Today's Headlines April 16, 2026

Five Questions With Lqhba Executive Director Misty Coats

By Martha Claussen

ALEXANDRIA, LA–APRIL 15, 2026––Last month, the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association (LQHBA) announced that Misty Coats has been named executive director of the state-bred association.

Coats is the first female executive director of LQHBA and its 1,700 members. She served as assistant execu

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LQHBA is the official authorized representative of the American Quarter Horse racing and breeding industry in Louisiana, the unified voice of quarter Horse breedings in the State of Louisiana for purposes of communicatting the advantages and rewards of breeding Quarter Horses in the State and for the purposes of a conducting and coordinating activities with breeding and racing agencies.