16 earn APHA Judge Tenure Award Sixteen longstanding judges are recognized below for reaching milestone APHA Judge Tenure Awards in 2023. The APHA Judges Tenure Award honors longtime officials who have served APHA for decades as an approved APHA judge; specially designed tenure rings...

EuroPaint takes No. 1 on APHA’s Top Shows of 2023 list The European Paint Horse Championship—“EuroPaint”—in Kreuth, Germany, once again topped the list of APHA’s top shows of 2023, determined by the number of horses per judge. While its number of horses decreased slightly...

Rhonda Culp honored as APHA’s 2024 Distinguished Service Award winner Rhonda Culp of Little Elm, Texas, will be honored June 27 as APHA’s 2024 Distinguished Service Award winner. An APHA member for 15 years, Culp’s foray into Paints came through her daughter, Lynsey, who...

Rodeo Short Go & Brandie Inman win the 2023 PBRIP year-end championship Rodeo Short Go and owner Brandie Inman of Nowata, Oklahoma, culminated their 2023 season as APHA’s 2023 PBRIP year-end champion. In addition to being the Paint Barrel Racing Incentive Program’s highest total...

Drank Like Hank & Livewires Turnpike are APHA’s 2023 World Champion Running Horses APHA’s 2023 world champion running horse titles were claimed by a pair of CRM Livewire sons for the second year in a row. World Champion Running Horse: Drank Like Hank Drank Like...

Paint racehorse identification to use microchipping in 2024 & beyond APHA and other major racing organizations are evolving to the use of microchipping to positively identify racehorses, beginning in 2024. This will eventually replace lip tattoos for Paint racehorses by January 1, 2025. This...

2024 APHA Hall of Fame inductees announced The newest class of APHA Hall of Fame inductees have been selected; they will be honored June 27, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas, as part of the APHA Hall of Fame & Awards Celebration. Inductees are: 2024...

2024 APHA Rule Book—New rules & clarifications take effect January 1  Review new rules and clarifications for the APHA Rule Book that take effect January 1, 2024. The 2024 APHA Rule Book is available at apha.com/rule-book/.  New Rules for 2024 New rules going into effect January 1, 2024,...

$50,000+ in Chrome Cash matching funds awarded to 10 APHA shows in 2024 For the second year, APHA awarded more than $50,000 in Chrome Cash matching funds to APHA-approved shows for 2024 distribution. The following events will match Chrome Cash funds provided by APHA...

Broodmare & Foal Care added to horseIQ online learning platform “Broodmare & Foal Care” is the newest course in the horseIQ.com lineup. It shares the ins and outs of breeding and foaling on APHA’s interactive learning platform. The course is a joint partnership between APHA, Texas A&M...