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		<title>APHA announces changes for 2012 AjPHA Youth World Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[APHA shows some love with new flat fees, reduced late fees and introductory classes at lower rates for the 2012 AjPHA Youth World Show. Changes add spark to a full slate of World Championship classes and fun activities. In preparation for the upcoming 2012 American Junior Paint Horse Association&#8217;s (AjPHA) Youth World Championship Show, to be held June 22-30, 2012, at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas, the organization put into action suggestions made over the past several years to make the Youth World Show more exhibitor-friendly, more pocketbook-friendly, and more fun. Reduced fees will make parents happy. A new &#8220;flat fee&#8221; for youth entering multiple classes provides $100 savings on six World Championship classes or six Introductory classes. Reduced late fees mean $50 savings per class on late entries, and $37.50 savings per class for those added to a pre-entry. Introductory &#8220;World Show Champion&#8221; and &#8220;Fun&#8221; classes will make kids happy. The six introductory-type World Show Champion classes are open to youth who have never earned a world or reserve world championship in APHA competition, and who ride Regular Registry Paint Horses. They are: Disciplined Rail English, Disciplined Rail Western, Ideal Paint English, Ideal Paint Western, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Youth World Cup</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Quarter Horse youth will compete July 21-28 in Kreuth, Germany. The American Quarter Horse Journal, January 30, 2012 &#8211; American Quarter Horse youth riders will head to Kreuth, Germany, July 21-28, with the hopes of taking gold medals back to their home countries. The 2012 American Quarter Horse Youth World Cup will be hosted at the Gut Mastheshof, one of the biggest and most comprehensive facilitated riding centers in Europe. “Situated in southeast Germany, not so far away from the border to the Czech Republic and Austria,  Gut Matheshof (offers) all elements needed for an event like the Youth World Cup,” according to the official 2012 Youth World Cup website, www.ywc2012.com. “(The facilities boast) numerous indoor and outdoor riding facilities, plenty with stables … apartments within walking distance and a variety of catering opportunities including restaurants, a cafeteria and a pizzeria.” While in Germany, riders will battle it out in cutting, reining, horsemanship, western pleasure, trail, western riding, hunt seat equitation, hunter under saddle and showmanship. To level the playing field, competing Youth World Cup team members do not show their own horses. The Youth World Cup is an international event that is held every two years and is hosted by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Haley Harrington Named 2011 Youth of the Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Haley Harrington of Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. was named Arabian Horse Association 2011 Youth of the Year. An outstanding individual with an incredible record of success at just 18, Harrington made her way into the hearts of the Youth of the Year Committee with her ardent involvement with Arabian horses and her unwavering commitment to her school and community. Harrington has been front and center as a leader for the Arabian Horse Youth Association (AHYA) where she served as Vice President in 2011. While Harrington seems to have a quite demeanor, she is hardly a silent leader and worked diligently to get sport horse under saddle classes added to the Youth Nationals class list in 2011. Harrington&#8217;s idea proved to be a good one as the first-ever purebred sport horse under saddle class had enough entries to require elimination rounds. Harrington&#8217;s success in the show ring reflects her love for the hunter and sport horse divisions where she earned two unanimous Championships, one Reserve Championship and three Top Ten&#8217;s at the 2011 Youth Nationals in sport horse under saddle, hunter hack, hunter seat equitation and working hunter classes. At the regional level in 2011 Harrington cleaned up with six Championships, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alltech National Horse Show Announces 2012 Dates and Locations for ASPCA Maclay Regionals</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Alltech National Horse Show, 129th edition is pleased to announce the dates and locations for this year&#8217;s ASPCA Maclay Regional competitions. The horse shows&#8217; qualifying classes determine which riders will compete in this year&#8217;s ASPCA Maclay National Championship, which will be held at the Alltech Arena in Lexington, Kentucky on November 4, 2012. The ASPCA Maclay Horsemanship class has been held since 1933, and it is one of the most prestigious competitions for junior riders in the United States. Its winners are some of the biggest names in equestrian sport. Previous winners include: William Steinkraus in 1941, Frank Chapot (1948), George Morris (1952), Leslie Burr Howard (1972), Stacia Klein Madden in 1987, and Nicole Shahinian Simpson in 1992. The 2010 ASPCA Maclay National Championship winner was Hayley Barnhill, and in 2011 Sarah Milliren was named the winner. Separate entry blanks for the ASPCA Maclay Regionals must be mailed to the Alltech National Horse Show. All other classes and stall requests should go directly to the host horse show. The following Regional competitions will be qualifiers for the National Championship. Please contact the appropriate regional horse show for a prize list. 2012 MACLAY REGIONAL CONTACTS Region 1 &#8211; Grand Fall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AQHA Marketing Forum at the Convention</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AQHA’s convention in March is also a place to learn about what’s going on at your Association, as well as in the industry. Each spring, AQHA conducts a convention to review AQHA rules and policies. In addition to standing-committee and board of director meetings, AQHA also puts together an educational forum for its members. This year’s forum is the afternoon of Friday, March 9, at the South Point Hotel &#38; Casino in Las Vegas. Designed to inform a cross-section of the industry on what is going on within AQHA, this year’s forum will focus on show leveling; the Association’s new wide-ranging youth initiative; a review and update on industry registration, transfer and breeding statistics and forecasts; and a Washington, D.C., update on legislative issues in crucial election year. In late July 2011, the AQHA Executive Committee approved the AQHA competition leveling plan, which was developed and recommended by the AQHA Blue-Ribbon Task Force that has met numerous times since September 2010 to address AQHA’s show structure. Full implementation of the plan will