Day: October 24, 2009

Varsity Equestrian 2009-2010 season under way with great competition for athletes and horses. The American Quarter Horse Journal, October 22, 2009 – While football might be the college sport that gets the most attention in the fall, the newest sport to attract female athletes to universities across the country is Varsity Equestrian. The NCAA emerging sport of equestrian competition pits women against their peers in western and English contests. In western competition, the riders compete in horsemanship and reining. “It’s a great use of the American Quarter Horse,” said Leman Wall, director of corporate and affiliate partnerships for

Fort Worth, TX—Phase two of the American Paint Horse Association’s World Championship Show series kicks off November 5, 2009 with the Fall World Championship Show in Fort Worth, Texas, and continues through November 14 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center. The improved format features slot classes, Open and Amateur World Championship competition in a wide array of disciplines, Challenge and sweepstakes classes, plus the new Breeders’ Futurity. Sprinkle in unique shopping, clinicians, fun exhibitor activities and Fort Worth hospitality and it’s a recipe for a great show! Showing The Fall World Show is bringing together nearly 900 outstanding Paint