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Western Wear Manufacturers
Equine Associations
Breed Associations
- American Paint Horse Association
- The American Paint Horse's combination of color and conformation has
made the APHA the second-largest breed registry in the U.S.
- American Quarter Horse Association
- The American Quarter Horse is the most popular breed in the U.S.
today, and AQHA is the largest breed registry in the world, with nearly
5 million horses registered worldwide.
- Appaloosa Horse Club -
The ApHC is the international breed registry that records and preserves
the Appaloosa horses' heritage and history, and by providing services
that promote,
enhance
and improve the Appaloosa's preferred characteristics, including coat
pattern.
- International Buckskin Horse
Association - The International Buckskin Horse Association is a
breed registry that record and preserve the pedigree of Buckskin, Dun,
Red Dun, and Grulla horses.
- Palomino Horse Breeders of
America - PHBA
was formed in 1941 to collect, record, preserve the purity of blood,
and improve the
breeding of Palomino horses.
Discipline Associations
- National Barrel Horse Association
- #1 in Barrel Racing. NBHA, headquartered in Augusta, Georgia, is the
largest barrel racing organization in the world.
- National Cutting Horse
Association - NCHA promotes and celebrates
the cutting horse, whose origin on western ranches allows us to support
ranching and its western heritage.
- National Reined Cow
Horse Association - NRCHA promotes and celebrates the quality
of the western reined stock horse: to perpetuate the early Spanish
traditions of highly trained and well reined working cow horses.
- National Reining Horse Association
- Founded in 1966, NRHA is an organization dedicated to the promotion
of the reining horse. It serves as the standard setting body for the
sport of Reining worldwide.
- National Snaffle Bit Association
- The purpose of the NSBA is to define, promote and improve
the quality of the pleasure horse.
Trade Shows & Horse Shows
- All
American Quarter Horse Congress - The world's largest single-breed
horse show, Ohio's largest
annual convention and
the third largest convention in the United States with more than 16,000
horse show entries from all over the
world,
comprising more than
8,500 horses
- All American Youth Horse Show
- Open to riders 18 yrs. of age with events including Western, Contest,
Reining, Trail, Hunters and Jumpers
- The Buckeye Sweepstakes
- The Buckeye Show draws national caliber Arabian horses from
throughout the United States and Canada. It ranks as one of the three
largest shows in the United States, following the U.S. Nationals and
the Scottsdale Show. The Buckeye offers in excess of $50,000 in prize
money.
- Equine Affaire - The
Nation's Premiere Equine Exposition &
Equestrian Gathering
- The
Hoosier Horse Fair and Expo - Several clinicians to give seminars
in all areas of the
horse industry with lots of entertainment, a breed demo and more!
- Maryland Horse
Expo - Top quality seminars and clinics - meet and learn from
industry professionals from all over the country. Parade of Breeds is
an educational presentation giving
visitors a glimpse of many magnificent breeds.
- Ohio State
Fair
- Pennsylvania
Horse World Expo - Top quality seminars and clinics, plus, Theatre
Equus - A Musical Equine Revue
Held in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Horse World Expo only, this
choreographed musical show will feature top professional equine
entertainers from all over the country - a different show every year.
- Rolex Kentucky Three Day
Event - The Only Four Star Three-Day Event (Day 1-Dressage, Day
2-Cross Country Jumping/Endurance, Day 3-Stadium Jumping) in the
Americas.
Because horse and rider combinations compete in World Championships and
Olympic Games at the Four Star level, the ability to train and test
themselves at this level on an annual basis is critical to developing
strong individuals and teams for those contests.
Rod's Charitable Organizations
- NARHA- North American Riding for the
Handicapped Association - NARHA has provided Equine Assisted
Activity and Therapy programs through its network of nearly 800 member
centers. More than 38,000 individuals with disabilities benefit from
activities which include therapeutic riding, hippotherapy, equine
assisted psychotherapy, driving, interactive vaulting, and competition.
- St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital - St. Jude is unlike any other pediatric treatment and
research facility anywhere. Discoveries made here have completely
changed how the world treats children with cancer and other
catastrophic diseases. Where no one pays for treatment beyond what is
covered by insurance, and those without insurance are never asked to
pay.
- USEF - United States Equestrian
Federation
- USEF
Disaster Relief Fund -In order to be prepared for future disasters
the USEF has initiated a permanent USEF Equine Disaster Relief Fund and
requests contributions from individuals and organizations. Formation of
this fund is consistent with the USEF mission to help ensure the safety
and well-being of horses.
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