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AQHA RANCHING HERITAGE CHALLENGE

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At the Central States Fairgrounds, Rapid City, SD

Sponsored by the South Dakota Quarter Horse Association

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Competitors come from all over to compete in this special event featuring horses that are eligible through the AQHA Ranching Heritage Breeders Program.
 

To be recognized as a Ranching Heritage Breeder, breeders must meet the following criteria:

 

  • The ranch must be a member of the American Quarter Horse Association

  • Ranch remudas must consist of registered American Quarter Horses

  • The ranch must own a minimum of five AQHA-registered mares used to produce ranch horses

  • The ranch must maintain a remuda for the specific purpose of operating a working cattle ranch

  • The ranch must have received, at minimum, an AQHA 10-year Breeder award

  • The ranch must apply to and be approved by the AQHA Ranching Committee and AQHA Executive Committee

  • The ranch must pay a $25 annual fee to maintain status as a Ranching Heritage Breeder

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Hunts roping
Hunts
Hunt 2
Team roping winner Schmitt
Team roping winner Schmitt 2
barrel racing
team roping 2nd place Wetz
team roping 2nd place 3 Wetz
team roping
team roping contestants
ranch riding 2
ranch riding
barrel racing 4
barrel racing 3
barrel racing 2
ranch riding 3
youth
behind the scene
behind the scene 2
youth 2
youth 3
ranch riding 4
ranch riding 5
ranch riding 6
ranch riding 7
ranch riding 11
ranch riding 10
sutton
ranch riding 9
ranch riding 8
ranch riding 12
ranch riding 13
ranch riding 14
ranch riding 15
ranch riding 16
heritage behind the scenes
heritage 3
heritage judges
heritage 2
heritage
working cows
heritage 4
heritage warm up
heritage warm up 2
heritage 5
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