MAY 2020 THE RIDER /19


INSIDE AQHA News ..........................19 OQHA News..........................20 EOQHA..................................21 Racing Hall Of Fame .............22 QROOI News.........................23


AQHA


Director’s Report


pointment, contact informa- tion, office hours and more are


available at


www.aqha.com/service-cen- ters.


AQHA will take the


necessary precautions to pro- tect the health and safety of customers and staff. Customers are encour-


By Kathy M. Patterson AQHA Director


AQHA Service Centre Re- opens


The AQHA Service


Center located at Heritage Place in Oklahoma City will reopen on Friday, May 1, for appointments. The AQHA Member Experience Team will assist with AQHA busi- ness including, but not limited to, registrations, transfers, memberships, reviewing the status of your AQHA work and more! To obtain assis- tance with AQHA paperwork, customers must schedule an appointment with the AQHA Member Experience Team at the AQHA Service Center. Details on setting up an ap-


aged to wait for their appoint- ment in their vehicles and to enter the building moments before their scheduled ap- pointment. Customers who are in the building will be asked to social distance and maintain a minimum of 6 feet in between individuals. The AQHA Member Experience Team will comply with all local, state and federal guide- lines and modify guidelines as needed.


AQHA Headquarters Due to local mandates


in the City of Amarillo, AQHA Headquarters will re- main closed to walk-in cus- tomers to protect the health and safety of AQHA cus- tomers, staff and the local community until further no- tice. AQHA will continue to monitor developments in the rapidly evolving coronavirus (COVID-19)


pandemic


worldwide and the potential impact on the Association and AQHA events. Additional up- dates will be shared on AQHA.com as the informa- tion is available.


AQHA Cancels VRH World, RHC Finals, Cattle


Level 1 and NRSHA Na- tional Championships The American Quarter


Horse Association has made the decision to cancel the AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse World Championships, AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenge Finals, AQHA Cat- tle Level 1 Championships, and National Ranch and Stock Horse Alliance Na- tional Championships sched- uled for June 23-27 at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Due to the uncertainty


of the worldwide coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, AQHA leadership has made the decision to cancel these events for the safety and well- being of exhibitors, trainers, spectators and staff. Several factors went into the consid- eration of this decision, in- cluding but not limited to the health and safety of attendees; local, state and federal gov- ernment guidelines and man- dates; the potential economic impact the coronavirus will have on our members as this situation evolves; and shelter- in-place orders that have pre- vented exhibitors from competing with their horses leading up to the event. Feed- back was also gathered di- rectly from NRSHA alliance partners. In addition, AQHA disseminated a survey to AQHA exhibitors, who were qualified for the event, to gather additional feedback. After the careful considera- tion of members and alliance


partners, AQHA will not reschedule this event, but will make plans for an even greater AQHA VRH World, RHC Finals, Cattle Level 1 and NRSHA National Cham- pionships in 2021.


Level 1 Classes Added to Respective 2020 AQHA World Shows The American Quarter


Horse Association is excited to announce the addition of Nutrena Level 1 classes to the 2020 Built Ford Tough AQHYA World Champi- onship Show; Select World Championship Show, pre- sented by Adequan® (poly- sulfated glycosaminoglycan); and AQHA World Champi- onship Show. Due to the coro- navirus


(COVID-19)


pandemic, the AQHA Execu- tive Committee and AQHA staff cancelled the 2020 Nu- trena AQHA Level 1 Champi- onships earlier this spring to protect the safety and welfare of exhibitors, attendees, staff and the local communities hosting each show. Level 1 classes will be added to the respective AQHA world shows, pending local, state and government mandates due to the pandemic. Due to logistics, AQHA will only host the Nutrena Level 1 classes. Rookie and walk-trot classes will not be offered at the 2020 AQHA world shows. Nutrena Level 1 youth


classes will be held at the Ford Youth World, Nutrena Level 1 Select amateur


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


Choose “Affiliates” to link to provincial Quarter Horse & Racing Association sites. Contact: CQHA President,


