Welcome to the North Superior Quarter Horse Association website.
We invite you to come to our horse shows and see what great fun we have.
Update
The 2011 annual meeting was held on Saturday,
February 5, 2011 at the Royal Canadian Legion in Dryden. Please click on Annual Meeting and Banquet for more information
on the event.
SHOW DATES ~ All AQHA Approved Shows
Northern Lights Classic
Dryden Fairgrounds
Dryden, Ontario
July
1-3/11
Borderland Quarter Horse Show
Emo Fairgrounds
Emo, Ontario
August 5-7/11
Wadena Quarter Horse Show
Red Horse Ranch Arena
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
May 12-15/11 and July 29-31/11
ABOUT
NSQHA
The NSQHA was formed to encourage participation in all
the shows held within the area known as Northwestern Ontario/Northern Minnesota. This demographic area is described as east
to Nipigon, west to the Manitoba border, south to the U.S. including Northern Minnesota and all other areas of northern Ontario.
All exhibitors are eligible for membership and with participation in the sanctioned shows, will earn points toward the year
end awards.
Participating clubs include:
Borderland Quarter
Horse Club (Rainy River District)
Northern Lights Quarter Horse Club (Dryden Area)
NSQHA MEMBERSHIP
Proof of membership in NSQHA is required
to be eligible for the current year high point awards. Membership can be purchased directly through NSQHA. Mail $38 CDN for
family membership or $20 CDN individual membership to NSQHA, c/o Site 132, Box 85, RR#1, Dryden, ON P8N 2Y4. Please make cheque
out to NSQHA.
To be eligible for the year end awards, you can
compete in up to 6 available shows. Points are calculated from date of membersip purchase to end of year.
Points are awarded in accordance to AQHA's rule # 432. A condensed version is outlined
below.
A class award will only be given if the winner has competed
against 3 or more horses in that class, at least 2 times during the season.
A high point certificate will be given for every class as well as an award for the high point and reserve in the
following categories:
Halter Stallion
Halter Mare
Halter
Gelding
All Around Novice Youth
All Around Youth 13 & under
All Around Youth 14 - 18 years
All Around
Novice Amateur
All Around Amateur
All Around Select
All Around Junior Horse
All Around Senior Horse
Prizes for these classes:
Junior Hunter Under Saddle
Senior Hunter Under
Saddle
Green Hunter Under Saddle
Junior Western Pleasure
Senior Western Pleasure
Green Western Pleasure
Junior Trail Horse
Senior Trail Horse
Green Trail Horse
YEAR END AWARD POINT CALCULATION
As per motion at 2001 annual meeting, the points for the annual awards for all-around
open, amateur and youth are calculated in accordance with rule # 432 in the aqha rule book.
Following is a condensed
version of the rules as they would apply. Refer to the AQHA rule book for the full and complete text:
432
(a) A
year-end All-Around Award and Reserve All-Around Award will be given to the horse in the open division, and the amateur and
youth with any one horse in their respective divisions earning the most points in halter and performance classes at AQHA approved
shows.
(b) Points must be earned in halter and at least two of the performance categories listed below, with a minimum
of five points earned in the lowest category.
Category I ~ Halter
Category II ~ Reining , Western Riding, Trail
Category III ~ Barrel Racing, Pole Bending,
Category IV ~ Not applicable
Category V ~ Western Pleasure, Hunter Under Saddle,
Category VI ~ Not applicable
Category VII ~ Showmanship at
Halter, Western Horsemanship, Hunt Seat Equitation
NOTE: Novice
winners are determined by the highest number of points accumulated by a horse and rider combination in the novice classes.
BORDER CROSSING EXPLAINED
You will need the following:
1. International Coggins Test - Good for 6 months.
2. Health Certificate -
Good for 30 days.
3. There is no vet check necessary at the border.
In order to bring your horse into Canada, you must have a current health certificate and negative Coggins report.
When entering Canada, a Customs Inspector will check the health certificate and
negative Coggins, inspect the horse, and if he is satisfied that all is in order, will stamp the certificate and send you
on your way. The health certificate is good for a 30 day stay in Canada.
On returning to the US, you may be requested to produce your papers again and a similar scrutiny will occur in order
to return to the US.
These particulars could be subject to change
at any time. In order to ensure ease of movement over the international border, call ahead to see if there have been any changes.
RELATED WEBSITE LINKS (copy & paste to your web browser):
Manitoba Quarter Horse Association ~ http://www.mqha.ca/
Quarter Horse Association of Alberta ~ http://www.qhaa.com/
Saskatchewan Quarter Horse Association ~ http://www.sqha.org/
Ontario Quarter Horse Association ~ http://www.oqha.on.ca/
Minnesota Quarter Horse Association ~ http://www.mnqha.com/
North Dakota Quarter Horse Association ~ http://www.ndqha.com/
Wisconsin Quarter Horse Association ~ http://www.wqha.com/
Canadian Quarter Horse Association ~ http://www.cqha.ca/
American Quarter Horse Association ~ http://www.aqha.com/
This website
was last updated on March 15, 2011.
