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THE ARIZONA QUARTER RACING ASSOCIATION HAS A WONDERFUL YOUTH PROGRAM.....
WE SPONSOR TWO AQHA RACING SHOLARSHIPS EACH YEAR.....
PLUS A YOUTH DAY AT THE RACES WHERE KIDS CAN GET "HANDS ON" EXPERIENCE WITH RACE HORSES......
WATCH FOR WONDERFUL AND EXCITING THINGS COMING SOON ON THIS PAGE
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YOUTH RACING EXPERIENCE
July 15, Yavapai Downs and the AQRA hosted a Youth Day at the races ...A little rain did not keep the 16 youths from showing up at 6 AM ready for an incredible experience...Some did not know what to expect ..one girl actually owned a race horse that would be racing today in the ASOA trials. But they all were ready to learn more about horse racing...up-close and personal….
The youth were each assigned a trainer to work with for the morning...As we watched from afar, we could see them jetting on golf carts to the starting gates or just to watch a morning work out with their trainers.They were also in the test barn as a horse from there barn was getting a tattoo, or in the racing office entering a horse to race in the week ahead.By the time we gathered them up
They were pretty tired out and most were in need of the pizza awaiting them for lunch….
After lunch they were introduced to horse training 101 Lori Harris style.Lori is our newest member of the youth committee and as talented a person as most will ever meet...she has trained horses for racing and then retrained them for other careers.She is a jockey and shoes horses for the barn she runs with her husband and boys.She wowed the group with her expert riding techniques and explained many job opportunities available to youth on the race track…
Each got to experience the saddling paddock, then got a birds eye view of racing from the stewards vantage point.The day was topped off as the group got their picture took in the winners circle with one the of the ASOA trial winners...A two-year-old filly “Brianasdashinmachine”, owned by 3 R Stables and trained by Ramon Fontes, Jr..
Thanks to AQHA, Yavapai Downs and an anonymous sponsor for helping the AQRA to continue putting on these Youth Day at the Races, showing the youth of Arizona the opportunities in the horse racing world…
This year we had a group of AzQHYA kids attend...A lot of the show and gymkhana horses they end up owning might have started out on the race track….and the lessons they learned from “Lori” might just pay off when they are looking for their next one…..
The next Youth Racing Experience will be hosted by Yavapi Downs the summer of 2008.....Anyone interested in attending check the AQRA website..ibaqra@hotmail.com.....Thanks to everyone who attended and also to those who helped make this years event a success……..
the Jazzing Hi Raffle was a great success...La Verne Perry the owner of Jazzing Hi ...donated a breeding to the AQRA Youth Committee so as to increase the amount of money available for scholarships. 15 tickets were sold for $100.00 each ...the winner of the breeding is Berlinda Archuleta...Thanks to all the guys who purchased tickets....
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