Dear Members,
Firstly, let me thank you for your support which
saw me re-elected to the AQHA board for another
three years.
I have retained the Cattle and Timed Events Portfolio as well as
the Hall of Fame, which I was most happy with.
Another reminder re the Amnesty, which starts on the 1st
November to the 30th April next year where you will be able to
catch up on outstanding registrations at the normal rate, with no
penalties involved. Please take advantage of this, as the next one
may be a long way away, so it’s a great opportunity to bring your
paperwork into line.
You will see a report in this issue re the ABHA event held in
Tamworth in September where $2000.00 was paid out in
incentives, and a report on the ATRA Finals will be coming where
the same amount in incentives was paid out to our members.
Coming up is the Warwick Gold Cup Campdraft which will have a
$1000.00 incentive being paid to the highest placing registered
Quarter Horse in the final, where the owner is a financial member
of the AQHA. We will also have AQHA staff on site, to help any
people with registration enquiries.
For the ACA and ABCRA end of year winners, the AQHA will this
year invest $5,000 each to both groups to promote our Quarter
Horses competing.
This will be paid to the Open and Novice End Of Year Leading
Quarter Horses in both events with $1,250 being paid to the
highest advancing Quarter Horse in the Novice and Open events
as well as $1,250 each to the breeder of these horses, as well in
both events.
To be eligible for these incentives, the horse must be a registered
Quarter Horse, owned by a financial member, and as far as the
Breeders award goes, the Breeder must be a financial member.
This will be awarded at the presentation dinner held by the ACA
and ABCRA and I am sure this will be a big boost for our members
and breeders of Quarter Horses competing in ACA and ABCRA
events.
We will of course be having Incentives at the NCHA Breeders
Invitational and the NCHA Open and Non Pro Futurity held in
2017 as well as incentives and promotions at Challenge and other
Timed Events held in 2017. Stay tuned re the dates and names of
these events.
The AQHA and two other user groups have joined together to
purchase a device which has been installed at ALEC in Tamworth
which makes it so much easier to set up the Barrel Racing at this
venue. This is just another way the AQHA is promoting Timed
Events within the AQHA.
Again as usual, please contact myself on 0407440937 re
information on any of the above or as usual, contact the AQHA
office.
With thanks Ricky Glen Cattle and Timed Events Convenor,
2016/17
Southern
Campdrafting
Association
Annual AQHA
Award
C
ongratulations to Zac
Jackson and “Dennys
Acres” winning the Highest
Registered AQHA in the
Southern Campdrafting Association
Champion All Round Horse for the
2015-16 season. They received
an embroidered rug, sponsored
by the Australian Quarter Horse
Association, a big thank you to the
AQHA for their continued support.
Zac purchased Dennys Acres as
a Novice horse at a Landmark
Sale in Rockhampton in 2012
from Bill Little. Bill Little was in
charge of the Brinkworth Cattle
Drive. Rohan Marks campdrafted
‘Dennys Acres’ for Bill Little with a
successful campaign that included
3rd Chinchilla Grandfather Clock
2010, 2nd Australian Campdraft
Association Rookie Horse 2010/11,
Finalist in the Stallion Draft
at Warwick in 2012 and 6th in
Warwick Gold Cup.
‘Dennys Acres’ achievements, since
being purchased by Zac, have gone
from strength to strength, racking
up 17 Open Campdraft wins. He
was Hi Point AQHA Gippsland 2016,
winner of GCA Championships
Ladies Draft, Runner-up Landmark
Young Guns 2015, SCA Champion
Open and Champion All Round
Horse of the Year 2013-2014.
Zac and ‘Denny’ have become an
impressive partnership, Zac looks
forward to what the future might
bring. Dennys Acres has young
progeny on the ground and Zac is
waiting patiently and monitoring
their development.
November • December • 2016 • The Australian Quarter Horse Magazine • Page 9