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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