Qualifying

Learn how to qualify for the 2023 AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse World Championships, AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenge Finals and National Ranch and Stock Horse Alliance National Championships.

The qualifying period began March 1, 2022, and runs through February 28, 2023. The 2023 AQHA VRH World is tentatively scheduled for June 20-24, 2023, at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma.

View the 2023 AQHA VRH World qualifying points.

AQHA RHC Finals
To qualify for the 2023 AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenge Finals, horses must compete at one of the 2022 AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenge events. Qualification is class specific. The qualifying period for 2023 AQHA RHC Finals is January 1 – December 31, 2022.

AQHA Cattle Level 1
To be eligible to enter the 2023 AQHA Cattle Level 1 Championships, presented by the Four Sixes Ranch, an exhibitor must only be Level 1-eligible in the class they wish to enter as of January 1, 2022. Read more about leveling at www.aqha.com/leveling.  

NRSHA National Championships
To be eligible to compete in the 2023 National Ranch and Stock Horse Alliance National Championship Show, a rider must show in at least three events hosted by an NRSHA alliance partner between March 1, 2022, and February 28, 2023. Riders can show with the same alliance partner three times, or any combination of alliance partners three times. View more information.