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Ask a Pro Horseman Video Contest

Jody — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:15:26 +0000

Submit a video of you and your American Quarter Horse, and you could receive free advice from a trusted AQHA Professional Horseman.

If you’ve been having trouble with your American Quarter Horse and need some professional training help, here’s your chance to ask an AQHA Professional Horseman for free. Go to the contest tab on AQHA’s Facebook page and submit a video of you and your horse that explains the problem you and your horse have encountered. If you’re selected, we’ll ask an AQHA Professional Horseman to tackle your issue.

AQHA’s Ask an AQHA Pro Horseman Video Contest runs through May 31, 2012. Entrants must be 18 or older, and the horse depicted must be a registered American Quarter Horse. Videos must not contain copyrighted material or children under 18 unless accompanied by a parental consent statement. See below for additional rules.

Enter today at AQHA’s Facebook page for your opportunity to ask a Professional Horseman your questions. AQHA will select multiple winners, and a Professional Horseman will provide advice in written and/or video form. Your entries might be featured in an upcoming digital edition of The American Quarter Horse Journal and/or on AQHA’s web properties. Videos submitted become the property of AQHA and may be used for AQHA’s promotional purposes.

Ask a Pro Horseman Video Contest Rules

Entrants must be 18 years old or older, and those featured in the video must be 18 years old or older or have written parental consent to participate in the video and/or contest. Parents or guardians who allow their child under 18 to be featured in a video submission must agree to the entire contest rules and video guidelines; parental consent forms may be sent to contests@aqha.org. If videos are submitted without parental consent, it is assumed that each person in the video is over 18 years of age.
Video must explain in detail the issue or problem you’re having with your horse.
Horse in the video must be a registered American Quarter Horse.
Entries must be submitted by May 31, 2012.
Please avoid using personal identifying and biographical information in the videos, including but not limited to middle and last names, cities, states and zip codes. Using an individual’s information in the videos in spoken, audio or video title form may result in your video submission being rejected.
Children, including those by marriage or adoption, related family, employees or contractors of AQHA are considered ineligible to participate.
Contestants chosen as finalists will be reached via phone and/or e-mail and notified that their video will be submitted to an AQHA Professional Horseman. This notification does not guarantee an answer from an AQHA Professional Horseman.
One video submission per entrant.
Submitted videos may be no longer than five minutes in duration.
All music used in videos must not violate any music or lyric copyrights.
The video must not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, hateful, defamatory, slanderous or libelous. Such videos will be rejected for submission into this contest.
The video must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred, harm against any group or individual, or discrimination based on race, sex, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age.
The video must not contain material that is unlawful or in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in any state where the video is created.
Submissions may be rejected for any reason, including (but not limited to) the submission guidelines mentioned above.

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Guess That Horse

jill — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:48:06 +0000

AQHA’s Guess That Horse contest takes place every Wednesday at 1 p.m. CDT.

AQHA's Guess That Horse contest takes place every Wednesday at 1 p.m. CDT.

Congratulations to Jan Qualley for being the first to correctly identify the American Quarter Horse, Freckles Scamp, in today’s Guess That Horse contest. She will receive a free one year subscription to the American Quarter Horse Journal.

When the contest is live, ten hints will be posted, one at a time, every few minutes on this page. Refresh your browser periodically for new hints. Please post your guesses into the “comments” box below. The first person to correctly identify the American Quarter Horse wins the prize.

The winner will be announced after all the hints are given; participants must provide a valid e-mail address to to be eligible for the prize.

Get help with your guesses! Consult AQHA records for pedigrees, show records and much more!

Contest Closed.

Hint #1: This American Quarter Horse is a chestnut stallion.
Hint #2: This stallion traced back to Three Bars (TB) on both the top and bottom of his pedigree.
Hint #3: This stallion sired 107 registered foals in 17 foal crops.
Hint #4: This stallion’s offspring earned 511.5 points in AQHA competition.
Hint #5: This stallion was born in 1982.
Hint #6: This stallion had $16,898.50 in National Cutting Horse Association earnings.
Hint #7: This stallion was by Colonel Freckles.
Hint #8: This stallion sired an AQHA reserve world champion in youth heeling. (Scamps Peppy, 2002, out of Nitarita by Peponita)
Hint #9:This stallion’s dam was by The Invester.
Hint #10: This stallion was bred by John Bradshaw Jr. of Nacogdoches, Texas.

