Alberta Quarter Horse Racing Association

#FoalFriday This little cutie was born March 15. She is by Cape Canaveral (Tb) and out of Rocn The Timbers. Picture provided by Audrey Whitelock. DM your foals pics to be featured, include sire, dam and dob.... #equinephotography #foalingseason2021 #abbred

EQUINE GUELPH: Last call for the "Racehorse Respiratory Health" online short course! Runs Mar 22-Apr 9. Reduce the risk of respiratory issues in your barn and improve your horses’ performance on the track! Special 15% discount for HRA members. Register now at TheHorsePortal.ca/HRA

Stud Feature HOOSIER CHICK Enrolled into the Alberta Stallion Stakes for the 2021 breeding season.... For complete list of stallions go to www.aqhra.ca/stallion-stakes See more

#FoalFriday DM your pics to be featured, include sire, dam and dob. #qracing #foaling #albertabred

Stud Feature HORTONS SPECIALISSUE Enrolled into the Alberta Stallion Stakes for the 2021 breeding season.... For complete list of stallions go to www.aqhra.ca/stallion-stakes See more

Stud Feature FIRST TIMBER Enrolled in the Alberta Stallion Stakes Program for the 2021 breeding season. ... Complete list of eligible stallions can be found at www.aqhra.ca/stallion-stakes See more

Stud Feature FIRST DOWN DADDY Enrolled in the Alberta Stallion Stakes Program for the 2021 breeding season. ... Complete list of eligible stallions can be found at www.aqhra.ca/stallion-stakes See more

Last call for "Gut Health & Colic Prevention" online short course! Runs Feb 8-19. This course provides valuable insight for anyone that has an interest in improving the management of horse health. The take-away is that good management saves horse lives and reduces expensive vet calls. Jackie (Student from Alberta). Special 15% discount for HRA members. Register now at TheHorsePortal.ca/HRA

Stud Feature JD WAGON BOSS Enrolled in the Alberta Stallion Stakes Program for the 2021 breeding season. ... Complete list of eligible stallions can be found at www.aqhra.ca/stallion-stakes See more

Last call for "Equine First Aid" online short course! Starts next Monday & runs for one week, Jan 25-Feb 1. When minutes count, learn how to make the most of every second! Special 15% discount for HRA members. Register now at TheHorsePortal.ca/HRA __

We have created a path to give Albertans a better idea of how we are moving forward with COVID-19 restrictions. The easing of province-wide health measures will... occur in steps based on hospitalization benchmarks. Changes to restrictions will be considered once a benchmark is reached. Early steps: Began Jan 18 - Outdoor social gatherings allowed up to ten people - Personal and wellness services open for appointment only - Funeral service attendance raised to 20 people - In-person class for K-12 (Jan.11) Step 1: Hospitalization benchmark 600, beginning on Feb 8 - Indoor and outdoor children’s sport and performance (school-related) - Indoor fitness - Restaurants, cafes, and pubs Step 2: Hospitalization benchmark 450 - Retail - Community halls, hotels, banquet halls and conference centres - Further easing of restrictions on children’s sport and performance - Further easing of restrictions on indoor fitness Step 3: Hospitalization benchmark 300 - Places of worship - Adult team sports - Museums, art galleries, zoos and interpretive centres - Indoor seated events, including movie theatres and auditoriums - Casinos, racing centres and bingo halls - Libraries - Indoor social gatherings with restrictions Step 4: Hospitalization benchmark 150 - Indoor entertainment centres and play centres - Tradeshows, conferences and exhibiting events - Performance activities (e.g. singing, dancing, wind instruments) - Outdoor sporting events (e.g. rodeo) - Wedding ceremonies and receptions - Funeral receptions - Workplaces lifting work from home measures - Amusement parks - Indoor concerts and sporting events - Festivals, including arts and cultural festivals (indoor and outdoor) - Day camps and overnight camps Learn more: alberta.ca/PathForward

#FoalFriday DM us your new additions to be featured (sire, dam, dob). #quarterhorse #qracing #equine

The American Quarter Horse Association is the largest single-breed association in the world and strives for excellence as a breed registry. As part of this ende...avor, the AQHA Executive Committee and AQHA leadership are committed to maintaining financial transparency and making important business decisions that are essential to current and future business needs, while delivering the best services to our members and horse lovers around the world. AQHA must continue to reduce expenses, maximize resources and drive efficiency, and fees must reflect the services provided to our members. These factors are essential to continue to be a financially healthy Association. As part of this process, the Executive Committee has approved a fee increase for racing identification and tattooing that will go into effect on January 15. The updated rate is $120. Racing identification via permanent tattoo is an effective way to ensure integrity at the racetrack and identify horses. Trained professionals identify the animals and apply the tattoo, which is duly recorded by AQHA. This tattoo is checked before every race to protect both horsemen and the wagering public. All fees are kept as low as possible in order to be cost effective for AQHA members. These fees are used to help the Association maintain its commitment for recording the pedigrees and performance records of its horses, promotion of the breed and its sports, and maintaining the integrity of the horse.

Equine First Aid Course - starts on January 25

Two Alberta Connections is the Canadian category!! Stay tuned January 14 for winner announcements.

