Meet APHA’s Summer 2024 Interns Four talented individuals joined APHA as Summer 2024 interns, gaining real-world experience about running a world-class equine breed association and producing the annual APHA World Championship Show. Working across various departments, they will gain a comprehensive understanding of the...

Kimes & MARS sponsor select entry fees at 2024 National Shows APHA corporate partners Kimes Ranch and MARS EQUESTRIAN™ are generously sponsoring all Novice Youth and Youth Walk-Trot entry fees at the 2024 APHA Eastern and Western National Shows. This sponsorship covers entry fees...

2024 Chrome APHA Member Model Search winners named The Chrome APHA Member Model Search always showcases how APHA members are just as unique as their Paint Horses, and this year was no exception. Congratulations to 2024 grand-prize winners Carol Clouse and Bailey Nachtigal, who will star...

New AgPack partnership helps APHA members save up to $35K A new partnership between APHA and The Certified Agriculture Group will help APHA members save up to $35,000* through AgPack and its Certified Agriculture Dealer program. This strategic partnership automatically awards each APHA member...

Paynt Points incentive program approved for January 2025 launch Paynt Points, an innovative competition incentive program from APHA that’s designed to help grow shows and directly reward exhibitors, will launch January 1, 2025. The program proposal was passed by the APHA Board of Directors...

Four judges earn APHA cards Four judges recently earned their APHA cards in May 2024. APHA extends its congratulations to these new APHA judging cardholders: Jeff Allen Shawnee, Oklahoma Also holds cards with: AQHA, NRCHA, NSBA, WCHA Austin Gooding Hudsonville, Michigan Michael Rapley Simcoe,...

APHA Past President Jay Simons dies at 101 Lifelong Paint Horse supporter and APHA Past President J. Jay Simons of Weston, Florida, died May 19, 2024. He was 101. Jay and wife Nancy entered the Paint Horse business in 1966 with the purchase of...

Painted Turnpike inducted into Remington Park Hall of Fame APHA’s lifetime leading money-earning racehorse Painted Turnpike will be inducted into the Remington Park Hall of Fame on May 31, 2024. The 2013 bay overo stallion is by PYC Paint Your Wagon (QH) and out...

Paint Horse Journal & Chrome earn championship honors for equine media excellence APHA’s premier publications, the Paint Horse Journal and Chrome magazine, won championship honors at the 2024 American Horse Publications Equine Media Awards contest. The event took place May 18 in Lexington, Kentucky....

APHA Welcomes Dylan Davidson as director of marketing & creative design APHA welcomes Dylan Davidson to its team as the director of marketing & creative design. With a robust background in agricultural communications and digital content creation, Dylan brings a wealth of experience and...