2010 QHA Annual Report A - American Quarter Horse ... Dear AQHA Members, Here is a recap on the...

2010 AQHA Annual Report

1 President’s Message

2 Horse Statistics

5 Membership Statistics

8 Show Statistics

12 Publications Statistics

14 Racing and Challenge Statistics

15 Additional Programs & Services

16 Financial Statements

34 Past Presidents

C O N T E N T S

President Johannes Orgeldinger, Grosswallstadt, Germany

First Vice President Peter J. Confrancesco III, Sparta, New Jersey

Second Vice President Gene Graves, Grand Island, Nebraska

Member Johne Dobbs, Champaign, Illinois

Member Johnny Trotter, Hereford, Texas

AQHA 2010-2011Executive Committee

(Right to Left)

About the cover:Photo taken by Dan Dry at the 71 Ranch in Elko, Nevada.

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Dear AQHA Members,

Here is a recap on the segments of the American Quarter Horse industry that I focused on during my tenure as AQHA president.

1. Increase Participation in AQHA ShowsIn 2010, the AQHA Executive Committee appointed a task force to review and address AQHA’s show initiatives, with an eye toward increasing participation in AQHA-approved events. The resulting recommendations were to manage the number and types of approved shows in 2011, and develop a leveling program that offers showing

opportunities for all rider and horse skill and ability levels – that is tested throughout 2011, with implementation in 2012. AQHA Professional Horsewoman Patti Carter-Pratt was hired as AQHA’s executive director of shows to oversee the development of our levels initiative.

Other task forces were appointed to discuss: versatility ranch horse, introductory shows, AQHA champions/performance halter, triple-judged/quadruple-judged shows, classifying shows, English/over fences, halter, ethics, show managers, stock show managers and ranchers.

2. Get Ranches More Involved With AQHA Despite ranchers owning and registering more American Quarter Horses than nearly any other segment of AQHA, I believe that the Association has not done enough to get them involved. Ranchers are truly the backbone of AQHA’s industry. In July, the Executive Committee and staff met with more than 20 ranching representatives in Oklahoma City. Their talks focused on enhancing AQHA’s registration process and continuing to work with the various ranch horse competition groups to explore consistency in rules and possibly co-sanctioned events. I am anxious to move forward in pursuing the recom-mendations that came from that meeting.

Another development is the Ranching Heritage Breeders Program, which will consist of ranches that embody the longevity, integrity and honesty of the ranching tradition. Ranching Heritage Breeders are those that breed and raise the ranch-type horse, which remains at AQHA’s core and epitomizes the breed’s versatility. Foals raised by Ranching Heritage Breeders will be eligible for nomination to the Ranching Heritage Challenge, a series of western events now being developed in which these horses can compete.

3. Animal WelfareAQHA is dedicated to enforcing the humane treatment of American Quarter Horses and all other animals. As part of AQHA’s policy statement, the Association is committed to the welfare of the American Quarter Horse. Here are some examples:

• The Association implemented Full Circle, a program in which AQHA members can enroll horses to indicate that they wish to be contacted in the event the horse ever becomes unwanted or if own-ers are no longer able to care for the horse due to financial constraints, lifestyle changes or other circumstances. Phase 2 of Full Circle provides for the enrollment of all breeds, including grade horses, into the program. This phase should be done by summer 2011.

• The AQHA Animal Welfare Assurance Task Force has reviewed the Association’s rules, policies and best practices utilized in racing, showing, breeding, ranching and recreational riding. The task force developed two objectives: education of AQHA members and the general public, and enforcing sanctions on those perpetuating excessive or unacceptable training practices.

• The animal welfare task force met with AQHA’s alliance partners, as well as state racing commissions and racetracks, to ensure adherence to animal welfare practices. • AQHA strengthened show rules covering excessive schooling and training practices and requested that AQHA Professional Horsemen do more monitoring of show grounds and speak out against

inhumane treatment of horses. • The AQHA Animal Welfare Working Group was created to develop editorials and articles on animal welfare in the competition arena and thoroughly review AQHA therapeutic medication and

prohibited-substance rules for competition. • AQHA is a member of the Unwanted Horse Coalition, along with other breed registries, individuals and industry organizations and veterinary associations. • AQHA has funded more than $8 million in equine research projects since 1960, including research on racetrack surfaces and the use of toe grabs on racing plates. • AQHA conducted a breeders summit during the 2010 AQHA Convention to educate horsemen on responsible breeding practices and breeding selection with respect to genetic defects and dis-

eases, and promote responsible horse ownership. • AQHA developed the Q-Contact program, which is a network of AQHA members and directors who meet with federal legislators and others concerning the state of the equine industry and discuss

the Association’s position on pending federal legislation affecting more than 300,000 members. Issues include equine processing, land use, depreciation for tax purposes, estate taxes, small-business stimulus and more.

• The Association created the AQHA Stewards Program. Stewards serve as ambassadors to AQHA, and at AQHA-approved shows, they will monitor warm-up pens and barns to ensure the welfare and health of horses; evaluate any unsafe circumstances related to a show; ensure that equipment is set up properly; answer questions about bits and safe use of tack and other equipment; and more.

4. International GrowthIn January 2010, AQHA’s inaugural European Summit was held in Frankfurt, Germany. Representatives from 16 of the 19 European affiliates attended, and discussions centered on increasing international participation at AQHA’s world shows, increasing the number of all-novice shows in Europe, shifting the focus of the American Quarter Horse Youth World Cup to encourage more camaraderie among the youth participants and developing equine passports for American Quarter Horses to help simplify transporting horses across borders.

At the first AQHA Latin America Summit in December 2010 in Panama, talk focused on building the breed, increasing membership numbers and offering more racing and showing opportunities for American Quarter Horses. There were representatives from nine Latin American affiliates (Argentina, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela and Costa Rica, which just recently filed to become an affiliate). The summit allowed these countries to present their concerns and questions to AQHA and enabled AQHA to develop a plan to address the unique situations that are encountered on a country by country basis.

The plan is to conduct European and Latin American summits again in 2012.

5. Genetic DefectsThe AQHA staff did an excellent job of educating members and owners on the five genetic defects that are known to American Quarter Horse bloodlines. AQHA will soon offer a panel test for all five defects so that breeders/owners can pay one fee and have their horse(s) tested for all five defects.

• HYPP is hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, a muscle disease that leads to uncontrolled muscle twitching or profound muscle weakness, and in severe cases, can lead to collapse and death. • HERDA, hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia, causes the skin on a horse’s back to peel away, leaving the horse unusable. • GBED, glycogen branching enzyme deficiency, doesn’t allow a foal to store enough sugar in its cells for energy, and it eventually dies. • MH is malignant hyperthermia, a rare but life-threatening condition brought on by the interaction of certain types of inhalation anesthetics with a defective gene. Halothane, a general anesthetic,

seems to be the primary trigger in horses, as well as succinylcholine, a neuromuscular blocker. Stress can also trigger malignant hyperthermia. • PSSM is polysaccharide storage myopathy, a common form of tying-up. A gene mutation causes unregulated synthesis of glycogen, which results in excessive sugar in muscle cells. This leads to

muscle pain and stiffness, sweating, exercise intolerance and weakness.

