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More than 4,000 entries converged at the OKC Fairgrounds to vie for the AQHA’s coveted golden globes and nearly $2 million in purse and prizes.
That’s a wrap on the 2019 Lucas Oil AQHA World Championship Show! Amateur and open exhibitors from the United States,
Thirteen 3-year-old American Quarter Horses made their debut to the industry November 16, and Snap It Send It was crowned the winner, earning $10,000.
The 2016 gray mare won the second Pleasure Versatility Challenge, presented
By Jill J. Dunkel for The American Quarter Horse Journal
Earning an AQHA Superhorse title takes all the right ingredients – a quality breeding program, an equine athlete with talent and heart, and a solid trainer to bring it all together. It’s much like an experienced bartender mixing an exquisite cocktail.
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The Pleasure Versatility Challenge will be held in conjunction with the 2019 Lucas Oil AQHA World Championship Show. Thirteen athletic 3-year-old American Quarter Horses will be tested as they go head-to-head in a versatility competition. The total purse for the event will be $50,000, with first
Congratulations to all of the All American Quarter Horse Congress Hi-Point All Around Champions and Reserve Champions!
Courtesy: All American Quarter Horse Congress. Photos by Shane Rux.
All-Around Horse
Champion: Dancin in the Dirt – Sandy Vargo
Reserve: DGS Vintage – Robin L. DeGraff
Hi-Point Small Fry
Champion: Liv Jillian Winter –
The 2019 Congress Masters saw incredibly deep classes and beautiful rides from the maiden two-year-olds and their trainers. After the arena dust settled these were the champions.
Congress Masters Two-Year-Old Western Pleasure
1- Hay Goodlookn/Andy Cochroan for Capital Quarter Horsess LLC – $25,000
2- RR Cant Stop A Feelin/Mike Hachtel for Nettie
At the 2019 Congress Tim Kimura and Chuck Letchworth bits unveiled the new MOT (Man of Trail) bit in Tim’s continued efforts to “Make Trail Great Again.”
Tim wanted to develop a bit to help riders navigate his courses. He wanted something perfectly balanced and in a shape that the horses would
The 2019 Congress Masters Line Up has been announced and the competion will be stiff in both the HUS and Pleasure Classes at tonight’s show. Be sure to Buy your tickets now in the Press Office or at www.quarterhorsecongress.com If you are not able to attend this year you can watch at
What a Congress it has been for Kent Ray Taylor and his three-year-old unicorns.
It is a huge accomplishment to win one Congress Championship but to have two three-year-olds at the show and walk away with four Congress Championships, one Reserve Congress Championship and atwo top five finishes could only be
Winning a Congress Championship takes a team, from trainers to owners, riders and spouses. But the horse also had a team long before he made it to the winner’s circle and to them this win is just as incredible of a moment as to the exhibitor and owner.
Lynn Carr hurried to
The Congress Super Sale was definitely on to something when they introduced the yearling session and the 2YO Sales Stakes Classes. Each year more incredible yearlings are offered in the sale and the 2YO Stakes Classes have become a truly big deal.
On Thursday night the innaugural 2YO HUS stakes class was
