In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the American Paint Horse Association recently announced its first class of inductees for the APHA Hall of Fame. A total of 50 influential members of the Paint Horse community—25 horses and 25 people—will be honored at the induction ceremony October 5 in Fort Worth, Texas. Given the Paint Horse …
The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) and the Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) have agreed to overlap their Youth World Championship Shows beginning in 2013. This joint venture materialized due to a decision by the ApHC Board of Directors to move the location of the Appaloosa Nationals and Appaloosa Youth World Show from its current location …
The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) and The Trail of Painted Ponies recently announced the winners of their jointly sponsored spring art competition. Conducted in honor of APHA’s 50th anniversary, the theme for the contest was the celebration of the American Paint Horse. In the list of prize winners are two very happy Canadians. Lorna …
For all those involved in the paint horse industry, the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) recently released the 2011 Annual Report detailing the association’s accomplishments. Its\’ annual statements disclose several huge accomplishments for the association, in the midst of its\’ 50th anniversary. Among the numbers it states that the APHA continues to be the second-largest …
The American Paint Horse Association has created a new way to reward their network of regional clubs to encourage participation, recruit new members, offer creative show formats and enhance the exhibitor’s experiences at their regional club-sponsored APHA shows. Regional Clubs are the backbone of the APHA experience; as such, the Regional Club Sponsorship Program which …
American Paint Horse Association (APHA) founders and staff gathered on February 16, 2012, to honor and celebrate the official founding day of the 50-year-old association. The luncheon was held at the site of the former Curtwood Hotel, now a modern Chilis\’ restaurant, where organizational meetings were held over coffee in the early sixties. Stories and …
SUBMITTED BY SPHC VICE-PRESIDENT TAMMY COOPER The SPHC has been very busy, our AGM was held in Saskatoon on Jan. 21st. The 2012 SPHC board will be Nicole Gauthier president, Tammie Cooper Vice President, Secretary: Wendy Davis, Directors Laura Martin, Bruce Martin, Henry Gauthier, Lorraine Beaudette, Stephanie McMillan, Melissa Miner, Zone 10 member representative Ronni Nordal, …
The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) officially turns 50 years old on February 16, 2012, commemorating a breed association that has registered more than one million horses. APHA began as the brainchild of a unique horsewoman, Rebecca Tyler Lockhart of Gainesville, Texas, in the early 1960s. An avid admirer of beautifully colored horses of sound …
Paint Horses hit the world\’s stage to face off for this year\’s championship titles. More than $500,000 awarded in cash and prizes among 1,029 horses during 11-day show Owners and exhibitors from 43 states, Canada, Australia, France and Mexico shared a common goal recently at the 2011 World Championship Show in Fort Worth, Texas, hosted …
SUBMITTED BY SPHC PRESIDENT NICOLE GAUTHIER The Saskatchewan Paint Horse Club finishes the chapter on another highly successful year! Well winter is upon us and bring on the fuzzy hair coats!!! I hope everyone is geared up to have a great holiday season. The SPHC would like to thank everyone who helped out this year …
