OQHA Past President Inducted Into NSBA Hall of Fame

OQHA is proud to share the induction of OQHA Past President and Congress Tri-Chairman Chris Cecil Darnell into the National Snaffle Bit Association Hall of Fame.

In addition to Chris Cecil Darnell’s experience as a horse show exhibitor and with her family’s Cecil Breeding Farm, Chris has volunteered her time at the regional, state and national level for many years. She is a past president, officer and board member of Northern Ohio Quarter Horse Association; president, first vice president, Congress Tri-Chairman and Executive Committee member with Ohio Quarter Horse Association, and has assisted with numerous additions to the Congress including Ranch, Level 1 Amateur Select, EWD, and Small Fry division classes. Chris was inducted into the All American Quarter Horse Congress Hall of Fame in 2023.

Chris also served as NSBA president, treasurer, Executive Committee member and board member and assisted NSBA in developing changes to the rider earnings calculations and budgeting. She has served as an AQHA director for 13 years and chaired and served on a number of committees and task forces and the AQHA Show Council, as well as served as an AQHA team leader processing AQHA transfers, stallion reports and registrations and assisted in recruiting others. She was awarded the NSBA Jack Benson Award in 2012.

Chris owns Simply Show Services LLC and provides show secretary services to shows across the nation. 

Congratulations to OQHA's very own Chris Darnell!