The American Quarter Horse Youth World Cup is an international event that is held every two years and is hosted by a different country each time. The 2012 Youth World Cup was held in Kreuth, Germany, and the 2014 Youth World Cup was hosted by Bryan/College Station, Texas. American Quarter Horse youth competitors from around the world will flock to Tamworth, New South Wales, on June 23 to July 3 fo
r an international showdown in the form of the 2016 American Quarter Horse Youth World Cup. Throughout the competition, each country will ride for gold medals in cutting, reining, horsemanship, western pleasure, trail, western riding, hunt seat equitation, hunter under saddle and showmanship. The Youth World Cup is more than just a competition – it offers a chance for international American Quarter Horse enthusiasts to learn from the industry’s leading riders and trainers. While at the event, five youth plus one coach and manager from each country will take part in educational seminars, discipline clinics, leadership training and, finally, competition. Five additional youth from each country are invited by each international affiliate to attend the education and leadership portion of the week’s events and to cheer on their teammates. To level the playing field, competing Youth World Cup team members do not show their own horses. The host country provides each team’s horses for clinics and competition. AQHA relies heavily on AQHA Professional Horsemen and owners to supply this event with the best American Quarter Horses around. The Australian Quarter Horse Association has been successful in its bid to run this event in Australia in 2016, running June 23 to July 23 in Tamworth, NSW
