2025 IEA Western National Finals honors two Paint MVPs What’s better than one Paint MVP? Two of course! Hollywoods Trupassion (pictured above) and Vans Summertime Girl (pictured below) were honored for their outstanding performances at the 2025 IEA Western National Finals. The event took...

VQH Heart Stoppin earns 2025 Gold Breeders’ Futurity Leading Performance Sire Award Success by progeny of VQH Heart Stoppin propelled their sire to earn the inaugural 2025 Gold Breeders’ Futurity Leading Performance Sire Award. The honor is based on total money earned by a...

Chrome Cash champions bring color & class to the NRHA European Affiliate Championship By International Horse Press Photos by John Photography The flashy colors and standout performances of American Paint Horses turned heads and collected checks at the 2025 NRHA European Affiliate Championship July...

Tobiano Loot incentive recognizes top chrome talent at 2025 APHA World Show By Laurel Cox; photos courtesy Ruehle Photographix   The Tobiano Loot bonus incentive rewards the highest-scoring tobiano and tovero horses at the APHA World Championship Show; it’s offered in select world championship...

Kevin Holthuijsen brings Dutch style to American soil A year ago, competing at the APHA World Championship Show wasn’t on the radar for Dutch rider Kevin Holthuijsen. Thanks to an international friendship and a generous offer to lease a horse, Kevin was able to...

Down Right Amazing hits million-dollar milestone at 2025 The American Performance Horseman When Casey Deary and Down Right Amazing galloped into Dickey’s Arena for the 2025 The American Performance Horseman, they weren’t riding alone. The hearts of everyone in the packed venue were in...

Markel/APHA Professional Horsemen give back at 2025 World Show Markel/APHA Professional Horsemen serve as positive APHA ambassadors at all shows they attend, but the group took it a step farther at the 2025 APHA World Championship Show. There, Professional Horsemen made themselves available to...

Natalie Snapp takes the reins of 2025–2026 AjPHA Board of Directors By Laurel Cox The 2025–2026 AjPHA Board of Directors has saddled up for a great year of leadership, with Natalie Snapp of Bellefontaine, Ohio, at the helm as president. The AjPHA Board of...

2025 all-around champions & leading titleholders crowned at Paint World The 2025 APHA World Championship Show awarded more than $1.6 million in cash and prizes across all events during the 16-day event. From June 20–July 6, Paints and their exhibitors converged from around the...