#FoalFriday Chilly weather but these two boys made their appearances on January 27. Left (brown): First Timber x Streakin La Jolla mare Right (sorrel): First Timber x First Down Dash mare... Pictures provided by Susen Oulton Send in your 2021 foals to be featured: include sire, dam and dob. #aqhra #aqharacing #equineart

#FoalFridays Exciting start to the new year. DM us your new additions to be featured (sire, dam, dob).... #quarterhorse #qracing #equine See more

Today is #bellletstalkday and after a year of incredible stress and uncertainty, the conversation about our mental health is even more important this year. In a...ddition to checking in with your friends and family there are few amazing, local organizations that are focused on mental health and are related to our industry that are always accepting donations: Prairie Sky Equine Assisted Therapy Association Ty Pozzobon Foundation Evergreen Park Injured Jockey Fund www.healinghooves.ca www.softplacetoland.ca If there are any other ones you think should be added to the list, please comment here and we will gladly add them. Take care everyone, look after each other. See more

AQHRA's Twelve Days of Christmas Highlights from the 2020 Season #quarterhorsesgettherefaster ... #horseracingalberta #aqhra #qracing See more

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Go to www.CQHA.ca and sign up for your FREE CQHA membership.... Already a CQHA member? Great! Create your online profile so that you are included in the new CQHA membership database, and you’ll be entered in the latte contest too!

Exciting finish to the 2020 race season. The Canada QH Cup Derby was run Sunday, October 25. Winning connections DOUBLE CRUISE (Owner/Breeder/Trainer: Tom Kenway, Jockey: Martin Ortiz)

Exciting finish to the 2020 race season. The Canada QH Cup (RG3) Futurity was Sunday, October 25. Winning connections EYESA TIMBER (Owner/Breeder/ Trainer: Wesley Oulton, Jockey: JB Botello)

Weekend Wrap Up: October 23-25. Congratulations to all the connections!!

It might not have been the night the Alberta Regional qualifer connections wanted but it was great to be represented in the Challenge Championship. Light Footed: 7th Flight Club: 10th Getit Hot: scratched... Lovely Cuvee: 7th Stripsteak: 8th Results can be found @Q-Racing and Equibase

Watch tonight and cheer on the Alberta Regional Qualifiers compete in the Challenge Championship Finals at The Down, Alburquerque, New Mexico. Race 7 (6:40pm post) Light Footed Race 8 (7:05pm post) Flight Club Race 9 (7:30pm post) Getit Hot and Lovely Cuvee... Race 10 (7:55pm post) Stripsteak Sign up for Q Racing video: https://online.rtn.tv/qracing/mobile/ Or HPI/Xpressbet

AQHA Distaff Challenge Championships(G1) contender Lovely Cuvee will race on Saturday at The Downs at Albuquerque for Beckham Ranch. The 3-year-old mares comes ...from the legendary Gentry Farms breeding program, and she is sired by Tres Seis and out of the Cuvee (TB) mare Fovee, a Grade 1 winner who earned $360,385. This weekend Durk Peery will saddle the filly who qualified for this race at Evergreen Park in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Photo by Andrea Caudill See more

In a normal year, a trip to the Bank of America Challenge Championships requires significant dedication from Canadian participants, as they have to travel more ...than 1,300 miles one way to arrive. But 2020 is not a normal year. The connections that have brought four horses to the Bank of America Challenge Championships at The Downs at Albuquerque this year have had to work hard to arrive in the time of COVID, battling both a light racing season and a heavy burden to get over the border. Trainer William Leech and his son-in-law and jockey Ricardo Moreno were the only ones to travel down with the horses, as they could only bring two people when crossing the border. Cheering them on from home is their family and the horses' owner, Charles G. Stojan. In Canada, we didn’t really know if we were even going to be racing until the first of July, Leech says. We had our horses geared up in May, then we had to back them down a bit, then we got started up, then had to back down, but we did finally get running. COVID also closed the border, and required extensive paperwork and planning to get the horses and two humans able to cross, including assistance from AQHA Racing Committee member Ross Brigden. Read more here - https://bit.ly/34k3ypg Photo by Andrea Caudill

Racing this weekend at Century Mile, Friday and Sunday. Www.cnty.com/centurymile/live-stream then RTN

LAST CALL TO GROOMS & TRAINERS FOR ONLINE COURSE Register now for the Equine Guelph ‘Horse Care & Welfare’ Online Short Course Are you giving your horses the best care possible? ... Based on the National Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Equines, Equine Guelph’s upcoming two-week online course considers the care and management of horses in terms of the Five Freedoms of animal welfare. All aspects of equine care are explored and discussed in an online community. Essential for all individuals caring for horses in the racing industry. "Very interesting course. It is essential to all horse owners to learn the codes of practice. Very informative. Thank you!" Krista Cole, Thoroughbred Trainer, Student - Horse Care & Welfare course Never taken an online course before? No worries! This course takes a common sense, practical and flexible approach to training no prior online learning experience required. STARTS NEXT MONDAY! OCTOBER 19-30 SPECIAL 15% DISCOUNT FOR HRA MEMBERS Register at: TheHorsePortal.ca/HRA

Weekend wrap up Oct 9 to 11. Congratulations!

The season is wrapping up. The fields for the Canada Cup (RG3) Futurity and Canada Cup Derby have been set.

Racing this weekend Www.cnty.com/centurymile/live-stream then RTN