Youth - AQHA Youth World Cup
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2012 AQHA Youth World Cup
The CQHA is pleased to confirm that it will field another Team Canada for this event, to be held in Kreuth, Germany from July 21 to July 29, 2012.
For more information on applying as a member of 2012 Team Canada, please click on the "Quick Links" (above right).
2010 AQHA Youth World Cup and Team Canada
MQHA was extremely proud that one of the ten youth members selected for Team Canada 2010 was our own MQHYA member Elizabeth Priest of St. Pierre, MB.
In 2010, Elizabeth was an 18 year old from St. Pierre, Manitoba. She has been riding horses since she could walk. Growing up in England she spent the first years riding English, competing in gymkhanas and going to hunt meets. After moving to Canada, Elizabeth got very involved in 4-H and was a part of the program for 9 years. This led to showing American Quarter Horses and she has earned many achievements including Circuit Awards, Year End Awards and a couple of Canadian National titles. Elizabeth is involved in extra curricular activities and is an active volunteer. When not riding and working, she helps coach ringette and basketball, and plays volleyball in a women’s league. Elizabeth is the Treasurer of the Manitoba Quarter Horse Youth Association. She has taken a year off school and plans to start university in Toronto this September. Elizabeth is very excited and honoured to be a part of Team Canada, as it is the perfect way to end her last year as a youth.
About Team Canada and the 2010 AQHA Youth World Cup:
A major initiative of the Canadian Quarter Horse Association (CQHA) is to co-ordinate a team to represent Canada at each biennial American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Youth World Cup. The Youth World Cup competition is an educational, leadership-based event for youth members from around the world, culminating in showcasing skills learned in an atmosphere of friendly competition.
Canada was one of 16 countries to field a team at the 2010 American Quarter Horse Youth World Cup. The event was held from July 3rd to 11th, 2010, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Funding for travel expenses for Team Canada was cost-shared by AQHA/CQHA, provincial/regional Quarter Horse Associations, corporate and/or individual sponsors, and team members’ families.
Each participating country selects up to five competing riders, two alternate riders and three non-competing youth (leadership members). The host country provides the pool of horses of various ability levels, which are subsequently grouped into lots of five horses each. During the opening ceremonies, teams drew to determine their assigned group of five horses. Teams then designated three riders each to compete in Western Horsemanship, Western Pleasure, Western Riding, Hunter Under Saddle, Hunt Seat Equitation, Showmanship, and Trail; and two riders each for Reining and Cutting classes.
The CQHA actively sought out qualified youth who are Canadian citizens, members-in-good-standing of the American Quarter Horse Youth Association (AQHYA). Many applications were received from youth from all across Canada, who possess excellent horsemanship skills in a variety of events, and who volunteer in their local communities and/or equine sport organizations. This made the job of selecting finalists for the team both gratifying and challenging.
