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Ontario Quarter Horse Association Inc. 2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS


President 1st Vice 2nd Vice


Past Pres. Treasurer


Secretary Shari Irwin


Sandra Duhamel Katie Thompson Sherrill Tisdale Carrie Farr Val Love


shari_irwin@hotmail.com duhamel.sandra@gmail.com


oqhasherrill@gmail.com Carrie50f@gmail.com vlove@sympatico.ca


www.oqha.on.ca • info@oqha.on.ca Affiliate OQHA NEWS: MAY 2024 The OQHA Summer Finale


is scheduled for August 28th - September 1st 2024 at the An- caster Fairgrounds. There will be 5 judges over 5 days. The show- bill and stall booking details are available on the OQHA website. The OAQHA Provincial Champi- onships will be held at the OQHA Summer Finale.


The OAQHA Provincial


Championship will bring together the top Non-Pros across all age divisions (Youth/Amateur/ Se- lect) to face-off on a highly chal- lenging


pattern. The Championship Finals will offer


some of the best prizes and pay- back of the season to recognize the success, hard work, and dedi- cation of our exhibitors. The events offered will be Showman- ship, Horsemanship, and Hunt Seat Equitation. Your opportunity to qualify will run concurrently with your Youth, Amateur, or Se- lect class. 25 total exhibitors will be invited to compete in the Fi- nals.


OQHA is eager to launch the


Inaugural Trail Invitational for 2024. This will be a qualifying event whereby the Top 10 Open Trail Horses and Top 10 Non-Pro


Horse & Rider Teams will be in- vited to compete in the Finals at the OQHA Summer Finale. Sig- nificant cash and product prizes are up for grabs, so this is sure to be an event that you won’t want to miss!


How does it work?


The 2024 Qualifying Events are: May 9-12: Area 2 Spring Kick Off, Ancaster ON May 30-June 1: Area 1 Summer Circuit, Ilderton ON June 29-July 2: Area 3 Sum- merama, Barrie ON August 1-4: EOQHA Summer


AQHA Director’s Report Continued from Page 20 Induction into the Ameri-


can Quarter Horse Hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed by the American Quarter Horse Foundation. This year, AQHA will induct three horses and three men in the Class of 2024: French- mans Guy, Blue Valentine, Shin- ing Spark, Dr. Jim Heird, J.D. Yates and Paul Jones.


Frenchmans Guy Foaled in 1987, French-


mans Guy quickly made his mark in the American Quarter Horse world. While his performance record predates any modern-day recordkeeping system, his prog- eny and grand progeny have been at the top of the charts for the past three decades. By Sun Frost and out of Frenchmans Lady by Laughing Boy, Frenchmans Guy sired 1,969 American Quarter Horse foals that have earned more than $13 million and 2,528 AQHA points, mostly in barrel racing. His top-three leading progeny are Morning Traffic ($482,697 LTE), Teasin Dat Guy ($426,052 LTE) and Bring It On Guys ($323,718 LTE).


Blue Valentine In the 1950s and ’60s, it


would have been hard to predict the effect that Blue Valentine, a hardy blue roan Joe Hancock- bred ranch stallion, would have on the American Quarter Horse industry. But hindsight being what it is, we know that even though Blue Valentine only sired 210 registered American Quarter Horses, his influence is still seen in the breed nearly 70 years later. “Blue” passed on his speed, good bone, gentle disposition, longevity and cow savvy. Few horses have made such an impact that their reputation outlives them by more than a few generations.


Shining Spark His progeny earned more


than 39,000 AQHA points, 40 AQHA world championships and


more than $10 million, mostly in National Reined Cow Horse and National Reining Horse associa- tion competition. Shining Spark had the spark that ignited a blood- line that set new standards in value. By Genuine Doc and out of the American Quarter Horse Hall of Famer Diamonds Sparkle, Shining Spark was NRCHA’s all- time leading sire from 2003 to 2020, and that association’s first $3 million sire. Of his 1,411 American Quarter Horse foals, Shining Spark’s top-three foals by earnings are Shining N Sassy ($259,262 LTE), Shine By The Bay ($178,699 LTE) and A Shiner Named Sioux ($161,891 LTE). This is his third equine in- dustry hall of fame induction.


