35th Annual All American Quarter Horse Congress

Ohio Expo Center - Columbus, Ohio, USA

2001 Congress Horse Show - October 1-21, 2001

The 2001 All American Quarter Horse Congress will be the 35th annual show for the Ohio Quarter Horse Association. The show will take place at the Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA, October 1-21. Since 1967, the show has grown to:

*The world's largest single-breed horse show, Ohio's largest annual convention and the third largest convention in the United States - with 550,000 attendees who generate more than $104 million to the Columbus economy.

*22 days

*More than 200 horse show classes

*More than 15,300 horse show entries from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and South America, comprising more than 8,500 horses

*$2.5 million in cash and prize packages, including towing vehicles, horse trailers, trophy saddles, halters and belt buckles, equine jewelry, art, and many other items

*The largest youth activity team tournament in the United States, the National Youth Activity Team Tournament (NYATT), in which more than 700 young horsemen and women from 102 state, regional and provincial Quarter Horse associations throughout the United States, Canada and Australia compete.

*The largest intercollegiate and junior horse judging competition in the United States, with more than 50 teams of college students and 4-H, Future Farmers of America and Quarter Horse association members.

*Equine industry experts who discuss the latest in horse health, breeding, training, showing and management techniques.

*Some 250 commercial exhibitors in a seven-acre equine trade show that encompasses everything imaginable with an equine flair- including towing vehicles, horse trailers, tack, western wear, furniture, fine art, jewelry and crafts

*The nation's most unique gathering of the top Quarter Horse stallions in the country on Million Dollar Stallion Avenue

*The one and only Quarter Horse Congress Super Sale horse auction and Congress Cutting and Reining Sale, both of which are held in conjunction with National Equine Sales.

Ohio Quarter Horse Association, Home of the All American Quarter Horse Congress 101 Tawa Rd., P.O. Box 209 Richwood, OH 43344-0209 740-943-2346 fax: 740-943-3752 e-mail: qtrhorse@oqha.com