Markel/APHA Professional Horsemen shine at 2024 Paint World
Markel/APHA Professional Horsemen shine at 2024 Paint World APHA’s Professional Horsemen members are talented, dedicated and upstanding members of the Paint community; many achieved notable success at the 2024 APHA World Championship Show, both directly and via their clients. John Briggs, a Markel/APHA Professional Horseman from Pilot Point, Texas, earned several championships at the show and […]
Paint World Show 2024 crowns all-around champions & leading titleholders
Paint World Show 2024 crowns all-around champions & leading titleholders The 2024 APHA World Championship Show was a resounding success, awarding more than $1.5 million in cash and prizes to APHA exhibitors and their Paints from around the world. Congratulations to all of our participants and champions, especially our all-around saddle winners and leading award […]
Shooting for Retirement: Jessica Amos & Flash Me A Wild Card take one last ride
Shooting for Retirement: Jessica Amos & Flash Me A Wild Card take one last ride Jessica Amos and Flash Me A Wild Card are aiming for one last memorable ride. “Joker,” a 2000 black overo gelding, is loping into retirement after the 2024 APHA World Championship Show. “My horse is 24 this year, and although […]
Heroes on Horses honored at APHA World Show
Heroes on Horses honored at APHA World Show As Brooke King smoothed her hand over the tobiano filly’s ebony-and-cream coat, a sense of calm washed over the combat veteran. Brooke King & MWO Bonnie Lass “I joke that she is my service horse,” Brooke said about MWO Bonnie Lass, her 2021 black tobiano mare. “She […]
First-time fun: How Ava Mariotti’s attitude shaped her first World Show experience
First-time fun: How Ava Mariotti’s attitude shaped her first World Show experience AjPHA member Ava Mariotti of Jacksonville, Florida, made her debut at the 2024 APHA World Championship Show. Ava did not have plans to attend this year’s show until she found Fancy This Lope, a 2023 black overo mare by Lopin Lazy and out of […]
Norman & the Keathly family: The more the merrier
Norman & the Keathly family: The more the merrier At an age where many horses are slated for retirement, Investers Norfleet is still hitting his stride. “Norman,” a 22-year-old chestnut overo gelding, saddled up for his first APHA World Championship Show this year, making a 20-year dream come true for three generations of the Keathly family. Owner […]
Global connections: Seven Youth lease Paints with help from the Lazos
Global connections: Seven Youth lease Paints with help from the Lazos Kelly and Sabine Lazo of Caldwell, Texas, are expanding access to the Paint Horse community one Youth at a time. At the 2024 APHA World Championship Show, the mother-daughter duo hosted seven international exhibitors from China and New Caledonia. They secured horses for all seven […]
In Lauren’s Memory
In Lauren’s Memory Nine years ago, Debbie Kelly lost her daughter, Lauren, to cystic fibrosis. Lauren was a horse lover to her core, and before she died, she transferred her beloved Paint Horses into her mother’s ownership. Since then, Debbie has stood true to preserving Lauren’s legacy in the Paint Horse community. That’s included breeding […]
No World Show regrets for Wendy Brown
No World Show regrets for Wendy Brown It’s been almost 35 years since Wendy Brown last competed at the APHA World Championship Show. But now she’s back in 2024, ready to take on Cowtown with a whole new outlook and no World Show regrets. “This is my first World Show since 1989—I was a California Raisin […]
Adrianna Ortiz & Tardee To Hollywood shine in Open Yearling In-Hand Trail
Adrianna Ortiz & Tardee To Hollywood shine in Open Yearling In-Hand Trail When Adrianna Ortiz of Rocky Ford, Colorado, stepped into the John Justin Arena to compete in Yearling In-Hand Trail at the APHA World Championship Show, she was hoping to see her hard work pay off with a Top 10. She was the only Youth […]