Dates & Deadlines

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World Championship Show Dates & Deadlines

2021 Open / Amateur/ Youth World Show Dates	June 25 – July 11
Premium book & forms available online (premium books will not be mailed)	April
Breeders’ Trust Pleasure Stakes initial payment deadline (Maiden & Non-Pro)	April 1
Gold Breeders’ Futurity Performance Classes initial payment deadline	April 1
Pre-Entry, Stall & RV reservations deadline	May 15
Post-Entry deadline – up until 5 p.m., the day before the class you plan to enter. Late fees apply.	Beginning May 16
Late RV Reservations will be assessed a late fee	Beginning May 16
Late Stall Reservations will be assessed a late fee	Beginning May 16
Breeders’ Trust Pleasure Stakes second payment deadline (Maiden & Non-Pro)	June 1
Gold Breeders’ Futurity Performance Classes second payment deadline	June 1

2021 APHA World Show – NEW DATES

APHA World Championship Show (Open/Amateur/Youth): June 25 – July 11, 2021
Exception: APHA Weanling Halter World Championships will be held in September 2021.
Will Rogers Memorial Center – Fort Worth, Texas
- APHA Open/Amateur/Youth World Championships (Exception: APHA Weanling Halter World Championships will be held in September 2021.)
- APHA Breeders’ Futurity Performance classes
- Amateur Walk-Trot Exhibitor Eligibility Requirements: To qualify to compete in Amateur Walk-Trot classes at the World Show, exhibitors must hold a current Amateur Walk-Trot card by May 15, 2021 for the 2021 APHA World Show. If a current Amateur Walk-Trot card has not been held by May 15, 2021 for the 2021 APHA World Show, an exhibitor may apply for one to show at the World Show if the following conditions apply: an exhibitor may not have earned any points in performance classes (Open and/or Amateur divisions) with APHA or any other recognized association during the current calendar year. Halter and in-hand classes do not count against eligibility.
- 2021 Youth World Show Eligibility Requirements: All horses entered in Youth World Championship classes must be owned/leased by the youth exhibitor or an eligible family member as recorded by APHA postmarked by the pre-entry deadline, May 15, 2021.
  Youth or eligible family members who own/lease their horses after the May 15 postmark deadline (as recorded by APHA) are eligible to compete for Youth World Show titles and awards upon payment of a $500 fee (applied to the APHF Youth World Show Scholarship Fund), but they will not be eligible to earn scholarship money.
- No Qualifying Required

APHA Halter Futurities & Weanling Halter World Championship Show: September 28-October 3, 2021
Will Rogers Memorial Center – Fort Worth, Texas
- APHA Weanling Halter World Championships
- APHA Breeders’ Futurity Halter classes
- WCHA Breeders’ Championship & Big Money Halter Futurities
- No Qualifying Required

2022 APHA World Show Dates

June 24-July 10, 2022
September 27-October 2, 2022

Class Cancellation:

A class will be held for a minimum of three years before it will be considered for cancellation. If after three years, a class does not meet the six entry minimum requirement, it will be considered for cancellation in subsequent years.

Questions about the World Show?
Contact us at (817) 222-6402 or aphaevents@apha.com

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