20/ AUGUST 2023 THE RIDER


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AQHA Director’s Report


volvement with AQHA and foster their bond with the American Quarter Horse during a time when it may be difficult to stretch their budget. To be eligible for college-aged membership, young adults must: • Be age 25 or younger as of January 1 of the current year • Be currently enrolled in ei- ther a two- or four-year col- lege,


university or


By Kathy M. Patterson AQHA Director


Reduced Membership Fees for College-Aged Members The American Quarter


Horse Association and the American Quarter Horse Youth Association are ex- cited to announce reduced membership fees for col- lege-aged young adults. The reduction of fees for col- lege-aged members offers an opportunity for young adults to continue their in-


vocational school • Provide transcripts or uni- versity identification from their institution For more information about all AQHA membership op- tions,


visit


www.aqha.com/aqha-mem- berships.


Let’s Talk AQHA Podcast The American Quarter


Horse Association is launch- ing Let’s Talk AQHA, the new podcast that will fea- ture American Quarter Horse industry leaders and experts to highlight the ver- satility of the American Quarter Horse. Let’s Talk AQHA will release new episodes monthly. Among the topics addressed are: showing, racing, ranching,


animal welfare, youth, AQHA news and more, with in-depth interviews with people from different areas of the equine industry. “Let’s Talk AQHA is going to encompass all topics re- lated to the American Quar- ter Horse,” said Patty Tiberg, AQHA Chief Mar- keting Officer. “This has been an amazing collabora- tion between our marketing, communication, publica- tions and media production teams.” Let’s Talk AQHA is scheduled to launch mid- August 2023.


About Let’s Talk AQHA Let’s Talk AQHA spot-


lights the versatility, athleti- cism and legacy of the American Quarter Horse. The official podcast of the largest equine breed registry in the world, Let’s Talk AQHA brings American Quarter Horse industry lead- ers and experts together. With new episodes each month,


the Let’s Talk


AQHA podcast features a variety of segments in every episode, showcasing the di- versity of America’s horse- power – the American


Quarter Horse. More Money Added to the AQHA World Champi- onship Show The American Quarter


Horse Association is proud to announce that the AQHA Executive Committee ap- proved enhancing the 2023 AQHA World Champi- onship Show with a mini- mum increase of $600,000 in payouts, prizes and ex- hibitor appreciation. In an effort to improve the show, which also includes the Ad- equan® Select World Championship Show and encourages growth focusing on AQHA members, the As- sociation has implemented changes to the 2023 show. The added money will re- flect a 20% increase from previous years. Exhibitors at the 2022 AQHA World Championship Show partic- ipated in a town hall discus- sion, with one of the requests being to increase class payouts. The addition of $600,000 for payouts, prizes and exhibitor recog- nition is a step in the right direction to meet the re- quests of AQHA exhibitors competing at AQHA World


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


free to current members of AQHA. To enroll


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


Gilles Seguin, ph: 613-293-6176, email: president@cqha.ca


Championship events. The 2023 AQHA World Show is slated for October 26 - No- vember 16 in Oklahoma City. The national qualify- ing period began August 1, 2022, and ended July 31, 2023. Learn more about all the ways you can qualify and for more information about the AQHA World and Adequan® Select World, visit www.aqha.com/world- show.


Rule Change Proposals The final standing


committee reports from the 2023 AQHA Convention are online, and it is time to think ahead for 2024! The Ameri- can Quarter Horse Associa- tion wants to hear any suggestions members have to make AQHA member- ship; programs and services reach their fullest potential. Each spring, AQHA holds a convention


to review


AQHA rules and policies. During the convention, member-submitted


rule


changes and suggestions are also reviewed. AQHA mem- bers are vital to the Associ- ation and have been influential in shaping the or-


ganization since its found- ing in 1940. The opportunity to propose new rules allows members to voice their ideas and help continue to im- prove AQHA for future gen- erations. If you are an AQHA


member, you can submit a proposed rule change for the AQHA Official Handbook. All proposals are due by De- cember 31 of each year. To submit a rule-change pro- posal: • Complete a rule-change proposal form. • Define the problem and develop as many possible solutions as you can by ask- ing others for input. • Choose one possible solu- tion that appears to be the most appropriate and that fits the mission and goals of AQHA. • Determine if any other rules would be affected if your proposal is adopted and specify the rule num- bers. • Submit proper wording for a proposed rule change by typing or neatly printing the exact wording being pro- posed.


If you propose changes to existing lan-


guage, strike through the words you propose to delete. Type in bold and ital- ics the words you propose to add.


All proposals must be


received by December 31, 2023, for consideration at the 2024 AQHA Conven- tion, slated for March 15-18 at the South Point Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. If you complete the


PDF form, please return it via


email to


rulechanges@aqha.org. If you prefer, items can also be submitted by mail at: AQHA ATTN: Shelly Spears P.O. Box 200 Amar- illo, TX 79168 For guidelines on writ-


ing proposed rule changes, visit www.aqha.com/aqha- rulebook. View the list of committees


www.aqha.com/committees. Till next time, remem-


ber to visit the OQHA, AQHA, and CQHA web- sites for Quarter Horse news! If I can be of assis- tance, please contact me at: Ph: (519) 949-4956 or by e- mail


at: tbrkathyp@gmail.com


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