Ohio Amateur Quarter Horse Association
The Little Buckeye was held July 6-9, 2023 and was the largest show to date at Garwood Arena!
The show boasted 632 stalls (with every stall filled), and 65 entries in some of the classes, explains OAQHA President Heather Duer, with over 2800 entries for each of the 4 judges – over 11,000 entries total.
Though the show was large, OAQHA rolled out the red carpet to make everyone feel welcome, as is the OAQHA’s usual style! “We fed over 525 people at six exhibitor parties,” says Heather, “with 20 dozen donuts and mimosas every morning.”
Ohio Quarter Horse Youth Association
Their time is now! The Ohio Quarter Horse Youth Association finished strong in Oklahoma City at this year’s AQHYA World Championship show. It was a big year for Ohio, and OQHYA sent 44 youth exhibitors and 61 horses.
For 2023, Ohio youth brought home:
11 Champion Titles
9 Reserve Champion Titles
8 Bronze Champion Titles
11 Top 5 Placings
37 Top 10 Placings
57 Finalist Placings
Reserve 14-18 All Around - Isabella D’Onofrio!
Fall 2023
Countdown to Congress
Entries are open and due online August 25. Get yours in today by scanning the QR code.
Special event tickets went on sale July 5 and are going fast. Congress Freestyle Reining will be held Sunday, October 1 and the Congress PBR Friday, October 6. Purchase your tickets today!
www.quarterhorsecongress.com
Congress Cup Success
Through the collective efforts of the participants, organizers, and sponsors, the Ohio Quarter Horse Foundation raised nearly $20,000. These funds will directly contribute to the academic endeavors of the Ohio Quarter Horse Youth Association, empowering young individuals to pursue their educational goals.
The team of Greg Tordoff, Chad Kaiser, Eric Wyers, and Tim Gargasz took home first place for the 2023 event. The Congress Cup also recognized individual performances through various competitions. Dan Lassak won the competitive Closest to Pin competition, while Keenan Goolsby’s exceptional drive earned him the Longest Drive title. Mike Roten showcased his putting skills and claimed the win in the Longest Putt competition. Chuck Smith took home a brand-new Taylormade putter with the win in the final putting competition.
You can find a detailed list of AQHYA World Show results here:
Premier Mount N Trail
The 16th annual OQHA Trail Ride and 3 Day Trail Challenge in June was a big success! With over 1,000 entries, it was great to see everyone back this year and all the new faces. The West Virginia Horse Network (Horse Rescue) Sponsored a rescue horse class all 3 days, with all proceeds going back to the rescue, along with the winner ending up donating back the grand prize purse as well. Thank you to Grand Champion Bobby Jo Baumberger and Reserve Champion Steve Green!
Everyone worked hard all weekend at the trail challenge and enjoyed the live entertainment with Daniel Gray and the live auction done by Whipple Auction - Joe Marino. A big thank you to all of our sponsors: OQHA, Schneiders Saddlery, Ranch City, Rods, Lowe & Young, New Holland Equipment, Woodfords Hallow, Sarchione Ford, Red Star Vet, Rocking Pine Stables, Heritage Catering, Lee’s Chicken, Bauman’s Farm, & Creekside Horse Park.
Overall belt buckle winners for the 3 days were:
Leadline ~ Isaiah Olinger with Jewel
Youth Rookie & 1 ~ Anna McMullen with Sunny
Youth Level 1 & 2 ~ Chase Baumberger with Max
Youth Level 2 & 3 ~ Chase Baumberger with Shorty
Adult Rookie & 1 In Hand ~ Rachel Bunce with Banda
Adult Rookie & 1 Riding ~ Jackie Buss with Flirtin with Zip
Adult 1 & 2 in Hand ~ Lisa Schell with Rocket
Adult 1 & 2 Riding ~ Joy Meyer with Rodeo
Adult 2 & 3 In Hand and Riding ~ Heidi Daughtery with Belle
Adult 3 & 4 in Hand and Ridinh ~ Heidi Daughtery with Baby
Also a shout out to our trail riders that have been coming for all 16yrs: The Burtons, along with the Waltons for 15yrs. Love our trail riders, such a great group to ride with!
There are a few more Mountain Trail Challenges left this year, be sure to check them out: August 6 at Creekside, August 12-13 at Holland Western, August 19 at Pine Creek, September 16 & 17 Championship at CreekSide, and September 9 at Pine Creek. Reminder that you earn OQHA year end awards along with PMT awards and each park has year end awards. Lots of ways to earn while having fun!
The past couple months I have been representing OQHA in a few different areas. At the beginning of July, I assisted in handing out stuffed animals to the lead line class at the BWHA Quarter Horse Show held at the University of Findlay. Later in the month, I traveled down to the Ohio State Fair and assisted with awards during the Hunter Showmanship, Western Pleasure, and Horsemanship Championship classes. After the state fair, I flew out to Oklahoma City and assisted with awards at the AQHA Youth World show for a week alongside the 2022 Congress Queen, Kylie Good.
As the summer comes to an end, I plan on attending my county fair, Henry County, and assisting with the versatility awards in August. I also plan on attending the Fulton County Fair in September to assist with their versatility awards. After attending both fairs, I will be getting ready to represent OQHA in the 2023 Quarter Horse Congress Queens Contest! I have had a lot of fun this summer representing OQHA and wish everyone the best of luck going into Congress!
Northern Ohio Quarter Horse Association
Our Spring Extravaganza and L1 shows were a huge success. Congratulations to our saddle winners from the L1 Extravaganza: High Point L1 Amateur was Madison Gordon and Snack Pack; High Point L1 Youth was Dakota Rohrs and U Bet Im Hot. Open and member circuit awards were given in all classes at our Six Pack Circuit. All Arounds awards were given also. Thank you to the many sponsors that hosted breakfast, lunch and dinner, we appreciate you! Looking forward to our Fall Extravaganza show to be held at Garwood Arena, Columbiana, Ohio on August 26 and 27, 2023.
Congratulations to our 2023 – 2024 scholarship recipients; New:
Tate Gill - Midway University
Renewals:
Madison Burlett – University of South Carolina
Kimberly Tuck – Tiffin University
Caleb Sturgeon – Youngstown State University
Lauren Yohman – Kent State University
Good Luck at Congress to our 2023 NOQHA Queen, Jessica Pickersgill. Jessica is 20 years old and resides in Columbus, Ohio. She is a sophomore at The Ohio State University and is majoring in Education. She is a substitute teacher for districts in central Ohio. She also holds an internship at her church, Lifepoint, and is a volunteer leader for the Young Life Organization.
OMI Quarter Horse Assocation
Wow what a year it has been for OMIQHA, both our shows went over well. The March show had over 1,400 entries per judge with a sellout of stalls for the show. The June show was a little light on stalls due to other big shows prior to ours, but we still had 1,133 entries per judge, everyone there came to show.
We want to thank all our participants and sponsors for an amazing year, without you we would not be able to do what we do for everyone. We are gearing up for year-end awards and looking to see what we can do to spice up next year.
We held a live auction of a special set of Harris spurs in remembrance of Dr. Kathleen Lennon with Todd Schling, our announcer/auctioneer. We were able to send $ 650 to Purdue College of Veterinary Medicine for scholarships in her honor. We want to thank all that joined in on the auction.
