2021 Farnam AQHA World and Adequan Select World Qualifying
2021 Farnam AQHA World and Adequan® Select World Qualifying AQHA waives qualifying requirements, with an exception for the open-division roping, for the 2021 Farnam AQHA World and Adequan® Select World, due to the impact of the pandemic on qualifying events; traditional qualifying will resume for the 2022 AQHA championship shows. The tentative schedule and entry information will be published at www.aqha.com/worldshow once finalized. text size March 12, 2021 | News and Publications , Showing , Showing , Timed Events | Shows , World shows ,
Make Your Mark at YES
Make Your Mark at YES AQHYA members from around the world are invited to make their mark at the 2021 Bank of America Youth Excellence Seminar, slated for July 12-14, in Amarillo, Texas! For more information on the 2021 Bank of America Youth Excellence Seminar, visit www.aqha.com/yes. text size March 11, 2021 | News and Publications , Youth | Youth officer positions , Wrangler ASPIRE award , American Quarter Horse Youth Association (AQHYA) , Conferences, conventions and seminars
Youth interested in attending the
“The Youth Excellence Seminar is the event to be at this summer. With AQHYA members and horse enthusiasts
Trotter Joins Cattle Hall of Fame
Trotter Joins Cattle Hall of Fame AQHA Past President Johnny Trotter to be inducted into Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame. Johnny Trotter, pictured accepting an Eastex Handicap trophy, joins another hall of fame. PHOTO: Dustin Orona Photography March 1, 2021 | News and Publications , Racing , Racing | Racing , Racing
AQHA Past President Johnny Trotter on August 9 will be inducted into the Cattle Feeder Hall of Fame at the annual Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association trade show in Nashville.
The co-owner of Ruidoso Downs is already a member of the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame and the Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame. He is the president and g
Nominations due for Merle Wood Humanitarian Award
Nominations due for Merle Wood Humanitarian Award Nominations for the Merle Wood Humanitarian Award are due May 1. Get your nominations in by May 1 for the Merle Wood Humanitarian Award. text size March 3, 2021 | News and Publications , Museum , Foundation | Merle Wood humanitarian award , American Quarter Horse Youth Association (AQHYA) , American Quarter Horse Foundation (AQHF) , American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA)
The time has come to nominate individuals who support our industry’s youth for the
Established in 1997 in honor o
What Is ICSI? (Credit: David Maisonnette)
By Julie J. Bryant
It has been more than 20 years since Colorado State University took the technique used in rabbits, cattle and finally, humans, to produce the first “test tube” horse, and when the Fort Collins-based university introduced “Fire Cracker” to the world, the field of “assisted reproduction” gained a new tool known as intracytoplasmic sperm injection, or ICSI.
Fire Cracker was the first among thousands of foals that have since been produced through ICSI. For some, the procedure has not been a lifesaver, but a “life giver” as a last hope for extending the reproductive life for horses whose genetics make champions.