AQHA Announces 2022 Dates

The American Quarter Horse Association has an exciting line-up of events planned for 2022. Mark your calendars and set your reminders today with the tentative dates. Dates are tentative and subject to change.

AQHA Convention

• February 25-28 –  2022 AQHA Convention at the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa in Las Vegas

AQHA Championship Shows

• April 27 - May 1 – Nutrena AQHA East Level 1 Championships at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio

• May 18-22 – Nutrena AQHA West Level 1 Championships, hosted with the Arizona Quarter Horse Association Pinnacle Circuit at WestWorld in Scottsdale, Arizona

• June 21-25 –  AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse World Championships; AQHA Cattle Level 1 Championships, presented by the Four Sixes Ranch; AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenge Finals; and National Ranch and Stock Horse Alliance National Championship Show at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma

• July 28 - August 7 –  AQHYA World Championship Show, presented by Ford, at the OKC Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City

• October 28 - November 20 – Farnam AQHA World Championship Show; AQHA Select World Championship Show, presented by Adequan® (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan); and Adequan® Level 2 Championships at the OKC Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City

AQHA Racing

• January 12 – AQHA Racing Champions Announcements at Heritage Place in Oklahoma City

• May 28 – Heritage Place Futurity and Derby, Debbie Schauf Memorial Championship (formerly the Remington Park Invitational Championship) at Remington Park in Oklahoma City

• July 22-23 – Texas Quarter Horse Association Yearling Sale in San Antonio

• September 2-5 – Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale, All American Derby and Futurity, All American Gold Cup at Ruidoso Downs in Ruidoso, New Mexico

• September 23-24 – Heritage Place Yearling Sale in Oklahoma City

• October 1-2 – Los Alamitos Equine Sale at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, California

• October 22 – Bank of America Racing Challenge Championships and AQHA Racing Conference at Horseshoe Indianapolis Racing & Casino in Shelbyville, Indiana

• December 11 – Champion of Champions and Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, California

2021 AQHA Regional Championships

• June 22 – Region Five Championships at DREAM Park Equestrian Center in Logan Township, New Jersey

• July 19-24– Region Six Championships at Eastern States Expo in West Springfield, Massachusetts

• August 13-14 – Region One Championships at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe, Washington

• September 14-18 – Region Two Championship at Central States Fairgrounds in Rapid City, South Dakota

AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenges

• January 1-5 – Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo*, Fort Worth, Texas

• January 22-27, 2022 - Black Hills Winter Stock Show RHC, Rapid City, South Dakota

• May 21-22 – Central Coast Ranch Horses Classic, Carmel Valley, California

• July 15-16 – Palo Duro Stock Horse Gathering RHC, Amarillo, Texas

  • Entry deadline July 1

• July 24 – Hawkeye Classic Ranching Heritage Challenge, Mason City, Iowa

• July (tentative) – Central States Fair Ranching Challenge*, Rapid City, South Dakota

• September (tentative) – Colorado State Fair Ranching Challenge*, Pueblo, Colorado

• September (tentative) – Tri-State Fair Ranching Heritage Challenge*, Amarillo, Texas

• September 30 – East Coast Stock Ranching Challenge, Reva, Virginia

  • Entry deadline September 5

• October (tentative) – NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity*, Fort Worth, Texas

• October (tentative) – Northern International Livestock Exposition*, Billings, Montana

  • Entry deadline October 1

American Quarter Horse Youth Association

• July 12-14 – Bank of America Youth Excellence Seminar in Amarillo

• October 20-23 – AQHYA National Racing Experience at the Bank of America Challenge Championships at Horseshoe Indianapolis Racing & Casino in Shelbyville, Indiana

American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum

• August 20 - October 22 – America’s Horse In Art Show & Sale, American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum in Amarillo

• September 16-17 – American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame Induction and Reunion Celebration in Amarillo

AQHA Member Services on Location

• January 13 - 15: Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale, Oklahoma City

• January 28 – February 5: Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo, Rapids City, South Dakota

• February 11 – 12: Clovis Horse Sale, Levelland, Texas

• February 25 – 27: Billings Livestock Horse Sale, Billings, Montana

• March 4 – 5: Lolli Brothers Horse Sales, Macon, MO

• April 8 – 9: Parsons Livestock Horse Sale, Parsons, Kansas

• April 22 – 24: Better Barrel Races, Oklahoma City

• May 10 – 15: SOQHA The Madness Circuit, Wilmington, OH

• May 27 – 28: Billings Livestock Horse Sale, Billings, Montana

• June 20 – 25Versatility Ranch Horse World Show, Guthrie, Oklahoma

• July 23 – 24: TQHA Yearling Sale, San Antonio, Texas

• July 28 – August 7: Ford AQHYA World Championship Show, Oklahoma City

• August 11 – 21: NSBA World Show, Tulsa, Oklahoma

• August 12 – 13: Parsons Livestock Auction, Billings, MT

• August 19 – 20: Clovis Horse Sale, Levelland, TX

• September 2 – 4: All American Futurity Sale, Ruidoso, New Mexico

• September 4 – 5: Lolli Brothers Horse Sale, Macon, Missouri

• September 16 –17: Hermanson-Kist Sale, Mandan, North Dakota

• September 27 – October 23: All American Quarter Horse Congress, Columbus, OH

• October 27 – November 19: AQHA World Championship Show, Oklahoma City

• November 4 – 5: Clovis Horse Sale, Levelland, Texas

For more information on AQHA events and programs, visit www.aqha.com. In the event these tentative dates and locations are modified, AQHA will publish updated information on AQHA.com.

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