The seventh annual PAC World Championship E-Show boasted a 42% entry increase this year. The premier Paint Alternative Competition showcase hosted the championship utilizing the innovative APHA E-Shows virtual platform, running from August 1–October 19, 2026.
Exhibitors dedicated time to practice their patterns throughout August, September and October, recording their performances and sharing them via platforms like YouTube or Vimeo with their entries. Judges Sandy Curl and Nell Tekampe evaluated the entries to select this year’s PAC world champions.
The 2026 PAC World Championship E-Show High-Point Exhibitor is Jessica Tomlinson of Columbia City, Indiana, and Zippin Zappin Good, a 2005 bay tobiano mare. The pair were world champions in Tobiano Color, Western Horsemanship, Western Horsemanship Walk-Jog, Western Pleasure and Western Pleasure Walk-Jog and earned reserve world champions in Halter Mares and Hunter Under Saddle.
2026 PAC World Championship E-Show
- Diverse Classes: 59 classes across Open, Youth and Walk-Trot categories, showcasing a variety of disciplines including English and Western performance, ranch and working cattle, halter and color, barrel racing, in-hand performance, and both traditional and western dressage.
- Global Participation: 141 entries from 49 exhibitors and 50 horses—a 42% increase over 2025 entries—representing six countries, along with 19 U.S. states and Canadian provinces; 23.40% of entries came from outside the U.S.
- Celebrating Champions: 74 PAC world and reserve champions crowned, with winners receiving buckle tumblers, rosettes and gift cards to the PH Barn Door.
- Watch the Action: Results and exhibitor videos are on the PAC program page at apha.com/pac.
2026 PAC World & Reserve World Champions
| Class Name | Placing | Exhibitor | Owner | Horse | State/Country |
| Barrel Racing | 1 | Erin Hance | Erin Hance | Sheza Little Runaway | New York |
| Barrel Racing (Youth 18 & U) | 1 | Erin Hance | Erin Hance | Sheza Little Runaway | New York |
| Cutting (Flag) | 1 | Kai S. Roediger | Kai S. Roediger | Dont Stopp Bettin | Germany |
| Cutting (Flag) | 2 | Stacie Schmidt | Stacie Schmidt | Gin Blossom | Iowa |
| English Versatility Pattern | 1 | Rylene Nowlin | Rylene Nowlin | PWP Dun Itin Diamonds | Idaho |
| English Versatility Pattern | 2 | Rachelle Beauchesne | Rachelle Beauchesne | Glamorous Stats | Massachusetts |
| Halter Geldings | 1 | Shannon Whitney | Shannon Whitney | Ima Cute Secret | New York |
| Halter Geldings | 2 | Tiffany Stuehling | Tiffany Stuehling | A Ballroom Blitz | Arizona |
| Halter Geldings (Youth 18 & U) | 1 | Jackson Philpott | Shannon Whitney | Ima Cute Secret | New York |
| Halter Geldings (Youth 18 & U) | 2 | Olivia Dever | Agatha Kiger | Got His Blue Jeans On | Tennessee |
| Halter Mares | 1 | Krystal Shyne | Krystal Shyne | Onlythefanciestwilldo | Montana |
| Halter Mares | 2 | Jessica Tomlinson | Jessica Tomlinson | Zippin Zappin Good | Indiana |
