The Southern Ohio Quarter Horse Youth Association is very active and allows youth from Southern Ohio

to get together and be a part of a group. Our advisor is Cami Claypool.

We have monthly meetings to discuss things like fundraisers, youth show, and our NYATT team.

Our meetings aren’t like any usual meeting either; we usually have dinner and play a game at the beginning of it too!

We hold many fundraisers that support our NYATT team and the youth year end awards.

One of our main fundraisers is our Youth Show held every year in April. It is a four judge, two day show.

Each year SOQHYA sends a team to compete in the National Youth Activity Team Tournament (NYATT)

at the All American Quarter Horse Congress. SOQHYA pays for the entries, a new outfit, and gives monies

towards the stall/expenses for each youth. We place an ad in the Congress Souvenir program

in support of our NYATT team and do a team photo at Congress.

It is a great experience and we have fun with it each and every year!