6. AQHA’s World Shows and the New Battle in the Saddle.Exhibitor participation in the Built Ford Tough AQHYA, Adequan Select, Bank of America Amateur, FedEx Open and Pfizer Versatility Ranch Horse world championship shows was strong in 2010.

In 2010, AQHA took on the management of a new event called Battle in the Saddle. Owned by Oklahoma State Fair Inc., Battle in the Saddle was the first-of-its-kind event to offer competition in five western disciplines: reining, working cow horse, roping, cutting and ranch horse competition. Open to all breeds, horses and riders competed for their share of more than $130,000 in added money, con-tributing to an estimated $300,000 in purses. The event was well received and will be back this year July 5-9 in Oklahoma City.

The 2011 Pfizer Versatility Ranch Horse World Championship Show has been moved to March 9-10 in Houston, in conjunction with the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. The Executive Committee felt it was time to bid the show out. We appreciate everything that the management at the National Western Stock Show in Denver did to help us get the versatility ranch horse world show off the ground in 2008 and to grow the event. We’re excited about the move and hope it will lead to a bigger event, with additional enhancements.

7. FEI and ReiningI have been fortunate to see reining develop into a truly world-wide discipline and look forward to assisting with its continued growth. Last year, I was appointed as one of five members to the Federation Equestre Internationale Reining Committee, which is charged with overseeing the development of FEI reining, including its participation in major FEI events such as the World Equestrian Games. The sport was properly showcased to a worldwide audience in Lexington, Kentucky, this past September during the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, including three hours of weekend television coverage on NBC. We need to capitalize on this major promotion for the sport and increase its acceptance in additional countries.

I have truly enjoyed my time on the AQHA Executive Committee and my year as president of the world’s largest equine breed organization. Even though my presidency ends at the 2011 AQHA Convention, I pledge to help AQHA and the American Quarter Horse breed to continue to grow around the world.

Johannes OrgeldingerAQHA President

P R E S I D E N T ’ S Letter

2 H O R S E Statistics

U N I T E D S TAT E S P O P U L AT I O N

Alabama 51,569 -1,247 1,300 -334Alaska 1,446 -49 16 -9Arizona 53,180 -539 1,456 -231Arkansas 60,673 -1,492 1,593 -336California 132,499 -4,084 3,915 -319Colorado 91,850 -2,108 2,696 -161Connecticut 3,348 -239 40 -7Delaware 1,303 68 17 -2Florida 57,060 -1,218 1,257 -242Georgia 49,403 -1,620 1,178 -231Hawaii 3,037 -89 60 -30Idaho 66,480 -1,145 2,145 -251Illinois 44,828 -1,316 1,034 -229Indiana 42,440 -1,298 816 -82Iowa 72,292 -1,651 2,169 -241Kansas 82,490 -2,693 2,684 -298Kentucky 37,014 -376 1,201 -104Louisiana 60,957 -1,505 2,479 -190Maine 3,063 -74 35 5Maryland 7,341 -503 104 -45Massachusetts 3,417 -174 40 3Michigan 34,372 -1,362 599 -93Minnesota 50,750 -1,297 1,222 -243Mississippi 48,696 -1,054 1,261 -404Missouri 105,593 -2,037 2,910 -562Montana 90,242 -2,330 2,734 -533Nebraska 82,847 -1,828 3,330 -401Nevada 22,022 -442 637 -61New Hampshire 1,735 -61 13 -2New Jersey 5,909 -303 59 -27New Mexico 55,966 -543 2,025 -146New York 19,392 -725 299 -68North Carolina 40,650 -1,028 892 -153North Dakota 49,220 -408 2,191 -35Ohio 50,596 -1,613 1,098 -247Oklahoma 184,424 -3,957 6,757 -488Oregon 53,848 -1,322 1,635 -328Pennsylvania 29,241 -855 504 -29Rhode Island 542 -29 4 -1South Carolina 18,445 -456 345 -86South Dakota 80,920 -1,050 3,567 -293Tennessee 49,651 -928 1,151 -242Texas 450,634 -10,420 17,398 -1,414Utah 62,126 -1,727 2,135 -236Vermont 2,123 2 36 -11Virginia 23,229 -899 379 -155Washington 51,270 -1,240 1,350 -172Washington DC 140 -11 4 4West Virginia 9,543 -284 213 -4Wisconsin 36,606 -705 883 -71Wyoming 58,342 -1,626 1,870 -264 TOTAL US POPULATION 2,694,764 -63,890 83,736 -10,099 TOTAL POPULATION & REGISTRATIONS United States 2,694,764 -63,890 83,736 -10,099Canada 241,376 1,192 9,460 -1,152International 141,944 5,746 7,126 -432GRAND TOTAL 3,078,084 -56,952 100,322 -11,683

1 Figures reflect elimination of all horses age 25 and over unless the owners(s) submitted documentation proving the horse is living.

2 Reflects the number of American Quarter Horses registered during 2010 to residents within the state, province or country.

C A N A D I A N P O P U L AT I O N

Alberta 106,803 164 4,237 -678British Columbia 25,564 -247 690 -34Manitoba 23,361 740 1,321 -163New Brunswick 1,514 -16 26 -3Newfoundland 59 -3 0 -1Northwest Territory 7 -1 0 0Nova Scotia 2,174 18 48 -28Ontario 24,797 49 746 37Prince Edward Island 514 16 16 6Quebec 12,667 -104 372 40Saskatchewan 43,826 574 2,004 -328Yukon 90 2 0 0TOTAL CANADIAN POPULATION 241,376 1,192 9,460 -1,152

I N T E R N AT I O N A L P O P U L AT I O N

Argentina 2,224 114 149 -8Australia 1,639 171 132 -22Austria 4,433 262 237 -38Belgium 3,690 202 244 -20Brazil 3,809 365 344 9Chile 229 5 6 -12Colombia 722 46 36 -4Costa Rica 86 -1 3 1Czech Republic 1,484 175 152 11Denmark 1,124 42 71 -15Dominican Republic 130 7 2 -2Finland 252 13 6 -9France 7,298 385 416 -1Germany 33,882 1,189 1,683 16Guatemala 54 -10 0 0Hungary 342 35 38 1Ireland 101 2 4 1Israel 2,353 52 68 -46Italy 22,311 674 1,192 -174Japan 508 -29 15 4Luxembourg 297 9 13 -3Mexico 34,515 925 1,215 -109Netherlands 3,602 123 169 -21New Zealand 328 32 28 13Norway 386 32 18 -1Panama 337 48 27 -12Paraguay 587 -51 3 -15Poland 439 46 42 5Portugal 69 6 3 3Puerto Rico 122 3 1 -1Slovakia 403 58 34 8Slovenia 391 51 40 -14South Africa 273 28 31 9Spain 410 17 9 -4Sweden 2,889 174 164 -7Switzerland 2,653 175 106 9United Kingdom 2,982 113 171 -1Uruguay 785 48 55 35Venezuela 3,462 225 190 -18 INTERNATIONAL POPULATION 141,601 5,761 7,117 -432

