Female
ranch-horse
riders with good
communication
skills,
excellent
horsemanship
knowledge and
abilities, and a
passion for
horses are
invited to apply
for the
inaugural
American Ranch
Horse
Association
Queen contest,
which will be
held at the ARHA
World Show in
Murfreesboro,
Tennessee., June
21 - 26, 2010.
The Queen title
will provide one
ARHA member with
a host of prizes
from ARHA
sponsors,
excellent
exposure in the
equine industry
and the chance
for her to help
promote the
organization.
During her
year-long
tenure, the ARHA
Queen will serve
as an ambassador
of the
association,
encouraging
membership in
ARHA, making
appearances at
state and
regional
ranch-horse
functions, and
visiting related
competitions and
events to raise
awareness about
ARHA.
The ARHA Queen
will be selected
as a result of
her performance
in four
categories:
- Horsemanship
based on the
Working Ranch
Horse class as
decided by four
judges (30
percent). The
contestant will
ride her own
horse for the
cattle-work
element of
Working Ranch
Horse; for the
dry-work element
(reining
pattern),
contestants will
draw to ride a
different horse.
- An interview
with a panel of
judges about her
knowledge of and
involvement in
horses and ARHA
(30 percent)
- A three- to
five-minute
speech at the
ARHA World Show
about what ARHA
means to her (20
percent)
- A written test
of ARHA rulebook
knowledge (20
percent)
“Given that
Working Ranch
Horse is our
signature class,
we thought this
would be the
perfect class
for the
contest,” says
ARHA judge Kim
Miller, the
chairperson of
the Queen
Committee.
“Riding an
unfamiliar horse
in the dry-work
portion of the
class is a true
test of
horsemanship.”
Queen candidates
must be 17 to 25
years old as of
June 1, 2010.
Complete
information and
a downloadable
application are
available at
www.americanranchhorse.net
Contact the ARHA
office at
606-872-2742 or
Kim Smith at
615-714-3202 or
kimsmith@ourcoop.com
with questions.
Formed in 2004,
the American
Ranch Horse
Association
promotes the
abilities of the
all-around
versatile
working horse in
a positive
atmosphere where
western
tradition is
genuinely
honored. Rapidly
growing with
more than 7,000
members, ARHA
hosts
competitions,
clinics and
educational
events
throughout the
year.
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