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


classes will be held in con- junction with the Adequan® Select World and Nutrena Level 1 amateur classes will be added to the AQHA World Show. Schedules and specific entry information about the additional Nutrena Level 1 classes will be released at a later date. AQHA staff will con-


tinue to monitor coronavirus developments leading up to the 2020 AQHA world cham- pionship shows. The Associa- tion will release official statements on AQHA.com and will be in direct contact with exhibitors if changes are made to the shows. If any of the events are cancelled, ex- hibitors will receive a full re- fund for their entry and stalling fees. Visit www.aqha.com for the most up-to-date information.


New AQHA International Resources on AQHA.com The American Quarter


Horse Association is an inter- national equine breed registry with members in more than 100 countries around the world. AQHA members have access to member benefits, such as exclusive programs, sanctioned events, awards, recognition and much more! In addition to these member benefits, AQHA is proud to introduce a new international resource section on AQHA.com to provide inter- national members the re- sources they need to conduct their AQHA business.


The new international


section highlights interna- tional member programs, events and resources. It will also serve as a place from which international members can easily navigate to other sections of AQHA.com and access relevant registration resources, showing informa- tion and other helpful pages vital to completing AQHA business. Furthermore, the in- ternational resource pages will house international affil- iate contact information, a multilingual resource library, news and updates, and the “On the International Trail” blog. AQHA’s international members own more than 400,000 registered American Quarter Horses worldwide, nearly 15% of all registered American Quarter Horses. AQHA is dedicated to serving the Association’s international members and improving serv- ices to better meet their needs, including making resources more readily available through the new international section. Visit the new interna-


tional resources page at www.aqha.com/international- overview.


Till next time, remem-


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


CQHA Declares May to be the month to honour ALL Canadian Barn Cats


“Meowy” May Everyone! Who doesn’t love a good


cat picture? Social media is full of people sharing photos cele- brating their cats. So the CQHA Social Media Team thought that special recognition should be given to the hard working or barely working barn cats in our lives.


At the end of the Month


of May, CQHA will be intro- ducing one cat who will assume the honorary role of the “CQHA Barn Cat”. A “spokes cat” to speak for all Canadian Barn Cats! CQHA will provide that


lucky feline with a featured roll in their monthly social media calendar, where he or she will help us humans understand the


extraordinary lives that barn cats lead! To nominate your barn


cat, to be considered for the role of “CQHA Barn Cat” post photos of your barn cat or cats to your social media (Instagram Twitter and Face- book) using the hashtag #CQHAbarncat.


CQHA Expands its Social Media Footprint CQHA is pleased to an-


nounce that you can now fol- low us on Instagram @cndquarterhorseassoc and on Twitter @CndQuarter- Horse.


Launching May 1st,


2020, followers can expect content that explores the cur- rent activities of Quarter


Horses and their owners across the country, stories that share our Canadian history with Quarter Horses, and communi- cations about the projects and indicatives of the Canadian Quarter Horse Association. A TicTok presence will


soon be added, where we hope to engage young Quarter Horse fans in Canada and allow them to lead way in preparing fun ac- tivities and challenges that we can all do with our horses at home, on the trail or while sta- bled at competitions. Aimed at mirroring the


diverse community of Quarter Horse owners and enthusiasts and their horse activities throughout Canada, the CQHA social media platforms will evolve into live streams on


FaceBook and Instagram in the coming weeks and months and eventually CQHA will launch its own YouTube channel full of relevant Canadian content, educational videos, and inter- views that will build on the ver- satility of the Quarter Horse, and the diversity of the Canadi- ans who love them. The CQHA Board of Di-


rectors and Media Team has been hard at work over the past few months, creating a Canada wide network of collaborators to produce an array of daily content. Collaboration opportu- nities are available, so if you have ideas and would like to get involved please contact CQHA Media director Laurie Haughton at info@cqha.ca.


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