The AQHA has approved a rule change to specify that points earned in Versatility Ranch Horse classes count only toward ranch-horse division events.
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The FEI has signed a cooperation agreement with the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) and the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), formalising the FEI’s relationship with the NRHA and AQHA that has been in place since Reining became an FEI discipline in 2002. The agreement covers areas of common interest including horse welfare, FEI Rules […]
The American Quarter Horse Association filed an appeal in the ongoing cloning lawsuit on December 26, 2013, with the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. In the statement on their website, the AQHA said, “Again, we are extremely pleased with the brief and look forward to presenting our case to the Fifth Circuit. The appellees’ […]
Lisa Coulter of Vernon, BC recently made history in the sport of Reining as both a rider and a coach. Coulter made her mark on the 2013 USA Reining Series
Trainer Edward Allan Buck has filed a lawsuit against the American Quarter Horse Association and seven current or former officers/agents of the organization
Judge Mary Lou Robinson has issued a final judgment in the cloning lawsuit in which she awarded close to $900,000 in attorney fees to the plaintiffs in addition to entering an injunction requiring AQHA to immediately begin registering clones and their offspring. AQHA will file a motion to stay the enforcement of the judgment pending […]
In July, a US federal jury ruled that the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) has violated antitrust laws by refusing to allow cloned horses and their offspring into the AQHA registry. This ban (AQHA Rule REG106.1) has been in place since 2004, and certain AQHA members, including the plaintiffs in this case, Abraham & Veneklasen […]
A US federal jury has ruled that the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) has violated antitrust laws by refusing to allow cloned horses and their offspring into the AQHA registry. This ban (AQHA Rule REG106.1) has been in place since 2004, and certain AQHA members, including the plaintiffs in this case, Abraham & Veneklasen Joint […]