AlbaniaArubaBahamasBangladeshBelizeBermudaBoliviaBotswanaBulgariaCayman IslandsChinaCoral Sea Islands

TerritoryCroatiaEcuadorEstoniaFalkland IslandsGambiaGeorgiaGreeceGuadeloupeGuamHondurasIsle of Man

LiberiaLiechtensteinLithuaniaMacauMadagascarMaltaMariana IslandsMartiniqueMonacoMongoliaNamibiaNiue

Netherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaPhilippinesRussiaSan MarinoSaudi ArabiaSerbiaSeychellesSingaporeSt Kitts and NevisSvalbard

TaiwanThailandTurkeyUnited Arab EmiratesVirgin IslandsYugoslaviaZimbabwe

HORSE POPULATION 1 NEW REGISTRATIONS 2

CHANGE FROM CHANGE FROM 2010 PREVIOUS YEAR 2010 PREVIOUS YEAR





INTERNATIONAL COUNTRIES WITH AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE POPULATION OF LESS THAN 50

Countries with less than 50 Population 343 -15 9 0 TOTAL INTERNATIONAL POPULATION 141,944 5,746 7,126 -432

3H O R S E Statistics

U N I T E D S TAT E S T R A N S F E R S

Alabama 791 1,005 1,133Alaska 37 15 43Arizona 1,225 985 1,532Arkansas 939 1,023 1,241California 2,250 1,939 5,265Colorado 1,577 1,344 2,255Connecticut 150 110 105Delaware 58 29 15Florida 1,141 905 1,584Georgia 914 1,031 1,164Hawaii 46 20 96Idaho 1,065 1,283 1,508Illinois 1,083 981 1,066Indiana 858 834 1,052Iowa 1,263 1,788 1,587Kansas 1,160 1,511 1,713Kentucky 885 1,052 946Louisiana 1,249 1,495 2,117Maine 100 42 118Maryland 213 199 132Massachusetts 151 77 76Michigan 655 591 1,054Minnesota 986 1,031 1,291Missouri 1,579 1,977 2,419Mississippi 935 801 1,182Montana 1,078 1,322 1,803Nebraska 1,245 2,039 1,923Nevada 527 403 514New Hampshire 66 51 29New Jersey 213 144 120New Mexico 1,269 1,140 1,516New York 529 259 602North Carolina 843 704 1,043North Dakota 630 858 1,138Ohio 1,056 1,097 1,812Oklahoma 3,320 4,324 4,832Oregon 861 981 1,688Pennsylvania 869 495 911Rhode Island 25 12 17South Carolina 483 335 378South Dakota 955 1,557 1,596Tennessee 994 994 1,049Texas 6,308 7,693 16,161Utah 778 931 1,640Vermont 117 48 54Virginia 392 374 469Washington 980 826 1,543Washington D.C. 5 2 3West Virginia 242 219 212Wisconsin 756 670 1,007Wyoming 1,282 997 926

TOTAL 47,133 50,543 73,680

TO FROM WITHIN STATE STATE STATE

T O P 1 0 A M E R I C A N Q U A R T E R H O R S E S TAT E S / P R O V I N C E S *

1. Texas 450,6342. Oklahoma 184,4243. California 132,4994. Alberta 106,8035. Missouri 105,593

6. Colorado 91,8507. Montana 90,2428. Nebraska 82,8479. Kansas 82,49010. South Dakota 80,920

*Based on AQHA population records

4 H O R S E Statistics

International Transfers 2,639 303 8,251Canadian Transfers 3,492 2,418 7,655U.S. Transfers 47,133 50,543 73,680 Total U.S., Canada & International Transfers 53,264 53,264 89,586 *2010 Combined Transfer Total 142,850

* Calculated by combining either the “To” or the “From” total of 53,264 to the “Within” total of 89,586

C A N A D I A N T R A N S F E R S

Alberta 1,121 737 3,473British Columbia 390 240 787Manitoba 267 480 504New Brunswick 55 18 58Newfoundland 2 0 1Nova Scotia 80 32 78Ontario 680 229 1,126Prince Edward Island 35 21 13Quebec 287 72 582Saskatchewan 571 588 1,033Yukon 4 1 TOTAL 3,492 2,418 7,655

TO FROM WITHIN PROVINCE PROVINCE PROVINCE

I N T E R N AT I O N A L T R A N S F E R S

Argentina 3 1 13Australia 27 4 53Austria 27 4 394Belgium 19 1 407Brazil 333 16 29Chile 0 0 2Columbia 25 4 31Czech Republic 15 0 169Denmark 9 1 131Dominican Republic 8 0 1Finland 2 0 20France 63 2 626Germany 184 18 2,305Hungary 0 0 41Ireland 3 0 4Israel 1 0 131Italy 188 20 1,594Japan 5 7 52Luxembourg 2 0 18Mexico 1,323 149 816Netherlands 20 2 288New Zealand 4 0 11Norway 5 0 43Panama 4 0 3Paraguay 2 0 2Poland 5 0 49Portugal 0 0 7Puerto Rico 3 0 0Slovakia 6 0 48Slovenia 0 0 44South Africa 6 1 4Spain 6 0 29Sweden 25 4 313Switzerland 31 2 201United Kingdom 38 31 218Uruguay 0 0 7Venezuela 228 33 125 TOTAL INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS 2,620 300 8,229

TO FROM WITHIN COUNTRY COUNTRY COUNTRY

TO FROM WITHIN COUNTRY COUNTRY COUNTRY

OTHER INTERNATIONAL COUNTRIES WITH AMERICANQUARTER HORSE POPULATION OF LESS THAN 50AnguillaBangladeshBoliviaBulgariaCayman IslandsChinaCoral Sea Islands Terr.Costa Rica

CroatiaEritreaGeorgiaGuamGuatemalaLiberiaLiechtensteinNamibia

Netherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNiueRussiaSerbiaSeychellesSvalbardUnited Arab Emirates

