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AQHA Top Event Horse awards will be presented at both the NJHFR and NHSFR, plus American Quarter Horse of the Year awards at state, provincial and national finals.
The American Quarter Horse Association continues grow to its awards program that recognizes AQHYA members riding registered American Quarter Horses in National High School Rodeo Association competition.
In 2024, AQHA Top Event Horse awards will be presented at the National Junior High and National High School Finals Rodeos. Top American Quarter Horses will continue to be recognized with Horse of the Year awards at the state, provincial and national finals in both the male and female divisions. Across the awards, the AQHA-NHSRA Horse of the Year program presents awards and cash valuing over $20,000!
To nominate a registered horse for any – or all – of these awards, participants must:
Have a current AQHYA membership,
Compete on a registered American Quarter Horse at an NHSRA-sanctioned rodeo,
Note which horse they will be riding for the events they qualified for (the NHSRA member does not have to be the recorded owner of the horse, according to AQHA records), and
Nominate horses in the NHSRA membership system by April 1, 2024.
Points will be tracked by the name of the horse and the contestant riding that horse. Awards will be given out at the National Junior High Finals Rodeo, which is slated for June 23-29 in Des Moines, Iowa, and the National High School Finals Rodeo, scheduled for July 14-20 in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Full program rules are available on the NHSRA website.
If you do not have a current AQHYA membership, you can join or renew at www.aqha.com/membership-form using code NHSRA to receive a 12-month AQHYA membership for only $19.
To learn more about NHSRA, visit www.nhsra.com.
AQHA news and information is a service of the American Quarter Horse Association. For more information visit www.aqha.com/news or tune into our Podcast, “Let’s Talk AQHA.”
