The American Quarter Horse Association(AQHA) has inducted Texas Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (THBPA) Director Jerry Windham of College Station, Texas into its Hall of Fame during the organization's 2006 convention in Seattle, Washington.

 

Windham served as AQHA President in 2000 and also served on numerous committees including Equine Research, Racing, Public Policy, Hall of Fame Selection, Finance, Investment Oversight, Public Policy, and Stud Book and Registration. Windham also served various terms on the AQHA's Racing Council between 1991 and 2000, and the AQHA's Public Policy Council from 1999 to 2002.

 

Born in Hamilton, Texas, Windham has been involved with the Texas Quarter Horse Association (TQHA) as a director and served as that organizations's president in 1995. He is also currently serving as a commissioner on the board of the Texas Animal Health Commission.

 

 Windham has been breeding, raising, and racing Quarter Horses since 1977. Through his involvement with AQHA, TQHA and the THBPA, he has promoted and helped administer horse racing in Texas.

 

Also inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame at the organization's 2006 convention were Ed Allred, Harriet Peckham, Ken T. Smith, Joe Turner, and B. F. Yeates. Horses schedule for induction are Chicado V, Driftwood, Garret's Miss Pawhuska, and Rugged Lark.

 

 The American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame was established in 1975 to honor people and horses instrumental in the development of the breed and the American Quarter Horse Association. Induction into the Hall of Fame is one of the highest honors bestowed by AQHA.

 

Photos: Beverly Moseley, Land and Livestock Post, AQHA, Trinity Meadows, PQHRA, Los Alamitos, Reed Palmer.