TOTAL OTHER COUNTRIES 19 3 22

5M E M B E R S H I P Statistics

A Q H A M E M B E R S H I P R E P O R T

2010 89,413 46,547 100,477 11,985 22,923 28,709 300,0542009 96,727 45,787 104,530 12,018 22,958 30,026 312,0462008 112,011 44,793 107,812 13,097 22,470 31,011 331,1942007 138,365 42,637 97,444 14,615 21,148 31,696 345,9052006 147,884 40,608 90,054 15,190 20,126 31,585 345,4472005 156,471 38,560 85,625 16,417 19,181 31,197 347,4512004 171,432 36,565 78,123 18,594 18,173 30,720 353,6072003 167,298 34,805 79,189 18,744 17,578 30,297 347,9112002 166,702 32,811 76,314 19,085 16,662 29,489 341,0632001 166,837 28,727 73,787 18,817 16,140 29,578 333,8862000 179,639 26,043 63,010 19,972 14,173 2,971 331,9081999 182,080 23,752 51,229 20,274 12,704 28,096 318,1361998 172,256 22,065 51,043 19,673 13,507 27,831 306,3751997 169,275 20,858 52,538 19,786 13,550 29,144 305,1511996 175,841 19,823 54,471 20,147 13,297 30,622 314,2011995 181,450 18,416 47,850 21,307 12,027 31,494 312,5441994 192,170 14,621 35,130 23,768 9,477 30,134 305,3001993 207,286 13,003 20,044 26,096 6,350 27,726 300,5051992 245,488 11,696 - 31,452 - 25,161 313,7971991 236,629 10,967 - 28,993 - 22,103 298,6921990 234,311 10,675 - 27,360 - 18,039 290,3851989 226,606 10,389 - 28,453 - 13,589 279,0371988 103,767 9,894 - 26,778 - 11,905 152,3441987 103,389 9,066 - 24,317 - 8,703 145,4751986 118,498 8,537 - 22,769 - 8,729 158,5331985 129,953 8,127 - 19,163 - 8,929 166,145

* 3-YEAR MEMBERSHIPS WERE FIRST OFFERED IN 1993

2010 TOP TEN MEMBERSHIP STATES/PROVINCES/COUNTRIES

1. Texas 41,1862. California 17,9703. Oklahoma 14,0194. Colorado 8,8765. Ohio 8,3846. Missouri 7,4647. Alberta 7,3828. Florida 7,1639. Germany 6,78010. Kansas 6,224

12-MONTH LIFE 3-YEAR* AMATEUR 3-YR AMATEUR* YOUTH TOTAL

U N I T E D S TAT E SAlabama 2,639 583 406 500Alaska 180 64 44 62Arizona 4,174 1,036 386 525Arkansas 3,067 609 400 447California 12,084 2,546 1,232 2,108Colorado 5,780 1,424 642 1,030Connecticut 483 110 179 213Delaware 115 29 44 50Florida 4,260 1,162 768 973Georgia 2,991 674 482 494Hawaii 276 90 52 49Idaho 3,475 641 335 251Illinois 3,371 745 631 868Indiana 2,993 740 901 977Iowa 3,384 764 512 592Kansas 4,213 1,009 525 477Kentucky 2,355 481 527 739Louisiana 4,251 868 659 446Maine 297 45 92 117Maryland 732 164 209 255Massachusetts 452 100 146 175Michigan 2,550 530 736 734Minnesota 3,037 527 577 778Mississippi 2,526 534 556 495Missouri 5,020 1,069 699 676Montana 3,925 928 371 259Nebraska 3,591 956 498 481Nevada 1,570 403 145 192New Hampshire 241 48 71 90New Jersey 703 168 240 296New Mexico 3,686 795 280 306New York 1,989 384 586 793North Carolina 2,912 754 687 787North Dakota 1,758 311 228 205Ohio 4,049 1,013 1,624 1,698Oklahoma 9,352 2,378 1,079 1,210Oregon 3,851 736 444 413Pennsylvania 2,927 516 956 1,108Rhode Island 73 13 8 32South Carolina 1,277 311 265 265South Dakota 2,705 674 330 296Tennessee 2,984 697 555 689Texas 26,743 7,699 3,314 3,430Utah 3,256 774 205 164Vermont 285 45 63 70Virginia 1,820 399 377 508Washington 4,098 721 505 602Washington DC 16 10 0 2West Virginia 657 128 200 277Wisconsin 2,495 542 596 666Wyoming 2,749 738 235 181TOTAL 164,447 38,710 25,607 29,057 CANADA Alberta 4,970 1,536 509 367British Columbia 1,710 441 265 330Manitoba 621 140 130 91New Brunswick 146 21 74 75Newfoundland 8 1 6 3Nova Scotia 249 23 61 50Ontario 2,243 418 504 784Prince Edward 39 1 7 15Quebec 1,194 96 118 180Saskatchewan 1,582 376 173 120Yukon 11 3 0 2TOTAL 12,773 3,056 1,847 2,017 INTERNATIONAL Afghanistan 0 0 2 0Argentina 38 32 3 4Australia 360 47 35 86Austria 520 332 75 225Belgium 555 133 65 175Belize 0 1 0 0Bermuda 3 0 1 0Bolivia 0 1 0 0Botswana 0 1 0 0Brazil 289 47 25 120Bulgaria 0 0 0 1

Cayman Islands 5 0 0 0Czech Republic 291 63 28 43Chile 12 12 0 0China 5 0 0 0Colombia 46 46 7 2Coral Sea Islands 1 0 0 0Costa Rica 11 11 0 0Croatia 5 1 0 2Denmark 165 57 39 202Dominican Republic 30 16 34 0Ecuador 1 1 0 0El Salvador 0 2 0 0Estonia 0 0 1 0Falkland Islands 0 1 0 0Finland 92 13 13 36France 917 92 49 137Gambia 0 1 0 0Georgia 12 0 2 2Germany 3,239 1,722 407 1,412Guam 1 0 0 1Guatemala 1 2 0 0Honduras 1 2 0 0Hong Kong 0 1 0 0Hungary 59 10 7 9Indonesia 0 1 0 0Ireland 35 9 1 2Isle of Man 0 1 0 0Israel 193 41 41 9Italy 2,186 197 77 83Japan 17 200 1 7Liberia 1 0 0 0Libya 0 2 0 0Liechtenstein 2 0 0 0Luxembourg 41 43 5 27Macau 1 0 0 0Madagascar 0 1 0 0Malaysia 0 1 0 0Mexico 809 700 37 24Monaco 2 1 0 0Morocco 0 1 0 0Namibia 3 1 0 0Netherlands 601 172 63 279Netherlands Antilles 1 0 0 0New Caledonia 9 4 0 1New Zealand 46 12 12 23Niue 2 0 0 0Norway 88 20 17 55Panama 55 20 2 0Paraguay 20 15 0 0Philippines 1 0 0 0Poland 87 21 21 30Portugal 5 3 0 0Puerto Rico 8 11 1 0Romania 1 0 0 0San Marino 1 0 0 0Saudi Arabia 0 1 0 0Serbia 1 0 0 0Sierra Leone 1 0 0 0Slovakia 70 21 10 6Slovenia 89 5 3 4Somalia 0 1 0 0South Africa 35 18 2 4Spain 74 21 0 3Surinam 0 0 0 1Sweden 540 91 76 343Switzerland 394 246 32 194Thailand 1 0 0 0Trinidad & Tobago 0 1 0 0United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 0United Kingdom 410 82 38 273Uruguay 19 18 0 3Venezuela 169 162 24 6Virgin Islands 0 4 1 0TOTAL 12,668 4,781 1,255 3,836 TOTAL U.S. CANADA & INTERNATIONAL 189,888 46,547 28,709 34,910 GRAND TOTAL 300,054

