Youth

  Name : Abigail Hardy Age:  13 - 7th Grade   Where do you live and with whom:   In Plain City Ohio, with my parents, Todd & Wendy Hardy, my little brother, Blake and my grandma.   Other current activities: I like riding horses and I ride as many days a week as I can. I like to hang out with friends. We ride scooters around our neighborhood. I haul with Jessica Johnson from Sweet Shop Performance Horses     What would be impossible for you to give up? My 3 horses - Pass The Details, My Secret Pass and Im Call N Dibs   Tell us something that no one knows about you. That one day I would like to own my own business   Where can we find you when not at a horse show? The barn riding anything from my own horses to ponies   Where do you see yourself

  The Ohio Quarter Horse Youth Association (OQHYA) conducted their annual meeting, February 6, 2015 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel before the Ohio Quarter Horse Association (OQHA) Annual Awards Banquet.  Thirty-six youth members attended the annual meeting including eight new members. The youth enjoyed pizza and cookies while they brainstormed ideas for fundraising, how to increase youth membership, and community services/outreach programs. Officers and Directors were also voted and appointed. After the meeting, they enjoyed playing “Minute To Win It” games. The OQHYA made an exceptional impression at the Annual Awards Banquet. While simultaneously mingling with the crowd, various youth members sold

New AQHYA officers and directors for 2018-19 were named June 30 during the Bank of America Youth Excellence Seminar in Bryan, Texas. Candidates went through an interview process, gave speeches and were asked questions throughout the seminar. After the extensive process, these are the new officers and directors: President : Olivia Tordoff of Powell, Ohio First Vice President: Kylie Good of East Berlin, Pennsylvania Second Vice President: Charles Lee of McAllen, Texas Executive Member: Caleb Sturgeon of Beloit, Ohio Executive Member: Sierra Walter of Hydro, Oklahoma AQHYA directors for 2018-19 are: Region 1 Isabella Laguna of Snoqualmie, Washington Jacqueline Potwora of Eugene, Oregon Samantha Pratt

Name: Bethany Reiterman Age: 17   Where do you live and with who: I live in Washington Court House, Ohio with my parents, Mike and Nicol Reiterman. Other current activities: I am very involved in my school’s FFA chapter, Fayette County 4-H, and many other state wide agriculture related leadership boards. I have also played varsity tennis for four years and I am my school’s senior class president.    What would be impossible for you to give up? One thing I would struggle giving up is my morning coffee. I cannot survive or think clearly throughout the day without my coffee. It is a bad habit to have at 17 but I am hooked on my coffee.   Tell us something that no one knows about you. I am pretty much scared of anything and everything

Name: Lilly Ehrman   Where were you born and raised & live now I was born and raised in Steubenville Ohio and grew up on my family farm where I live now.  It’s been owned by our family since 1892.  My husband Dustin and I raised our 2 children on the farm where we raise hay, some row crops, have about 20 commercial cows and we also have 50 sows and raise show pigs. Our oldest child Harley is active in our farm and show pig business.  My grandfather was an American Saddlebred trainer and so far we have had 4 generations of our family show horses. What do you do for a living I have a degree in Animal Science and currently, work for Mars Horsecare US as a District Sales Manager for BUCKEYE Nutrition.  I work with dealers in eastern

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Name:  Natalie Hilty Age:  14   Where do you live and with whom:   I live in Huber Heights on a farm with both my parents, my younger sister, and a bunch of animals.   Other current activities: I play tennis & ride with a rodeo drill team.   What would be impossible for you to give up? My family and my animals.   Tell us something that no one knows about you. Well I'm pretty much an open book, but I absolutely love style and fashion.   Where can we find you when not at a horse show? Playing tennis, working on the farm, or shooting pictures with my Nikon camera.   Where do you see yourself in 5 years? I'm hopeful that I'll be winning some things at the Congress.   How did you get involved in horses? My mom found an online site for Sullenburger

Photo by: McKenzie Yates for IEA.  April 23, 2016, Lexington, Kentucky   Ellexxah Maxwell wins the Varsity Open Horsemanship class and is named the 2016 Champion Western Rider at the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) Nationals in Lexington, KY.

Name:  Marina Marotto Age:  13 - 7th Grade   Where do you live and with whom:   Dublin, Ohio and with my parents, Howie and Deborah and my little brother, Mario.   Other current activities: I play Lacrosse for my school.   What would be impossible for you to give up? Probably my horse Diesel (Just Call Willy), Chinese food and Xbox One   Tell us something that no one knows about you. I am a major Walking Dead fan.   Where can we find you when not at a horse show? At home watching T.V, at the park with my friends or at the barn.   Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Hopefully still showing on the AQHA circuits and adding Horsemanship.   How did you get involved in horses? When I was really little I rode a family friends horse and fell

Name: Grace Miller Age:  11   Where do you live and with who: I live with my parents, Scott and Erica, my brother Cole, and all of our pets. We live in Miamisburg Ohio. I compete in figures skating. I practice 2-3 times a week. I also like to ride my stay at home horse, Bullseye, down the road and through the woods.   What would be impossible for you to give up? The most impossible thing to give up is horse showing, because of all the friends I've met through showing horses together.   Tell us something that no one knows about you. Something you don't know about me is I have a baby duck living in my bathtub. His name is Peanut.   Where can we find you when you aren’t at a horse show? If I'm not at a horse show, I am probably  at home playing