for the very first AQHA convention, where Bob Denhardt presented a charter that was mod- eled after the National Horse and Mule Association. Everything has to start somewhere, right? 10. More American Quarter
Horses live in Texas than any- where else in the world. Cur- rently, there are more than 420,000 American Quarter Horses that live in Texas. To put that into perspective, the com- bined total of internationally owned American Quarter Horses is about 410,000 – including the 250,000 horses that are in Canada. The saying “everything is bigger in Texas” is no joke.
Quarter Horses Star in ‘Long Ride Home’
Brazilian-turned-Canadian
cowboy journalist Filipe Masetti Leite shares 10,000 miles of ad- ventures from Canada to Brazil in his new book, soon to be a major motion picture. On July 8, 2012, Filipe and his two American Quarter Horses, Frenchmans Tru Angel and Going Perry headed out from the Calgary Stampede, headed for his home in Sao Paolo Brazil. The second-generation cowboy rode through 12 coun- tries, living out a lifelong dream passed down from his father and inspired by Aime Tschiffelly’s 1925 ride from Argentina to Washington D.C. Naturally, the journalist captured his adventures in a book, which is now available on Amazon: “Long Ride Home: Guts, Guns and Grizzlies, 800 Days Through the Americas in a Saddle.” The quest covers 10,000 miles and 800 days in the saddle, traversing the wilds of North, Central and South America, en- countering drug cartels, mass mi- gration, the glorious wilderness, the old cowboy ways, the kind- ness of strangers and the powerful connection between man and beast. The adventure with two Quarter Horses is also about to become a movie. As Filipe’s odyssey concluded in 2014 at his home in Sao Paulo, Brazil, it’s only fitting that a giant statue of Filipe and his horses now stands at the Barretos Rodeo in Sao Paulo, the largest rodeo in South America.
AQHA Youth World Cup 2018
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World Cup asks AQHYA mem- bers to represent their countries
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on horses they have never ridden before and in events they may have never competed in. The 2018 event was held in College Station Bryan, Texas. Teams are made up of five riders who have been assigned a set of five do- nated horses for the event, which began June 28 and ended July 8, 2018. After all the competition, final points were calculated. Congratulations to coach Della Cryderman of Murillo, Ontario and manager Karen Westerback of Thunder Bay, Ontario who let the Canadian team to tie for a second place finish! The CQHA is fortunate to have such well- qualified candidates volunteer their time, experience and re- sources to serve Team Canada in these capacities. The Competing riders were Hannah Buijs, Lisle, Ontario, Ellie Gerbrandt, Roberts Creek, British Colum- bia,
James Heitzner, St.
Clements, Ontario, Alexandra Hibberd, Calgary, Alberta and Mackenzie Inksater, Roberts Creek, British Columbia. The Alternate Riders were Cassidy Cressman, Belleville, Ontario
and Madison Holmes, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. The Leadership members were Kylie Bond, Warren, Manitoba, Darla Leroux, Sudbury, Ontario and Abby Schapp, Midland, Ontario. Congratulations to Team
Canada you made us all very proud!!
AQHYA Officers Elected at YES
New AQHYA officers and
directors for 2018-19 were named June 30 during the Bank of America Youth Excellence Seminar in Bryan, Texas. Candi- dates went through an interview process, gave speeches and were asked questions throughout the seminar. After the extensive process, the new officers and di- rectors were elected. Congratu- lations to the following officers.
President: Olivia Tordoff of Powell, Ohio, First Vice Presi- dent: Kylie Good of East Berlin, Pennsylvania, Second Vice Pres- ident: Charles Lee of McAllen, Texas, Executive Member: Caleb Sturgeon of Beloit, Ohio,
Executive Member: Sierra Wal- ter of Hydro, Oklahoma. Special congratulations to
newly elected Region 4 director James Heitzner of St. Clements, Ontario! Visit the AQHYA website
for the full list of AQHYA direc- tors for 2018-19.
Thank you Area 1
Promotional Association Special thank you to the
Area 1 Promotional Association for the memorial award pre- sented in memory of my mother Nita Leonhardt at the Sunsa- tional Summer Circuit Quarter Horse Shows in July. My family was very honoured and grateful for the recognition of her contri- butions to the horse industry. Congratulations to Sarah Simard of Essex who received the em- broidered blanket for Level 1 Youth Showmanship Circuit Champion!
Till next time if I can be of
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