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SOQHA The Madness is a wrap
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SOQHA The Madness is a wrap

Excitement filled the air the second week of May as exhibitors, trainers, family, and spectators gathered at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio. The Madness, presented by Southern Ohio Quarter Horse Association, was in full swing and saw an increase of 500 entries this year. This brought their total AQHA entries to over 12,500 for the 2019 show. The sold out event consisted of two parts: the Pre-Madness, held May 10-12, and the Madness, held May 14-19. The popular show featured 10 judges and over 100 classes, including large-purse slot classes, pleasure driving, trail, showmanship, and pleasure and equitation classes. Managed by An Equine Production , exhibitors report that the show ran smoothly,
Go-To Place for AQHA Level 1 East Championships
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Go-To Place for AQHA Level 1 East Championships

From The American Quarter Horse Association Exhibitors at the Nutrena East AQHA Level 1 Championships saddled up their American Quarter Horses on May 1 for the opening day of competition at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio. The show kicked off at 8 a.m. with Rookie youth ranch riding in the R+L Arena West and Rookie amateur ranch riding in the R+L Arena East. The Nutrena East Level 1, running May 1-5, features walk-trot, Rookie and Level 1 classes. These three levels of AQHA competition are designed for everyone from the beginner to the minimally accomplished competitors in AQHA events, respectively. The Nutrena East Level 1 offers a variety of events and activities for competitors, friends, family
The Warm Up Show - OMIQHA
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The Warm Up Show - OMIQHA

This was their biggest show to date! They would like to Congratulate the High Point & Reserve All-Around Winners. Small Fry All Around – High Point - Consider Him Sheik & Adeline Gabor                                         Res. HP - Annie Lost Her Socks & Skylar Herrnstein L1 Amateur All Around – High Point - Hot N Sleepy & Alexis Ziemak                                              Res. HP – Ill Sleep Ina Minute & Kari Linn Amateur All Around – High Point - Mr Class Action & Brittany Urwin                                             Res. HP – Heza Celebrite & Jann Ahlberg L1 Youth All Around – High Point – Cowboy Causin Mayhew & Jillian Jefferson                                         
DO YOU WANT BETTER STALLS AT THE LITTLE BUCKEYE 2019?
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DO YOU WANT BETTER STALLS AT THE LITTLE BUCKEYE 2019?

Take a moment to read this... In an effort to accommodate stall preferences in the most fair and affordable way possible, we are offering priority stalling as an option at this year's show. With priority stalling, we will assign stalls next to the arena first, then barn A (North), then barn B (South). If your reservation includes 10 stalls or less the cost is $300, and for more than 10 stalls the cost is $500 (in addition to stall reservation). For reservations already sent: First choice of priority stalls will be offered until May 1 for those who have already sent their reservation forms . Stalls will be assigned by when payment is received. If you have already sent your reservation, and would like priority stalls,
EOQHA hosts a successful show
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EOQHA hosts a successful show

Eastern Ohio Quarter Horse Association would like to thank all the trainers, exhibitors, judges, ring stewards, staff and EOQHA board for making their April 6-7 show successful. With nearly 4800 total entries we saw 175 trail runs, an 8 point amateur showmanship class and many classes split. They are looking forward to seeing everyone again in Springfield, Ohio on April 27 and 28. It will be a great warm up for the Novice Championships! Find more photos on  EOQHA's Facebook page
Affiliate News
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Affiliate News

  EOQHA held their annual year end awards banquet on January 12th at the Virtues Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio. Due to the weather we had a smaller event than we have had in past years but would like to thank everyone who was able to attend for making it a great evening. In 2019 EOQHA will be hosting 3 shows again. April 6 & 7 at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, April 27 & 28 at the Champions Center in Springfield, and September 6-8 back at the Ohio Expo Center. Due to limited number of stalls available in Springfield we do ask that you get those stalls reserved ASAP, the stall form can be found on the EOQHA website. Also, this year the EOQHA youth will be participating in the Tribute Feed program and will be collecting the
AQHA Announces 2019 Dates
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AQHA Announces 2019 Dates

Mark your calendar with the tentative dates for these 2019 AQHA events. From The American Quarter Horse Association The American Quarter Horse Association has an exciting line-up of events planned for this spring, summer and fall. Mark your calendars today with these tentative dates. 2019 AQHA Convention The 2019 AQHA Convention was held March 8-11 at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. Visit  www.aqha.com/convention   for more information about the convention and coverage from this year’s event.  AQHA World Championship Shows March 1-3 – 2018 Cowboy Mounted Shooting World Championships, Reliant Center Arena NRG Park, Houston; view coverage of the AQHA CMS World at  www.aqha.com/cmsworld
The event totals are in – these were the top AQHA shows and circuits in 2018.
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The event totals are in – these were the top AQHA shows and circuits in 2018.

From The American Quarter Horse Association From February in Las Vegas to the tail end of the year in Florida, AQHA members turned out in droves to support shows, circuits and special events across the United States. Combined, the overall Top-10 AQHA shows saw entries totaling 93,992 in 2018. Rankings were calculated by dividing the total number of entries for each event by the event’s total number of show numbers.            “Congratulations to the show management teams behind these top shows. It’s exciting to look at this list of shows and see both the East and West coasts represented, with shows from up north and down south, spanning spring, summer, fall and winter,” said AQHA Chief Show Officer Pete Kyle.  “These
2019 AQHA Convention Wrap Up
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2019 AQHA Convention Wrap Up

The American Quarter Horse Association held its annual convention to review member-submitted rule changes, appoint new AQHA directors, induct members into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and elect the AQHA Executive Committee March 8-11 at the Omni Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. The five-person Executive Committee is responsible for implementing important decisions made by AQHA members through the board of directors. The 2019-20 AQHA Executive Committee is President Stan Weaver of Big Sandy, Montana; First Vice President F.E. Butch Wise of El Reno, Oklahoma; Second Vice President Norman Luba of Louisville, Kentucky; member Dr. Scott Myers of Sharon Center, Ohio; and member Kenneth Banks of Schulenburg,