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Langley, BC--August 15, 2011--The AQHA Region One Championship took place at Thunderbird Show Park,
Langley, BC from July 20-24, 2011.
This was the second year that Canada hosted an AQHA Region Championship, hosted by BCQHA as part of
AQHA Region One, comprised of the following AQHA Affiliates: Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon
and Idaho. Previous events have taken place in Redmond Oregon and Nampa Idaho.
The show was a huge success with well over 1000 entries including the cattle classes and All Breed classes.
Entry Numbers:
Open Division Total: 276
Amateur Division Total: 163
Youth Division Total: 300
Novice Division Total: 193
Novice Youth Division Total: 139
Non-Division Total: 276
Non-Division Total: 5
Total: 1213
Attending the event on behalf of the American Quarter Horse Association were: Tom Persechino, Executive
Director of Competitions and Breed Integrity, and AQHA Executive Committee member George Philips and
his wife Nicole. Also attending the event was Larri Jo Starkey reporting for Americas Horse Daily and the
Quarter Horse Journal.
The Championships were fun for everyone and open to the public.A free Social event was hosted by the
Affiliates each evening serving at least 200 guests: refreshing ice cream sundaes were served on Wednesday;
Alaska/Washington made unique grilled moose and caribou burgers and Alaska halibut;, British Columbia
presented their local speciality of Salmon, and Idaho baked their traditional potatoes with all the fixings.
Chad Evans, part of Team Wrangler and Team Extreme opened the Championship event on Wednesday with
a fabulous trail clinic. Mark Bolender gave an Extreme Trail demo on the Friday Night Extravaganza followed
by a clinic, then competition on Saturday. The well received Trail Challenge competition was an AQHA first
for a new program designed for recreational riders. Eddie Hicks judged the WCHA classes and followed up
with a seminar and a question and answer period on halter classes. Various clinics and demos were offered
by the following AQHA Professional Horsemen: Traci Olney, Laurie Takoff, Genny Miller, Splendora
Papetti-Huizenga, Edward Higbee, and Denise Callahan. Randee Fox entertained the Friday Evening crowd
with a Nia for Equestrians demo then a clinic the following morning.
The AQHA Judges for the event were Allen Mitchels of Michigan City, Indiana and Gary Reynolds, of Dennis,
Texas. The official photographers for the event were Don and Debbie Trout of Don Trout Photography,
Website: www.dontrout.com Email: don@dontrout.com
Classes during the event were approved by AQHA, NSBA, WCHA, NRHA, BCRCHA and NRCHA.
The 4H Horse group of 29or more Youth were camped on the grounds throughout the event and they
participated in the All Breed Youth classes and clinics.
Prizes were supplied by AQHA Corporate sponsors including: Montana silversmiths buckle, Professionals
Choice Saddle Pad, Weatherbeeta Rainsheets, Farnam Products, American Quarter Horse Journal haybag,
and shampoo and logoed cleaning cloths to tenth placings in AQHA classes. The All Around Champion
Awards included Tex Tan Silver Show Saddles and Shorty's custom hats.
AQHA Region One All Around Champions
Youth 14-18: Tamara Barker, Macs Goodbar Seeker
Reserve: Zippos Star Shuttle & Katrina Mulford
Novice Youth 14-18: Invitation to Ride & Ahsha Mootz
Reserve: Docs Royal Doulton & Rachael Nordby
Youth 13 and Under: Olena San Star & Amanda Daly
Reserve: Coolest Jacky & Laura Forbes
Open All Around: Kathrine Hardcastle, Winkin For Chocolate
Reserve: One Hot Loper & Lauren Uhrich
Novice Youth 13 and Under: A Lil Bit Lethal & Charlotte Selby
Reserve: Looks Inviting & Josephine Mootz
Amateur: Hez Talk of the Town & Yelaina May
Reserve: Muddys Mr Diamond & Norma Siebert
Novice Amateur: A LIttle Two Deluxe & Kimberly Servoss
Reserve: One Hot Goods & Nicole Barker
Select Amateur: A Screamin Zippo & Cindy Nakahara
Reserve: A Little Reality & Carole Walton
All Around Champion All Breed 13 & Under: Dressed to Jet & Jessica Grodzins
Reserve All Breed 13 & Under: Crown Silver & Christina DiCarlo
Champion All Breed 14-18: Justa Concideret Gal & Barbara Crosby
Reserve All Breed 14-18: Major Leaguer & Carly Glick
We would truly like to thank all the AQHA Region One sponsors including the Canadian Quarter Horse
Association and MBNA Canada.
Thank you to our advertising sponsors: Canadian Horse Journals, GaitPost, Northwest Horse Source,
Just Horses, Western Horse Review and Saddle Up magazines.
An extra special thank you to the BCQHA members, who donated, sponsored and volunteered to make
this a memorable and successful event and our appreciation to the 4H participants and parents for their
added assistance.
Please visit us at www.r1aqha.com and Facebook at Region 1 American Quarter Horse Affiliate for
photographs and links to the event.
Respectfully
Gayle Pawley-Wilson
AQHA/CQHA/BCQHA/ Region One Director
The Canadian Quarter Horse Association and its corporate partner, MBNA Canada are proud sponsors of the
Region One Championship.
The mandate of the CQHA, a national affiliate of the AQHA, is to address issues of concern to
Canadian owners of American Quarter Horses; to be a communications vehicle for and with
Canadian owners of American Quarter Horses; and to promote and market, both globally and
within Canada, Canadian-bred and/or Canadian-owned American Quarter Horses. For more
information visit the CQHA website at: www.cqha.ca
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