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The Summer SunSation show was a huge, very deep show, one of the biggest , best shows around! OMIQHA had very big classes, Trail had 186 goes, L2 Youth Western Pleasure had 35 goes, L1 Amateur Western Pleasure had 48 goes, L1 Amateur Western Horsemanship had 49 , with the 14-18 Western HMS had 45 in the class. Showmanship was huge, the L1 Youth SMS had 68 in the class, with the Amateur side having  50 in their class. Halter had a good representation of Youth Aged Geldings of 16, Amateur Aged Geldings had 17, Performance Geldings held out at 23 and 17 between the Youth and Amt. Hunter had great numbers also with 44 L1 Youth HUS showing, the Amt. side showed 38. Equation was slightly lower, but still good numbers inspite of the

The OQHA Annual Membership Picnic scheduled for June 15th has been cancelled. Open Board of Directors will still have a June meeting rescheduled for June 22nd at 7 pm at the OQHA office. This will be limited to board members only in order to practice social distancing.

Fulton County Saddle Club doubled last year’s show with people just happy to be at a horse show again. Selling 230 stalls and 73 camping spots. Exhibitors came from New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan, bringing 1,204 entries this year with 240 Open, 186 Amateur, 378 Youth, 134 Novice, and 201 Novice Youth. The largest class was Youth Showmanship with 43 entries. They had open added money jackpot classes that were well received. They gave away seven high point all-around awards. The winners received a trophy donated by Greg & Marty Holden and a $50 gift card to Rod’s donated by the Fulton County Saddle Club. High point all-around: Small-fry - Chloe Robert's Level1 Youth- Josie

OMIQHA is very proud to finally announce that the OMIQHA Summer SunSation show is a GO!!!! Guidelines for bio-safety to be posted this week. OMIQHA will see you all June 13-14, 08:00 am start time!

NOQHA is saddened to announce the cancellation of NOQHA Summer 6 Pack due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Pre-paid stall and camping checks will be shredded. Don’t forget, they have their Queen’s coloring contest, and will have a new June contest on our social media for all ages to participate. Keep on the lookout for some new features coming with our sponsors, too! NOQHA misses their exhibitors and hope to see you at a horse show soon! Stay safe & healthy 

The executive committee met by conference call and made the decision to cancel the May 18 th  open meeting.   Youth to meet virtually with more more information to follow. OAQHA board to meet virtually as well.  

High-point standings for 2019 are finalized and the all-around high-point horses and exhibitors are named. The American Quarter Horse Association recognizes hardworking individuals and their American Quarter Horses at the end of each year through the Association’s  high-point awards . AQHA annually recognizes the top point earners in each division of every AQHA event. Horses are recognized in the open division, junior and senior; youth and amateurs competing with any one horse are recognized in their respective divisions. The divisions are further broken down into Rookie, Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3. “Earning an AQHA high-point award is evidence of the year-long commitment to excellence in the show

AQHA is excited to announce the addition of Nutrena Level 1 classes at the 2020 Built Ford Tough AQHYA World Championship Show; Select World Championship Show, presented by Adequan® (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan); and AQHA World Championship Show.   The American Quarter Horse Association is excited to announce the addition of Nutrena Level 1 classes to the 2020 Built Ford Tough AQHYA World Championship Show ; Select World Championship Show, presented by Adequan® (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan) ; and AQHA World Championship Show . Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the AQHA Executive Committee and AQHA staff cancelled the 2020 Nutrena AQHA Level 1 Championships earlier this spring to protect

NOQHA is saddened to announce the cancellation of the NOQHA Spring Extravaganza and Novice shows, May 22-25, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Pre-paid stall and camping checks will be shredded. In the meantime they have some fun contests planned for all ages to participate. NOQHA will miss their exhibitors and hope to see you at a horse show soon! Stay safe & healthy 

The executive  committee met by conference call this morning and made the decision to cancel the April 20 th open and youth meetings.   Stay healthy and safe.