Applaud the 2025 APHA year-end champions
A year of competition, dedication and hard work has come to a close, and we’re excited to honor our 2025 APHA year-end champions for their accomplishments. Congratulations to our division Top 20 winners, top rookies of the year, high-point ranch horses and Six PAC Top Five champs below, along with all of their fellow contenders.
View the complete 2025 Year-End Performance Review winners and details online.
The digital Year-End Performance Review issue, produced by the Paint Horse Journal and featuring stories/photos of the winners, will be published online in April 2026.
Congratulations to our 2025 APHA year-end champions!
#1 Youth 13 & Under Top 20: Stella Grace Boyer & The Batt Boy
- Qualifying Points: 167
- Hometown: Olympia, Washington
- Horse’s Stats: A 2016 chestnut overo gelding by Batt Man (QH) x Pep O Mint Kiss
- Horse’s Owner/Lessee: Kristina Boyer, Olympia, Washington
- Horse’s Breeder: Williamson Paint & Quarter Horses, Sabina, Ohio
#1 Youth 14–18 Top 20: Izzy Hostetler & Platinum Cowgirl
- Qualifying Points: 211
- Hometown: Eureka, Illinois
- Horse’s Stats: A 2015 gray overo mare by The Original Cowboy x Ms Silver Sensation
- Horse’s Owner/Lessee: Izzy Hostetler
- Horse’s Breeder: Simons Show Horses LLC, Aubrey, Texas
#1 Novice Youth Top 20: Serena Lee Remley & Someone Like You
- Qualifying Points: 156.5
- Hometown: Wilsonville, Oregon
- Horse’s Stats: A 2013 sorrel overo mare by Zippos Sensation x HF Diva (QH)
- Horse’s Owner/Lessee: Serena Lee Remley (now owned by Bonnie Lassen, Sublimity, Oregon)
- Horse’s Breeder: Bauer & Gooding Show Horses, Fennville, Michigan
Novice Youth Rookie of the Year: Lilly Russo & Comin In Hott
- Qualifying Points: 85
- Hometown: Chehalis, Washington
- Horse’s Stats: A 2016 chestnut overo mare by One Hot Krymsun (QH) x Barlink Afire
- Horse’s Owner/Lessee: Lilly Russo
- Horse’s Breeder: Angela Finegan, North Plains, Oregon
#1 Amateur Top 20: Christine Weiser Zimmerman & Coin Machine
- Qualifying Points: 279
- Hometown: Middleton, Idaho
- Horse’s Stats: A 2012 sorrel overo gelding by Fleet Machine x Ima Zippin Tiger (QH)
- Horse’s Owner/Lessee: Therese Weiser, Nampa, Idaho
- Horse’s Breeder: Janis Kengis MD, Hartland, Wisconsin
#1 Masters Amateur Top 20: Kristen Shaw & Almost Too Tempting
- Qualifying Points: 213
- Hometown: Beavercreek, Oregon
- Horse’s Stats: A 2015 sorrel overo mare by Almost Too Fancy x Icelandic Meadow (TB)
- Horse’s Owner/Lessee: Kristen Shaw
- Horse’s Breeder: Tammy Mills, Newberg, Oregon
#1 Amateur Walk-Trot Top 20: Rachel Henshaw & Joan Simon
- Qualifying Points: 277
- Hometown: Fort Myers, Florida
- Horse’s Stats: A 2018 black tobiano mare by John Simon x Hot Little Lexus (QH)
- Horse’s Owner/Lessee: Rachel Henshaw
- Horse’s Breeder: Charla Bradshaw, Denton, Texas
#1 Novice Amateur Top 20: Katherine Spratt & Rockin The Impulse
- Qualifying Points: 156.5
- Hometown: Homosassa, Florida
- Horse’s Stats: A 2016 chestnut overo mare by MDR Impulsive x Rockys Poco Sue
- Horse’s Owner/Lessee: Katherine Spratt
- Horse’s Breeder: Cross Creek Farm, Flemingsburg, Kentucky
Amateur Rookie of the Year: Tia Smith & EZ Score
- Qualifying Points: 95.5
- Hometown: Lebanon, Connecticut
- Horse’s Stats: A 2019 chestnut overo gelding by Jbez Smokin Jo x Shes Promiscuous (QH)
- Horse’s Owner/Lessee: Tia Smith
- Horse’s Breeder: Fred & Vanessa Cole, Patoka, Illinois
#1 Open Horse: Wake Up For Candy
- Qualifying Points: 147.5
- Horse’s Stats: A 2016 bay overo mare by VS Flatline (QH) x Too Sleepy For Candy
- Horse’s Owner/Lessee/Breeder: Susan Juroe, Longmont, Colorado
High-Point Amateur Ranch Horse: Nonie Casselman-Reed & Pretty Martha Rey
- Qualifying Points: 96
- Hometown: Stephenville, Texas
- Horse’s Stats: A 2020 bay solid mare by Stevie Rey Von x Smart Pretty Cat (QH)
- Horse’s Owner/Lessee: Nonie Casselman-Reed
- Horse’s Breeder: Troy Stewart, May, Texas
High-Point Novice Amateur Ranch Horse: Kelly Cody & Iwouldneversaynever
- Qualifying Points: 29.5
- Hometown: Beaumont, Texas
- Horse’s Stats: A 2016 palomino overo gelding by Pale Face Dunnit x Shine Tini (QH)
- Horse’s Owner/Lessee: Kelly Cody
- Horse’s Breeder: Hickory Creek Ranch LLC, Scottsdale, Arizona
High-Point Open Ranch Horse: Mizzen Tricks
- Qualifying Points: 110
- Horse’s Stats: A 2017 sorrel overo gelding by Tricked Out Spook x Smart Chicody Sue (QH)
- Horse’s Owner/Lessee: Susan Scott, Granbury, Texas
- Horse’s Breeder: Tanya Jenkins, Newcastle, Oklahoma
#1 Six PAC Top Five: We Should B Friends
- Qualifying Credits: 223
- Horse’s Stats: A 2017 red dun overo mare by The New Tallent x AMF Holly Dun
- Horse’s Owner/Lessee: Vicki Howson, Okanagan Falls, British Columbia, Canada
- Horse’s Breeder: Anchor m Farms, Ponoka, Alberta, Canada
#1 Youth Six PAC Top Five: Faith Engemann & HF Color Me Art
- Qualifying Credits: 159
- Hometown: Hermann, Missouri
- Horse’s Stats: A 2017 chestnut tobiano gelding by HF Spanish Artist x HF Shiny Contender
- Horse’s Owner/Lessee: Faith Engemann
- Horse’s Breeder: William & Marsha McGovney, Cunningham, Kansas
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