Once again, time is drawing close to the AQHYA World Show August 2 – 9 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. AQHA would like to extend an invitation to all youth around the world to participate in this prestigious event.

Below are guidelines for leasing horses or owning horses to be shown at the Youth World Show. If anyone is interested in this program and has questions, please contact This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Please remember all paperwork must be complete by June 30, 2008 to be eligible to participate in the AQHYA World Show.

1 INTERNATIONAL ELIGIBILITY

ELIGIBILITY

1. Youth residing in countries not contiguous to the United States will be eligible. Participating countries must be recognized youth association affiliates of the American Quarter Horse Youth Association. Each youth must be a current year member of the American Quarter Horse Youth Association. Applications for youth affiliation and/or youth affiliation of International Associations must be on file with AQHA and updated annually.

2. Individual youth members may participate at the AQHYA World Championship Show; however, they must represent the country in which they reside. If participating in the AQHYA World Championship Show, the individual may lease a horse to avoid the cost of transporting the horse overseas, or must be the recorded owner of the horse. However, all records must be complete in the AQHA office by June 30 the year of the show.

3. Each country may provide two representatives per class with qualification of those representatives to be determined by the affiliated association youth adviser.

ENTRY

4. All international youth who wish to compete at the AQHYA World Championship Show must have all entries and entry fees to the AQHA Offices no later than June 30 of the year of the show (not postmarked by that date). Absolutely no late entries will be accepted and no entries will be accepted via telephone. An entry packet will be provided to each countries’ affiliated association youth adviser.

5. Individuals leasing horses or bringing their own, via transporting, are responsible for the horse’s feed, bedding and other maintenance costs required. AQHA is not responsible for the care, safety or management of these horses at any time. Horses being leased must meet all health requirements as outlined in AQHYA World Championship Show rules and regulations.

6. Horses acquired for international competitors may not be nationally qualified in the United States or Canada for the AQHYA World Championship Show. In addition, horses secured for competition at the AQHYA World Show by an international exhibitor may not compete in the same event at the AQHA World Championship Show or the Bayer Select World Show. (For example a horse leased to compete in western riding for the AQHYA World Championship Show may not be used in western riding at the AQHA World Championship Show or the Bayer Select World Show).

7. Two horses will be allowed per rider. Stallions are strictly prohibited.

CLASSES

8. Two entries per team will be allowed in each class, in addition to national qualifiers.

9. Unless otherwise indicated in the rules of the AQHYA World Championship Show, all class rules of the Official Handbook of the American Quarter Horse Association will apply.

FEES

10. Fees for international Youth members will be the same as nationally qualified individuals. (To be paid in U.S. dollars)

11. All fees, including stall and entry fees, must be sent to AQHA in one check or money order by the team adult adviser. No fees will be accepted from individual team members.

RESIDENCY

12. Team representatives must be bona fide residents of the country they are representing. Residency is determined by the state or country of domicile of the parents or court appointed guardian, which is the country where such persons actually reside, having intent to make it their permanent home.

13. Individual youth may serve as representatives of a country in which they

            are not a bona fide resident only in the case where there does not already exist in their country an affiliated 

            AQHYA association. In that case, those youth must represent a country affiliate which borders their

            own country, and must have the permission of the bordering country’s adult adviser or youth president.