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7M E M B E R S H I P Statistics

A M E R I C A N Q U A R T E R H O R S E O W N E R S

UNITED STATESAlabama 14,959Alaska 787Arizona 18,648Arkansas 15,789California 53,518Colorado 27,791Connecticut 2,124Delaware 714Florida 22,941Georgia 17,025Hawaii 1,375Idaho 17,170Illinois 16,878Indiana 17,603Iowa 17,969Kansas 20,616Kentucky 12,411Louisiana 19,524Maine 1,899Maryland 4,029Massachusetts 2,338Michigan 16,473Minnesota 16,129Mississippi 14,508Missouri 27,810Montana 19,196Nebraska 16,076Nevada 6,626New Hampshire 1,114New Jersey 3,509New Mexico 14,706New York 10,190North Carolina 17,473North Dakota 7,598Ohio 22,883Oklahoma 41,586Oregon 18,259Pennsylvania 15,426Rhode Island 381South Carolina 7,693South Dakota 12,116Tennessee 16,708Texas 115,390Utah 16,363Vermont 1,191Virginia 10,220Washington 19,827Washington DC 51West Virginia 3,941Wisconsin 13,722Wyoming 12,658Total 806,047

INTERNATIONALArgentina 95Aruba 1Australia 680Austria 2,144Bahamas 3Belgium 1,865Belize 1Bermuda 5

Bolivia 1Botswana 1Brazil 1,071Bulgaria 4Cayman Islands 7Czech Republic 669Chile 36China 5Colombia 101Costa Rica 24Coral Sea Islands 1Croatia 7Denmark 613Dominican Republic 38Ecuador 11Estonia 3Falkland Islands 1Finland 150France 3,489Georgia 6Germany 17,974Greece 3Guadeloupe 1Guam 2Guatemala 11Honduras 1Hungary 120Ireland 35Isle Of Man 1Israel 1,044Italy 9,019Japan 169Liberia 1Liechtenstein 2Lithuania 2Luxembourg 153Macau 1Madagascar 1Malta 1Mariana Islands 1Martinique 5Mexico 3,185Monaco 3Mongolia 1Namibia 3Netherlands 1,978Netherlands Antilles 4New Caledonia 16New Zealand 116Niue 1Norway 236Panama 58Paraguay 46Philippines 1Poland 168Portugal 25Puerto Rico 46Russia 1San Marino 1Serbia 3Singapore 1Slovakia 153Slovenia 150South Africa 54

Spain 176St. Kitts And Nevis 1Svalbard 1Sweden 1,655Switzerland 1,531Taiwan 1Thailand 8Turkey 1United Arab Emirates 5United Kingdom 1,422Uruguay 49Venezuela 596Virgin Islands 9Yugoslavia 1Total 51,227

C ANADAAlberta 21,371British Columbia 9,009Manitoba 3,177New Brunswick 852Newfoundland 48Northwest Territory 5Nova Scotia 1,137Ontario 11,184Prince Edward 243Quebec 6,371Saskatchewan 7,228Yukon 51Total 60,676 OWNER STATISTICSUnited States 806,047Canada 60,676International 51,227Total 917,950

TOP 5 STATES1. Texas 115,3902. California 53,5183. Oklahoma 41,5864. Missouri 27,8105. Colorado 27,791

TOP 5 PROVINCES1. Alberta 21,3712. Ontario 11,1843. British Columbia 9,0094. Saskatchewan 7,2285. Quebec 6,371

TOP 5 COUNTRIES1. Germany 17,9742. Italy 9,0193. France 3,4894. Mexico 3,1855. Austria 2,144

2 0 1 0 T O TA L S H O W S A N D S P E C I A L E V E N T S / AV E R A G E E N T R I E S P E R S H O W

8 S H O W Statistics

UNITED STATES Total Average Special Average Shows Entries Events Entries

Alabama 58 91 3 24Alaska 16 100 Arizona 35 562 1 234California 149 288 33 43Colorado 74 303 17 39Delaware 18 291Florida 107 345 29 56Georgia 50 486Hawaii 6 66 1 4Idaho 16 170Illinois 64 386 5 65Indiana 53 406 11 62Iowa 52 309 7 73Kansas 34 228 Kentucky 58 400 23 66Louisiana 25 299Maine 12 296Maryland 10 157Massachusetts 8 483Michigan 59 414 2 112Minnesota 59 336 83 87Mississippi 56 292Missouri 62 233 8 34Montana 16 208 2 15Nebraska 51 337 32 83Nevada 22 322 1 222New Hampshire 8 157New Jersey 28 248New Mexico 41 236 New York 62 384 7 69North Carolina 56 229 14 59North Dakota 14 316 10 40Ohio 68 586 2 58Oklahoma 90 451 159 71Oregon 31 416 6 68Pennsylvania 81 342 6 15South Carolina 43 262 3 70South Dakota 36 244 7 52Tennessee 74 306 5 84Texas 214 251 45 45Utah 28 235 Vermont 1 27Virginia 37 307 2 21Washington 51 229West Virginia 41 274 6 93Wisconsin 58 296 8 48Wyoming 12 175

CANADA Total Average Special Average Shows Entries Events Entries

Alberta 22 320British Columbia 29 225New Brunswick 13 270Ontario 53 410 1 109Quebec 20 175 1 11Saskatchewan 13 189

INTERNATIONAL Total Average Special Average Shows Entries Events Entries

Argentina 3 53Australia 9 50Austria 14 144Belgium 10 188Brazil 4 177 1 4Colombia 2 49Czech Republic 1 130Denmark 6 232Dominican Republic 5 10Finland 8 37France 10 153 1 24Germany 88 266 7 17Hungary 1 47 Israel 1 57 1 7Italy 14 160Japan 2 8Mexico 7 56 10 27Netherlands 9 186 New Zealand 2 121Norway 1 92Panama 3 25Paraguay 2 9Poland 2 61Slovakia 1 37South Africa 1 32Sweden 19 148 9 35Switzerland 6 164 1 24United Kingdom 22 126 1 12Uruguay 3 11 Venezuela 1 24

AQHA APPROVED SHOWS/SPECIAL EVENTS United States Canada Int'l Total

Number of shows per year 2,284 163 257 2,704

Number of special events per year 560 2 31 593

Total shows and special events 2,844 165 288 3,297

T O P 5 S P E C I A L E V E N T S H O W S

ENTRIES

Madison County Fair 384Richmond, Kentucky

The Reichert Celebration Trail/Pleasure 376Tulsa, Oklahoma

Oklahoma QHA Redbud Special Event, (May 30, Show #7406) 360Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma QHA Redbud Special Event, (May 29, Show #7405) 360Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma QHA Redbud Special Event, (May 29, Show #7404)Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 342

