The American Quarter Horse Association Executive and Judges committees recently approved new AQHA all-around, specialized Novice and international judges.

The candidates for the AQHA all-around judges’ exam were tested on April 23-25 in Gainesville, Texas. The following individuals are newly approved AQHA all-around judges:

• Nancy Alto-Renfro of Finley, California
• Tyler Crouse of Easton, Missouri
• Jennifer Goss of Martinsville, Indiana
• Jeff Greaves of Galva, Illinois
• Mark Guynn of Berthoud, Colorado
• Mike Hoeppner of Aubrey, Texas
• Ryan Kail of Scottsdale, Arizona
• Michael Ochetto of Henderson, Texas

The candidates for the AQHA specialized Novice judges’ exam were tested at the 2012 AQHA Judges Educational Seminar on March 19-21 in Irving, Texas. The following individuals are newly approved AQHA specialized Novice judges:

• Tara Anderson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
• Arianna Sear of Boerne, Texas

The candidates for AQHA international judges’ exam were tested on March 28 - April 1 at the Seehotel in Niedernberg, Germany. The following individuals are newly approved AQHA international judges:

• Johanna Grabner of Austria
• Helga Hommel of Germany
• Jitka Kynclova of Czech Republic
• Jaana Paanetoja of Finland
• Michele Pfender of France