Ohio Amateur Quarter Horse Association
We hope everyone is having an amazing start to their show season! We are extremely busy making sure our (not so) Little Buckeye is the best yet! We are so proud of our members at the L1 Championships in Wilmington and The Madness! We’d like to remind our members to engage in our new stipend program. You can find more information on our website or reach out to any of our outstanding officers and directors with questions. Wishing you the best of luck!
CONGRESS SPECIAL EVENT TICKETS
Tickets for the Freestyle Reining and Congress PBR go on sale WEDNESDAY, JULY 5.
The OQHYA members are busy with community service projects and fundraisers, and show season is well underway!
Youth members are currently selling Rod Patrick boot tickets for $20/ticket for a pair of custom Rod Patrick boots. Youth are also offering a Reverse Raffle. Tickets are $50/ticket, and the winner receives $5,000 cash - there are only 300 tickets available, so connect with one of our members for your chance to win and support the youth program!
We are currently registering for the Youth Excellence Seminar that will take place this summer in College Station, Texas, in conjunction with the Youth World Cup. We have 2 members running for director and officer positions and many firsttime attendees going. Visit www.aqha.com/yes for more details.
Enjoy a weekend filled with some of the top reiners, with the Freestyle Reining on Sunday, October 1 and the NRHA Level 4 and 3 Futurity Finals on Saturday, September 30.
Continue the excitement on Friday, October 6 with the Congress PBR! Watch the top athletes go head-to-head on some of the toughest bulls in the nation.
Get your tickets on July 5! www.quarterhorsecongress.com/congress-ticketed-events
The OQHA Annual Picnic will once again be held at IronGate Equestrian Center, 12298 Croton Road, Hartford, Ohio 43013 on Monday, June 19. Members can arrive as early as 3:30 p.m., with a picnic-style dinner being held at 5:30 p.m. and the Open and Youth board meetings at 7:00 p.m.
Annual OQHA Trail Ride
The 16th Annual All Breed OQHA Trail Ride will be held June 14-18, in conjunction with a 3-day Mount N Trail Challenge. Held at Creekside Horse Park in Waynesburg, this year’s event will feature food, live music, and fun times all around! Contact Cynthia Bauman with questions at 330-323-3559. Visit www.oqha.com/trail-ride for the registration packet.
The Congress Cup
The Congress Cup is scheduled for Thursday, July 13 at Rattlesnake Ridge Golf Club in Sunbury, Ohio.
After the YES convention, we will be heading into the AQHYA World show and our committees are working on plans for our stall fronts and other contests that take place during the show, along with all of the classes that our members will participate in. The show will once again be held in Oklahoma City. Around the same time, we will be naming our 2023 Congress NYATT team and the youth are still earning points to secure a spot on our team. Be sure to help our members with the fundraisers and have a fun summer!
www.oqha.com/join www.oqha.com/ohio-show-schedule
Beginning at 9:00am, this 4 man scramble benefits the Ohio Quarter Horse Foundation and its youth scholarship program. Register to play by visiting ww.congresscup.com/register
Check out www.congresscup.com for more details.
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Congress Schedule Released
The schedule for the 2023 All American Quarter Horse Congress is now live. Keep an eye out for the Congress Entry Book, which will hit mailboxes in mid-June! Entries for this year’s show open online July 15 and are due August 25.
Check out the new classes for this year and plan your visit to the Congress today!
Eastern Ohio Quarter Horse Association
The Spring It On Show Series hosted by EOQHA took place at the Champions Center in Springfield, Ohio on April 7-9 and 21-23. The shows were spectacular! With roughly 1,200 entries per judge for the first show and 1,100 entries per judge the second show, the Spring It On Series was very successful. Check out Millennial Cowgirl on social media to view the beautiful pictures taken throughout both shows.
The EOQHA Youth exhibitors raised $3,485 in 50/50 raffle tickets and auction items throughout the spring shows. Thank you to everyone for donating and participating!
Congratulations to the All-Around Winners from the show series:
• Small Fry - Ellie Toth
• Youth 13 & Under - Isabella Hamilton
• Youth 14-18 - Cheyenne Brand
• Level 1 Youth - Audrey Roberts
• Amateur - Hailey Flatter
• Amateur Select - Martha Fabry
• Level 1 Amateur - Madison Staub
• Open - Martha Fabry
EOQHYA Officer, Kaitlyn Purssord had the opportunity to speak with some exhibitors that were at these shows about why they love the spring shows so much.
Molly Mullady, EOQHA member and youth competitor said, “I especially loved the Easter show and doing lots of activities and creating memories with my barn family!
EOQHA planned an amazing show.”
