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JUDGING SEMINARS

Continuing education is an essential component for APHA-approved judges. We strive to develop high-quality judges who are able to precisely evaluate and rank entries in a variety of classes, in keeping with rules set forth by the association.

HorseIQ Live

FOR PROSPECTIVE JUDGES, JUDGING TEAMS, EXHIBITORS, ETC.
Formerly the International Equine Judges Academy

April 5-7, 2024
Ft. Worth, Texas

Want to be a horse-show judge? Desire to know what the judges are looking for in the show ring? Participate in Collegiate or Youth Judging Contests and looking for an edge over the competition? The HorseIQ Live is your solution.

Prospective and current judges, as well as collegiate judging teams and exhibitors from all disciplines in the equine industry, are invited to attend. Sessions will cover a wide array of classes, including performance and halter classes for ranch-, western- and hunter-type horses from industry leaders Sandy Jirkovsky, Kelley Wainscott, Jerry Erickson, Andrea Simons, and Terry Thompson.

Pre-Registration is open now until March 1st. Registrations may be submitted up until the start of the seminar. Registration fees vary depending upon the number of seminar days attended and whether your registration is submitted before or after the pre-registration deadline. Prior to 2022, HorseIQ Live, formerly the International Judges Academy, was held at CBC. Instead, this seminar will be hosted by APHA at the APHA headquarters in Ft. Worth, TX .

2024 Seminar Schedule 

Please contact APHA Director of Judges & Professional Horsemen, Sandy Jirkovsky, for additional questions at (817) 222-6436 or [email protected].

Color Breed Council International Equine Judges Seminar

FOR APHA CARDED JUDGES

January 29 – February 1, 2024

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Seminar Brochure

Visit www.colorbreedcouncil.com for more details.

AQHA/APHA Judges Seminar

FOR JUDGES CARDED WITH BOTH AQHA & APHA

TBD December 2024

Dallas, Texas

AQHA/APHA European Judges & Show Management Seminar

FOR APHA CARDED JUDGES, PROSPECTIVE JUDGES, & SHOW MANAGEMENT

February 10-12, 2023
Brussels, Belgium

Event Schedule:

Registration is free!

  • Attendance is required for APHA-carded judges and judge applicants.
  • Exhibitors, trainers, and show organizers are welcome to attend—bring a friend!

Join us at Van Der Valk Brussels Airport

  • Special room rate of €99/night for one person or €119/night for two (includes breakfast)
  • Rooms are limited, so make your reservation via email today using the group code BRU-GF38398.

For more information regarding the seminar, contact Irene Stamatelakys. For questions about becoming an approved APHA International-Only judge, contact APHA Director of Judges & Professional Horsemen Sandy Jirkovsky.

APHA Latin American Judges & Show Management Seminar

FOR APHA CARDED JUDGES, PROSPECTIVE JUDGES, & SHOW MANAGEMENT

December 16-18, 2022
Mexico City, Mexico

Tentative Schedule:

  • Dec. 16-17, 2022: Judges Course and Training.
  • Dec. 18, 2022: Judges Certification Exam (APHA)
  • Dec. 18, 2022: Dinner at Lienzo Charro Metropolitano.

 

  • Attendance is required for APHA-carded judges and judge applicants.
  • Exhibitors, trainers, and show organizers are welcome to attend—bring a friend!

Location:  

Hotel Galeria Plaza – Reforma
Hamburgo 195, Juárez, Cuauhtémoc,
Mexico City 06600

The centrally located Hotel Galeria Plaza – Reforma offers a special room rate of $1800 MXN per night. The rate includes the and early booking is recommended, as rooms are expected to be occupied.

To book, use this code to access the special rate for the event: Criadores CM Mexico.

For more information regarding the seminar, contact Carlos Peña. For questions about becoming an approved APHA International-Only judge, contact APHA Director of Judges & Professional Horsemen Sandy Jirkovsky.

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