CQHA Seeks Team Canada Coach
and Team Canada Manager for
2014 AQHA Youth World Cup

 

(Bornholm, ON -- February 20, 2013)  The Canadian Quarter Horse Association is pleased to announce that the next American Quarter Horse Association Youth World Cup will be held in College Station Bryan, Texas from July 2-15, 2014. 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 worldwide.

 

The 2014 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 2014 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 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 website (Youth World Cup section). Letters of application outlining relevant qualifications must be postmarked by April 15, 2013 and forwarded to:
Kathy M. Patterson, CQHA Youth World Cup Chair
4912 RD 179 RR#1 Bornholm ON N0K 1A0.

Individuals may apply for either position however 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 months leading up to the 2014 event.                      

    

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