MQHYA Membership Benefits:

If you are interested in Quarter Horses, ride, show or just plain "lov'em", and are 18 years of age or younger, the MQHYA is for you! (You need not own a Quarter Horse to participate.) The 2006 annual membership fee is $10 per youth member. MQHYA activities include:

• Rider Skill Development Clinics

• Grassroots Show Program (all horses & ponies - grade or registered breeds of horses may participate) 

• Meetings & Leadership Conventions

• Fund raising for Youth World Show trips, race experience, and local fun events

• Trail rides and Horseback Riding Program

• Horse Shows - futurities - lead line & walk-trot classes

• Year End Awards such as: Individual Classes; All-Arounds; Most Improved; Most Sportsmanlike Youth; Parent Volunteer; All-Around 4-H Quarter Horse; All-Around High School Rodeo Quarter Horse; All-Around Out-of-Province Youth Horse; Grassroots Show Program Individual Classes.

• Eligibility for various AQHYA programs including: AQHA website access; "America's Horse bi-monthly magazine; Horse Bowl; Racing Challenge; Wrangler All-Star Program; Black Stallion Grade Four Literacy Program; Rising Star Program; Art, Essay and Photography contests; World Show Talent Show; Judging and Speech contests; and University scholarships

• 4-H Speech & Judging Recognition

• Eligibility to apply for MQHA scholarships. Get MQHA scholarship application form 

• Free advertising space for youth members on the MQHA website

• Get MQHYA membership form 

  The MQHA has implemented a new MQHA Youth Scholarship Program  for one annual $500 scholarship award to be used for university, college or other post-secondary education, to come from revenues generated at annual year end awards banquets. Applicants must be 16 years of age by January 1, 2006 and have been an MQHA or MQHYA member for at least two years (current and previous years). An application form may be obtained from Maureen Epp (204) 534-2302 and must be submitted postmarked by January 15, 2007. 

The 2005 MQHYA Youth Scholarship for the amount of $500 was awarded to member Karalyn Bridgeman, Binscarth, MB.

 

"Stretch Limo" for AQHYA World Show Trip

  AQHYA World Championship Show Trip Criteria

1. Trips to the Youth World Show taken by the MQHYA membership will be organized every two - three years, depending on member interest, unless there is desire between planned years.

2. All participants must be a resident of Manitoba, unless a multi-province trip is organized in advance where costs will be shared.

3. The participants must be a member of the MQHYA for at least two years, which may include the year of travel. They must also be current members of AQHYA, and Manitoba Horse Council.

4. All participants must take an active role in the MQHYA, by either attending meetings, clinics, trail rides, shows etc. as well as participate in all fund raisers that go towards raising money for the current trip planned. No fund raising - no trip. Final eligibility of participants is at the discretion of the MQHA Youth Advisor.

5.  Trips may include horses.  If horses are being taken, participants must follow the criteria as set out in the MQHYA Constitution.  Those members not taking horses will follow the criteria set out in this document.

6. Any participants under the age of 13 by January 1^st of the year of travel must be accompanied by a parent at their own cost.

7. Selection is not a competition. There is no maximum or minimum number of participants, as money raised is shared equally between all youth attending. Any additional top up money required to attend will be the responsibility of the participants (ie. Spending, meals, entertainment and travel costs if not enough funds are raised to cover essential travel expenses).

8. At least one parent of the participant will be required at the planning meetings. Parents will also be required to sign a waiver form which is provided. Further details will follow the determination of trip participants.

9. Participants are representing Manitoba and therefore appropriate behavior is mandatory. If a problem should develop, the MQHA Youth Advisor has the authority to send the participant home early at the expense of their parents.

10. Chaperones and parents attending will attend at their own expense.

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