TAKE AIM AWARDS | YOUTH AWARDS | RECREATIONAL RIDING AWARDS | EARLY BIRD AWARDS
Each year AQHA Affiliates set goals for their association through the TAKE AIM program provided by AQHA. During the 9th AQHA Affiliate Management Workshop held in Amarillo, Texas, on February 8-11, 2007, the following affiliates received special awards based on their affiliate's 2006 plan, recognition was provided in the following categories:
Board Self-Assessment - Youth
- Recreational Riding
- Race
- Show
- Education
- Industry Relations
- Owner/Opportunity
- Legislation/Public Policy
- Marketing
- Membership
- Governance
In special recognition of their accomplishments, AQHA presented specially designed AIM certificates and plaques that read, "AQHA Affiliate Take AIM Award given for Organizational Excellence" with the appropriate categories of recognition listed for each affiliate.
Affiliates receiving awards were:
British Columbia Quarter Horse Association:Marketing, Membership and Youth
Alaska State Quarter Horse AssociationMarketing, Membership, Association Developement, Show, Youth, Recreational Riding and Education.
Washington State Quarter Horse Association: Marketing, Show and Industry Relations
Oregon Quarter Horse Association: Marketing, Association Development and Youth
Saskatchewan Speed Horse Association: Education, Ownership/Opportunity and Membership
Saskatchewan Quarter Horse Association: Show, Marketing, Show and Industry Relations
Montana Quarter Horse Association: Education and Industry Relations
Nebraska Quarter Horse Association: Education/Industry Relations and SHow/Youth
North Dakota Quarter Horse Association: Marketing, Membership, Association Development, Youth and Education
South Dakota Quarter Horse Association: Marketing and Membership
Wyoming All-Breeds Association: Educaton/Youth and Legislation
Quarter Horse Association of Alberta: Marketing, Membership, Show, Education, Youth, Recreational Riding and Industry Relations
Manitoba Quarter Horse Association: Industry Relations, Education and Youth
Minnesota Quarter Horse Association: Youth, Industry Relations, Marketing, Show and Education
Iowa Quarter Horse Racing Association: Ownership/Opportunity, Marketing, Public Policy, Youth and Industry Relations
Iowa Quarter Horse Association: Membership, Association Development and Education
Missouri Quarter Horse Association: Education, Show, Youth and Marketing
Minnesota Quarter Horse Racing Association: Membership, Marketing, Ownership/Opportunity, Industry Relations, Public Policy, Education, Youth and Association Development
Kentucky Quarter Horse Association: Youth, Recreational Riding, Show, Associaton Development, Membership, Public Policy and Industry Relations
Michigan Quarter Horse Association: Recreational Riding, Youth and Marketing
Great Lakes Quarter Horse Association: Marketing and Youth
West Virginia Quarter Horse Association: Marketing, Show and Youth
Ontario Quarter Horse Association: Marketing, Association Development, Show, Education and Industry Relations
Ohio Quarter Horse Association: Shows/Membership and Industry Relations
Ohio Quarter Horse Racing Association: Youth, Membership, Marketing, Ownership.Opportunity and Membership
Indiana Quarter Horse Association: Education, Industry Relations, Marketing, Membership, Youth, Recreational Riding, Association Development and Show
Empire State Quarter Horse Association: Marketing, Show, Association Development and Education
Delaware Quarter Horse Association: Marketing, Youth, Recreational Riding and Education
Maryland State Quarter Horse Association: Marketing, Membership and Show
New Jersey Quarter Horse Association: Education, Recreational Riding, Show, Association Development and Marketing
Virginia Quarter Horse Association: Association Development, Marketing, Membership, Show, Education, industry Relations, Youth and Recreational Riding
Maine Quarter Horse Association: Marketing, Show, Youth and Recreational Riding
Maritime Quarter Horse Association: Association Development, Education, Show, Youth and Industry Relations
Massachusetts Quarter Horse Association: Marketing, Youth and Education
New Hampshire Quarter Horse Association: Marketing, Youth and Recreational Riding
Connecticut Quarter Horse Association: Marketing, Membership, Youth, Recreational Riding, Educationa and Industry Relations
Vermont Quarter Horse Association: Show, Marketing, Recreational Riding and Youth
Arizona Quarter Racing Association: Ownership/Opportunity, Marketing, Membership, Youth and Lesgislation
Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Association: Youth, Education, Public Policy and Show
Nevada Quarter Horse Association: Shows, Marketing, Membership, Youth and Recreational Riding
Hawaii Quarter Horse Association: Education/Membership, Recreational Riding, Show, Industry Relations and Youth