Horse recap:

Freckles Scamp was a 1982 chestnut stallion by Colonel Freckles and out Almost Like A Song by The Invester. Bred by John Bradshaw Jr. of Nacogdoches, Texas, Freckles Scamp went on to earn $16,898.50 in National Cutting Horse Association competition and sired 107 registered foals in 17 foal crops. He sired the 2002 AQHYA heeling world champion, Scamps Peppy.

Guess That Horse

jill — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:36:34 +0000

AQHA’s Guess That Horse contest takes place every Wednesday at 1 p.m. CDT.

Contest Closed.

Congratulations to Sophie for being the first person to correctly identify Tamet in AQHA’s Guess That Horse contest! Be sure to join us next Wednesday at 1 p.m. CDT for another round of Guess That Horse!

The winner will be announced after all the hints are given; participants must provide a valid e-mail address to to be eligible for the prize.

Get help with your guesses! Consult AQHA records for pedigrees, show records and much more!

Hints:

Hint #1: This American Quarter Horse was a bay stallion.

Hint #2: This stallion earned 1 point in reining.

Hint #3: This stallion sired 122 registered foals in 10 foal crops.

Hint #4: This stallion a foal that earned an AQHA Register of Merit in racing.

Hint #5: This stallion’s offspring earned $11,977.33 in National Cutting Horse Association earnings.

Hint #6: This Quarter Horse boasted Peter McCue and Old Sorrel in his pedigree.

Hint #7: This Quarter Horse earned his AQHA Superior in halter in 1959.

Hint #8: This stallion sired nine point earners.

Hint #9: This Quarter Horse was born in 1950.

Hint #10: This Quarter Horse was by a daughter of Pyle’s Sonnie Boy.

Hint #11: This Quarter Horse was bred by L. Whitley Cox of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

We still don’t have a winner!

BONUS HINT #1: This stallion was sired by Tamo.

BONUS HINT #2: The dam of this stallion is Regret.

Win an AQHA Jacket

Jody — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:48:05 +0000

AQHA, Markel and Equestrian Life have teamed to give away five AQHA Weather Tek jackets.

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Participants can enter once per day. Contest ends April 30, 2012, and five winners will be announced May 1, 2012.

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Guess That Horse

jill — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:15:50 +0000

AQHA's Guess That Horse contest takes place every Wednesday at 1 p.m. CDT.

AQHA’s Guess That Horse contest takes place every Wednesday at 1 p.m. CDT.

Contest Closed.

Congratulations to Stacy for being the first to correctly identify Red Otoe Reed in today’s Guess That Horse contest. She will receive a free one-year subscription to The American Quarter Horse Journal.

When the contest is live, 11 hints will be posted, one at a time, every few minutes on this page. Refresh your browser periodically for new hints. Please post your guesses into the “comments” box below. The first person to correctly identify the American Quarter Horse wins the prize.
The winner will be announced after all the hints are given; participants must provide a valid e-mail address to to be eligible for the prize.

Get help with your guesses! Consult AQHA records for pedigrees, show records and much more!

Hint #1: This American Quarter Horse was a red dun gelding.

Hint #2: This Quarter Horse earned an AQHA Register of Merit with a youth rider in 1978

Hint #3: This Quarter Horse was by a son of Otoe.

Hint #4: This Quarter Horse was shown by Greg Abshire of Boerne, Texas, from 1974 to 1979.

Hint #5: This Quarter Horse’s dam produced two other Register of Merit earners.

Hint #6: This gelding earned 28 points in western pleasure.

Hint #7: This Quarter Horse features Joe Reed II, Queenie and King in his pedigree.

Hint #8: This Quarter Horse’s sire made two lifetime starts on the racetrack.

Hint #9: This gelding was born in 1970.

Hint #10: This Quarter Horse was bred by Annabelle E. Brown of McKinney, Texas.

Hint #11: This Quarter Horse was out of the sorrel mare Billy Bob Sue.

Horse Recap:

Red Otoe Reed was a 1970 red dun gelding by Queenie’s Otoe and out of the Billy Bob W mare Billy Bob Sue. Bred by Annabelle E. Brown of McKinney, Texas, Red Otoe Reed earned two AQHA Registers of Merit during his competition career.

