Capitol Area Quarter Horse Association

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CAQHA was formed in 1984 by a group of Quarter Horse owners in central Texas. We are one of the largest regional quarter horse clubs in the country!

We offer All Breed Open Shows each year, along with clinics, trail rides and other events! In 2023, CAQHA will several events, the first of which will be the super fun, super prize-oriented ‘Beat The Heat’ all-breed horse show May 6-7 at the air-conditioned Bell Co. Expo Center in Belton! CAQHA offers classic performance AND ranch classes in numerous divisions, including youth and adult, youth-walk-trot, adult walk-trot, junior horse, senior horse, and more! All entries in this show are entered in a drawing to win a free saddle! All info will be posted on our web site as the date draws near.

09/25/2026

Ranch placings and scoresheets in the following order:

Walk Trot (Youth, 19&O, NWAB)

WTL Youth

Jr/Sr

NWAB

19&O- still have a few scoresheets to add, but placings are here

09/24/2026

All Classic placings and scoresheets from last weekend’s show can be found here in the following order:

-Halter classes
-In Hand Trail
-Jr/Sr classes
-Walk Trot (Small Fry, then Youth, then 19&O, then NWAB)
-WTL (Youth, then 19&O, then NWAB)

09/22/2026

Like any grassroots horseshow organization, CAQHA relies on our volunteers and our sponsors to put on the horse shows you know and love!

We want to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful supporters, from the vendors who supported last weekend’s Friendship Fiesta to the sponsors who make it all possible and especially our volunteers, without whom none of this could happen 💙

HUGE thank you the following volunteers who kept this weekend’s show running:

▪️Cancis Diaz and McLennan County 4-H Equine Club members Thalia, Madrid, Clara, and Terreallyn- from scribing to working gates and every little thing in between, y’all have truly been a lifesaver for our organization this year. We so appreciate all of your time, energy, and support!

▪️Board member Anne Boone and Towns Mill Equestrian for handling our trail set up and take down- it’s a thankless job, but y’all made sure it got done anyways. Y’all are incredible!

▪️Our lovely scribes/showmanship walkers/card runners/announcers/all around worker bees, Elijah Vera and board members Katy Roberts, Jeanette Abbe, and Deryl Abbe- thank you all for being the boots on the ground all weekend long and taking care of whatever needed taken care of. None of this would happen without y’all’s time and energy!

There is SO much that goes into your average weekend horse show, so keep an eye out for more gratitude posts to come 💙

But for now, we at CAQHA want to thank YOU for choosing to show with us. This weekend was full of good vibes and good times and truly embodied its name of Friendship Fiesta, and that’s thanks to the incredible exhibitors who showed up and showed out all weekend long.

T H A N K Y O U !

09/21/2026

We had a WONDERFUL weekend in Taylor for our Friendship Fiesta show!

Thank you to all of our exhibitors for joining us and making it such a fun time- we truly appreciate you choosing to spend the weekend with us!

One of the great highlights of this weekend was our Never Won A Buckle series- thanks to those, FOUR exhibitors left the show with their very first prize buckle 💙

We would also like to thank our show staff- judges Amelia King (classic) and Carol Morris (ranch) and show office staff Kelly Lazo and Shawn Campbell for all of their hard work and time.

And finally, a huge, HUGE thank you to all of the volunteers who kept the show rolling. We could not do this without you!

We look forward to sharing our 2027 show schedule with you when it is available, and we hope to see everyone again at the next one!

09/19/2026

Some beautiful snapshots from our move in day for the Friendship Fiesta this weekend at Williamson County Expo Center!

We will kick off tomorrow at 8 AM with the halter and showmanship classes in the main arena 🐴

The Main Arena will be open until around 7 AM- once the tractor enters the arena, please clear the arena immediately!

The Friendship Arena will be open with the ranch trail course set up until 10 AM, when we will break down the course to drag and then reset.

Ranch classes will kick off in the Friendship at noon!

09/17/2026

We are SO excited to see everyone starting TOMORROW for the Friendship Fiesta!

Move in will be open starting at noon 🤩

See y’all there!

📍 Williamson County Expo Center in Taylor

09/17/2026

Here at CAQHA, our goal is to put on a safe, successful show- but while we’re at it, we also want to have some FUN!

In the spirit of fun, we will be holding a 💵 JACKPOT HORSEMANSHIP 💵 class on Saturday night after classes conclude!

The cost to enter will be $5, paid at the gate. The twist? You will only receive your pattern once you are in the pen 😵‍💫

Join us for a great time, featuring good music and even better horsemanship runs!

Oh, and a chance at some CASH 🤑

09/16/2026

We are just a few days away from kicking off our Friendship Fiesta Horse Show in Taylor, TX 🎉

🔹Today is the LAST DAY to submit pre entries and save $20 on your office fee- let’s get those entries in 🤠

▫️Classic Entries: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2UD7EzUsgyyuotsVg0HxE86BP3cWl_hC7EGDaDU1NwDY7Lg/viewform

▫️Ranch Entries: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdF6Js78vK3yC-2qBt8lZg0I55BkrFNmkzdHblnPxcyb4MCEw/viewform

🔹We also encourage everyone who needs an RV spot to go ahead and reserve that at https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/wilcotxparks/reservation/landing/search?eventTypeIds=21

▫️We do have ONE spot available at a slight discount- please contact Mary at (254)-760-2089 for more information!

And while we wait for Friday to arrive, take a look at some of our AMAZING high point prizes for this show! 🤩

09/14/2026

As promised, here are the results of our free stall giveaway for hitting 80 stalls prereserved!

Congratulations Christine Veres, you will receive a free stall for one day at this weekend’s show 🎉

Thank you everyone for sending in your prereservations!

Don’t forget to send in your pre entries as well to save money on your office fee 💸

Address

301 W Loop 121
Belton, TX
76513

Website

http://www.caqha.com/

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