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FROM A SOLID FOUNDATION ≤
THE DIAMOND-ANNIVERSARY
BREEDERS

2014 HIGH-POINT WINNERS

BARN BABIES ARE BACK!
CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF AQHA

APRIL 2015 • $4.25
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FEATURES
FEATURES
40 A≤HA’s Foundation 72 Little Bits From Small Bales
By Becky Newell By Richard Chamberlain
Sixteen ranches have bred American Quarter Hay feeders affect economics. Part 3 of a series
Horses every year of AQHA’s 75-year existence.
78 Ride the Pattern
46 Secrets to Memorizing
Horsemanship
Horse-Show Patterns
By AQHA Professional Horsewoman
By Tara Matsler Jill Newcomb with Larri Jo Starkey
Exhibitors share their best-kept secrets for Break a horsemanship pattern into parts to make
memorizing patterns for horsemanship, it easier to ride. Part 2 of a three-part series
showmanship and trail.
90 Snapshots
48 ≤-Fit
Compiled by Becky Newell
By Abigail Boatwright
Look through your barn pictures
Use these exercises from equestrian personal from AQHA and alliance events!
trainer Emily Harrington to build your strength
and increase your flexibility in the saddle.
52 Legends: Barfly Skip 2014 High-Point Winners
By Joan Stibal
94 Lauren Diaz
A rank mare led to a rare gem
April 2014 for a young cowboy. By Lindsay Keller
Since she was 10 years old, Lauren Diaz has
The official publication 58 Barn Babies
been dreaming of taking home the AQHA
of the American Quarter Compiled by Becky Newell Markel youth high-point title. In 2014, her
Horse Association. eight-year-long goal was accomplished.
Breeders share their 2015 arrivals.
About the Cover 98 Hayley Saul
62 Borrow a Trainer
AQHA Past President By Lindsay Keller
By AQHA Professional Horseman
Albert Mitchell
Clay Logan with Larri Jo Starkey Third-generation AQHA exhibitor Hayley Saul
clinched the 2014 Farnam all-around amateur
Steer stopping can help fix roping problems. title on her home-raised-and-trained gelding,
Eyed Be In A Jam.
66 Wheat and Chaff
By Richard Chamberlain 102 Smart Nu Shiner
Value is a matter of black and white. Partly. By Lindsay Keller
The 2014 Farnam AQHA high-point
junior horse has a history of making great
first impressions.
106 Mr Fritz Wood
By Lindsay Keller
Whether he was wowing the crowd during rop-
ing events or warming hearts during the para-
reining class, 2014 Farnam High-Point Senior
94 Horse Mr Fritz Wood proved he has the ideal
Lauren Diaz’s combination of talent, heart and mind that make
Markel youth the Quarter Horse so special.
high-point award
was eight years
in the making.
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For 75 years, these ranchers have been
breeding American Quarter Horses.
COLUMNS AND DEPARTMENTS
COLUMNS REFERENCE SECTION
118 Judges’ Applications
Journal
4 Your First Look at the 159 AQHA World Championship Shows Qualifying Points
By Journal Staff 161 Obituaries
162 Deaths of Horses
6 High on Their High-Points 163 Disciplinary Action/Suspensions
Inside Look By Becky Newell 169 Trading Post
170 Calendar of Events
8 Mailbox 198 AQHA Professional Horseman Applicants
10 Milking Mares ANNUAL REVIEW STATISTICS
Horse Health By Dr. Thomas R. Lenz 132 2014 Show and Contest Rookie, Level 1, Level 2
and Select Amateur divisions
12 2014 145 A Look Back at 2014 Statistics
Quarter Paths By Richard Chamberlain 146 2014 All-Around Leaders
146 2014 Justin Intermediate Leaders
16 Sometimes You Ask Yourself, ‘Why?’ 147 Justin International Exhibitors
On The Edge of Common Sense By Baxter Black
BREEDERS
18 Overdue, But Not Overdone
152 Leading Breeders of 2014 Performance Horses
Breeding Shed By Dr. Patrick M. McCue 154 Leading Breeders of 2014 Halter Horses
155 Leading Breeders of 2014 Performance Halter Horses
82 Fast Look
156 All-Time Breeders of Performance and Halter ROM Horses
By Journal Staff
SIRES
Journal
202 Your Last Look at the
148 2014 Leading Sires of Halter and Performance Halter Horses
By Journal Staff 150 2014 Leading Sires of Performance Horses
157 All-Time Leading Sires of Performance and Halter ROM Qualifiers
158 Leading Sires of 2014 Performance and Halter ROM Qualifiers
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Barn Babies
THEY’VE BRED A FOAL EVERY
year of AQHA’s existence, and THE JOURNAL’S 2015 NURSERY PEN IS OPEN, AND
we’re honoring them here in we’ve got photos of some awfully cute foals.
the Journal, as well as at the Send us pictures of the American Quarter Horse
American Quarter Horse Hall foals that have been born in your barns this
of Fame & Museum in spring, and we’ll try to include them in “Barn
Amarillo. Check out “Breeding Babies.”
a Legacy: 75 Years of American
Quarter Horses” at the Send your pictures to [email protected]. In the mean-
Museum or in the traveling time, check out the foals we’ve featured on Page 58.
R.A. Brown Sr.
exhibit at some of AQHA’s
and Blue Gold
major events this year.
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day, a cowboy with a reputation took him up on it. He
climbed aboard and started laughing because Bonita
Marie just stood there. Then she turned around, looked
at the hapless cowboy and proceeded to throw him into
the next pen.”
From Legends: Barfly Skip. Read more on Page 52 Waste Not,
Want Not
We’ve Got a Secret! HOW DID THREE DIFFERENT SQUARE BALE HAY
feeders compare in a research project funded, in
part, by the American Quarter Horse Foundation?
Actually, 10 of them – to help you memorize patterns. Will they save your hay and your money?
Learn more on Page 46. Read more on Page 72
