Myah Yeomans & Colten Dulin win 2024 APHA Youth Futurity Project championships

Youth Futurity Project 2-Year-Old Champion, Myah Yeomans.

Myah Yeomans & Colten Dulin win 2024 Youth Futurity Project championships AjPHA members Colten Dulin of Nampa, Idaho, and Myah Yeomans of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, are the overall champions of the 2024 Youth Futurity Project. Colten and his 2023 bay overo gelding Canter Culture won the yearling division; Myah and her 2022 gray overo […]

Team Benelux wins the 2024 Youth Team Tournament

Youth Team Tournament Champions, Team Benelux.

Team Benelux wins the 2024 Youth Team Tournament Team Benelux, representing Belgium and The Netherlands, won the 2024 Youth Team Tournament on June 21. The event kicked off the APHA World Championship Show in Fort Worth, Texas, and attracted 112 participants from across the world. Participants composing 18 teams faced off in events that included […]

Beloved ring steward Ron McMillian dies

Ring Steward, Ron McMillian.

Beloved ring steward Ron McMillian dies A familiar face at horse shows around the country, longtime ring steward Ron McMillian of Collinsville, Oklahoma, has died. A retired laboratory technician, Ron was a fixture in the horse industry for more than 50 years. He was a breeder and exhibitor, but perhaps was best known for his […]

Meet APHA’s Summer 2024 Interns

The 2024 APHA Summer Interns.

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 equine industry while immersed in the vibrant and historic atmosphere of […]

Kimes & MARS sponsor select entry fees at 2024 National Shows

Youth Champion at the Western national Show.

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 for exhibitors entering those specific class divisions—other fees, like entries into […]

2024 Chrome APHA Member Model Search winners named

2024 Chrome Model search contestants.

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 in the Chrome 2024 Winter Fashion Issue. Carol Clouse From her small farm […]

New AgPack partnership helps APHA members save up to $35K

Paint Horses with the AgPack logo.

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 a personalized AgPack number—once activated, the member can access exclusive AgPack […]

Paynt Points incentive program approved for January 2025 launch

World Show exhibitor and the Paynt Points logo.

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 at their May 2024 meeting, following collection and thorough review of […]

Four judges earn APHA cards

Judges during their exam.

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, Ontario Canada Also holds cards with: AQHA, NSBA Bobbie Jo Stanton […]

APHA Past President Jay Simons dies at 101

Jay and Nancy Simons.

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 J Bar Desperado, an early-day APHA Champion. The Simons’ children—Andrea, Joe […]