horseIQ Events
Bringing horseIQ to you with in-person and virtual workshops, judging contests, and more!
horseIQ Hippology Challenge
September 15 - December 15, 2025 - Virtual
Show off your horse knowledge this fall with the horseIQ Youth Hippology Challenge featuring a 7 section hippology test, with sections that open ever 2 weeks through December 15! 13 & Under and 14-18 age divisions offered, the top three in each division will be awarded.
Registration is accepted up until the final December 15th deadline, when all sections must be completed.
Registration: $5
Questions? Please contact APHA Director of Competition Development, Elizabeth Lawhorn at [email protected].
TBD Spring 2026 - APHA Headquarters, Ft Worth, TX
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 and APHA Director of Judges & Professional Horsemen Sandy Jirkovsky.
Pre-Registration is open until March 1st for a reduced rate. Registrations may be submitted up until the start of the seminar. Register for individual days or the full workshop for the best rate.
Please contact APHA Director of Judges & Professional Horsemen, Sandy Jirkovsky, for additional questions at (817) 222-6436 or [email protected].
horseIQ World Championship Youth Judging Contest
TBD June 2026 - Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, TX
Join schools, counties, and clubs from across the country and compete for great prizes at the horseIQ APHA Youth World Championship Horse Judging Contest, held during the APHA World Show! 14-18 and 13 & Under divisions are offered for Youth as well as a questions-only limited youth division.
Pre-Entry deadline: June 1st
Any entries received after June 1st will incur a $5 late fee per contestant.
Questions? Please contact APHA Director of Youth Activities, Reagan Bennett at [email protected].
horseIQ Youth Showdown
TBD June 2026 - Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, TX
Show off your horse knowledge at the horseIQ Youth Showdown featuring hippology, hands-on skills and public speaking! 8-13 and 14-18 age divisions offered, scholarships will be awarded to the Top Three in the Youth 14–18 division as well as prizes for first through fifth in each division.
Pre-Entry deadline: June 1st
Any entries received after June 1st will incur a $5 late fee per contestant.
Questions? Please contact APHA Director of Youth Activities, Reagan Bennett at [email protected].
horseIQ Youth & Collegiate Judging Contest
TBD September/October 2026 - Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, TX
Join universities, schools, counties, and clubs from across the country and compete for great prizes at the horseIQ APHA Youth & Collegiate Horse Judging Contest, held during that APHA/WCHA Halter Million and Big Money Futurity event! Divisions are offered for Collegiate and Youth, including a questions-only limited youth division.
Pre-Entry deadline: September 1st
Any entries received after September 1st will incur a $5 late fee per contestant.
Questions? Please contact APHA Director of Youth Activities, Reagan Bennett at [email protected].
Interested in having horseIQ host an in-person or virtual workshop for you? Contact APHA Director of Judges & Professional Horsemen, Sandy Jirkovsky for more information and availability at (817) 222-6436 or [email protected].