EOQHYA Secretary and youth competitor Addison Leonard said, “It’s super organized every year and everyone running it is super nice.”
Join EOQHA at the Fall Classic for the “Last Chance Before the Big Dance” on September 8-10, 2023, at the Ohio Expo Center. Check www.eoqha.us or follow EOQHA on social media for upcoming show information.
Premier Mount N Trail
We are preparing for the 16th annual OQHA Trail Ride and 3-day MT Trail Challenge being held at Creekside Horse Park in Waynesburg, Ohio from June 14-18! Arrivals begin Tuesday or Wednesday, with trail rides going on all week and the competition being held Thursday-Saturday. This year’s event features an info night with giveaways on Thursday, live music by Daniel Gray on Friday, and raffles, a silent auction, and a live auction on Saturday by Joe Marino with Whipple Auction. With home-cooked meals being offered from Thursday-Sunday, you won’t want to miss out!
This year’s event also features big prizes for the high point winners all 3 days, and $1,000 added money in the open classes. We also have a Mounted Archery competition going on that is a blast to participate in or just watch! This year will be a fun-filled, exciting weekend that you won’t want to miss! Whether you just want to come watch, trail ride, compete, eat great food, or come for the evening entertainment, everyone is welcome!
See more info on www.OQHA.com/trail-ride or www.creeksidehorsepark.com
Updates provided by Affiliate Representatives
So far, I have represented OQHA by helping with the awards at the 2023 IHSA Semi Final Championships in Findlay, Ohio back in March. In April, I represented and assisted with awards at the 2023 Region 5N IEA Regional Championship Show in Swanton, Ohio. At the end of April, I also attended the Level 1 East Championships and helped with awards along with other organization’s queens and the 2022 Congress Queen, Kylie Good.
Over the next few months, I plan to represent OQHA at the Buckeye Reining Spectacular held in Springfield, Ohio. I then plan to attend and assist with the lead line at the Central Ohio Reining Horse Association Show in June held in Findlay, Ohio, along with representing and assisting with the lead line at the NOQHA Buckeye Western Horse Association Show in July. After the NOQHA show, hope to represent and assist with awards at the Ohio State Fair Junior Fair Horse Show in July. At the end of July, I plan to attend the AQHA Youth World Show to represent OQHA and help hand out awards.
Southern Ohio Quarter Horse Assocation
Another SOQHA The Madness has come and gone! Featuring huge numbers, late nights, amazing prizes, and deep competition, this year was definitely a success. Each round of competition was up about 200 AQHA entries per judge. AQHA entries totaled more than 14,000 and total entries were over 16,500! The benefit auction in memory of Dr. Kathleen Lennon raised about $65,000; thank you to all who contributed, organized, and participated in this wonderful tribute to a beloved member of the equine community!
Thank you to all who contributed to the success of this year’s show and congratulations to all! Full results can be found at www.anequineproduction.com/soqha-the-madness
Northern Ohio Quarter Horse Association
Our spring show was a huge success; for the first time we gave all around awards. Thank you to Big Dee Tack for donating the all -around awards and thank you to At The Barn for donating the lead-line awards. Our Level 1 show again exceeded our expectations. Thank you to OQHA for donating the amateur and youth all around saddles.
Stalls and electric are sold out for the Six Pack Circuit (June 14-18) held at Findlay Western Farm. We are looking forward to good times, circuit awards in all classes, all around awards, and great food. NOQHA’s sponsored exhibitors party will be held on Saturday night. A pizza party sponsored by Buckeye Feed, coffee and doughnuts sponsored by George and Pat Seanor, a taco party, and a Jimmy Johns dinner are some of the perks. Thank you to OQHA Affiliate Relations for your donation.
Our Fall Extravaganza (August 26 & 27) will be held at Garwood Arena, Columbiana; we are looking forward to this new experience.
Please check www.noqha.com for all things NOQHA. Also check Facebook and Instagram for the latest news.
OMI Quarter Horse Assocation
OMIQHA had a very successful, sold out March show at the Champions Center, with exhibitors coming from 5 different states, and many new exhibitors competing. Class sizes were huge again with fantastic footing for all. The Easter egg toss was very successful with a full arena of participants.
We are now gearing up for what could be a huge June show, and we are also bringing in the Ranch Trail class for our ranch exhibitors. We will once again have a free-of-charge Water Balloon Toss with a payout of $250 split between 1st3rd place. We should have a fun-filled show with morning donuts every day, Friday night pizza, and popsicles and water available while supplies last.
We will also have Miranda Taylor Photography as our show photographer once again. Visit www.omiquarterhorseassn.com for more details.
Updates provided by Affiliate Representatives
OQHA Queen - Ashton Snow