9S H O W Statistics

OPEN 2008 2009 2010

Register of Merit-Performance 1,719 1,648 1,535

Register of Merit-Halter 460 356 404

Superior Horse 603 524 472

Performance Champion 20 16 17

Superior All-Around 3 2 4

AQHA Champion 22 27 69

Supreme Champion 0 1 1

All-Around 1,640 1,669 1,609

All-Around Runner-Up 1,134 1,155 1,113

AMATEUR 2008 2009 2010

Register of Merit-Performance 1,193 1,181 1,099







All-Around 2,060 2,061 2,084


No vice Amateur Completion Certificates 935 783 861

YOUTH 2008 2009 2010

Register of Merit-Performance 553 589 537




Versatility Award 1 2 1




All-Around 1,942 1,941 1,933


No vice Youth Completion Certificates 839 694 607

A W A R D S I S S U E D

Versatility Novice Year All-Around Progressive International Specialty* Ranch Horse Shows Total

2003 – – – – – – 600

2004 – – – – – – 630

2005 – – – – – – 692

2006 330 8 41 280 – – 659

2007 333 12 44 178 153 7 720

2008 331 16 49 216 151 43 806

2009 327 19 46 314 131 51 888

2010 333 11 52 432 127 58 1,013– stats not available for these years* Includes cutting, over fence, reining, roping, team penning/sorting, timed events, halter,

working cow horse and dressage judges

A Q H A - A P P R O V E D J U D G E S

T O P 5 S H O W S

Total Number Average Entries Entries of Shows Per Show

All American Quarter Horse Congress 8,181 1 8,181Columbus, Ohio

Oklahoma QHA Redbud Spectacular 10,687 6 1,781Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

The Big A Circuit 9,510 6 1,585Conyers, Georgia

Arizona Sun Country Circuit 10,774 8 1,346Scottsdale, Arizona

Texas Classic 7,976 6 1,329Fort Worth, Texas

T O P 5 A L L N O V I C E S H O W S

ENTRIES

Ontario QHA All Novice Show 371Ilderton, Ontario

Area 3 All Novice Quarter Horse Show 302Orangeville, Ontario

PQHA All Novice Clinic and Show 278Centre Hall, Pennsylvania

MQHA District 7 All Novice Show 267Verndale, Minnesota

R & J Arena All Novice Show 245Verndale, Minnesota

TOP 5 EQUESTRIANS WITH DISABILITIES SHOWS

Total Number Average Entries Entries of Shows Per Show

KQHA Fall Circuit and Fall Futurity 100 4 25Valley Center, Kansas

All Amateur & Youth Classic 39 2 19Chickasha, Oklahoma

Dixie National QHS 46 3 15Jackson, Mississippi

Chisholm Challenge 38 1 38Fort Worth, Texas

Riding Unlimited Winterfest 32 1 32Ponder, Texas

10 S H O W Statistics

S H O W E N T R I E S 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 7 2 0 0 8 2 0 0 9 2 0 1 0

NUMBER OF APPROVED SHOWS 2,479 2,449 2,493 2,547 2,284

NUMBER OF SPECIAL EVENTS 435 554 608 602 593

AVERAGE ENTRIES PER SHOW 347 351 343 323 301

TOTAL SHOW ENTRIES 860,746 860,529 855,148 855,148 813,545

TOTAL SPECIAL EVENT ENTRIES 25,852 33,738 34,802 38,577 37,933

TOTAL SHOW ENTRIES INCLUDING SPECIAL EVENTS 886,598 894,267 889,950 862,451 851,478

TO P 5 V E R S AT I L I T Y R A N C H H O R S E S H O W S

ENTRIES

National Western Stock Show 43Denver, Colorado

Rocky Mountain QHA Show 41Pueblo, Colorado

LCCC Ranch Horse Show 32Cheyenne, Wyoming

Rocky Mountain QHA Show 32Pueblo, Colorado

Golden Mile 30Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

2010 R E G I O N A L C H A M P I O N S H I P E N T R I E S

Region 1 Langley, British Columbia 625Region 2 Rapid City, South Dakota 836Region 3 St. Paul, Minnesota 1,243Region 4 Columbus, Ohio 1,447Region 5 Lexington, Virginia 314Region 6 Springfield, Massachusetts 644Region 7 Salina, Utah 386Region 8 Wichita, Kansas 583Region 9 Murfreesboro, Tennessee 506Region 10 Raleigh, North Carolina 458Region 11 Ettelbruck, Luxembourg 453TOTAL ENTRIES 7,495

2 0 1 0 W O R L D C H A M P I O N S H I P S H O W S

SHOW QUALIFIERS ENTRIES HORSES EXHIBITORS MONEY/AWARDS

Pfizer Versatility Ranch Horse* 48

Ford AQHYA World Show 1,477** 2,407 1,208 859 N/A

Adequan Select World Show 2,474 1,142 796 592 $511,400

Bank of America Amateur/

FedEx Open AQHA World Show 6,044 3,326 2,043 1,367 $2,615,521*Show to be held in March 2011**National qualifiers

11S H O W StatisticsAQHA INCENTIVE FUND

COMPUTATION OF POINT DISTRIBUTIONSFOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2010

2010 NOMINATIONS FUND BALANCE $2,733,902.81ACCUMULATED INTEREST ON FUND 284,024.33

TOTAL FUNDS TO BE DISTRIBUTED $3,017,927.14

TOTAL SHOW POINTS EARNED BY NOMINATED FOALS IN 2010 125,706.5

PER POINT DISTRIBUTION FOR 2010 $24.01

NOMINATION SUMMARY: FOALS NOMINATED STALLIONS NOMINATED TOTAL NOMINATIONS # $ # $ # $

1983 0 $0.00 827 $267,600.00 827 $267,600.00 1984 3,489 348,900.00 981 307,774.00 4,470 656,674.00 1985 5,270 527,100.00 1,068 333,365.00 6,338 860,465.00 1986 6,019 648,300.00 1,336 423,729.00 7,355 1,072,029.00 1987 6,203 658,700.00 2,214 1,193,111.00 8,417 1,851,811.00 1988 8,717 916,700.00 2,432 1,135,350.00 11,149 2,052,050.00 1989 9,008 939,300.00 2,466 1,041,907.00 11,474 1,981,207.00 1990 8,579 898,100.00 2,343 1,064,209.00 10,922 1,962,309.00 1991 8,958 953,000.00 2,190 1,017,244.00 11,148 1,970,244.00 1992 9,542 1,045,000.00 2,473 1,136,447.00 12,015 2,181,447.00 1993 11,166 1,243,800.00 2,945 1,297,654.00 14,111 2,541,454.00 1994 12,461 1,372,200.00 3,339 1,422,900.00 15,800 2,795,100.00 1995 13,767 1,535,500.00 3,550 1,553,771.00 17,317 3,089,271.00 1996 14,051 1,563,300.00 3,682 1,640,089.00 17,733 3,203,389.00 1997 14,834 1,677,800.00 2,953 1,504,750.00 17,787 3,182,550.00 1998 14,155 1,620,100.00 3,123 1,627,500.00 17,278 3,247,600.00 1999 14,549 1,689,700.00 3,191 1,718,100.00 17,740 3,407,800.00 2000 15,154 1,792,700.00 3,319 1,775,850.00 18,473 3,568,550.00 2001 15,893 1,860,200.00 3,436 1,837,350.00 19,329 3,697,550.00 2002 14,871 1,742,400.00 3,311 1,773,050.00 18,182 3,515,450.00 2003 14,065 1,662,900.00 3,384 1,649,725.00 17,449 3,312,625.00 2004 14,060 1,695,500.00 3,367 1,630,820.00 17,427 3,326,320.00 2005 13,322 1,646,000.00 3,287 1,586,950.00 16,609 3,232,950.00 2006 12,884 1,668,500.00 3,049 1,455,550.00 15,933 3,124,050.00 2007 12,121 1,518,100.00 2,864 1,406,275.00 14,985 2,924,375.00 2008 10,392 1,283,600.00 2,799 1,297,300.00 13,191 2,580,900.00 2009 8,924 1,093,400.00 2,205 1,012,475.00 11,129 2,105,875.00 2010 4,457 464,500.00 1,869 793,450.00 6,326 1,257,950.00 2011 * 0 0.00 1,393 577,500.00 1,393 577,500.00

