Ricky Glen
Dear Members,
Over the last couple of months some outstanding competitions have been held and again show the versatility and the ability of the Australian Quarter Horse in these events.
The Williga Park Campdraft held in May saw the highest prize money paid to a winner of a Campdraft in Australia in the history of the sport. Over $ 225,000 was paid out at this event and it saw the leading Campdraft horses and riders competing from all over Australia.
The feature event was the Gold Buckle Campdraft and it saw the great mare, Rodann Roanies Chex Q-37235( aka Paris), take the Championship and pick up the winner’ s purse of $ 100,000. The final of the Gold Buckle was heavily dominated with Quarter Horses and it shows how much our breed is prominent in Campdraft events Australia wide. The Cut Out Feature was won by Roc CD Q-65518 ridden by Scott Bandy, picking up over $ 11,000 for his effort. Again, Quarter Horses featured very strongly in this Cut Out Event.
The following week saw another Campdraft, this time in Warwick in Qld, pay out over $ 135,000 to the winners and place getters of this event.
The next big event was the NCHA Futurity where the AQHA has entered into a partnership with the NCHA to sponsor the NCHA Open Derby.
The Open Derby was won by Beccys Merada, ridden by Phil Dawson and owned by Cutting Edge Quarter Horses. There was a $ 5,000 incentive also offered for the Open Derby with $ 2500 to the breeder and $ 2500 for the owner. This was payable to the highest placing registered Quarter Horse in a financial membership in this event, which was to the connections of EB S Icandothat Q-83061.
The AQHA has over $ 40,000 in incentives paid out each year in Campdraft, Challenge, Barrel Races, Roping and other cattle or timed related events. To be eligible for these incentives on offer you must be a financial member of the AQHA and your horse must be a registered Quarter Horse. If you have a horse pending or not registered, please get the rego finalised so you can compete for these incentives.
Don’ t forget to send in your points to the AQHA office so you are eligible for AQHA End of Year Awards, Register Of Merit and Superior Awards and on top of this, these points will also go to the Leading sire awards and with the numbers in the above events, you could make a huge difference in the AQHA Leading Sire Awards.
If you have a question regarding my portfolio or AQHA related, please contact me. My details are available on the AQHA web site.
Until then, enjoy the ride and the breed, Ricky Glen
8 • The Australian Quarter Horse Magazine • July • August • 2018
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Kate Elliott Portfolio: Amateur Division BreakODay Quarter Horses, 15 Walls Rd, GLENBURN VIC 3717 Mobile: 0418 334 582 Email: AQHADir3 @ aqha. com. au
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