CQHA seeks Team Canada Coach and Team Manager
for 2012 AQHA Youth World Cup 

(Carberry, MB - September 22, 2011) --- The Canadian Quarter Horse Association is pleased to announce that the next American Quarter Horse Association Youth World Cup will be held in Kreuth, Germany from Juy 21-29, 2012. This event, first held in Australia in 1986 as the International Youth Quarter Horse World Cup, has become one of the most prestigious equine competitions recognized world wide.

The 2012 AQHA Youth World Cup will feature teams of five riders from up to 16 different countries. The host country provides a pool of horses for the competition. And, in the tradition of every Youth World Cup event since 1986, the CQHA will co-ordinate and field a youth team of up to five riders, plus alternates, to represent our country as Team Canada.

The CQHA is now actively seeking applications for the two volunteer positions of Team Canada Coach and Team Canada Manager for the 2012 Youth World Cup, both of whom must be Canadian citizens. The Team Coach's position will be of interest to experienced professional horse trainers/youth exhibitor coaches. Riders will compete in the nine disciplines of Western Pleasure, Western Horsemanship, Showmanship at Halter, Hunter Under Saddle, Hunt Seat Equitation, Trail, Western Riding, Reining and Cutting. The Team Manager's support position will be of interest to experienced sport administrators.

A list of each position's duties and responsibilities is posted on the CQHA web site. Letters of application outlining relevant qualifications must be postmarked by October 31, 2011 and forwarded to the CQHA President (address at top right of this page).Preference will be given to coach/manager applicant pairs who can demonstrate they have a prior working relationship, as they will be in constant contact during the six months leading up to the 2012 event.

The CQHA Board of Directors is also actively seeking qualified youth participants from all across Canada. Applicants must be Canadian residents and current members-in-good-standing of the American Quarter Horse Youth Association (AQHYA), the Canadian Quarter Horse Association (CQHA), and the provincial/regional Quarter Horse affiliate where they reside. Youth who are interested in applying as potential candidates (as riders and/or non-competing members) for the 2012 Youth World Cup Team Canada should visit the CQHA web site to view the team selection criteria and application forms.  

Team Canada youth members will be selected on or before December 31, 2011. Funding for travel and other expenses for Team Canada is cost-shared by AQHA/CQHA, provincial/regional Quarter Horse Associations, corporate and/or individual sponsors, and team members' families

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For more information about the Canadian Quarter Horse Association, we invite you to visit our web site: www.cqha.ca. Remember, if you are a current AQHA or AQHYA member-in-good-standing, you are eligible to be a member of CQHA and Equine Canada for no extra membership fee. However, you must identify yourself to CQHA. You may do so by visiting the CQHA web site to submit your membership information on-line, or by contacting the CQHA President (address at the top of this page) directly to request the membership form be sent to you by Canada Post or by fax.     

                        
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