Sweet Halter Million wins for O Sprinklez and Tawni Jones In the last two weeks, O Sprinklez has won over $70,000 between the 2023 Breeders Halter Futurity in Des Moines, Iowa, and the APHA/WCHA Halter Million in Fort Worth, Texas. But her time in the spotlight almost didn’t...

2023 Halter Million is a dream come true for Amy Zabel One year ago, Amy Zabel was in Illinois, watching the APHA/WCHA Halter Million livestream and admiring the horses parading across her screen. Amy has always loved halter horses and dreamed of the day she would...

Chrome-O-Some Compendium genetic health course joins the horseIQ video lineup Chrome-O-Some Compendium, a comprehensive video course explaining genetic health conditions affecting stock horses, has joined the horseIQ library. Subscribe at horseIQ.com to access this five-part video series and tons of other educational content. Ever wanted to...

San Luis Potosí será la sede del Seminario de Jueces de APHA en Mexico en noviembre de 2023 ¿Eres juez de eventos ecuestres en México o aspiras a serlo? Únete a la American Paint Horse Association en nuestro próximo Seminario de Jueces que se llevará a...

Chrome Cash hits the spot at EuroPaint 2023 APHA’s popular incentive program, Chrome Cash, turned up the heat at EuroPaint 2023—the blazing hot European Paint Horse Championship that took place August 19–27 in Rieden, Bavaria, Germany. EuroPaint offered five Chrome Cash classes, jointly sponsored...

Splashed White 8 discovered by UC-Davis researchers Splashed White 8, a new white-spotting pattern, was recently discovered by researchers at the University of California-Davis. Their research was published September 12, 2023 in Animal Genetics, a peer-reviewed scientific journal. The de novo mutation first occurred in...

IRHA Ranch Horse Futurity heats up in Tulsa for its second year The IRHA Ranch Horse Futurity—produced by the International Ranch Horse Association, a venture between entrepreneur Daniel Patton and the American Paint Horse Association—paid more than $97,000 in its Open and Non-Pro ranch...

2023 APHA Eastern National Championship crowns national champs & 20 all-around winners The 2023 APHA Eastern National Championship Show was a resounding success; the event took place August 24-27 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. In addition to crowning national champions and tons of...

APHA World Show added-money classes grow by more than 30% in 2023 APHA World Championship Show added-money classes—including Breeders’ Futurity and Paint-specific challenge and sweepstakes events—grew by more than 30 percent in 2023. That’s just part of the huge participation gains showcased at the 2023 APHA...

Will Rogers Memorial Center & APHA provide refuge to displaced horses “Help! We need to arrange an early check-in time for 600 horses.” Such was the plea from members of the American Paint Horse Association to Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas, when severe...