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AQHA-NCHA Weekend

The 2013 AQHA-NCHA Weekend offers cutters the opportunity to qualify for AQHA world championship shows.

NCHA-WeekendThe American Quarter Horse Association is proud to sponsor the National Cutting Horse Association’s largest event of the year, AQHA-NCHA Weekend, May 30 - June 2 in 25 cities throughout the United States and Canada.

AQHA-NCHA Weekend is cutting’s biggest celebration of its grassroots participants, and this year, all of the shows are dual-approved. Points earned in designated classes will count toward qualification for the youth, amateur, Select and open AQHA world championship shows.

As most cutters know, the AQHA world shows offer big prize money, so AQHA-NCHA Weekend is a great opportunity to earn qualifying points. The amateur cutting finals at the 2013 Bank of America Amateur World Championship Show averages $53,000, and the junior and senior cutting finals during the 2013 Open World Championship Show offers more than $100,000 combined, with 100 percent of entry fees paid back.

AQHA classes will be offered at least one day at each of the AQHA-NCHA Weekend shows and will usually be held as a class-within-a-class of the corresponding NCHA class. NCHA members who also have an individual AQHA membership and show an American Quarter Horse under its AQHA registered name will be eligible to earn AQHA points toward qualification for the 2013 AQHA, the 2014 Built Ford Tough AQHYA and 2014 Adequan Select world championship shows.

World Show Qualification

Qualification points for the AQHA world shows will work as follows:

  • AQHA points earned in the NCHA open class will count toward qualification for the 2013 Open World in AQHA’s senior division (horses 6 years and older).
  • The AQHA junior class, for horses 5 years and younger, will be offered within the NCHA $10,000 novice horse class, and those points will count toward junior cutting.
  • AQHA points earned in the NCHA non-pro class will count toward qualification for the 2012 Bank of America Amateur World or for the 2014 Adequan Select World.
  • AQHA points earned in the NCHA youth class will count toward qualification for the 2014 Ford Youth World.

To qualify for the 2013 AQHA World Show’s amateur cutting, exhibitors must have at least three points. To qualify for the 2013 AQHA World Show’s junior or senior cutting, exhibitors must have 4.5 points.

With 25 locations during the May 30- June 2 weekend, AQHA-NCHA Weekend is a great opportunity for cutters of all skill levels to earn AQHA points.

2013 NCHA Weekend

 Area    

 Date

 Location

 Affiliate
 1  May 31-June 2 Powel Butte, Oregon     Oregon CHA 
 2  May 30-June 2 Chino Valley, Arizona     El Rancho CHA
 3  May 31-June 2 Caldwell, Idaho Boise Valley CHA 
 4  June 1-2 Big Piney, Wyoming  Montana CHA 
 5  May 31-June 2     Colorado Springs, CO Western States CHA 
 6               June 1-2               Bismark, North Dakota North Dakota CHA 
 7                 June 1-2    Broken Bow, Nebraska  CHA of NE 
 8  May 31-June 1 Ada, Oklahoma      Southern OK CHA 
 9  May 31- June 2 Gainesville, Texas      Longhorn CHA 
 10  May 31-June 2 Brenham, Texas Bluebonnet CHA 
 11  May 31-June 2 Sweetwater, Texas Big Country CHA 
 12  June 1-2 Sterling, Illinois      Northern IL CHA 
 13  May 31-June 2 Shelbyville, Kentucky Kentucky CHA 
 14  May 31-June 2 Batesville, Mississipi   
 15  June 1-2 Springville, Indiana      Indiana CHA 
 16  June 1-2 Plant City, Florida  Sunshine CHA 
 17  May 31-June 2 Lewisburg, West Virginia  East Coast CHA 
 18  June 1-2     Augusta, South Carolina  Area 18 CHA 
 19  June 1-2 Hamburg, Pennsylvania  Pennsylvania CHA
 20  June 1-2 Kamloops, BC, Canada  British Columbia CHA 
 21  June 1-2 Hillisboro, Ontario, Canada Ontario CHA 
 22  May 31-June 2 Rainsville, AL Northeast AL CHA
 23  June 1-2 Oakbank, Manitoba, Canada   Manitoba CHA 
 24  May 31-June 1 Athens, Texas  Area 24 
 25  June 1-2 Lebanon, Missouri  State of MO CHA 

Stay tuned for AQHA-NCHA Weekend news at www.aqha.com/showing.