Welcome to the North Superior Quarter Horse Association website.
We invite you to come to our horse shows and see what great fun we have.
Update
The NSQHA banquet was held January 16, 2010
in Dryden, Ontario. Click on Awards Banquet above for the minutes and 2009 award winners.
SHOW DATES ~ All AQHA Approved Shows
Wadena Quarter
Horse Show
Red Horse Ranch Arena
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
May 6, 7, 8, 9/10 and July 30, 31, Aug 1/10
Northern Lights Classic
Dryden Fairgrounds
Dryden, Ontario
July
2, 3, 4/10
Borderland Quarter Horse Show
Emo Fairgrounds
Emo, Ontario
August 6, 7, 8/10
ABOUT NSQHA
The NSQHA was formed to encourage participation in all the shows held within the
area known as Northwestern Ontario/Northern Minnesota. This demographic area is described as east to Nipigon, west to the
Manitoba border, south to the U.S. including Northern Minnesota and all other areas of northern Ontario. All exhibitors are
eligible for membership and with participation in the sanctioned shows, will earn points toward the year end awards.
Participating clubs include:
Borderland Quarter Horse Club (Rainy River District)
Northern Lights Quarter Horse Club (Dryden Area)
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTORS
President ~ Lisa Koshel ~ 807-937-2917
Secretary
~ Robyn Paquette ~ 807-223-8334
Treasurer ~ Angie Lappage ~ 807-937-5462
NSQHA MEMBERSHIP
Proof of membership in NSQHA is required
to be eligible for the current year high point awards. Membership can be purchased directly through NSQHA. Mail $30 CDN for
family membership or $15 CDN individual membership to Robyn Paquette, NSQHA Secretary, Site 132, Box 85, RR#1, Dryden, ON
P8N 2Y4. Please make cheque out to NSQHA.
To be eligible for
the year end awards, you can compete in up to 6 available shows.
Points
are awarded in accordance to AQHA's rule # 432. A condensed version is outlined below.
A class award will only be given if the winner has competed against 3 or more horses in that class, at least 2 times
during the season.
A high point certificate will be given for
every class as well as an award for the high point and reserve in the following categories:
Halter Stallion
Halter Mare
Halter Gelding
All Around Novice Youth
All Around Youth 13 &
under
All Around Youth 14 - 18 years
All Around Novice Amateur
All Around Amateur
All Around Select
All Around Junior Horse
All Around Senior Horse
Prizes
for these classes:
Junior Hunter Under Saddle
Senior Hunter Under Saddle
Green Hunter Under Saddle
Junior
Western Pleasure
Senior Western Pleasure
Green Western Pleasure
Junior Trail Horse
Senior Trail Horse
Green Trail Horse
YEAR END AWARD POINT CALCULATION
As
per motion at 2001 annual meeting, the points for the annual awards for all-around open, amateur and youth are calculated
in accordance with rule # 432 in the aqha rule book.
Following is a condensed version of the rules as they would apply.
Refer to the AQHA rule book for the full and complete text:
432
(a) A year-end All-Around Award and Reserve All-Around
Award will be given to the horse in the open division, and the amateur and youth with any one horse in their respective divisions
earning the most points in halter and performance classes at AQHA approved shows.
(b) Points must be earned in halter
and at least two of the performance categories listed below, with a minimum of five points earned in the lowest category.
Category I ~ Halter
Category II ~ Reining , Western Riding, Trail
Category
III ~ Barrel Racing, Pole Bending,
Category IV ~ Not applicable
Category V ~ Western Pleasure, Hunter Under Saddle,
Category VI ~ Not applicable
Category VII ~ Showmanship at Halter, Western Horsemanship, Hunt Seat Equitation
NOTE: Novice winners are determined by the highest number of points accumulated
by a horse and rider combination in the novice classes.
BORDER
CROSSING EXPLAINED
You will need the following:
1. International
Coggins Test - Good for 6 months.
2. Health Certificate - Good for 30 days.
3. There is no vet check necessary at
the border.
In order to bring your horse into Canada, you must
have a current health certificate and negative Coggins report.
When
entering Canada, a Customs Inspector will check the health certificate and negative Coggins, inspect the horse, and if he
is satisfied that all is in order, will stamp the certificate and send you on your way. The health certificate is good for
a 30 day stay in Canada.
On returning to the US, you may be
requested to produce your papers again and a similar scrutiny will occur in order to return to the US.
These particulars have been in effect since the Spring of 1998 and could be subject
to change at any time. In order to ensure ease of movement over the international border, call ahead to see if there have
been any changes.
RELATED WEBSITE LINKS (copy & paste to
your web browser):
Manitoba Quarter Horse Association ~ http://www.mqha.ca/
Quarter Horse Association of Alberta ~ http://www.qhaa.com/
Saskatchewan Quarter Horse Association ~ http://www.sqha.org/
Ontario Quarter Horse Association ~ http://www.oqha.on.ca/
Minnesota Quarter Horse Association ~ http://www.mnqha.com/
North Dakota Quarter Horse Association ~ http://www.ndqha.com/
Wisconsin Quarter Horse Association ~ http://www.wqha.com/
Canadian Quarter Horse Association ~ http://www.cqha.ca/
American Quarter Horse Association ~ http://www.aqha.com/
This website was
last updated on February 21, 2010.
