2025 Two Ravens Foundation Veterans Slide makes waves in Cowtown debut
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 with the American Paint Horse Foundation, the competition took place at […]
Alexis Daugird makes her Paint World debut
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 her and a bright-eyed palomino overo mare nicknamed Lulu all the […]
Champions crowned at the 2025 APHA horseIQ Youth World Championship Judging Contest
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 Contest. The event took place in conjunction with the 2025 APHA […]
Two Classes, Two Wins for the Groome family at Paint World
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 each at the Cowtown championship. Brock was ready to pilot Rip […]
First ever Chrome Cash jackpots at 2025 Cinch RSNC World Finals
Ranch sorting is the latest to join the Chrome Cash craze, with exclusive Paint-only payouts offered at the 2025 Cinch RSNC World Finals. The pinnacle ranch sorting event took place June 7–14 in Fort Worth, Texas. Cat Creydentials and Hawk N Roll scored the top spots in the Chrome Cash Pro Futurity and Non-Pro Futurity, […]
Team Illinois wins the 2025 Youth Team Tournament
Team Illinois wins the 2025 Youth Team Tournament Article & Photo by Laurel Cox Team Illinois won the 2025 Youth Team Tournament on June 20. The event kicked off the 2025 APHA World Championship Show at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Participants composing 11 teams from across the United States went […]
Paint power shines at 2025 NRHA European Futurity with record Chrome Cash payouts
Paint power shines at 2025 NRHA European Futurity with record Chrome Cash payouts Photos by Bonaga Communication Reining fans across Europe witnessed a surge of color and talent at the 2025 NRHA European Futurity in Cremona, Italy, where the American Paint Horse Association’s Chrome Cash program took center stage. With a record-breaking 70 entries—a huge […]
VS Total Heartthrob claims APHA Superior All-Around Award
VS Total Heartthrob claims APHA Superior All-Around Award The APHA Superior All-Around award is one of the highest perpetual honors a Paint Horse can earn, and VS Total Heartthrob has recently added his name to the list of recipients of the coveted award. The 2015 bay tovero stallion was bred by Vanessa Anderson of Columbus […]
Jamie Howard wins 2026 president-elect title
Jamie Howard wins 2026 president-elect title The APHA Board of Directors elected Jamie Howard as their next president-elect on May 30, 2025. The president-elect is selected from and elected by the existing members on the APHA Board of Directors. Jamie will take the reins as president-elect in March 2026 and take office as president in […]
Winners named in 2025 Chrome APHA Member Model Search
You spoke, we listened: APHA members Ella Blunt and Jody Brooks are the 2025 Chrome APHA Member Model Search winners. These ladies, selected by popular vote, will be featured in the 2025 Chrome Winter Issue to highlight the uniqueness of our APHA members. Ella Blunt A New York native, Ella has been a leader in […]