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VOL. 67 NO.7 • APRIL 2015
Chief Marketing Officer
Tom Persechino
High on Their High-Points
Director of Marketing
and Publications Operations
Karen Latta
AS I PROOFED THE BIOGRAPHIES FOR EACH OF THE 2014 AQHA HIGH-
point winners, one theme stood out: Many of the winners con- Editor-In-Chief
sider their horses their once-in-a-lifetime equine partners. Many Rebecca Newell
said they consider their horses their “partner in crime,” while Editorial
others said that their American Quarter Horse’s forgiving nature JOURNAL EDITOR Larri Jo Starkey
made pilot errors – like cueing the wrong lead or losing their stir- Q-RACING JOURNAL EDITOR Andrea Caudill
INTERNET EDITOR Tara Matsler
rups going over a jump – look like nothing happened.
EDITORIAL COORDINATOR Dana Turk
Genuine Red Quincy and Galen Thompson of Norfolk,
Nebraska, won the reserve all-around junior horse title. Galen says “Hombre” loves Advertising
his job. SENIOR DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Leman Wall
MANAGER OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Doug Hayes
“He had a phenomenal year,” Galen says. “He has won more than any horse I’ve ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Kelly Hess
owned. He’s pretty and very good at what he does, and he knows it, too.” ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Kristen Jacobson
The Journal team met Andrea Alderson of Sharpsville, Indiana, at the 2014 SECRETARY TO THE DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT Geneva Madrid Brown
AQHA World Championship Show when her family’s mare, Most Appealing
Dream, won the amateur and open performance halter mare classes. Well, “Roxie Art/Production
Jayne” swept both categories in the high-point awards, too. DIRECTOR OF ART, PRODUCTION AND DESIGN Tim Archer
PUBLICATION PRODUCTION LIAISON Eula Utsey
“Growing up, I spent countless hours in my grandparents’ barn working with our
CREATIVE AND DESIGN LIAISON Justin Foster
horses,” Andrea says. “My family has been breeding, raising and showing Quarter GRAPHIC DESIGNERS
Cathy Wheeler, Clint Swearingen,
Horses for more than 60 years; it’s in my blood. I think Roxie knew she had to re-
David Brown
energize not only me, but my family. I have had many different horses and each one PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
has taught me different lessons. However, this mare is truly something special.” Monica Wing
Another running theme was high-point horses that owners bought without a test The American Quarter Horse Journal
drive. 1600 Quarter Horse Drive, Amarillo TX 79104
Skipalilassets and Courtney Rebecca Suthoff of Granite City, Illinois, won the P. O. Box 32470, Amarillo, TX 79120
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Buying a horse sight unseen was “Magic” for Marguerite Derr Gentry, too. The Records Research 806-376-7415
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Pinehurst, North Carolina, horsewoman and Never Better Magic won the 2014 Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (CDT)
high-point in amateur dressage Fourth Level. AQHA Web Site: www.aqha.com
“He was broke for western disciplines, but there was something about him that The American Quarter Horse Journal (ISSN 0164-6656) is the official publication
told me he would make a nice dressage horse,” Marguerite says. “He is a difficult of the American Quarter Horse Association. Published monthly with an addi-
tional issue in November at 1600 Quarter Horse Dr., Amarillo, TX. Address all
horse because of his huge personality, but that is one of the things I love about him.” correspondence to The American Quarter Horse Journal, P. O. Box 32470,
Amarillo, TX 79120. Periodicals postage paid at Amarillo, Texas, and at addi-
Marguerite channels Magic’s extra energy by teaching him tricks. tional mailing offices. The editors welcome manuscripts and pictures, but accept
no responsibility for such material while in their hands. It is the policy of The
“One of the most useful tricks is to pick up my dressage whip when I acciden- American Quarter Horse Journal not to accept for editorial purposes any photo-
graph which depicts a horse not in compliance with the rules of the American
tally drop it. He turns his head around and hands it to me,” she says. “I took quite Quarter Horse Association, as stated in the “Official Handbook of AQHA.”
a chance buying a green-broke colt sight unseen, but he has been all I could ask for The American Quarter Horse Journal does not condone the alteration of horses in
photographs that appear in advertisements within the magazine, and accepts no
and more. For me, it has been all about the journey.” responsibility for the accuracy of photographs supplied by other than its own
staff. It is the reader’s responsibility to satisfy himself concerning the appearance
“It is not about the destination; the good stuff happens on the journey,” echoes and conformation of a horse before making a business decision.
“The American Quarter Horse Journal is an official publication of the American
Christa Hampton of Scottsdale, Arizona, who owns TR Spooky Cat, the amateur Quarter Horse Association that promotes breeding, raising and training
boxing high-point winner. American Quarter Horses for racing, show, performance and ranching activities.
Its mission is also to chronicle AQHA-sponsored activities and convey to readers
And they all made those journeys on their once-in-a-lifetime American Quarter the Association’s policies and standards for both the breed and the industry.”
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