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DIRECTOR REPORTS- 2025 / 2026
RICKY GLEN Portfolio: Hall of Fame Portfolio Report Dear Members,
This year will see another group of outstanding people and horses inducted into the Hall of Fame which is the greatest honour a person or a horse can receive from the AQHA.
These individuals have helped shape the AQHA into one of the leading breed societies in Australia today and in doing this, we ensure our past is documented for the future to read about.
We also have 2 Medal of Excellence awards to be presented recognising horses who have excelled in their particular field or any other phase of equestrian activity and in doing so has promoted the Australian Quarter Horse in these areas.
I cannot stress how important our history is for the AQHA and we must look back to ensure horses and riders are acknowledged. The Hall of Fame also recognises our present horses achieving and promoting our breed in their respective disciplines and or promoting our breed outside of our industry as well.
Please go to the website and look at our past inductees and I welcome you to celebrate these great horses and people at our awards night in Melbourne this year.
With thanks Ricky Glen Hall of Fame Chairperson
KIM JOHNSON Portfolio: International Report International 2024 / 2025
Firstly, I would like to thank all of my fellow directors for their hard work. Gemma and the office staff, its been very busy. I thank all of you for your support of me in my position on the board. We have introduced more awards and classes for the international events at the Nationals.
The International meeting was held at the 2025 Nationals. The AQHA are looking for more input from you our members. I have taken on board your feedback and will try and introduce more awards for 2026.
Internationally we have had 1 new International Executive Officer in 2025-2026 year. We have done our business plan and have attended virtual meetings with AmQHA for better communications.
There has been a new appointment for the Director of Competitions,
Scott Neuman. For all your AmQHA information please see AmQHA website www. aqha. com
We have recently introduced a new application for registration form that has been approved by AmQHA to make it easier for you the breeders to dual register your foals with AmQHA with the one form.
AmQHA is the largest equine breeding registry in the world 130 countries with approximately 31,000 members and 440,000 registered Quarter Horses, they are keen to develop more communications with all international affiliates.
All areas of AQHA we have had an outstanding year. I look forward to 2025-26. Thank you to you the members for your support throughout 2024-2025.
Kim Johnson- International Portfolio Cattle and Time Committee; Youth Committee; Amateur Committee; AmQHA Director International Committee
KIM JOHNSON Portfolio: Studbook Report
Hey Members just an update on your stud book committee. We are continuing to meet before every board meeting so we can address any members needs and are looking to the future.
We currently have an Amnesty on FM registrations please contact the office if you need further information.
The Committee are looking into developing new frozen embryo / oocyte rules so we can have them in place to safe guard the integrity of our breed and support our breeders and members. If you the members would like to have input please email me with your thoughts.
We have no tests available in Australia at present for this disorder yet but we will keep you informed as soon as it becomes available. If you need more information you can go the UC DAVIS website, https:// vgl. ucdavis. edu / this site can be very informative on all Genetic Disorders.
Your committee would welcome any thoughts or ideas that you think could benefit AQHA.
We are working on going over the studbook rules, so we can stay relevant for the future, I would like to thank our office staff and Vanessa for their hard work.
AQHA PROUD Kim Johnson 0427 667 886 please call if you want to talk
There is a new genetic disorder on the horizon EQUINE JUVENILE SPINOCEREBELLA ATAXIA [ EJSCA ].
TRISH WETTENHALL Portfolio: Show and Performance Report
The AQHA board agreed to move forward and adopt the AMQHA rule as of 2026. The S & P sub committee with input from various judges and interested parties are working on suitable changes and additions. Including classes AMQHA don’ t offer their members.
We feel in the best interests of members and competitors. There is a lot of reading and comparing involved to make sure it a smooth transition adopting the rule book. We will also be retraining our judges to make show we all know the differences.
We will only be adopting the SHW rules we will keep our stud book rules and possible changes to violations.
The committee welcome any input from any member regarding these changes.
I look forward to using the AMQHA rule book
Trish Wettenhall Show & Performance Chairperson
Australian Quarter Horse Association- www. aqha. com. au