296,911 $34,065,300.00 75,396 $35,481,795.00 372,307 $69,547,095.00

LESS - ADMINISTRATION EXPENSE (less $100,000 added money-2005 fund less $309,755 Waived Fee-2008 & 2009 $6,644,979.19

LESS - FUND DISTRIBUTIONS 1986-1990 $5,000,425.00 1991-1995 11,301,208.90 1996 2,683,988.10 1997 3,015,530.94 1998 3,269,329.65 1999 3,655,040.33 2000 3,492,834.43 2001 3,720,661.41 2002 3,822,606.93 2003 3,728,470.45 2004 3,987,346.46 2005 3,852,979.03 2006 3,439,682.80 2007 3,827,704.59 2008 2,975,452.73 2009 3,330,667.28 65,103,929.03 ADD - INTEREST EARNED TO DECEMBER 31, 2010 13,000,028.96

FUND BALANCE - DECEMBER 31, 2010 $10,798,215.74

FUND BALANCE SUMMARY: NOMINATION INTEREST TOTAL FUND BALANCES ALLOCATIONS BALANCES

2010 2,733,902.81 284,024.33 3,017,927.14 2011 2,430,754.60 252,056.98 2,682,811.58 2012 1,954,104.00 197,718.10 2,151,822.10 2013 1,664,462.00 148,959.60 1,813,421.60 2014 1,120,462.00 67,352.50 1,187,814.50 2015 176,510.00 8,825.50 185,335.50 INCENTIVE FUND INT (240,916.68) (240,916.68)

$10,080,195.41 $718,020.33 $10,798,215.74

* 2011 stallion nominations received as of December 31, 2010

12 P U B L I C A T I O N S Statistics

The American Quarter Horse Journal

Totals include complimentary subscriptions and sample issues.

Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .759Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .906Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .764California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,637Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,265Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,222Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .736Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .601Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,188Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,128Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .974Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .988Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .731Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,004Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .918Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .905Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .655

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,261Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .523Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .752Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .716New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .763North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .963North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .340Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,588Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,011Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .640Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,066Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .359South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .879Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,122Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .648Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .531Virgin Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0

Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .860Washington DC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .823Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .399

Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,394Alberta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404British Columbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171Manitoba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61New Brunswick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Newfoundland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Nova Scotia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Ontario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .405Prince Edward Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Quebec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135Saskatchewan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130Yukon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .776

American Quarter Horse Journal Subscribers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,556

13P U B L I C A T I O N S Statistics

America’s Horse

Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,498Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,031Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,798California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14,777Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,242Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .799Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,930Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,901Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,053Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,640Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,533Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,472Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,285Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,315Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,075Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .484Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,152Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .726Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,899Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,175Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,443

Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,358Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,651Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,621Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,856New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .363New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,170New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,033New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,173North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,160North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,089Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,891Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11,296Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,676Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,606Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,808South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,289Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,156Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32,928Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,804Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,632Virgin Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,061Washington DC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,045Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,688Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,234

Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16,888Alberta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,118British Columbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,381Manitoba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .859New Brunswick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278Newfoundland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Nova Scotia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .353Ontario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,386Prince Edward Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Quebec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,477Saskatchewan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,946Yukon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11,429

America’s Horse Subscribers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241,990

R ACE PURSES 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

TOTAL ADDED MONEY $83,460,762 $95,075,744 $97,155,936 $102,501,374 $99,759,941

TOTAL PURSES $109,375,703 $123,042,699 $125,545,585 $127,628,434 $127,011,873

AVERAGE PURSE PER RACE $12,082 $13,267 $13,718 $14,005 $14,458

AVERAGE EARNINGS PER STARTER $6,818 $7,409 $7,424 $7,429 $7,441

14 R A C I N G A N D C H A L L E N G E Statistics

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2010 STARTERS IN RECOGNIZED AMERIC AN QUARTER HORSE R ACES 2-year-olds raced 5,600

3-year-olds raced 4,904

Older horses raced 6,064

American Quarter Horse Starters . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,568

Other Breeds Starters 502

TOTAL STARTERS IN AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE RACES. . . . . . . . . . 17,070

Horses with first official start 7,180Horses previously raced 9,890

R ACING STATISTICS 1970–2010 RACES STARTERS PURSES HANDLE1970 7,438 10,493 $9,427,886 $102,877,4091980 13,777 20,551 38,641,432 320,610,1061990 13,450 20,520 51,210,144 354,208,1892000 8,096 13,359 67,104,506 286,724,8662001 8,239 13,596 73,301,410 318,037,0792002 8,484 14,240 78,270,089 315,789,5302003 8,409 14,532 83,726,581 306,786,4312004 8,799 15,368 93,500,833 324,744,5802005 8,799 15,833 98,630,441 343,731,3262006 9,053 16,043 109,375,703 346,932,8232007 9,274 16,607 123,042,699 367,626,7832008 9,152 16,911 125,545,585 332,944,7222009 9,113 17,180 127,628,434 328,443,2622010 8,785 17,070 127,011,873 294,099,437

C H A L L E N G E E N R O L L M E N T B Y F O A L C R O P 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010WEANLING 4,027 3,818 3,273 3,074 2,953YEARLING 463 431 455 500 5772-YEAR-OLD 3 5 6 3 23-YEAR-OLD & UP 2 0 5 2 2TOTAL ENROLLMENT 4,495 4,254 3,739 3,579 3,534

B A N K O F A M E R I C A R A C I N G C H A L L E N G E P R O G R A MENROLLMENTS, PURSES AND AWARDS HISTORY

HORSES ENROLLMENT ADDED TOTAL STALLION NOMINATOR TOTAL GRAND TOTALYEAR ENROLLED DOLLARS PURSE MONEY* PURSES OWNER AWARDS AWARDS AWARDS MONEY PAID OUT

