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The monthly newsletter of the Virginia Quarter Horse Association   
March 2022
Needed: Help with VQHA points and awards  

VQHA needs volunteers to take over important positions: 1)  keeping track of VQHA points for year-end awards and 2) handling horse show awards and year-end awards. For more information, contact Tim Cohill at 804-389-8127 TimCohill@yahoo.com or Suzanne Gonzalez at  703-201-2915 SuzanneGonzalez@gmail.com
Join or renew your VQHA membership 
 
Click here for membership application and horse nomination form. The membership application is the formal document used by VQHA for communication purposes. Your email, street and phone number is given to the regional directors, the youth and amateurs for their use in communicating to our members. If there is a different email address or phone number or street address you wish to have for VQHA communication purposes, please contact Cory Balsis at cjbalsis@gmail.com.  As the Membership Officer she maintains this database.
Spring Break Out:
4 days, 6 judges, lots of buckles, awards, and prize money  

The Break Out will include AQHA and APHA classes, NSBA special events, and the ProElite and Kristy's Quarter Horses Ranch Derby with $2,000 added. Plus, there are Virginia-bred events, and a $3,000 added yearling halter futurity.

The Virginia Maiden recently added 3 Year Old Non-Pro Western Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle classes. Premier Sires will match funds for these new classes giving them each $2,500 added. With this addition,  Premier Sires will provide a total of $17,500 in matching funds for specific classes.

Premier Sires will also sponsor free rookie classes.

To date, approximately 600 stalls have been reserved.  Reserve your stalls now.

For updated information, go to https://showsbysuzanne.com.
Earn awards for hours in the saddle

The VQHA Horseback Riding Program rewards  you for the hours you ride or ground exercise your horse, whether AQHA or another breed.  for more information, click here.
 
Virginia National Stock Horse Show
May 20-22, 2022
 Novice show on Friday.
Ranch special event on Friday.
Saturday and Sunday split combined.
Fix-a-Course over fences clinic with Lynn Palm.
Find out more at www.showsbysuzanne.com 

 
See below for our interim officers, board members, committee chairs. Regular elections will be held in November. Want to provide a sponsorship for VQHA? Contact Tod Hulings, chair of the Ways and Mean Committee. Have information you want included in the next newsletter? Contact Cathy Herbert, chair of the Communication Committee.
Our Officers are

PRESIDENT
SUZANNE GONZALES
703-201-2915
SUZANNEGONZALES228@GMAIL.COM

VICE PRESIDENT
TIM COHILL
804-389-8127
TIMCOHILL@YAHOO.COM

EXECUTIVE V.P.
CONNIE CHRISTOPHER
703-283-1410
SCRAPPIEDOGG@GMAIL.COM

SECRETARY
CAROL MERRITT
336-312-4149
CAROLYNKMERRITT@GMAIL.COM

 

TREASURER
LAURA BOARDWINE
276-628-3274
LAURA.BOARDWINE@YAHOO.COM

PAST PRESIDENT
STEVE MEADOWS
540-294-8282
WPHORSEMAN@AOL.COM

YOUTH
KYLE & AMANDA HUGHES
276-451-0018(KYLE)
901-481-5760(AMANDA)

BETH GOUTHRO
540-460-5278
BMGSHOWHORSES@GMAIL.COM
Our Directors are

DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE
SAMANTHA GROVES
703-963-0987
SAMGONZALES216@GMAIL.COM

DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE
MATT GOUTHRO
540-460-5278
BMGSHOWHORSES@GMAIL.COM

DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE
MIKE JENNINGS
703-346-8133
MIKE@PROHORSESERVICES.COM

DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE
GEORGE HAROCOPOS
804-349-5081
GEORGEHAROCOPOS@GMAIL.COM\\

DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE
LORETTA TOZER
804-832-4138
LORETTATOZER@YAHOO.COM

DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE
LISA VIGNEROT
703-209-6776
LVIGNEROT@GMAIL.COM

VQHA/AQHA RECREATION ADVISOR
CATHETTE B. PLUMER
802-370-8631
CATHETTE@AOL.COM

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR
CORY BALSIS
540-347-9581
CJBALSIS@GMAIL.COM

 


VAQHA PRESIDENT
LORETTA TOZER
804-832-4138
LORETTATOZER@YAHOO.COM


HONORARY DIRECTOR
CLARENCE GREEN
540-788-4138
WILDBIRDQUARTERHORSES@MSN.COM

NORTHERN REGION
KEVIN BABCOCK
703-283-4815
KBABCOCK67@GMAIL.COM

GREATER RICHMOND
KRISTY DREW
804-337-5560
KDREW2063@GMAIL.COM

SOUTH CENTRAL REGION
CHARLIE ROGERS
434-944-4289
CBROGERS309@GMAIL.COM,
JULIEROGERS309@GMAIL.COM

CENTRAL REGION
JEANENNE GRIFFIN
540-841-0240
JEANENNE.GRIFFIN@GMAIL.COM

SHENANDOAH REGION
BECKY MEADOWS
540-448-2526
WPHORSEMAN@AOL.COM

SOUTHWEST REGION
KYLE HUGHES
276-451-0018


 
VQHA Committee Chairs

AUDITING COMMITTEE
LISA VIGNEROT
703-209-6776
LVIGNEROT@GMAIL.COM

AQHA PROGRAMS
CATHETTE PLUMER 804-370-8631
CATHETTE@AOL.COM

AMATEUR

BANQUET COMMITTEE
LORETTA TOZER 804-832-4138
LORETTATOZER@YAHOO.COM

VIRGINIA BRED
MIKE JENNINGS
703-346-8133
MIKE@PROHORSESERVICES.COM

BY-LAWS COMMITTEE
SHAY NICELY
540-294-2327
BSNICELY@GMAIL.COM

 


AWARDS COMMITTEE
JESSICA HENRICKSON
804-873-7223
SPENCERJL03@HOTMAIL.COM

COMMUNICATIONS COMM.
CATHY HERBERT
845-325-8274
CHERBERT87@GMAIL.COM

WAYS AND MEANS
TODD HULINGS
804-712-1612
TODDHULINGS@MSN.COM

QUEEN COMMITTEE
MICHELLE MIGHT
413-626-2607

Wolfview35@aol.com
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