| Halter Mares (Youth 18 & U) | 1 | Addelyn Jones | The Yolo Partners | One Smore Kiss | Arizona |
| Halter Mares (Youth 18 & U) | 2 | Ava Lindgren | Amber Lindgren | Docs Red Hot Ferrari | California |
| Halter Stallions | 1 | Logan Oehler | Michelle Oehler | My Intentions R Dunn | California |
| Halter Stallions | 2 | Brandi Thiessen | Brandi Thiessen | Millenium Made | Alberta, Canada |
| Hunt Seat Equitation | 1 | Rylene Nowlin | Rylene Nowlin | PWP Dun Itin Diamonds | Idaho |
| Hunt Seat Equitation | 2 | Rachelle Beauchesne | Rachelle Beauchesne | Glamorous Stats | Massachusetts |
| Hunt Seat Equitation (Walk-Trot) | 1 | Brandi Thiessen | Brandi Thiessen | Millenium Made | Alberta, Canada |
| Hunt Seat Equitation (Walk-Trot) | 2 | Katy Roberts | Sabine Lazo | Heza Hugable Jet | Texas |
| Hunter Hack (Youth 18 & U) | 1 | Kathryn Wynkoop | Kathryn Wynkoop | A Real Tuff Investment | Georgia |
| Hunter Under Saddle | 1 | Sabine Lazo | Sabine Lazo | Heza Hugable Jet | Texas |
| Hunter Under Saddle | 2 | Jessica Tomlinson | Jessica Tomlinson | Zippin Zappin Good | Indiana |
| Hunter Under Saddle (Walk-Trot) | 1 | Katy Roberts | Sabine Lazo | Heza Hugable Jet | Texas |
| Hunter Under Saddle (Walk-Trot) | 2 | Olivia Dever | Agatha Kiger | Got His Blue Jeans On | Tennessee |
| Hunter Under Saddle (Youth 18 & U) | 1 | Kathryn Wynkoop | Kathryn Wynkoop | A Real Tuff Investment | Georgia |
| In-Hand Trail (All Ages) | 1 | Addelyn Jones | The Yolo Partners | One Smore Kiss | Arizona |
| In-Hand Trail (All Ages) | 2 | Samantha Humphreys | Perry Penman | WH DareToBeAMisfit | Alberta, Canada |
| Longe Line (All Ages) | 1 | Addelyn Jones | The Yolo Partners | One Smore Kiss | Arizona |
| Longe Line (All Ages) | 2 | Andrea Robinson | Andrea Robinson | Pulse of a Cowboy | British Columbia, Canada |
| Overo Color Class | 1 | Ava Mariotti | Ava Mariotti | Im Gonna Rock You | Florida |
| Overo Color Class | 2 | Emily Hayes | Emily Hayes | Jetz Cute N Sweet | Missouri |
| Performance Halter Geldings | 1 | Margaret Dover | Margaret Dover | Wait Til I Lope | Tennessee |
| Performance Halter Geldings | 2 | Agatha Kiger | Margaret Dover | All Zipped Up Fancy | Tennessee |
| Performance Halter Mares | 1 | Jossie Hicks | Jossie Hicks | Ritzi Cat Phone Trick | Texas |
| Performance Halter Mares | 2 | Emily Hayes | Emily Hayes | Jetz Cute N Sweet | Missouri |
| Performance Halter Stallions | 1 | Lenka Snablova | Lenka Snablova | VS Code Blue Chip | Czech Republic |
| Performance Halter Stallions | 2 | Perry Penman | Perry Penman | WH Noroomfordoubts | Alberta, Canada |
| Ranch Conformation | 1 | Brianna Juhl | Brianna Juhl | OBG Chippens Valentin | Florida |
| Ranch Conformation | 2 | Brianna Juhl | Brianna Juhl | OBG Chips On Impulse | Florida |
| Ranch Cow Work | 1 | Stacie Schmidt | Stacie Schmidt | Gin Blossom | Iowa |
| Ranch Cutting | 1 | Alexis Grant | Alexis Grant | Smoken Chic Hollywood | Utah |
| Ranch Rail Pleasure | 1 | Sabine Lazo | Sabine Lazo | Heza Hugable Jet | Texas |
