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AQHA Director’s Report


ecutive officer of the Association. He will not only lead the Association’s staff, but he will also work with a variety of passionate groups comprised of industry professionals and life- long American Quarter Horse owners, breed- ers and competitors to ensure the Association is on a path for consistent growth and success. These groups include the AQHA Exec-


utive Committee, AQHA Board of Directors and AQHA Standing Committees, which as- sist in the development and implementation of strategic goals and objectives of the Asso- ciation and American Quarter Horse Founda- tion. Stressman has a passion for team roping and was named the National High School Rodeo Man of the Year in 2009, Women’s Professional Rodeo Association’s Person of the Year in 2014 and Resistol Man of the Year in 2017. In addition to a love for the western


way of life, Stressman is also a family man. He and his wife, Allie, have eight children and 11 grandchildren. For more information on AQHA staff,


By Kathy M. Patterson AQHA Director


Karl Stressman Named AQHA Exec- utive Vice President The American Quarter Horse As-


sociation is pleased to announce that Karl Stressman has been selected to as- sume the executive vice president lead- ership role. Stressman took the reins as the leader of the largest equine breed registry in the world on May 16. Culmi- nating an extensive search effort, the members of the executive vice president search committee, along with the AQHA Executive Committee, are con- fident Stressman, with more than 25 years’ experience in the western and horse industries, possesses the business knowledge to further current growth patterns, initiative to drive change, lead- ership skills required to manage a pas- sionate team of talented staff, foresight to recognize future needs and a desire to ensure the best for AQHA members and their American Quarter Horses world- wide. After receiving applications from more than 40 interested individuals, Stressman was tapped as the leading candidate for AQHA’s leadership role. Stressman’s resume includes sev-


eral positions within the western indus- try over the years, including Director of Event Marketing at Wrangler, Commis- sioner for the Professional Rodeo Cow- boys Association and President of the United States Team Roping Association. He not only brings years of experience, but also recorded success in areas in- cluding negotiating and executing the richest contract in the history of the PRCA, the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo; negotiating and executing the naming rights to the NFR for Wrangler; negotiating the first international PRCA deal with Mexico; increasing the na- tional sponsorship at PRCA and number of PRCA-sanctioned rodeos during his growth of the administration; and nego- tiating a partnership with the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association to in- duct women into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame.


As AQHA executive vice presi- dent, Stressman will serve as chief ex- visit AQHA’s staff directory.


AQHA and NHSRA Relaunches Horse of the Year Program The American Quarter Horse Associa-


tion is proud to partner with the National High School Rodeo Association on the Horse of the Year program. Each year, AQHA will provide awards for state and provincial NHSRA par- ticipants, with Horse of the Year recognition in both the male and female rodeo divisions. AQHA will also recognize the top horses of the year at the National Junior High Finals Rodeo and National High School Finals Rodeo. To nominate a registered horse, par- ticipants must have a current AQHYA mem- bership and compete on a registered American Quarter Horse at an NHSRA-sanctioned rodeo. The NHSRA member does not have to be the recorded owner of the horse according


to AQHA records. Horses must be nominated in the membership system prior to the com- pletion of your state finals at the NJHFR or NHSFR contestant check-in. Contestants will need to note which horse they will be riding for the events they qualified for. Horses can be nominated through the NHSRA member- ship profile and points will be tracked by the name of the horse and the contestant riding that horse. Awards will be given out at the Na- tional Junior High Finals Rodeo, which is slated for June 19-25 in Perry, Georgia, and the National High School Finals Rodeo, scheduled for July 17-23 in Gillette, Wyoming. If you do not have a current AQHYA


membership, you can join or renew at www.aqha.com/membership-form.


The


awards will be divided between two divisions, Junior High and High School. See the full list of awards below:


Junior High Division: • Junior High AQHA Cowboy’s Horse of the Year: Slone Trophy Saddle and a $750 check from AQHA • Junior High AQHA Cowgirl’s Horse of the Year: Slone Trophy Saddle and a $750 check from AQHA • Junior High Reserve AQHA Cowboy’s Horse of the Year: Professional’s Choice Sad- dle Pad and a $500 check from AQHA • Junior High Reserve AQHA Cowgirl’s Horse of the Year: Professional’s Choice Sad- dle Pad and a $500 check from AQHA High School Division: • High School Cowboy’s AQHA Horse of the Year: Slone Trophy Saddle and a $1,000 check from AQHA • High School Cowgirl’s AQHA Horse of the Year: Slone Trophy Saddle and a $1,000 check from AQHA • High School Reserve AQHA Cowboy’s Horse of the Year: Professional’s Choice Sad-


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


dle Pad and a $750 check from AQHA • High School Reserve AQHA Cowgirl’s Horse of the Year: Pro- fessional’s Choice Saddle Pad and a $750 check from AQHA To learn more about


NHSRA, visit www.nhsra.com. Till next time, remember to


visit the OQHA, AQHA, and CQHA websites for Quarter Horse news!


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