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News & Pictures

In the yearling mares classes of the 2011 Jerry Wells Memorial Scholarship Halter Futurity, Lea Ann Koch of Oswego, Illinois, won the non-pro and open mares with Best To Be Me, or "Fanny," an American Quarter Horse filly she bred and raised with her late father, Dr. Howard Koch. Congratulations from IQHA! (Photo & information from AQHA)

Clay City shows in DuQuoin in May 2011
Photos by Carri Wilborn.

LLQHA shows July 1-3 at Gordyville
Photos by Carri Wilborn

AQHA Hall of Fame

Congratulations to Gordy Hannagan who has recently been chosen to be included into the AQHA Hall of Fame.  What a great honor!

Congratulations to Carmen Wolf on being selected Miss Girard 2011. She credited her show ring experience for her confidence.  She feels showing horses helped her achieve this goal.

TOM HENNIGH OF EFFINGHAM     NAMED 2011 ILLINOISAN OF THE DAY

(7/18/2011 Springfield, IL) Tom Hennigh, of Effingham, has been named a 2011 Illinoisan of the Day by the Illinois State Fair Museum Foundation. He will be honored on Sunday, August 14, at this year’s fair in Springfield.

Hennigh has spent about all his almost eight decades in Illinois. When not here, he served in the U.S. Air Force, and he will be introduced at the fair on the day set aside to recognize veterans. Hennigh was nominated for his work with horses, and was recognized last year by the American Quarter Horse Association for fifty years of quarter-horse breeding and breed improvement. He was one of just 16 honored across the U.S. According to his nominators, Hennigh has shared his horses with thousands of children over the decades, youngsters from cities who might have ever been that close to a horse and others who needed a gentle hand to help them.

Each spring the museum foundation seeks nominations of Prairie State residents who volunteer in their communities, work to brighten lives of their neighbors and represent the best of Illinois citizenship. Area residents joined in nominating Hennigh. His name was announced July 16 at the foundation’s annual fund-raiser, the Corndog Kick-off, held on the fairgrounds in Springfield.

As part of this year’s ceremony during the Illinois State Fair, Hennigh will be a guest on his special day. He will be driven through the fairgrounds in a convertible with an antique tractor escort to the Farm Bureau stage under the Commodities Pavilion. Then Hennigh will be introduced and honored with gifts including a proclamation from Governor Pat Quinn.

Horse Days Aug. 19-21 Belvidere, IL

IQHA was represented at the Horse Days event, spreading the word about Quarter Horses in Illiinois.  Thanks to Ed Lawrence and Heidi Coop for their assistance and time spent.
Formed by a network of equine enthusiasts seeing a need for an all-inclusive, family oriented participation event, Horse Days is unique in that it provided the general public hands-on participation in many different areas of horse-keeping, farm-keeping, and pet ownership.

Planned events included personalized instruction on horse trailer operation, towing safety, safe tractor operations, welding workshops for aluminum and steel, proper fence installation, solar heating, and composting waste. Demonstrations & clinics included natural horsemanship for Western & English disciplines, colt starting, eventing, jumping, dressage, reining, and competitive driving.

FOR SALE
One owner 1999 Elite 3H Trailer Excellent Condition can be seen at Kat Zelnio's. 2001 Dodge SLT 3500 Diesel One Owner EC.  Also a Bob's Show saddle 16" seat EC.  Email or call Bill Ford at wcford33@comcast.net,  309-264-3131 or 217-344-4134

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Illinois members & residents

Condolences to Cheryl LaMaster on the loss of her father, Robert Meyer, of Aurora, IL. He passed away on Sept. 5th at the age of 90.   Unfortunately, her mother, Lois Meyer, also passed away Sept. 14th.  Her parents had been together for 67 years.

Congress results -- IQHA members & residents

Congratulations to Alyssa Freeman!
Congress queen 1st runner-up

Job well done: written test 1st place, horsemanship 2nd place,
interview 4th place

ILQHYA team
Congress Youth Judging Champions

Members of winning teams in all 3 divisions at Congress
Kayla, Lauren & Faith from team BHE, Cori from West Texas A & M, and Rachel, Sarah, Josi, and Kenra from ILQHYA

Josie McAllister captured the state title in the Formal Speech division at the State 4-H Equine Communication Contest. By placing first, she qualified for the All American Quarter Horse Congress in Ohio. Josie with her family along with her coach, Jacquie Lueking, traveled to Columbus, Ohio. Josie received a blue ribbon with a medallion and a $100 gift certificate for placing first in the Formal Speech division at the All American Quarter Horse Congress.

FOR SALE
"2YO bay gelding, Doctor Evil, #5280243, for sale.
Eligible for the ILQHA Breeders' Futurity in 2 & 3 YO Closed,
Non-Pro and Open Snaffle Bit, HUS, and Reining (3 YO year).
Also eligible for the IWHS&RA 2 YO snaffle bit futurity.
Already had some ground driving. KY Incentive Funded &
AQHA Incentive Funded. Call Connie McLaughlin 217/825-8763."

New AQHA Director poisition available in 2012
Per the 2012 AQHA Director Allocation, two Elected Director positions on the AQHA Board of Directors will again be allocated to Illinois and filled at the upcoming Convention. For decades, the AQHA Nominations & Credentials Committee (NCC) has been charged with making recommendations regarding the slate of Elected Director candidates to be voted on by AQHA members at the Annual Convention.

At the upcoming Convention, Elected Director Johne Dobbs will automatically elevate to Director at Large. With her elevation, the NCC is seeking IQHA's recommendation regarding the new member we would like for the NCC to consider placing on the slate to fill the position that Johne will be vacating upon elevation. The NCC requests that IQHA and IQHRA and the AQHA Illinois Directors collectively recommend only one qualified and eligible individual for the vacancy.

In reaching the recommendation, AQHA encourages the association to consider whether the segments of the American QuarterHorse industry (showing, racing, ranching, recreational, etc.) are represented by the individual recommended.

Qualified individuals interested in representing Illinois on AQHA's Board of Directors need to complete the application on the AQHA website.Current Elected Directors seeking re-election do not need to fill out or submit an application. All other applicants should forward their applications to AQHA on or before February 1, 2012.

Kayla Wells
High point individual overall in junior college division
World show collegiate horse judging contest

WORLD SHOW RESULTS
ILLINOIS MEMBERS & RESIDENTS

For this year's NYATT team, Valerie Lombardi had the pleasure of designing the team football jerseys (the idea from Sarah Cerda) and coordinating long-sleeved tees. She found an awesome site online, got a great price with fast turnaround time, and the shirts were perfect for the Parade of Teams. The girls walked in throwing a football back and forth and had a great time (as evidenced in the photo). Valerie noticed on the company site that they had a contest to "Show Your Spirit" by sending in a photo and once a month they would choose a team and award them a $250 gift certificate. She sent in the picture and actually won! The team is featured on their web site and is being
included in all of their regular emails to everyone on their list. What great free advertising for the ILQHYA! Valerie and her daughter, Alyssa, would like to officially donate the $250 gift certificate to the Youth Association to help with the purchase of team wear for our 2012 Youth World or Congress NYATT teams.