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2021 AQHA Youth Excellence Seminar
Save the date for the 2021 Bank of America Youth Excellence Seminar! YES is slated for July 12-14 in Amarillo. Registration for YES is coming soon. Registration forms will be available on www.aqha.com/yes in January 2021. Book your hotel room at the YES rate with the Embassy Suites by Hilton Amarillo-Downtown here. YES Facts: • All youth, ages 10 to 18, are welcome – current AQHYA members and nonmembers. • Youth will attend interactive sessions designed to develop and teach leadership skills. • Each day features new speakers, presenting topics related to leadership and the equine industry. • Five AQHYA officers will be elected (president, first vice president, second vice president and two members). • Regional

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2021 AQHA Convention
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

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OQHYA September Virtual Meeting - Monday, September 21 @ 7 PM
Please join us via Microsoft Team Meeting! Attendance will be taken and roll call made. We highly encourage you to join via Microsoft Team meeting and share video for attendance purposes. Join Microsoft Teams Meeting +1 213-437-9246 United States, Los Angeles (Toll) Conference ID: 772 014 771#

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EOQHA September Show Recap
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,

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New AQHA Service Center at Ohio Quarter Horse Assoc. Office
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

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SOQHA Summer Finale is a wrap
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

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2020 Youth World Show
Wrapping Up the 2020 Ford Youth World AQHA wraps up the 2020 Built Ford Tough AQHYA World Championship Show, which was held in accordance with local, state and federal coronavirus mandates. That’s a wrap on the 2020 Built Ford Tough AQHYA World Championship Show, which was hosted in accordance with local, state and federal coronavirus mandates. The Ford Youth World was held July 29 - August 8 at the OKC Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. AQHYA exhibitors from the United States and Canada competed for 42 world championship, 33 Adequan® Level 2 championships and 39 Nutrena Level 1 championships. The Nutrena Level 1 youth classes were held in conjunction with the Ford Youth World for the first time in the show’s history,

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2020 SOQHA The Madness Had Another Great Show
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

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2020 BWHA Classic Recap
2020 was a challenging year for many horse organizations including Buckeye Western Horse Association (BWHA). BWHA placed high importantance on returning to Findlay, Ohio. With many other horse shows being canceled, it did not look good promising. However, members worked hard contacting the county commissioners and the Health Department in order to pull it off. Buckeye Western would like to thank members of the Fulton County Saddle Club for paving the way to be able to have a show. It was good to be back at the University of Findlay’s Western Farm after being away for seven years. Majority of the membership residing from the Findlay area, it was good to see old friends but most of all make new ones. BWHA sold out in

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EOQHA's September Show has MOVED
Unfortunately, EOQHA’s September show will NOT be held at the Ohio Expo Center. Instead, EOQHA has moved it to the Champion’s Center in Springfield, Ohio. They can’t wait to see y’all there!! Call today to make stall reservations!