2010 3,534 $1,288,100 $3,948,239 $4,792,086 *** $251,146 $251,146 $5,043,2322009 3,579 $1,286,200 $3,164,800 $4,453,871 *** $258,369 $258,369 $4,712,2402008 3,739 $1,402,900 $3,143,850 $4,415,429 *** $244,437 $244,437 $4,659,8662007 4,254 $1,367,520 $3,012,420 $4,264,307 $110,873 $258,703 $369,576 $4,633,8832006 4,495 $1,380,700 $2,959,608 $4,286,289 $109,757 $256,100 $365,857 $4,652,1462005 4,270 $1,173,680 $2,817,000 $3,825,898 $108,357 $252,833 $361,190 $4,187,0882004 4,474 $1,173,100 $2,761,500 $3,616,786 $107,466 $250,753 $358,219 $3,975,0052003 4,554 $1,103,900 $2,690,250 $3,507,727 $104,064 $242,815 $346,879 $3,854,6062002 4,611 $1,067,700 $2,454,750 $3,596,590 $108,602 $253,404 $362,006 $3,958,5962001 4,584 $1,125,700 $2,426,000 $3,843,685 $109,445 $255,371 $364,816 $4,208,5012000 4,297 $1,077,000 $2,372,172 $3,521,755 $96,987 $226,303 $323,290 $3,845,0451999 4,028 $1,103,800 $2,032,500 $3,037,475 $84,134 $196,313 $280,447 $3,317,9221998 3,673 $964,300 $1,760,000 $2,583,000 $78,137 $183,432 $261,569 $2,844,5691997 3,251 $878,700 $1,500,000 $2,121,559 $60,000 $140,000 $200,000 $2,321,5591996 2,896 $798,600 $1,232,500 $1,569,670 $50,796 $118,524 $169,320 $1,738,9901995 2,286 $597,500 $1,115,000 $1,463,430 $47,788 $111,506 $159,294 $1,622,7241994 1,784 $478,800 $859,400 $1,045,585 $35,935 $79,039 $114,974 $1,160,5591993 1,322 $337,400 $770,500 $1,090,003 $22,669 $52,278 $74,947 $1,164,9501992 2,756 $867,900 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

1992-2010 TOTALS 68,371 $19,473,500 $41,020,489 $57,035,145 $1,235,010 $3,631,326 $4,866,336 $61,901,481* Total Purses = Regional Trials and Final Purses, Championship Day Purses, including undercard races, Challenge Bonus and Maiden Challenge Race Purses*** 3% Stallion Awards were eliminated by the AQHA Racing Council in 2008 to provide additional money for the Championship Day Races.

15P R O G R A M S A N D S E R V I C E S Information

P R O F E S S I O N A L H O R S E M E N M E M B E R S YEAR MEMBERS

2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8252004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8752005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8612006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8752007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9012008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9662009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9352010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 939

H O R S E B A C K R I D I N G P R O G R A M AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE DIVISIONYEAR ENROLLMENT

2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,7822003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,3052004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,1202005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,3242006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,3122007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,4812008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,1272009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,1482010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,9512010 AWARDS GIVEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,662TOTAL AWARDS GIVEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,223TOTAL HOURS RIDDEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,208,593

A L L - B R E E D D I V I S I O NYEAR ENROLLMENT

2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7432006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9332007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,1242008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,3162009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,4032010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,4342010 AWARDS GIVEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384TOTAL AWARDS GIVEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,445TOTAL HOURS RIDDEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231,633

R I D E P R O G R A MYEAR PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATES RIDES

2002 5,151 58 792003 5,194 48 702004 5,440 53 822005 5,626 55 962006 5,383 54 1002007 6,314 55 1102008 4,561 54 1282009 3,715 46 1042010 2,921 41 82

C U S T O M E R S E R V I C ECALLS RECEIVED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464,311E-MAIL REQUESTS RECEIVED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,117

16 F I N A N C I A L Statements

17F I N A N C I A L Statements

2007 AQHA Annual Report34

PAST AQHA PRESIDENTS*W. B. Warren, 1940, Texas*W. B. Warren, 1941, Texas*J. F. Hutchins, 1942, Texas*J. F. Hutchins, 1943, Texas*R. L. Underwood, 1944, Texas*R. L. Underwood, 1945, Texas*Albert Mitchell, 1946, New Mexico*Albert Mitchell, 1947, New Mexico*Albert Mitchell, 1948, New Mexico*Robert E. Hooper, 1949, Texas*Robert E. Hooper, 1950, Texas*Robert E. Hooper, 1951, Texas*Robert E. Hooper, 1952, Texas*Orville E. Burtis, 1953, Kansas*Orville E. Burtis, 1954, Kansas*Lester Goodson, 1955, Texas*Lester Goodson, 1956, Texas*Albert Mitchell, 1957, New Mexico*J. E. Browning, 1958, Arizona*Ken Fratis, 1959, California*Roy Parks, 1960, Texas*S. M. Moore, 1961, Oklahoma*Wayne Vickers, 1962, California*Jess L. Hankins, 1963, Texas*Hugh Bennett, 1964, Colorado*Bud Warren, 1965, Oklahoma*J. L. “Dusty” Rhoades, 1966, Texas*Tom J. Finley, 1967, Arizona*E. H. Honnen, 1968, Colorado*Lee Berwick, 1969, Louisiana*Jay Pumphrey, 1970, Texas*William R. Verdugo, 1971, California*Bud Ferber, 1972, New Jersey*William R. Thompson, 1973, Oklahoma*Hugh Peltz, 1974, MontanaClarence Scharbauer Jr., 1975, Texas

*Robert Kieckhefer, 1976, Arizona*Albert C. Becker, 1977, KansasBill G. Reed, 1978, New Mexico* David M. Perkins, 1979, Louisiana*B. F. Phillips Jr., 1980, TexasMarten A. Clark, 1981, CaliforniaRobert C. Norris, 1982, Colorado*Jack Anderson, 1983, OklahomaRick C. Johns, 1984, ArizonaStephen J. “Tio” Kleberg, 1985, Texas**Howard R. Weiss, 1986, California*Gerald A. O’Connor MD, 1987, Michigan*Leo Winters, 1988, OklahomaBrad Tate, 1989, Kansas*Sparks Rust Jr., 1990, TexasJim Barton, 1991, New YorkC. W. “Bill” Englund Jr., 1992, Arizona* Everett Salley, 1993, Oklahoma* Richard “Dick” Bingham, 1994, IllinoisR. A. “Rob” Brown, 1995, TexasDon Burt, 1996, California**Ginger Hyland, 1997, California** Mike J. Perkins, 1998, OklahomaKen T. Smith, 1999, South CarolinaJerry Windham, 2000, Texas*J. D. Blondin, 2001, LouisianaJim J. Shoemake, 2002, MissouriR.H. “Steve” Stevens Jr., 2003, Texas* Frank “Scoop” Vessels III, 2004, CaliforniaFrank Howell, 2005, GeorgiaWalter Fletcher, 2006, KansasFrank Merrill, 2007, OklahomaKen Mumy, 2008, MichiganJim Helzer, 2009, Texas*Deceased**State of Residency During Presidential Term

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