Wednesday, August 31, 2005
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USTPA Modifies National Qualification Requirements
Fort Worth, Texas – The United States Team Penning Association has modified its 2006 National Finals requirements to include the availability of combining sanctioned and affiliate shows.
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Wednesday, August 31, 2005
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USTPA Realigns Regions
Fort Worth, Texas – The United States Team Penning Association has re-drawn the map of North America, so to speak, in response to the changing competition patterns of its members.
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Monday, August 15, 2005
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USTPA To Honor Producer and Secretary of the Year
Award to be given at USTPA National Finals and World Championship
(Fort Worth, Texas) – The United States Team Penning Association (USTPA) will recognize the service of team penning producers and secretaries when it honors the USTPA Producer and Secretary of the Year during its National Finals and World Championships to be held October 30-November 5 in Amarillo, Texas.
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Thursday, July 28, 2005
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Gist Silversmiths Named Official Silversmith of USTPA
Legendary buckle manufacturer joins growing association
(Fort Worth, Texas) – Gist Silversmiths of Placerville, CA., has been named the official silversmith of the United States Team Penning Association, announced USTPA Executive Director Cody Weirich.
“We were delighted to learn that Gist had such an interest in our sports of team penning and ranch sorting, as well as in the United States Team Penning Association,” said Weirich. “The quality of the Gist product is unrivaled in the industry and having them join our lineup of corporate partners brings our association to yet another level of quality products and services available to our members.”
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Monday, May 02, 2005
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USTPA Spring Roundup Offers Nearly $95,000
Florida Riders are Big Winners in first spring event
(Fort Worth, Texas) – Bell’s Amusement Park wasn’t the only spot offering thrills and chills to folks in sunny Tulsa, Okla., the weekend of April 15-17. With more than $94,000 up for grabs to USTPA team penners and ranch sorters, the thrill was in the paycheck while the chills were in some great rides.
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Thursday, April 07, 2005
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Silver Fox Restaurant Becomes USTPA Event Partner
50 and older riders, as well as unique riders to be recognized through agreement
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Thursday, January 13, 2005
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Penners Rock for More Than $53,000 at the National Western
(Denver, Colo) - The fans were on their feet, cheering, clapping and shouting encouragement for their favorite team. A college championship game, perhaps? No, it was the USTPA open division top five finals during the National Western Stock Show (NWSS) PBR event and USTPA rocked the house.
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Wednesday, November 17, 2004
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USTPA Board of Directors Adopts New Governance Structure
(Fort Worth, Texas) – A new governance structure was adopted by the USTPA Board of Directors during its annual meeting held November 5 in Amarillo, Texas. The new structure, which streamlines the flow of leadership and transfers the duties of secretary and chief information officer to staff, also adds standing committees for the first time in the 11-year-old association’s governance history.
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Tuesday, October 26, 2004
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USTPA National Finals to Offer $555,000 in Prize Package
Estimated total purse of $362,0000 with more than $190,000 in prizes
(Fort Worth, Texas) – The United States Team Penning Association (USTPA) will host its annual National Finals in Amarillo, Texas, October 31-November 6 at the Amarillo National Center and brings to the table more than $555,000 in cash and prizes, making it one of the richest competitions in the horse industry. More than 1,500 teams from across North America will compete over the seven-day stand of the show which features 12 team penning and ranch sorting events, as well as an approved American Quarter Horse Association show and Futurity and Maturity.
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Wednesday, August 11, 2004
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USTPA Board Action Signals Change in 2005
New business calendar and fees adopted for improved services
The USTPA Board of Directors, during a meeting held August 5, took action on a number of items targeted to the association’s goal of remaining fiscally responsible, as well as to continue improvement and enhancement of association services.
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Wednesday, August 04, 2004
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USTPA Outlines 2005 Season Schedule
More than $1 million projected in cash and prizes over season
(Fort Worth, Texas) – The United States Team Penning Association (USTPA), the largest team penning and ranch sorting association in North America, has announced competition dates for its 2005 USTPA Productions event season. USTPA also approves nearly 300 affiliated and sanctioned events across North America each year that qualify members for its National Finals and World Championships. The season begins September 10, 2004 and ends September 9, 2005.
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Monday, July 26, 2004
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Coolhorse.com Renews Relationship as Official Saddle and Tack of USTPA
The United States Team Penning Association (USTPA) announced that a three-year agreement has been reached with Coolhorse as the Official Saddle and Tack of the USTPA, the national governing body for the sports of team penning and ranch sorting in North America.
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Saturday, May 29, 2004
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USTPA Board Implements Calendar Year Membership and Numbered Class System
In response to member input, the USTPA Board of Directors voted to implement an annual membership beginning January 1, 2005, as well as a straight numbered class system, beginning September 10, 2004.
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Friday, May 21, 2004
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Rodger Ford Elected USTPA Treasurer
Rodger Ford of Tucson, Ariz., has been elected to serve as the USTPA Treasurer and as a member of the USTPA Executive Board. Ford was elected during a meeting of the association’s Board of Directors May 13.
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Thursday, January 29, 2004
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USTPA Gets Real Western in Denver
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Thursday, September 18, 2003
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Coors Challenge Hits the Big Lick
Higher than expected entries forecast a promising 2004 season
(Fort Worth, Texas) – With a total of 609 teams competing for $91,176 in the 2003 Coors Challenge, the season opener, it would appear that team penning and ranch sorting are in for a very good year. Held September 12-14 in Fort Worth, Tex., open entries topped out at a whopping 56 teams, with the #11 Pro Am Novice attracting 117 teams, the #9 Am Nov taking in 120 and the Hart for A Lifetime Challenge showcasing 15 lifetime or charter member teams. However, the Coors Challenge was more a test of the popularity of ranch sorting, which passed with flying colors, attracting a total of 109 teams in the #9, 106 in the #6 and 86 in the #3.
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Monday, July 21, 2003
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Quarter News Becomes Official Media Partner
Quarter Horse News, the nation’s leading western performance horse publication, is the latest among several stellar horse industry companies to partner with the United States Team Penning Association (USTPA), the largest team penning association in North America. The company joins the American Quarter Horse Association and Coolhorse.com who were named as partners in recent months.
Named as an Official Media Partner of the USTPA, Quarter Horse News was formed as a weekly tabloid in December of 1978. Today, the business publishes a semi-monthly award winning news-magazine with more than 14,000 paid subscribers. It provides event coverage, sale statistics and other timely information for the performance horse industry.
“Quarter Horse News has already demonstrated its support of team penning and ranch sorting sports by including information about both sports in its publication,” said USTPA President Ronnie Gebauer. “This relationship will provide USTPA members with yet another avenue to receive timely information not only about team penning, but will also keep them in touch with what is happening in the horse industry. The publication ranks pretty high in readership by our members and is one of the most respected in the industry.”
Owned by Cowboy Publishing Group, a division of Morris Communications, Quarter Horse News is just one of several titles representing the horse industry. Cowboy Publishing Group includes another team penning reader favorite, Western Horseman, as well as Barrel Horse News and Women’s Pro Rodeo News.
“This is a partnership we’re looking forward to cultivating,” said Publisher Carl Mullins. “We know that team penning and ranch sorting were sports that many of our readers are interested in.”
USTPA members can receive a special rate to Quarter Horse News when they subscribe through the USTPA web site or by using the subscription form found in the USTPA official publication, Flag’s Up! Subscribers in the U.S. can purchase 24 issues for $31.95, a savings of $3 off the published rate, with Canadian subscriptions coming in at $55.95, a $4 savings.
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