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The SOQHA Challenge held in Springfield, OH kicked off the 2021 Ohio Quarter Horse Association point season this past weekend, February 26-28, 2021. The show finished with more than 2,800 entries and more than $10,000 awarded to kids! Your complete results ,  high point awards , and  scribe sheets are posted to our website. Thank you to all that came & showed & kicked off the SOQHA show season. Stay tuned to  oqha.com/points  for OQHA Point Standings.   Show High Points Division Champion Reserve L1/Green Open KM Good To Be Best – Chelsea Martz-Churches owner Huntin A Hot Cowgirl – Alexa Black owner Open Mo Money – Stephanie Janis owner KM Good To Be Best – Chelsea Martz-Churches owner L1/Novice Amateur

The Ohio Quarter Horse Association might not have had a banquet this year, however, we still awarded our 2020 membership with over $85,000 in awards. Congratulations to all those who competed in the 2020 show season earning OQHA year-end points. For the full list of point standings, visit  oqha.com/points . Year-end awards are distributed placing 1-6 in each class and division. For further details on points, please refer to the Ohio Quarter Horse Association Handbook . The first show of the 2021 season, the SOQHA The Challenge, will kick off February 26 in Springfield, OH, be sure to renew your membership to earn your points. Renew your membership at  oqha.com/join .     2020 ALL AROUND & HIGH POINT WINNERS

More smiles will be made May 20-23, 2021 ... don’t miss your chance to smile with us!   -Tentative schedule- Thursday Indoor Open Non Pro/NP 7 and up/RFM qualifier   Thursday Covered Novice NP Green Reiner/ Green Horse Novice Open   Friday Indoor Rookie/Novice Am/RFM qualifier OPEN FOR NP DERBY horse warm-up   Friday Covered AQHA Open Ranch Riding Jackpot Ranch Riding MCGEE FARMS NP Derby/NP/ RFM qualifier   Saturday indoor Youth Short stirrup OPEN for open derby warm-up   Saturday Covered AQHA Youth Ranch Riding AQHA Amateur Ranch Riding MCGEE FARMS Open Derby/Open   Sunday Indoor Short stirrup Novice Non Pro Novice Open Rookie/Nov Am/ RFM qualifier   Sunday Covered Youth Green Reiner/Green Horse

The American Quarter Horse Association annual convention is a highly anticipated event for AQHA members around the world. The  2021 AQHA Convention  is slated for March 18-22 at the Hyatt Hill Country Resort in San Antonio and will be held according to local, state, and federal mandates. All members are invited to attend and can now register online . After careful discussions with AQHA leadership and key stakeholders, the AQHA Executive Committee has decided to modify the traditional format of the annual convention to host a business format in 2021. View the tentative convention schedule.   With the cancellation of the 2020 convention, as a result of the coronavirus, AQHA leadership understands the importance

You’d never know that a change of venue due to COVID had any effect on the Eastern Ohio Quarter Horse Association show held September 4-6 in Springfield, Ohio. The show boasted of 1240 entries per judge and came complete with a Mexican Fiesta Dinner sponsored in part by EOQHA and OQHA and prepared by the Sweet Shop. All the English classes had gift certificates and socks as additional prizes and were sponsored by Glamourous Threads. Also, Ryan Geiger  Photography was there to capture those special moments.    In spite of the large numbers, the show ran smoothly and efficiently allowing competitors to be done at a reasonable time.  Thanks so much to Show Secretary Vanessa Lay, Show Manager Casey Devitt, their staff,

AQHA debuts the tentative schedule for the 2020 Farnam AQHA World Championship Show, slated for November 2-21 at the OKC Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. The  Farnam AQHA World Championship Show  returns to the OKC Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City November 2-21 with additional AQHA championship shows,  waived qualifying , new class offerings, the  41st Annual Triangle Sale  and more! Owners, exhibitors and trainers can view the 2020 tentative schedule, which is now available under Resources at  www.aqha.com/worldshow . Entry information will be available soon at  www.aqha.com/worldshow , and estimated times on the schedule may vary based on the number of entries received. View the tentative show schedule

The American Quarter Horse Association is opening a new AQHA Service Center at the Ohio Quarter Horse Association office in Columbus, Ohio; AQHA Member Experience professionals will be available to assist customers the first week of each month. The American Quarter Horse Association is opening a new AQHA Service Center at the Ohio Quarter Horse Association office in Columbus, Ohio; AQHA Member Experience professionals will be available to assist customers the first week of each month.  The American Quarter Horse Association is proud to open an additional  AQHA Service Center  at the Ohio Quarter Horse Association office in Columbus, Ohio. This AQHA Service Center will be open the first week of each month

SOQHA Summer Finale is a wrap. SOQHA had a fantastic horse show. Over 2400 AQHA entries and very healthy NSBA. So many new faces and of course they enjoyed the familiar faces too. Complete show results and scribe sheets are posted here . OQHA Points are posted 

AQHA releases ineligibility list for the Level 2 Championships, presented by Adequan® (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan), held in conjunction with the 2020 AQHA World Championship Show. Earlier this spring, the AQHA Executive Committee waived the qualification requirements for the 2020 AQHA World Championship Show due to effects of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic on the showing industry. Exhibitors and their American Quarter Horses will still need to meet Level 3, Level 2 and Level 1 eligibility requirements to compete at this year’s show. AQHA has released the  list of open and amateur exhibitors  who are ineligible to enter and show horses in the Adequan® Level 2 Championships at the 2020 AQHA World

SOQHA The Madness - another year, another fantastic show! Thank you to everyone that rolled with the changes & embraced the new, but temporary dates. More than 7000+ AQHA entries, huge NSBA numbers, lots of prizes and a ton of food given away. Your complete results are posted.  Congratulations to the all-around winners and everyone else that showed! Thank you to An Equine Production for helping the show run smooth! Thank you to all the judges for doing a great job! And lastly, thank you to every exhibitor and trainer for coming to the show and making it a great one!  View updated OQHA points here   Circuit & High Point Winners Results S/C 1 Results S/C 2 Money Classes - 1 Money Classes - 2 Scribe Sheets