Justin Boots Sweepstakes

Jody — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:17:33 +0000

AQHA members, enter today to win a pair of Justin AQHA ostrich boots.

You could be the proud new owner of these Justin AQHA boots!

You’re probably already one of the 350,000 fans of AQHA on Facebook. If you’re also an AQHA member, enter today to win a pair of Justin cognac full quill ostrich boots!

These boots are a popular part of Justin’s AQHA Lifestyle Collection and are handcrafted in the United States.

Enter today via AQHA’s Facebook page! Hurry – contest ends April 20, 2012.

You can enter the Justin Boots Sweepstakes and read the official rules on AQHA’s Sweepstakes tab on Facebook. Entrants must be 18 or older and a current AQHA member to enter. Please enter via a web browser on your computer or tablet, rather than via cell phone, as the Sweepstakes tab is not accessible via a Facebook ap.

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Guess That Horse

jill — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:58:10 +0000

AQHA’s Guess That Horse Contest takes place every Wednesday at 1 p.m. CDT.

Congratulations to Diane for being the first person to correctly identify Aprils Tuff Flower in AQHA's Guess That Horse contest!

Contest is closed.

Welcome to Guess That Horse. Today’s winner receives a AQHA-logoed stepping stool, courtesy of Quarter Horse Outfitters.

When the contest is live, 10 hints will be posted, one at a time, every few minutes on this page. Refresh your browser periodically for new hints. Please post your guesses into the “comments” box below. The first person to correctly identify the American Quarter Horse wins the prize.

The winner will be announced after all the hints are given; participants must provide a valid e-mail address to to be eligible for the prize.

Get help with your guesses! Consult AQHA records for pedigrees, show records and much more!

Congratulations to Diane for being the first person to correctly identify Aprils Tuff Flower in AQHA’s Guess That Horse contest! Be sure to join us next Wednesday at 1 p.m. CDT for another round of Guess That Horse!

Hint #1: This Quarter Horse was born in 1984 in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Hint #2: This Quarter Horse was a chestnut mare.

Hint #3: This Quarter Horse earned 97 western pleasure points.

Hint #4: This Quarter Horse earned 11 hunter under saddle points.

Hint #5: This Quarter Horse earned four performance Registers of Merit.

Hint #6: This Quarter Horse earned an AQHA Superior in western pleasure in 1990.

Hint #7: This Quarter Horse was shown in youth, amateur and open.

Hint #8: This Quarter Horse produced four foals, three by the same stallion.

Hint #9: This Quarter Horse’s sire produced 126 registered foals.

Hint #10: This Quarter Horse was bred by Duke Primrose of Tucumcari, New Mexico.

Hint #11: This Quarter Horse’s dam was Daisy Durant

Horse Recap:

Aprils Tuff Flower was a 1984 chestnut mare by Tuffys Three Bars and out of Daisy Durant by Skip Beware. She earned 97 points in western pleasure points and 11 points in hunter under saddle. After a show career in youth, amateur and open classes, Aprils Tuff Flower produced four foals, three by Willy Be Invited.

Guess That Horse

jill — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:03:15 +0000

AQHA’s Guess That Horse contest takes place every Wednesday at 1 p.m. CDT.

Contest is now closed!

Today’s winner will receive a Showing to Win: Trail DVD brought to you by the American Quarter Horse Journal.

The winner will be announced after all the hints are given; participants must provide a valid e-mail address to to be eligible for the prize.

Get help with your guesses! Consult AQHA records for pedigrees, show records and much more!

Congratulations to Wendy for being the first person to correctly identify Never Bend Fly in AQHA’s Guess That Horse contest! Be sure to join us next Wednesday at 1 p.m. CDT for another round of Guess That Horse!

Hint #1: This Quarter Horse was a 1976 bay stallion.

Hint #2: This Quarter Horse’s best speed index was 103.

Hint #3: This Quarter Horse won four of his 15 races.

Hint #4: This Quarter Horse sired 97 registered foals.

Hint #5: This Quarter Horse’s foals earned 27 Registers of Merits.

Hint #6: This Quarter Horse earned a Register of Merit in 1978.

Hint #7: This Quarter Horse achieved a new track record in 1979.

Hint #8: This Quarter Horse’s dam produced 13 foals, seven of which earned Registers of Merit.

