LOCAL WINS ALL-AROUND WORLD CHAMPION VERSATILITY RANCH HORSE TITLE

The American Quarter Horse Association, Guthrie, Oklahoma –<First and Last Name> of <City, State,> captured the All-Around <division> World Champion title at the Zoetis AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse World Championship Show on <date> at the Lazy E in Guthrie, Oklahoma.

<Last name> showed the American Quarter Horse <American Quarter Horse’s Registered Name. The <year color sex> by <sire’s registered name> and out of <dam’s registered name>, was bred by <Breeder Name> of <Breeder’s city, state>.

Entries competed for the All-Around World Champion title and a purse of $<purse amount>. The All-Around VRH world champion received a prize package that included a custom-designed gold trophy, courtesy of Zoetis; sterling-silver buckle by Awards Recognition Concepts; specially designed logoed jacket and world champion patch, by ARC; hat, courtesy of Shorty’s CaboyHattery; and a neck wreath.

About the Event
The American Quarter Horse Association brought together four ranch-horse shows in one great competition at the 2018 Zoetis AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse World Championships, Zoetis AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenge Finals, AQHA Level 1 Cattle Championships and National Ranch and Stock Horse Alliance National Championship Show. More than 2,580 exhibitors from around the globe competed at this event June 13-17 at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma.

For more news from the Zoetis VRH World, Zoetis RHC Finals, AQHA Cattle Level 1 and NRSHA Championships, visit .

About Zoetis
Zoetis is a proud sponsor of the Zoetis VRH World and Zoetis AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenge Finals. Building on more than 60 years of experience in animal health, Zoetis is committed to working with horse owners, veterinarians and equine professionals to help improve horse health and wellness. Zoetis discovers, develops, manufactures and markets equine vaccines and medicines, including FLUVAC INNOVATOR® and WEST NILE-INNOVATOR®, the veterinarian’s and horse owner’s first choice for equine disease protection.1
In addition to Zoetis, other corporate and event sponsors for this year’s show are Ford, John Deere and Nutrena.

1Data on file, MDI sales data for WEST NILE-INNOVATOR and FLUVAC INNOVATOR as of 12/31/15, Zoetis LLC.

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