Calling all AQHA members in the Australasia-Africa Region! Get the new year started off on the right “hoof” and mark your calendars to join AQHA for the 2021 AQHA Virtual Australasia-Africa Summit, hosted February 8-12, 2021, through an online learning platform. At the summit, AQHA, in partnership with the international affiliates from the Australasia-Africa membership region, is excited to host pre-recorded and live seminars to review AQHA business, education and celebrate this membership region.

AQHA business day items will consist of a review of international department specific and general AQHA news, task force updates, rule changes, funding structures, educational seminars and other information that is pertinent to the region. Topics of discussion also include short-and-long-term goals for the AQHA International Department, as well as business plan goals for the affiliate organizations.

Educational day content will cover American Quarter Horse health and management. A live question and answer component will also be offered with equine health and management industry professionals.

At this virtual summit, you can also join AQHA for a live trivia game to test your knowledge about the Australasia-Africa region, as well as AQHA and summit-related topics. You also will want to join this fun live session because the winner of the game will receive a prize!

Lastly, AQHA invites you to join a summit roundtable where we will discuss how AQHA can best serve international members in a continued global pandemic-influenced environment. Your input will be vital to help AQHA shape the direction of international programs in the new year.

The 2021 Virtual Australasia-Africa Summit is available for current AQHA members for free. Sign up today by clicking here! Instructions and information for how to log into the online learning platform and access the pre-recorded material, as well as join the live sessions, will be sent to all participants at a later date.

If you have any questions, please reach out to international@aqha.org.

Please find a general schedule below.

• Monday, February 8 - Tuesday, February 9
  • Pre-recorded material is available for participants to view online at their leisure.

• Wednesday, February 10 - Friday, February 12
  • Live sessions will be hosted by AQHA International via Microsoft Teams.