Ranch pleasure is one of the newest AQHA-approved events and has been well received since classes were first in January 2012. The first-ever world championship class was held in during the 2012 Bank of America Amateur and FedEx Open AQHA World Championship Show. Meet some of the exhibitors and the new world champion.
Learn more about ranch pleasure in the June 2014 issue of Horse Illustrated.
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