Amarillo, Texas, October 31, 2006 – Join living legends of the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame at this year’s AQHA World Championship Show. See and meet the living legends on Wednesday, November 8, at the Oklahoma State Fair Park Arena in Oklahoma City.
A special dedication will be made during the evening finals performance, which will include special introductions and a video presentation.
Visitors to the show will have the opportunity to meet and visit with these Hall of Fame inductees during a special autograph session. Hall of Fame inductees include legendary trainers from the show and race industry, judges, leaders, ranchers, artists and others who helped make the American Quarter Horse the world’s most popular breed of horse.
The evening includes a t-shirt toss and a special commemorative gift courtesy of the American Quarter Horse Foundation to the first 500 people through the door.
The following American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame members will be featured during this special presentation:
Bud Alderson
Dick Bingham
Bud Breeding
Jack Brooks
Rob Brown
Ginger Hyland
Rick Johns
Suzanne Jones
Orren Mixer
Mike Perkins
Jimmie Randals
Matlock Rose
Buster Welch
Jerry Windham
B.F. Yeates
The World Show will be held November 4-18. Highlights from the show are just a click away. The American Quarter Horse Journal provides complete Web coverage and a live Web cast of arena action as it happens.
Highlights from the 2006 World Show also will be featured on “America’s Horse,†AQHA’s weekly television show on TVG Network, November 19 and 26, and December 3, 10, 17 and 31. Visit aqha.com for a detailed schedule.
In addition, American Quarter Horses take center stage on Sunday, January 7, 2007, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern/10:30 a.m. Pacific on NBC Television. The one-hour special, which showcases the American Quarter Horse lifestyle, is based at the World Show and highlights the reining and cutting competition along with other events.
For more information, visit www.aqha.com or call (806) 376-4811.