take place in 2013. AQHA Executive Director of Shows Patti Carter-Pratt will explain the leveling program concept; describe the different levels, including new Rookie and Intermediate levels; and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pony Club and U.S. Polo Association Working to Get Young People in the Game</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Pony Clubs has announced that the sport of Polo will be officially recognized as a Pony Club discipline during the 2012 USPC Annual Meeting and Equine Symposium next week in New Orleans. The U.S. Polo Association (USPA), polo&#8217;s national governing body, has been a resource activity for Pony Club since 1980. Polo has built a strong foundation to support the new collaboration and its long-term objective to develop horsemanship interest in youth. The joint venture between USPA and Pony Club has been years in the making and the Lexington-based entities will work closely together in a cross-promotional effort to attract young riders to both organizations. Pony Club and The USPA are excited about this unique collaboration and the opportunities it presents for young equine enthusiasts to play polo and take advantage of everything America&#8217;s first team sport has to offer. &#8220;We have a solid infrastructure in place and feel polo can offer an overall great experience for the U.S. Pony Club and its members to help develop their horsemanship skills,&#8221; said USPA Executive Director Peter Rizzo. &#8220;We are grateful to the U.S. Pony Club for helping us make polo more accessible to young riders everywhere as our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Novice Championships &#8211; AQHA announces classes to be held at the inaugural Novice championships and state qualifying methods for the event.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American Quarter Horse Journal, January 10, 2012 &#8211; AQHA recently announced the classes that will be offered at the inaugural  AQHA national Novice championship shows, which will be held October 5-7 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and Las Vegas. Also, state qualifying methods for the Novice championships have been determined. Novice amateur and Novice youth competitors may qualify for the Novice championships in the following classes: * Halter: yearling, 2-year-old, 3-year-old, aged and performance halter geldings and mares * Showmanship * Horsemanship * Hunt seat equitation * Western pleasure * Hunter under saddle * Trail * Western riding * Reining * Barrel racing * Pole bending * Stake race Several opportunities exist for Novice competitors to qualify for the Novice Championship Show Weekend. AQHA initially announced two national invitation opportunities exist for competitors. Those include a top-10 placing at an AQHA regional championship show in one of the above-listed Novice classes or to show at 20 AQHA shows throughout the year throughout the national qualifying period of May 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012. In addition, a competitor may qualify through his or her state/province for the Novice championships. The AQHA Affiliate Council has helped to coordinate with the state and provincial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Todd Crawford  Becomes the NRCHA&#8217;s First $2 Million Rider</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Reined Cow Horse Association leading rider Todd Crawford has made history once again, becoming the association&#8217;s first $2 Million Rider. Crawford, who won the 2006 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity, has also been named the American Quarter Horse Association Professional Horseman of the Year. His earnings in the National Reining Horse Association exceed $866,000, and he is a two-time United States Equestrian Federation Champion. In the reined cow horse world, Crawford passed the million dollar mark in 2006, when he won the Snaffle Bit Futurity on Smart Crackin Chic, and was the association&#8217;s leading open rider in 1999, 2005-2007, and 2009. He achieved $2 million rider status at the 2011 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity, and he now has NRCHA earnings of $2,012,000. Crawford won over $75,000 on five horses during the Snaffle Bit Futurity, led by Cat Can Dew with $38,875. He also won money on Fancy Boons N All, Sinful Cat, Hes A Stylish Rey, and Ill Be Skeets. Crawford, who began showing cow horses in the late &#8217;80s, noted, &#8220;You try be competitive at every event you show in, and, for me, that&#8217;s where the excitement comes from. Winning this much is just a bi-product of doing what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AMHA To Recognize 2011 Awardees At Annual Convention</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) Awards Committee is pleased to announce the following individuals will be recognized at the AMHA annual convention, which will take place February 29-March 3, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. Man and Woman of the Year Awards honor those individuals for their continued support of the breed. This year&#8217;s honorees are David Rand of Maine and Elaine Galatz of Nevada. Barbara Irvine of New York will be awarded the Cecil Brown Memorial Sportsmanship Award, which is given to a Morgan exhibitor who has displayed outstanding sportsmanship. Mike Goebig of Pennsylvania was selected by his peers to be the recipient of the AMHA Professional Award. Inducted into AMHA&#8217;s Hall of Fame are Jane Blue of Florida and George Arnold, late of California. The Breeders&#8217; Hall of Fame honors a breeder(s) who has produced Morgans that have had a significant impact on the breed. This year&#8217;s honorees are Burkland Farm of Massachusetts, Cabot Morgans of Maine, and Raintree Morgans of Indiana. The Golden Reins Award is given to a Morgan professional who has a 30-year career in training or instruction. Cheryl Marcelonis of New Hampshire, Jackie Ross of New York, and Scott Thacker of North Carolina will receive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Horn Remembered</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roberta Johnston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sadly, NRHA and reining lost one of their most beloved legends when Bill Horn succumbed to illness on Dec. 9, 2011, at the age of 73.  The void his  passing leaves behind cannot be filled. His friends and fans will  remember him as the ultimate reiner.  He was a student  of Dale Wilkinson and he learned the trade well.  He was a mentor to  many, an NRHA President, an NRHA Hall of Fame inductee, NRHA’s first  Million Dollar Rider, multiple NRHA Futurity, Derby, SuperStakes, and  World Champion.  But most of all he was a friend,  known to an entire family of reiners as BH. A “Celebration of Life” for Bill Horn” took place Saturday, December 17, at their Florida home.]]></description>
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