Hint #9: This Quarter Horse was born in Wheelock, Texas.

Hint #10: This Quarter Horse’s sire was Three Oh’s.

Hint #11: This Quarter Horse’s dam was a daughter of Bold Bars.

Horse Recap:

Never Bend Fly was a 1976 bay stallion by Three Oh’s and out of Quite Unique by Bold Bars. He was bred by Billy and Toni Bode in Wheelock, Texas, and started his race career in 1978. He won four of his 15 races and achieved a best speed index of 103. He raced for the last time in 1979 and retired to breeding. He sired 97 foals, which earned a total of 27 AQHA Registers of Merit.

Guess That Horse

jill — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:56:09 +0000

AQHA’s Guess That Horse contest takes place Wednesdays at 1 p.m. CDT.

Congratulations to Libby for being the first person to correctly identify Zans Sunflower in AQHA’s Guess That Horse contest!

Welcome to Guess That Horse!

Today’s winner will receive a one-year subscription to the American Quarter Horse Journal!

The winner will be announced after all the hints are given; participants must provide a valid e-mail address to to be eligible for the prize.

Congratulations to Libby for being the first person to correctly identify Zans Sunflower in AQHA’s Guess That Horse contest! Be sure to join us next Wednesday at 1 p.m. CDT for another round of Guess That Horse!

Get help with your guesses! Consult AQHA records for pedigrees, show records and much more!

Contest is closed.
Hint #1: This American Quarter Horse was born in 1979.

Hint #2: This horse earned 8 points in western pleasure.

Hint #3: This horse was a chestnut mare.

Hint #4: This mare produced four foals.

Hint #5: This mare’s pedigree traced back to Three Bars (TB) on both the top and bottom.

Hint #6: This Quarter Horse earned her AQHA Performance Register of Merit in 1984.

Hint #7: This mare earned a world and reserve world championship in the same year.

Hint #8: This mare’s dam was by Bob McCoy.

Hint #9: This Quarter Horse had five top 10 year-end high-point finishes in 1985.

Hint #10: This Quarter Horse was by Zan Parr Bar.

Hint #11: This mare was the dam of Im A Sunny Dude.

Horse Recap:

Zans Sunflower was a 1979 sorrel mare by Zan Parr Bar and out of Bar O Licorice by Bob McCoy. She was bred and owned by Billy G. Allen of Scott City, Kansas. In 1985, Zans Sunflower was piloted to the AQHYA heeling world championship by Jeff Allen, and the duo captured the reserve world championship in in heading that year as well. That year – 1985 – was a great year for Jeff and Zans Sunflower: The duo won the year-end high-point in both heading and heeling.

Guess That Horse

jill — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:23:38 +0000

AQHA’s Guess That Horse contests take place Wednesdays at 1 p.m. CDT.

Congratulations to Kelly for correctly identifying Sammy Reed as today's Guess That Horse!

Welcome to Guess That Horse. Today’s winner receives a AQHA-logoed stepping stool, courtesy of Quarter Horse Outfitters.

The winner will be announced after all the hints are given; participants must provide a valid e-mail address to to be eligible for the prize.

Congratulations to Kelly for being the first person to correctly identify Sammy Reed in AQHA’s Guess That Horse contest! Be sure to join us next Wednesday at 1 p.m. CDT for another round of Guess That Horse!

Get help with your guesses! Consult AQHA records for pedigrees, show records and much more!

Hint #1: This Quarter Horse was born in 1954 in California.

Hint #2: This Quarter Horse was chestnut.

Hint #3: This Quarter Horse started in 14 races, but only won one race.

Hint #4: This Quarter Horse’s best speed index was 85.

Hint #5: This Quarter Horse was a mare.

Hint #6: This Quarter Horse produced nine foals.

Hint #7: This Quarter Horse’s first race was in May 1956. Her last race was less than a year later.

Hint #8: The sire of this Quarter Horse sired 347 registered foals.

Hint #9: This Quarter Horse received a Register of Merit for racing in 1956.

Hint #10: This Quarter Horse’s dam was Flicka M.

Horse Recap:

Sammy Reed was bred by L.E. Patterson of Chino, California. She was a 1954 chestnut mare by Joe Reed II and out of Flicka M by Ben Hur II. She raced for less than a year and started 14 times with a best speed index of 85. She received her Register of Merit in 1956 and produced nine foals, six of which hold AQHA racing records. Her progeny includes Sammy Bars, Sugar Joe Reed and Miss Dial Reed. Her foals earned $3,710 on the racetrack.

