MQHA Queen
The Michigan Quarter Horse Association is pleased to announce our 2024 MQHA Queen, Miss Audrey Barnes. Audrey Barnes is from Morrice, MI. She is the 21 year old daughter of Brian and Linda Barnes. She graduated from Morrice High School in 2020 and will graduate from Michigan State University in 2024. She will graduate with a degree in Animal Science with a BS in Animal Biology and Pre Veterinary Medicine. She is currently part of the MSU Stock Seat Equestrian team.
The MQHA crowned Princess Xandrea Sandusky and Junior Princess Charley Grendell at the Harbor Classic show in July, 2024.
Did you know…
Michigan has had more queens go on to win the Congress Queen Competition than any other state!
Thank you for all of the sponsors who help make the MQHA Queen Contest a continued success.
Interested in becoming our Next MQHA Queen?
We are looking for young ladies between the ages of 18-25 years old to represent the MQHA in 2024. Watch the website for information regarding the 2024 contest!
Interested in becoming our Next MQHA Princess?
The MQHA Princess Contest is held annually at the Harbor Classic. The Princess division is for girls ages 9-13, and the Junior Princess is for girls 4-8 years old. The Princess contest includes a Horsemanship pattern using a stick horse. If you have a stick horse, it is recommended that you bring it, but there will be a stick horse available if you do not have one. This will be graded on the correctness and execution of the pattern. The candidates will also be interviewed by a panel of three judges. These questions will be age appropriate, and the girls will be graded on the answers to the questions, their ability to communicate their thoughts and their attire.
Princess Application Princess Contest FlyerPast Queens
- 2023 – Rachel Bowers
- 2022 – Katherine West
- 2021 – Lily Atkinson
- 2020 – Lily Atkinson
Past Princesses & Junior Princesses
- 2022 – Brylee Bunting, Princess
- 2022 – Mallory Hobbs, Junior Princess
- 2021 – Isabel Craig, Princess
- 2021 – Kelsey Goodenow, Junior Princess
- 2020 – Ella Spies, Princess
- 2020 – Rylee Spies, Junior Princess
- 2019 – Myah Chaput, Princess
- 2019 – Quinlan Bogue, Junior Princess