the first aqha international equestrian china open in 2024 was successfully completed
2024-09-14
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on september 8, 2024, the 2024 first aqha international equestrian china open, jointly organized by the american quarter horse association, the western equestrian committee of the beijing equestrian association, the college of animal science and the college of veterinary medicine of china agricultural university, the equestrian branch of the china exploration association, the agricultural trade office of the u.s. embassy, and the commercial office of the u.s. embassy, and hosted by the wujiang ranch international equestrian club in shunyi district, beijing, was successfully completed.
the first event on the competition day was the halter leading competition, which was divided into two-year-old stallion group, gelding group, two-year-old mare group, and adult mare group. the establishment of these events will undoubtedly empower the industry confidence of all chinese horse breeders. at the same time, the competition also set up showmanship leading competition, horsemanship western equestrian competition, western riding western riding, reining western horse riding, ranch riding ranch riding competition, hunter under saddle and hunt seat equitation american light horse competition.
in the competition, the youngest rider in the youth group was only 7 years old, and the oldest rider was 43 years old. among them, 7 young riders represented the chinese youth equestrian team in the international equestrian world cup in 2023 and 2024, and the best result was third place. after a whole day of intense competition, wang ruohan from haidian district, beijing won the overall championship of the equestrian competition, bai chen from the experimental middle school affiliated to beijing normal university won the runner-up, and an linghan from the beijing bayi school won the third place.
the award ceremony on the day of the event was hosted and announced by mr. an tao, president of aqha china chapter and director of the western committee of beijing equestrian sports association. wang xin, deputy director of beijing shunyi district culture and tourism bureau, served as the award presenter. ms. jade su, director of the commercial section of the u.s. embassy, mr. scott neuman, director of the aqha event department and international department, mr. david snodgrass, director of the aqha international department in china, and mr. chen che, vice president of beijing equestrian sports association, delivered speeches at the opening ceremony.
in order to further promote the development of modern equestrian sports in china and actively carry out the natural education method of equestrian education for young people, in addition to hosting the aqha international equestrian china open, wujiang ranch international equestrian club also cooperated with apha american pinto horse association, iea american interschool equestrian league, u.s. embassy agricultural trade office, china equestrian society, beijing equestrian sports association western equestrian committee, china agricultural university college of animal science and college of veterinary medicine, beijing xinfuxue foreign language school. from september 6th to 9th, the aqha american quarter horse association's visiting expert team held a special lecture on american quarter horse breeding and pedigree registration, and the collection of pedigree registration information for newborn quarter horses. mr. bennie sargent and mr. scott neuman from the aqha american quarter horse association gave special open classes for the event, and aqha youth representatives and athletes participating in the 2023 aqhya equestrian youth world cup in the united states gave exchanges and speeches.
on the day of the special lecture, the leaders of the college of animal science of china agricultural university warmly received the visiting expert team of aqha american quarter horse association. they had in-depth exchanges on the history of chinese equestrianism, horse breeding, equine veterinary medicine, equine science, etc. the two sides sorted out the current situation of the domestic horse industry. combining the development experience of the american horse industry, the visiting experts of aqha american quarter horse association gave many professional suggestions. professor zeng shenming, professor li jing and other horse industry experts of china agricultural university expressed their high hopes for the development of china's horse industry in this event. they will continue to strongly support the series of projects carried out by wujiang ranch international equestrian club in the development of domestic horse industry and western equestrianism, promote learning and exchanges with the american horse industry, and make continuous efforts to take the development of china's horse industry and equestrian sports to a higher level in the future. college students majoring in animal science and veterinary medicine of china agricultural university also actively participated in this event. the good development of the domestic horse industry has opened a new window for their professional learning, future employment and development.
the riders performed well in this event, showing the healthy attitude of our country's young people, which was sunny, sassy and strong. the visiting expert team of aqha american quarter horse association expressed great appreciation. their outstanding performance won the aqha international equestrian event points. on the stage of international western equestrianism, these young people have made another brilliant contribution, which has further strengthened their determination to learn equestrianism and promote chinese equestrianism to enjoy a higher reputation and status in international events in the future. as the only competitive sport that requires both humans and animals to complete, equestrianism not only tests the physical fitness, intelligence and psychological quality of riders, but also the emotional care and spiritual understanding of humans for animals. at the advent of the ai era, although modern horse industry and equestrianism belong to niche industries, they have their unique advantages and irreplaceable value. in this speech exchange activity, liu yanhai, principal of beijing xinfuxue foreign language school, said with great emotion: equestrianism has played a great role in his life and work, helping people broaden their horizons, strengthen their bodies, and give people spiritual sublimation. for young students, whether they are facing the next stage of further study or future career path, learning equestrianism will greatly benefit their life path and have long-term value. in order for children to have a bright future, schools and institutions are very willing to contribute to the development of equestrianism and the horse industry in china and work actively.
it is understood that this event is the first international open tournament held in china. in the future, the aqha international equestrian china open will be held annually. in the future, chinese equestrian athletes can also obtain valid points and international ranking qualifications in international competitions without leaving the country. the 2025 aqha international equestrian china open will meet again in beijing, shunyi, and wujiang ranch international equestrian club.