Guess That Horse

Jody — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:02:28 +0000

The American Quarter Horse San Antonio Jet, correctly identified by Emily.

AQHA’s Guess That Horse takes place each Wednesday at 1 p.m CDT.

This contest is closed.

Welcome to AQHA’s Guess That Horse contest, sponsored by The American Quarter Horse Journal.

Today’s winner will receive an AQHA foot stool.

The contest will start at 1 p.m. CST. At that time, the photo and first hint are given.

When the contest is live, 10 hints will be posted, one at a time, every few minutes on this page.

Refresh your browser periodically for new hints.

Please post your guesses into the comments box below.

The first person to correctly identify the full registered name of the American Quarter Horse pictured wins the prize.

Get help with your guesses! Consult AQHA records for pedigrees, show records and much more!

The winner will be announced after all the hints are given; participants must provide a valid e-mail address to to be eligible for the prize.

Congratulations to Emily for being the first person to correctly identify San Antonio Jet in AQHA’s Guess That Horse contest! Be sure to join us next Wednesday at 1 p.m. CDT for another round of Guess That Horse!

Hint #1: This Quarter Horse was a sorrel.

Hint #2: This Quarter Horse was bred by Oakhills Ranch in Blanco, Texas.

Hint #3: This Quarter Horse was a stallion born in 1972.

Hint #4: This Quarter Horse’s best speed index was 77.

Hint #5: This Quarter Horse started in 10 races but didn’t win a single race.

Hint #6: This Quarter Horse’s pedigree includes Jet Deck, Leo, Joe Reed II and Three Bars.

Hint #7: This Quarter Horse sired 65 foals.

Hint #8: This Quarter Horse received a performance Register of Merit in 1978.

Hint #9: This Quarter Horse earned points in halter, western pleasure and hunter under saddle.

Hint #10:This Quarter Horse’s dam was Itaska Bar.

Hint #11:This Quarter Horse sired the 1996 youth working hunter world champion.

Guess That Horse

tara — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:49:46 +0000

AQHA’s Guess That Horse contest takes place each Wednesday at 1 p.m. CST.

The American Quarter Horse Hesa Skipa Star, correctly identified by Jessie.

Today’s winner will receive a one-year subscription to The American Quarter Horse Journal.

The contest will start at 1 p.m. CST. At that time, the photo and first hint are given.

When the contest is live, 10 hints will be posted, one at a time, every few minutes on this page.

Refresh your browser periodically for new hints.

Please post your guesses into the comments box below.

The first person to correctly identify the full registered name of the American Quarter Horse pictured wins the prize.

Get help with your guesses! Consult AQHA records for pedigrees, show records and much more!

The winner will be announced after all the hints are given; participants must provide a valid e-mail address to to be eligible for the prize.

Congratulations to Jessie for being the first person to correctly identify Hesa Skipa Star in AQHA’s Guess That Horse contest! Be sure to join us next Wednesday at 1 p.m. CST for another round of Guess That Horse!

Hint #1: This American Quarter Horse was born in 1977 in Los Altos, California.

Hint #2: This Quarter Horse earned 30.5 halter points.

Hint #3: This Quarter Horse’s last AQHA show was in West Virginia.

Hint #4: This Quarter Horse was a sorrel stallion.

Hint #5: This Quarter Horse sired 147 foals.

Hint #6: This Quarter Horse’s progeny earned five Registers of Merit.

Hint #7: This Quarter Horse was a descendant of both Doc Bar and Skipper W.

Hint #8: This Quarter Horse was first shown in 1978, which was its only AQHA show that year.

Hint #9: This Quarter Horse’s sire was Skipa Star.

Hint #10: This Quarter Horse was bred by Dr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Jensen.

Final Hint: This Quarter Horse’s dam was Doc’s Bo Peep.

Horse Recap:

Hesa Skipa Star was a 1977 sorrel stallion by Skipa Star and out of Doc’s Bo Peep. He was bred by Dr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Jensen in Los Altos, California. He was shown across the country in AQHA halter classes, accumulating 30.5 points. He sired 147 foals that earned five Registers of Merit.