Utah Quarter Horse Association: Youth, Recreational Riding, Show and Ownership/Opportunity
Rocky Mountain Quarter Horse Association: Ownership/Opportunity, Legislation/Public Policy, Marketing, Shows, Recreational Riding and Education
Kansas Quarter Horse Association: Marketing, Recreational Riding and Education
New Mexico Quarter Horse Association: Marketing and Education
Texas Quarter Horse Association: Marketing, Education, Shows, Youth and Public Policy
Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association: Marketing, Association Development, Membership, Shows and Recreational Riding
Kansas Quarter Horse Racing Association: Ownership/Opportunity, Marketing, Public Policy and Youth
Arkansas Quarter Horse Association: Shows, Education and Industry Relations
Mississippi Quarter Horse Association: Shows, Education and Industry Relations
Alabama Quarter Horse Association: Shows, Industry Relations and Education
Louisiana Quarter Horse Association: Shows, Education and Industry Relations
Tennessee Quarter Horse Association: Education, Industry Relations, Youth, Association Development and Recreational Riding
Georgia Quarter Horse Association: Shows, Youth, Recreational Riding, Association Development and Promotional
Florida Quarter Horse Association: Marketing, Membership, Shows and Youth
South Carolina Quarter Horse Association: Recreational Riding, Shows, Sponsors and Industry Relations
Florida Quarter Horse Racing Association: Marketing, Membership and Legislation
North Carolina Quarter Horse Association: Association Development, Recreational Riding and Youth
: Marketing, Youth and Membership
Maine Quarter Horse Association
New Hampshire Quarter Horse Association
Connecticut Quarter Horse Association
Vermont Quarter Horse Association
Massachusetts Quarter Horse Association
The AQHYA World Show is the largest all-youth horse show in the world. With the on-going support of AQHA Affiliate Youth Advisers, the Youth World Offers an environment of friendly but tough competition for the best and brightest youth anywhere in the world. To recognize the accomplishments of your teams, we present high point team awards in three divisions based on the number of entries from each affiliate.
1st
Texas Quarter Horse Association (not available)
2nd
Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association 3rd
Ohio Quarter Horse Association (not available)
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North Carolina Quarter Horse Association
2nd
Arkansas Quarter Horse Association 3rd
Louisiana Quarter Horse Association
Illinois Quarter Horse Association 
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South Dakota Quarter Horse Association
2nd
Nevada Quarter Horse Association 3rd
New Hampshire Quarter Horse Association 
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Presented by Sooner Trailer
AQHA's Ride Program began in 1997 and annually hosts more than 80 rides throughout the world. The Ride Program has connected thousands of horse people from all walks of life with the American Quarter Horse and has funded over $700,000 to many local charities and the American Quarter Horse Foundation. Over the past eight years, the AQHA Ride Program has seen some 49,000 plus horse enthusiasts saddle up on 740 AQHA trail rides. AQHA Afficialte rides are held in some of the most spectacular locations and exemplify AQHA's marketing theme "Discover your lifestyle."
To honor the efforts of AQHA Affiliates in offering quality recreational riding opportunities, AQHA is pleased to present the 2006 AQHA Affiliate Recreational Riding Awards. These awards are based on the number of recreational riding events held, board participation and support of the events, comments from the post-ride surveys and promptness in returning post-ride paperwork.
Each of the five winning affiliates receive a special plaque and a cash award of $250, $500, $1,000 or $1,500.
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$250 recipient:
Maritime Quarter Horse Association
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Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association |
$500 recipient:
Nevada Quarter Horse Association
| $1,500 recipient:
Rocky Mountain Quarter Horse Association | |
$1,000 recipient:
Kentucky Quarter Horse Association |
AQHA started the Early Bird Award in 2003 as a fun way to encourage affiliates to turn in paperwork for the Affiliate Management Workshop. Recipients of the Early Bird Award were the first to turn in the registration form and hotel/travel information forms for their affiliates. It has been so successful that we are once again recognizing two affiliates, one representing the show industry and one affiliate which represents the racing industry.
Connecticut Quarter Horse Association
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