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Blue Ridge QHA News
On February 26, the Blue Ridge Quarter Horse Youth Association announced Jamie Farren as the winner of the 2004 Sportsmanship Award. The award was presented at the annual banquet in Bristol, Virginia. Jamie is a sophomore at Liberty High School in Bedford, Virginia and is employed part time at Tractor Supply Company. She is the daughter of Rachel and Mike Short and Jeff and Lynn Farren. In 2000, Jamie made the BRQHA Congress Youth Team for the first time with her barrel horse Florida Joe Jack. She presently owns: Peppy Te Leo, a barrel horse; Chocs Ben Clever, a western pleasure horse; and Joe’s Pretty Boy, a western pleasure and all-around horse. Two of her horses have been named AQHA’s School Horse of the Year. During the summer, Jamie will assist Veterinarian Suzanne Shalet. Her future plans are to keep good grades throughout the remainder of high school and attend either Virginia Tech to become a Veterinarian or to attend University of Findlay to become a horse trainer. Jamie has a variety of animals other than horses. She has chickens, an iguana, five cats, two 55 gallon aquariums, a ferret, three parrots, and her family raises Australian Shepherds. When Jamie is not riding, working, or taking care of her animals she enjoys target shooting her bow or 22 and riding four wheelers.
Congratulations to Sue Atkinson on receiving the BRQHA 2002 Lifetime Achievement Award. Sue was one of the founders of BRQHA in the early 1980's. She has served in many capacities including President for many years and in the last several years as Director At Large. Sue's service and contribution to the BRQHA over the years has helped our association grow into what it is today. The membership wishes to thank Sue for all she has done to promote, enhance and insure the future of the Blue Ridge Quarter Horse Association
American Quarter Horse enthusiast Matthew Christopher Nash of Abingdon, Virginia competed in the American Quarter Horse Youth Association World Championship Show in Fort Worth, Texas, July 30-August 7. Nash was among 2,000 youths, age 18 and under, from the United States, Canada and several countries participating in the show. He competed with his American Quarter Horses Lethal Legend a yearling gelding, Wincreditablefairytale a two-year-old mare that he was a finalist and Genuine GQ an aged gelding who was 10th out of 68. The AQHYA World Championship Show is an invitational event, which serves as a showcase for top American Quarter Horse youth exhibitors, so competition promises to be intense and exciting. Young competitors vying for 30 world championship titles, as well as prizes, must have earned a predetermined number of points at American Quarter Horse Association –approved shows between May 1, 2003, and April 30, 2004, or be one of two entries in each nominated to represent each provincial Quarter Horse youth association. The 2004 AQHYA World Championship Show is sponsored by Bayer, Ford, John Deere, Justin Boot Company, MBNA Americaâ, MD Barns, Michelin, Montana Silversmiths, Nutrena, Oster, Professional’s Choice, Sooner Trailers, Tex Tan, The American Quarter Horse Journal, WeatherBeeta and Wrangler. Nash is the 10-year-old son of Laura Hughes Nash of Abingdon, Virginia and Carlos Nash of Castlewood, Virginia and is a 5th grader at Abingdon Elementary School. Look for Matthew Nash and these 3 great horses at the All American Quarter Horse Congress under the guidance of Kyle Glenn Hughes II.
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BRQHYA would like to congratulate Kaylyn Surratt who placed 6th overall in the
2005 NYATT Western Pleasure.