Sandy Jirkovsky appointed as APHA director of judges & professional horsemen The American Paint Horse Association is proud to announce the appointment of Sandy Jirkovsky as its new director of judges and professional horsemen. Jirkovsky, a highly respected and accomplished professional in the equine...

Dates slated for the APHA National Championship Shows in 2024, 2025 & 2026 Building on the resounding success of the APHA Eastern and Western National Championship Shows in 2023, the championship events are again slated for 2024, 2025 and 2026. Put the following dates...

NLDC announces five nominees for the 2024 APHA Board of Directors Five nominees were recommended by the Nomination & Leadership Development Committee for three APHA Board of Director spots coming open in 2024. Nominees are: Karen Banister Paul Caliendo Lyn Fick Monika Hagen Tina...

Paint stallions earn NRHA achievement honors Gunnatrashya (Photo by Cam Esseck and courtesy NRHA) Multiple Paint stallions recently received NRHA achievement honors from the National Reining Horse Association. NRHA Hall of Fame Gunnatrashya, a 2006 sorrel solid stallion by Colonels Smokingun and out of Natrasha,...

8 Paints earn exclusive Chrome Cash payouts at 2023 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity More than $7,000 was exclusively up for grabs for Paint Horses competing at the 2023 National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity, thanks to APHA’s Chrome Cash program. Taking place October...

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...