Dr. Jim Heird Jim Heird grew up in East


Tennessee, the son of a tobacco farmer, who, up into the 1960s, still plowed his fields with mules. But it was horses, not mules, that inspired Jim. He was 13 when he saw his first American Quarter Horse. That love of horses charted the course of Jim’s career in academia, but also in the American Quarter Horse indus- try. He was an AQHA director for Colorado in 2009 and became a director for Texas in 2011. He has served on the judges, interna- tional and show committees, show council and AQHA Animal Welfare Commission; and was the chairman of the judges com- mittee, 1989-1991; show com- mittee, 2008-2010; international committee, 2013-2015; show council, 2008-2011; and commis- sioner of the Animal Welfare Commission, 2011-2015. He was elected to the AQHA Executive Committee in 2015 and served as AQHA president in 2018.


J.D. Yates J. D. Yates holds the dis-


tinction as the youngest man in history to qualify for the presti- gious National Finals Rodeo at the age of 15. He has won more


than $1.6 million in professional rodeo, qualified for the NFR 21 times, the National Finals Steer Roping 11 times, has 47 AQHA world championships under his belt and has had a hand in the making of several AQHA Super- horses. One has to wonder what J. D.’s favorite win has been. “The next one,” he says every single time he’s asked. Roping is a sport that was shared with J. D. by his dad, Dick, and now J. D. is sharing it with his son, Trey, who has qualified for the NFR three times. Success is in this family’s genes.


Paul Jones Paul Jones, the only racing


trainer to win 14-straight AQHA champion racing trainer titles, has 4,436 wins and 460 stakes wins, and his horses have won more than $89 million. His career high- lights include winning the All American Futurity three times (Teller Cartel, No Secrets Here and Running Brook Gal), the Champion of Champions six times (Whosleavingwho, The Down Side, Cash For Kas, Wave Carver, Good Reason SA and Rylees Boy) and the Los Al Two Million two times (A Reagal Choice and Good Reason SA). “Paul has dominated many racing categories, but his main goal is to accomplish what is best for his owners and his horses,” says his wife, Marin Jones. “He knows his horses intimately, without even looking at their name tags.” Join AQHA and celebrate


the Class of 2024 at the 2024 American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame Induction & Reunion Cel- ebration September 6-7 in Amar- illo, Texas.


Till next time, remember


to visit the OQHA, AQHA, and CQHA websites 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


Sizzler, Carp ON The entry fee to participate


is $30.00 per class per exhibitor. Double your chances by entering into more classes! Note that you must be en-


tered in advance to have your scores tracked toward qualifying. There is no set entry deadline, but we won’t begin tracking your scores until you’ve registered! What makes the Trail Invita- tional special? The added purse! Each of the Pro and Non-Pro categories have $1,000 added! $15.00 from each entry will then go towards the purse to bring that purse, up and UP and UP! The course will be dressed up with shrubs and flowers to make this different from the patterns we see all year, this effort is to aid in prep for the fall majors!


A few more details... The scores will be based on the averages of the above quali-


fying events. You don’t need to attend all qualifying events, but your best 4 days (average of the judges on the day) will be used in the tabulations. As such, we recommend attending at least 2 of the Area shows (qualifying events) to have the best shot at getting in! You must pay to play, once


the entry fee is received then your scores will be tracked. Reg-


includes following horse shows for 2024:


The OQHA Show season


Area 2 Spring Kick Off - An- caster, ON - May 9-12, 2024


Area 3 Spring Classic - Thorn- ton, ON - May 17-20, 2024


Area 1 Sunsational Summer Circuit - Ilderton, ON - May 30- June 2, 2024 with a free clinic offered on May 29th with


ister online on the OQHA web- site.


You must be an OQHA


member in good standing to be invited to the Invitational. The horses invited to the Fi-


nals will be asked to remit an ad- ditional $15 entry to confirm their spot and compete in the Final Invitational at the Summer Finale.


OQHA SHOW DATES


AQHA Judge Mary Luther. Area 3 Summerama - Thorn- ton, ON - June 29-July 2, 2024


EOQHA Hot Hot Sizzler Cir- cuit - Carp, ON - August 1-4, 2024


OQHA Summer Finale - An- caster, ON - August 28-Septem- ber 1, 2024.


Please see www.oqha.on.ca for more information and details.


Area 1 Director Area 2 Director


Area 3 Director Area 4 Director Area 5 Director Area 6 Director Area 7 Director


AQHA Director


Lindsay Allen Greg Dubiel


Andrew Dewar Val Love


Sheryl Chillson Blair Woodley


Jane Cryderman Kathy Patterson


dewarperformancehores@hotmail.com vlove@sympatico.ca


sherylchillson@gmail.com Blair.woodley@outlook.com waywestqh@gmail.com tbrkathy@hsfx.ca


Check out our website for the latest OQHA information!


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