The National Cutting Horse Association and Australian Quarter Horse Association have both been forced to cancel their showpiece events due to the uncertainty of the lingering coronavirus.
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The AQHA's National Show - Q20 - scheduled for October 14-19 and the NCHA'S 4CYTE Futurity set for October 26th - November 8th have joined the long list of casualties of the pandemic.
Both events were to be held at the AELEC in Tamworth.
In making the announcement the AQHA Board of Directors said it was a "difficult decision" and cited the uncertainty of the current COVID environment, resulting border closures and duty of care to their members.
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They will now turn their attention towards planning for Q21, to be held during the first two weeks of April 2021.
The NCHA had already rescheduled it's flagship event from May 27-June 7 to the October-November dates, but for similar reasons to the AQHA, the board took the action of cancelling it.
In a media release the organisation said it wasn't a decision they took lightly and they affirmed their commitment to crowning the 2020 NCHA aged division champions "at the earliest achievable opportunity".
"The NCHA has exhausted every avenue to provide its members, sponsors and the wider community an all-inclusive age event on the dates advertised; however, the health and safety of competitors, staff, volunteers and spectators' alike remains of the upmost importance and has largely dictated our decision to cancel the scheduled event," the release said.
The select cutting sale run in conjunction with the Futurity will still proceed. It will be held on Friday November 6 but will be an online sale.
