Speedin In Traffic & Carol Waters win 2024 PBRIP year-end title Topping the PBRIP 1D division and earning 149 total points, Speedin In Traffic and owner Carol Waters of Red Rock, Oklahoma, won the 2024 PBRIP Year-End Championship title. This award recognizes the Paint...

Madison Brown & GSPHYC win AjPHA Youth Member & Club of the Year Madison Brown, a college freshman from South Haven, Minnesota, is the 2024 AjPHA Youth Member of the Year. The Garden State Paint Horse Youth Club demonstrated outstanding efforts in 2024 to...

Horse Protection Act Modifications Postponed Until April 2, 2025 The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced January 24 that new Horse Protection Act regulations have been temporarily postponed 60 days, from February 1, 2025, to April 2, 2025. APHIS published the...

WF Jess Candy & Vesper Martini win APHA 2024 World Champion Running Horse titles The 2024 APHA World Champion Running Horse honors were presented January 16 to WF Jess Candy and Vesper Martini. World Champion Running Horse: WF Jess Candy Rising star WF Jess...

YEDA & APHA join forces to benefit youth YEDA—Youth Equestrian Development Association—recently joined forces with APHA as an alliance partner. Both organizations are passionate about providing educational and personal development opportunities for youth, in and out of the saddle. YEDA’s mission is to provide...

$1.3M in Chrome Cash paid out to Paints in 2024 Chrome Cash payouts exceeded $1.3 million in 2024, setting a new payout record in its fifth year. This innovative incentive program from APHA provides Paint-exclusive sidepots for participating APHA-registered horses at select performance horse...

PBRIP enrollment fees eliminated in 2025 Effective immediately, the Paint Barrel Racing Incentive Program $39 enrollment fee is eliminated. This means PBRIP exhibitors no longer need to pay the annual enrollment fee to participate in APHA’s exclusive barrel racing incentive program—a current APHA membership...

Regional Club Mentor Program debuts APHA recently debuted the Regional Club Mentor Program, which offers guidance and support to APHA regional clubs and international affiliates. This program was developed in 2024 with input from the APHA Regional Club Advisory Committee. Mentors have been selected...

APHA celebrates 2025 Judge Tenure Awards The 2025 Judge Tenure Awards honor 26 judges in celebration of their lasting contributions to APHA and their decades of duty. The award, symbolized by a tenure ring or pendant, represents the countless hours judges spend in the...

Judge Emeritus Ed Mayfield Jr. passes   Ed Mayfield Jr., a longtime APHA judge and Judge Emeritus Award recipient from Eagle Point, Oregon, died December 13, 2024. He was 93. A horseman from the start, Ed attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and earned all-around...