Persistence pays off for Rachael Landman & Sensational Prince For nearly 12 years, Rachael Landman has been competing at the APHA World Championship Show aboard her 2010 sorrel overo gelding Sensational Prince, and for 12 years, a world championship title has eluded the pair....

Florida Paint Horse Club helps 14 Youth realize their World Show dreams Photo by Ruehle Photographix Florida Paint Horse Club puts their money where their mouth is when it comes to growing Youth participation in the Sunshine State and beyond. In just about two...

Youth test their knowledge at inaugural horseIQ Youth Showdown     By Laurel Cox The first-ever horseIQ Youth Showdown took place on June 22 at the 2025 APHA World Championship Show with 30 participants. The competition provided Youth the opportunity to showcase their equine...

No funny business: Halter champion The Jokeer hits the ranch pen at Paint World Scanning the pen of more than 20 Green Ranch Riders, one entry couldn’t help but to catch your eye. Part varsity athlete, part prom king, The Jokeer had a chiseled...

Droppin’ the Mic at the 2025 APHA World Championship Show   By Laurel Cox Bree Cooke of Gray Court, South Carolina, calls herself a “DIY Amateur” when it comes to showing horses. With the help of her 2-year-old gelding Mic Droppin and Dare to Dream...

Kaidence Joyce wins 2025 Robyn Hanna Sportsmanship Award Photo by Ruehle Photographix Kaidence Joyce has a lot to be proud about after wrapping up her first-ever APHA World Championship Show. The 12-year-old from Port Orange, Florida, was shocked and excited to win a world...

2025 Two Ravens Foundation Veterans Slide makes waves in Cowtown debut Camaraderie, horsemanship and the powerful, unspoken bond between horse and rider were on display June 25, as 10 veterans took center stage for the inaugural Two Ravens Foundation Veterans Slide. Produced in conjunction...

Alexis Daugird makes her Paint World debut By Kensie Darst-Todd Alexis Daugird has spent countless nights riding in an ambulance, working emergency calls to pay for a dream she refused to let slip away. Now, all those late-night shifts and early mornings have carried...

Champions crowned at the 2025 APHA horseIQ Youth World Championship Judging Contest  By Laurel Cox; photo by Ruehle Photographix Youth members took over the Watt Arena at the Will Rogers Memorial Center on June 21 for the 2025 APHA horseIQ Youth World Championship Judging...

Two Classes, Two Wins for the Groome family at Paint World The Groome family of Waxhaw, North Carolina, had a focused agenda for the 2025 APHA World Championship Show: Youth exhibitors Reese and Brock were ready to show in just one Western pleasure class...