Dear Members,

I have been a member of the AQHA for the past 50 odd years starting off as a youth, then into the trainers ranks and also as a breeder.

My passion for the AQHA is tremendous and this has seen me serve as a board member for the past 28 years or so years and have served as your President for the past two terms and in the past have held various portfolios including the formation of the Hall of Fame and, chairperson on the Stud Book for many years, Cattle and Timed Events Portfolio, Rules Portfolio, as well as Deputy and Vice President.

I currently chair the Hall of Fame and Cattle and Timed Events portfolios.

The AQHA has a long history here since the introduction of the Quarter Horse in 1954 with three stallions going to the King Ranch and the other to the Hordern Family.

It has been my focus to ensure that the past of the AQHA is available to AQHA members of the future so they understand the great people and horses which has shaped the AQHA into one of the leading breed associations in Australia today.

My time as a youth competitor was a great grounding for me and I was able to learn from some of the leading trainers and breeders both here in Australia and also in America.  Back then, we showed in all classes and often on the same horse as there was not the specialist horses for a particular event as there is today and many of the horses back then are still prominent in the bloodlines of the AQHA today.

I live in the Southern Highlands of NSW and manage Velvet Quarter Horse Ranch which has become one of the leading forces in the performance horse industry since its formation.  Our foundation sire is Peptos Stylish Oak that I chose at a sale at Fort Worth in Texas 25 years ago and three years ago he returned to the USA.

In closing, the AQHA continues to grow and grow and I have been honoured to be part of that growth for many many years.

As always, I am contactable by any member of the AQHA.

Kind regards

Ricky Glen

E: ricky@aqha.com.au  P: 0407 440 937