• APHA Teams With Teton Ridge to Launch the American Performance Horseman Competition

    Expanding upon its commitment to elevate and positively impact the Western horse world, Teton Ridge unveiled an unprecedented new event: The American Performance Horseman. The innovative working Western sporting event—which will feature cutting, reining and reined cow horse—will debut on March 10, 2023, in Arlington, Texas, at The American rodeo Western Weekend.

  • 2022 European Paint Horse Championship

    Photo by APHA/Paint Horse Journal

    Photo by APHA/Paint Horse Journal

    The 2022 EURO PAINT, the 22nd European Paint Horse Championship and the biggest Paint Horse Show outside the USA, will be held on August 21-28, 2022 in Rieden Kreuth, Germany. The Euro Paint has been one of the biggest APHA shows right after the World Show in the USA for years!

  • 50th Anniversary of the Ford AQHYA World Kicks Off

    Photo by AQHA Press Release by Shane Rux

    Photo by AQHA Press Release by Shane Rux

    The Ford AQHYA World Championship Show kicked off for the 50th consecutive year July 28 at the OKC Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City.

    The American Quarter Horse Association kicks off the Ford AQHYA World Championship Show, celebrating the show’s 50th anniversary! Classes began with performance halter geldings at 8 a.m. on Thursday, July 28, in the Jim Norick Arena. The Performance Arena started at 11 a.m. with the new Nutrena Level 1 Champion of Champions 14-18 showmanship class. The show runs through Sunday, August 7, at the OKC Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City.

  • Richest AQHA Ranch Horse Event of the Year Kicks Off

    Photo by AQHA Press Release by Shane Rux

    [caption id="attachment_2845" align="alignnone" width=""]Photo by AQHA Press Release by Shane RuxThe AQHA VRH World also plays host to the AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenge Finals; AQHA Cattle Level 1 Championships, presented by the Four Sixes Ranch; and the National Ranch and Stock Horse Alliance National Championship Show.[/caption]

    The AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse World Championships and concurrent events kicked off June 21 at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma, and will award $300,000 in purse and prizes over the next five days.

  • AQHA Professionals of the Year Announced

    Photos AQHA Press Release

    [caption id="attachment_2651" align="alignnone" width=""]Photos AQHA Press ReleaseThe Nutrena Don Burt AQHA Professional Horseman of the Year, Nutrena AQHA Professional Horsewoman of the Year and Most Valuable Professional awards will be recognized later this year.[/caption]

    AQHA honors Jerry Erickson, Michelle Tidwell and Suzy Jeane as the 2021 AQHA Professionals of the Year.

    The American Quarter Horse Association is proud to announce the 2021 Nutrena Don Burt AQHA Professional Horseman of the Year, Nutrena AQHA Professional Horsewoman of the Year and Most Valuable Professional award winners.

  • An Update on Cutting at the 2022 All American Quarter Horse Congress


    Photo courtesy OQHA by Shane Rux

    Photo courtesy OQHA by Shane Rux

    COLUMBUS, OH – Cutting has been an integral part of the All American Quarter Horse Congress since its inception in 1967. In the beginning, the Congress began as a long weekend show and has grown to span over four weekends in the fall. Since the demands of producing a quality cutting requires so much more time and space than other quarter horse classes, it was decided this year to move it to a nearby location where space and time were not an issue. This move will be more user friendly to the cutters and will allow the cutting to grow at its own pace in the future.