APHA Educational Judges Academy & Seminar
Enroll in the APHA Educational Judges Academy &
Seminar and learn what it takes to be a judge.

Whether you’ve picked your favorites from the sidelines, competed in a class and wondered about placings, or need to refresh your skills as a carded judge, the APHA Educational Judges Academy & Seminar is the place for you. Once again, we will be offering two sessions:

• The Academy for first-timers, exhibitors and those who would like to begin the process of learning to become a certified APHA judge. It is designed to educate those wishing to become judges or learn more about APHA rules. It offers guidelines for judging specific events. Taught by APHA-approved judges and qualified specialists in a classroom setting, the Academy’s curriculum includes discussions on judging procedures for a wide range of disciplines and a sample rulebook test.

• The Seminar for returning participants and card-holding APHA judges who need re-certification. This level has been added for those with a deeper knowledge of APHA judging procedures, and as an opportunity for carded APHA judges to meet their re-certification requirements. This will be an advanced course.

Enrollment is open to everyone who is interested, but is limited to the first sixty to enroll in each session. Simply click below, and return a completed enrollment form to APHA.

2012 Educational Judges Academy & Seminar

The Academy and Seminar are each $250 per person while an additional day of cattle class instruction is $100.

Please contact Candy Jebavy, Director of Judges for more information or to enroll. She can be reached at (817) 834-2742, extension 416 or by email at cjebavy@apha.com.

European Judges Seminar

AQHA / APHA / ApHC

European Judges Seminar & Qualifying Exam
March 28 – April 1, 2012

The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), American Paint Horse Association (APHA) and Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) will conduct the next AQHA / APHA / ApHC European Judges Seminar & Qualifying Exam March 28 through April 1, 2012 at the Seehotel in Niedernberg, Germany. In addition to providing an excellent educational opportunity for anyone interested in expanding their judging knowledge, potential judge applicants will be able to test to become an approved AQHA European Judge, APHA European Judge and/or ApHC European Judge. The seminar will consist of one day of continued education for carded European Judges March 28 , two days of classroom instruction March 29-30, followed by two days of testing for judge applicants March 31-April 1.

Seminar participants will attend sessions led by equine judging professional Joe Carter and AQHA Sr. Director of Judges, Alex Ross. A variety of material will be covered, including the current rule books and classes that include halter, western pleasure, hunter under saddle, western riding, trail, showmanship, horsemanship, hunt seat equitation, reining, working cow horse and cutting.

Each judge applicant is required to successfully complete a closed rule book test (for each association they are testing with), video and live judging, and an interview. Live judging and interviews will be held on March 31. Video judging and rule book testing will be held on April 1. The video and live judging portions of the seminar may include, but are not limited to: halter, horsemanship, hunt seat equitation, hunter under saddle, western pleasure, western riding, trail, reining and cutting.

An applicant who receives a passing score on the tests, subject to AQHA, APHA and/or ApHC Judges’ Committee approval, will become an AQHA, APHA and/or ApHC European Judge, subject to all rules and regulations of the AQHA, APHA and/or ApHC.

APHA European Judges are encouraged to attend the educational seminar March 28-30, but are not required to attend.

European Registration Information – 2012
Seminar Schedule – 2012
APHA European Judge Application – 2012

If you are interested in attending or have any questions, please contact:
Yvonne Ruetzel, DQHA
Daimlerstr. 22, 63741 Aschaffenburg, Germany
0049-163-2062000 Phone
0049-6021-58459-79 Fax
yvonne.ruetzel@dqha.de