| Ranch Rail Pleasure | 2 | Maarit Linnekoski | Maarit Linnekoski | JQH Sheza Sensation | Finland |
| Ranch Rail Pleasure (Walk-Trot) | 1 | Tracie Spetka | Tracie Spetka | Prettymuchasensation | Arizona |
| Ranch Rail Pleasure (Walk-Trot) | 2 | Brianna Juhl | Brianna Juhl | OBG Chippens Valentin | Florida |
| Ranch Riding | 1 | Sabine Lazo | Sabine Lazo | Heza Hugable Jet | Texas |
| Ranch Riding | 2 | Maarit Linnekoski | Maarit Linnekoski | JQH Sheza Sensation | Finland |
| Ranch Trail | 1 | Maarit Linnekoski | Maarit Linnekoski | JQH Sheza Sensation | Finland |
| Ranch Trail | 2 | Susanna Sunila-Eklund | Susanna Sunila-Eklund | CLP Colonels Laidback | Finland |
| Showmanship | 1 | Rylene Nowlin | Rylene Nowlin | PWP Dun Itin Diamonds | Idaho |
| Showmanship | 2 | Agatha Kiger | Margaret Dover | All Zipped Up Fancy | Tennessee |
| Showmanship (Walk Only) | 1 | Kasey Herzog | Kasey Herzog | Anita Luvah | Texas |
| Showmanship (Walk Only) | 2 | Elizabeth Robbins | Elizabeth Robbins | Gunnabesugarnspice | Washington |
| Showmanship (Youth 18 & U) | 1 | Ava Widenhofer | Michelle Widenhofer | One Cool Cowboy | Tennessee |
| Tobiano Color Class | 1 | Jessica Tomlinson | Jessica Tomlinson | Zippin Zappin Good | Indiana |
| Tobiano Color Class | 2 | Margaret Dover | Margaret Dover | Wait Til I Lope | Tennessee |
| Traditional Dressage | 1 | Jessica Hein | Jessica Hein | Talkin Bout The Blues | Texas |
| Traditional Dressage | 2 | Emily Hayes | Emily Hayes | Jetz Cute N Sweet | Missouri |
| Trail | 1 | Lenka Snablova | Lenka Snablova | VS Code Blue Chip | Czech Republic |
| Trail (Walk-Trot) | 1 | Margaret Dover | Margaret Dover | Wait Til I Lope | Tennessee |
| Trail (Walk-Trot) | 2 | Anne Marie Gellein | Anne Marie Gellein | Dream N Style | British Columbia, Canada |
| Western Dressage | 1 | Danielle Miller | Danielle Miller | Struttinlikacelebrity | Arizona |
| Western Dressage | 2 | Danielle Miller | Danielle Miller | After the Gold Rush | Arizona |
| Western Horsemanship | 1 | Jessica Tomlinson | Jessica Tomlinson | Zippin Zappin Good | Indiana |
| Western Horsemanship | 2 | Rylene Nowlin | Rylene Nowlin | PWP Dun Itin Diamonds | Idaho |
| Western Horsemanship (Walk-Trot) | 1 | Jessica Tomlinson | Jessica Tomlinson | Zippin Zappin Good | Indiana |
| Western Horsemanship (Walk-Trot) | 2 | Tracie Spetka | Tracie Spetka | Prettymuchasensation | Arizona |
| Western Pleasure | 1 | Jessica Tomlinson | Jessica Tomlinson | Zippin Zappin Good | Indiana |
| Western Pleasure | 2 | Agatha Kiger | Margaret Dover | All Zipped Up Fancy | Tennessee |
| Western Pleasure (Walk-Trot) | 1 | Jessica Tomlinson | Jessica Tomlinson | Zippin Zappin Good | Indiana |
| Western Pleasure (Walk-Trot) | 2 | Kasey Herzog | Kasey Herzog | Anita Luvah | Texas |
| Western Versatility Pattern | 1 | Rylene Nowlin | Rylene Nowlin | PWP Dun Itin Diamonds | Idaho |
| Western Versatility Pattern | 2 | Lenka Snablova | Lenka Snablova | VS Code Blue Chip | Czech Republic |
About PAC
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