The CQHA has maintained its affiliation with the Breeds & Industry Division of Equine-Hippique Canada through the 2000 to 2011 membership years, as it permits participation and a voice in the affairs of Canada's only national equine body recognized by the Canadian Government, in dealing with issues and legislation affecting horse ownership.

The AQHA has supported the CQHA by providing funding to cover the cost of 2000 - 2011 affiliate membership benefits in Equine Canada for its Canadian resident members-in-good-standing of AQHA, automatically enrolling some 19,693 members (2010 membership statistic). Current AQHA members are eligible for CQHA membership at NO additional membership fee by enrolling online, click here for the CQHA membership form to enroll on-line .

However, Canadian owners of American Quarter Horses who are NOT current members of AQHA, must purchase a "Direct" CQHA membership by calendar year. Click here for CQHA Direct Membership Form, if they wish to become members of CQHA. (This is a stand-alone membership, there is no requirement to purchase either an AQHA, or provincial Quarter Horse association affiliate membership, although such memberships are recommended.)

We sincerely invite you to become a member of the CQHA, your support and input will be valued. We are seeking motivated members to serve on various CQHA committees which may be of interest to you, or to serve on the CQHA Board of Directors. If you have questions or concerns relating to membership benefits, or other CQHA issues and concerns, please contact me as indicated below.

Yours truly,
Marnie Somers, President, CQHA
Box 1122, Carberry, MB R0K 0H0
Telephone: (204) 834-2479
Fax: (204) 834-3999

CQHA members may also benefit from some or all of the following targeted objectives:

• Implementing a number of programs and initiatives, alone and in concert with Equine Canada, to promote and globally market Canadian-owned American Quarter Horses and Canadian Quarter Horse races, competitions, and special events.
• Recognizing significant achievements of Canadian-owned or Canadian-bred American Quarter Horses at events within Canada and world-wide.
• Addressing Canadian-specific issues and concerns, through and with Equine Canada, relative to national and provincial governments' proposed or existing legislation, agricultural policies, landowner rights, GST and other taxation, animal welfare, etc.
• Establishing and maintaining a CQHA web site at www.cqha.ca, to be linked with the web sites of the AQHA, Provincial/Regional Quarter Horse and Quarter Horse Racing Associations, Equine Canada, CQHA corporate sponsors, and affiliated CQHA members and other industry stakeholders.
• Providing Canadian-content news on a timely basis to CQHA affiliate members, via various means such as: postings on the CQHA web site, email, fax, traditional mail, or through press releases and CQHA news columns submitted to various Canadian equine publications.
• Providing access to Equine Canada's membership benefits, such as the right to vote in annual Equine Canada elections via their web site at www.equinecanada.ca; access to group buying discounts, various Canadian Government grants for Breed Association marketing (export marketing awareness and development tours; design and production of promotional materials, translation services, resource data bases for international market contacts, web site development, etc.)