Mimosa Lady wins 2023 Karen Utecht Memorial Stakes With 25-1 odds, Mimosa Lady earned her first stakes victory at the $40,000 Karen Utecht Memorial Stakes, which took place October 14, 2023, at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas. The win added $15,800 to...

David Dellin named CEO of American Paint Horse Association family of brands The American Paint Horse Association, a multi-million dollar international organization and the world’s second largest equine breed registry, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Dellin as its new chief executive...

Pink Buckle goes Chrome in 2023, thanks to PBRIP Seventeen Paints took their shot at almost $5,000 in the inaugural Chrome Buckle Powered by PBRIP at the 2023 Pink Buckle Barrel Race, October 2-8 in Guthrie, Oklahoma. More than $4 million was paid out in full...

2023 Halter Million pays out $1.4 million in cash during premier competition Exhibitors cashed in on more than $1.4 million in cash at the 2023 APHA/WCHA Halter Million. A joint venture between APHA and the World Conformation Horse Association, the 2023 Halter Million took place September...

2023 APHA horseIQ Collegiate & Youth Horse Judging Contest grows by 25% Young judges piled into the Will Rogers Memorial Center on September 30, 2023, for the APHA horseIQ Collegiate & Youth Horse Judging Contest. The event took place in conjunction with the 2023...

2023 Western National Championship crowns national champs & all-around winners Paints brought the heat to APHA’s 2023 Western National Championship Show, which took place September 21-24, 2023, at WestWorld in Scottsdale, Arizona. In addition to crowning national champions and tons of fun events, APHA...

2023 Platinum & Gold Breeders’ Futurities set new records at Halter Million APHA’s lucrative Platinum and Gold Breeders’ Futurity programs set new records at the APHA/WCHA Halter Million. The event took place September 23-October 1, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas. Among the 2023 Halter...

Baby on board doesn’t stop Erin Henderson at the 2023 Halter Million Erin Henderson from Albany, Oregon, has an awe-inspiring passion for halter horses. She and her husband, Matt, were both born and raised in the halter-horse world, and have been breeding, training and...

Special awards honor leading horsemen at 2023 Halter Million Three leading horsemen awards honored outstanding owners, breeders and exhibitors at the 2023 APHA/WCHA Halter Million. The event took place September 23-October 1 in Fort Worth, Texas. The Halter Million is the premier halter competition for...

A sweet last hurrah for Bill Bolinger Bill Bolinger is not one for sticking to the status quo. The former rough-stock rodeo cowboy from Gainesville, Texas, who once jumped bareback onto his halter horse and rode him out of the arena, has raised and...