Proposed APHA incentive program Paynt Points aims to foster growth & reward exhibitors APHA unveiled plans for Paynt Points, a proposed competition incentive program designed to help grow shows and directly reward exhibitors. In the Paynt Points program, APHA will award cash payouts biannually...

IEA Western Judging added to horseIQ online learning platform A new course explaining the ins and outs of IEA Western competition judging is now available on horseIQ.com, APHA’s interactive learning platform. IEA—Interscholastic Equestrian Association—provides horse show opportunities for student equestrians in grades 4-12. The course...

Chrome Cash pays out more than $1M in 2023 Chrome Cash, APHA’s groundbreaking incentive program, broke the $1 million payout benchmark in only its fourth year. The program makes Paint-exclusive sidepots available for participating APHA-registered horses at select performance horse competitions, traditional all-around shows...

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...