We’ve got more than 11,000 reasons to load up your Paint Horse and head to Fort Worth, Texas, this summer. Our 2026 Paint World ropers are taking aim at $11,150 added jackpots July 4 at the APHA World Championship Show.
Event highlights include:
- $11,150 total added money for ropers
- 10 world championship roping classes, each with $1,000-added sidepots
- Open & Amateur: breakaway, tie-down, heading, heeling and steer stopping
- Youth world championship breakaway awarding $1,150 in scholarships to four spots
- All Paints show together: Regular Registry & Solid Paint-Bred
- No qualifying required
- Earn more with Paynt Points & Color Bonus twice-a-year payouts—enter world championship classes for your chance to cash in
2026 APHA World Championship Show
June 19–July 4, 2026
Will Rogers Memorial Center
Fort Worth, Texas
apha.com/worldshow
Roping: $11,150 Added
Sponsored by APHA & Texas Paint Horse Breeders Association
- Heading World Championship + $1,000 added sidepot
- Amateur Heading World Championship + $1,000 added sidepot
- Heeling World Championship + $1,000 added sidepot
- Amateur Heeling World Championship + $1,000 added sidepot
- Steer Stopping World Championship + $1,000 added sidepot
- Amateur Steer Stopping World Championship + $1,000 added sidepot
- Tie-Down Roping World Championship + $1,000 added sidepot
- Amateur Tie-Down Roping World Championship + $1,000 added sidepot
- Breakaway Roping World Championship + $1,000 added sidepot
- Amateur Breakaway Roping World Championship + $1,000 added sidepot
- Youth Breakaway Roping World Championship: $1,150 World Show scholarships awarded
Details
Enter online at apha.com/worldshow.
Entries open in April and are accepted until 5 p.m. the day before classes take place, but get the best rates by pre-entering by May 15.
Regular Registry and Solid Paint-Bred Registry horses now compete together in all classes. No qualifying is required!
It Pays to be Paint: Paint Horses that earn points in APHA world championship classes also earn Paynt Points payouts. That’s part of APHA’s twice-a-year incentives that reward Paints for their performance in APHA-approved shows. APHA’s added more than $1 million to those payouts in 2026, including Open, Amateur, Novice, Youth and Walk-Trot events, plus the Color Bonus incentive which amplifies earnings for colorful Paint Horses. Learn more at apha.com/payntpoints.
Questions about the World Show? aphaevents@apha.com
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About APHA
The American Paint Horse Association is the world’s second-largest international equine breed association, registering more than a million horses in 59 nations and territories since it was founded in 1962. APHA promotes, preserves and provides meaningful experiences with Paint Horses.