Win a Yeti cooler, Google earbuds, buckles galore

The newsletter of the Virginia Quarter Horse Association

April 2023

The April VQHYA newsletter

In this issue:

Spotlight on VQHYA President Addison Kimble
Highlights and photos from the Breakout and Martinganza. Congratalions to VQHYA members!
Raffle updates
Upcoming events and membership meeting
Participate in monthly zoom meetings on the 1st Tuesday @ 7pm. Links are posted on the VQHA Website and Facebook
Read more here

Buckles, Yeti cooler, Google ear buds, and other great awards

The Virginia National Stock Horse Show, May 19 to 21, offers a lot of great prizes, thanks to our generous sponsors. All sponsorship money is used to meet show expenses and provide awards for our exhibitors.

Novice Day (Friday):

High Point Nov Am/Youth - black stall bags with VQHA logo
High Point Level 1 Am/Youth Walk/Trot - black saddle pad covers with VQHA logo
High Point All breed Am/Youth - black garment bags with VQHA logo
High Point Rookie Am/Youth - black groom bags with VQHA logo

The Virginia National Stock Horse Show (Saturday and Sunday)

18 buckles will be awarded
High Point All Breed Horse will win a Yeti Tundra 45 Hard Cooler
Reserve will win a pair of Google ear buds
Plus hats with VQHA logo

The Virginia National Stock Horse Showbill

We are excited to offer this great show. There will be a special VRH event, novice show, and all-breed show on May 19. Check out the show bill for May 19 here and the show bill for the AQHA show on May 20 and 21 here. Contact Mark Miller for more info 3017513386
Haul ins welcome.
We expect a great show. Last year, the novice day at the Jack O Lantern Show had 186 entries, making it the 7th biggest L1 AQHA show in the country.

VAQHA sponsorship Levels

Sponsorships allow us to meet cover show expenses and, where possible, provide great awards to exhibitors. We hope you will support VQHA at any of these levels.

Platinum $750: 4 x 6 banner with logo displayed during the show; 18” x 24” Square sign with logo displayed during the show; Logo on show bill; 10 individual class sponsorships with name drop; Reserved parking spot in a prime location; Promotion on social media as well as the VQHA website

Gold $500: Two 18” x 24” Square sign with logo displayed during the show; Logo on show bill; 8 individual class sponsorships with name drop; Reserved parking spot in a prime location; Promotion on social media as well as the VQHA website

Silver $250: 18” x 24” Square sign with logo displayed during the show; 6 individual class sponsorships with name drop; Promotion on social media

Bronze $100: 4 individual class sponsorships with name drop; Promotion on social media

Class Sponsorship $25: $5 from every class sponsorship will be awarded back to exhibitors in the class by way of random cash drawing or prize selection from table

*** banners and signs for sponsorships are subject to deadline depending on
turn-around time of print shop***

The Legends Class: your chance to honor a special person or horse

The 2nd annual Legends Class will be held May 20, at the Virginia National Stock Horse show in Doswell, VA. Last year's event had 52 entries.

What it is: All breed walk trot/ jog. In the preliminary round, horses in US, WP, and Ranch show separately. For the finals, the top 5 from each discipline show together. A $35 entry fee automatically enters you in a random drawing for a CP Custom Saddle. A $100 sponsorship allows you to honor past horsemen and horses. All sponsorship $ is guaranteed to go into the prize pool. Signage showcases each individual/horse.

New dates for the 2024 Spring Breakout and a shout out to a record-breaking 2023 show

The 2024 Spring Breakout will be held April 16-20. Thanks to all the exhibitors who made the 2023 show such a success, with more than 6,000 entries, compared with 4,000 in 2022. Topline Event Management, Meghan Tierney, and Cameron VanSickle did a great job in making the show run smoothly. And we couldn't have done it without our sponsors. Many thanks!

New plans for the future of the Virginia Horse Center

Everyone is invited to the April 23 informative session Read the details here.

Attention Select Amateurs

You need to designate if you want your amateur points to count as select or amateur for year snd awards!! Email Cory at cjbalsis@gmail.com
Your points will count as select if you do not designate. Be sure to read the Amateur section of the Show And Contest Rules for more details!!! You can find them on the website under Forms

2023 VQHA Horseback Riding Program

Take advantage of this program to earn awards for the hours you have ridden or ground-exercised either your American Quarter Horse or other breed horse. This is a unique opportunity to earn awards outside of traditional competitions and is available to VQHA, VAQHA and VQHYA members. If you are not a member, you only need to join VQHA and the Horseback Riding Program. Click for more information.

Important AQHA rule change regarding ownership requirements

The AQHA Executive Committee approved a rule change requiring owners/lessees of horses being shown at all AQHA-approved events to have a current AQHA membership in the name of the registered owner/lessee. This change to AQHA Rule SHW100.5 is effective June 1, 2023. Entries excluded from this requirement are Rookie and Level 1 youth and Rookie and Level 1 amateur.

Exhibitors who show in levels 2 and 3 in the youth and amateur divisions, as well as exhibitors in all open levels who choose to lease or show a horse not in their name need to ensure that the owner of that horse has an active AQHA membership to be able to compete in AQHA-approved events. Exhibitors will still need to have an active membership, as well, to compete.

See below for our officers, board members, committee chairs. 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.

VQHA Officers

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

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
SHAY NICELY
540-294-2327
BSNICELY@GMAIL.COM

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

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

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

POINTS OFFICER
DEBBIE STEINER
DSTEINER05@GMAIL.COM

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

BETH GOUTHRO
540-460-5278
BMGSHOWHORSES@GMAIL.COM

VQHA Directors

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\\

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

DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE

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

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

BANQUET COMMITTEE
PAM TROUTMAN

VIRGINIA BRED
Ashley Kloske
804-712-2497

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
KELLY WAYMAN
wolfview35@aol.com

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