PBRIP enrollment fees eliminated in 2025 Effective immediately, the Paint Barrel Racing Incentive Program $39 enrollment fee is eliminated. This means PBRIP exhibitors no longer need to pay the annual enrollment fee to participate in APHA’s exclusive barrel racing incentive program—a current APHA membership...

Regional Club Mentor Program debuts APHA recently debuted the Regional Club Mentor Program, which offers guidance and support to APHA regional clubs and international affiliates. This program was developed in 2024 with input from the APHA Regional Club Advisory Committee. Mentors have been selected...

APHA celebrates 2025 Judge Tenure Awards The 2025 Judge Tenure Awards honor 26 judges in celebration of their lasting contributions to APHA and their decades of duty. The award, symbolized by a tenure ring or pendant, represents the countless hours judges spend in the...

Judge Emeritus Ed Mayfield Jr. passes   Ed Mayfield Jr., a longtime APHA judge and Judge Emeritus Award recipient from Eagle Point, Oregon, died December 13, 2024. He was 93. A horseman from the start, Ed attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and earned all-around...

36 rule change proposals to be considered at 2025 APHA Leadership Gathering The following 36 rule change proposals will be considered by their respective advisory committees at the 2025 APHA Leadership Gathering, taking place February 27–March 2, 2025. The related advisory committees will determine...

New APHA rules take effect January 1 Several new APHA rules take effect January 1, 2025; these were passed by elected APHA state directors at the 2024 APHA Leadership Gathering & Membership Meeting. Among the changes are Article VIII, reorganization of international zones; AM-210,...

8 shows tapped for 2025 Chrome Cash Matching Funds Entering its third year, APHA’s Chrome Cash Matching Funds program awarded $50,000 to APHA-approved shows for 2025. These events include a mix of renewed events that demonstrated growth in 2024 as well as new events....

Former state director & longtime breeder Dale Svoboda passes   Dale Svoboda of Ord, Nebraska, died October 26, 2024. He was 88. A lifetime APHA member, Dale was a former state director, committee member and bred Paint Horses for more than 50 years. “My...

Paints top 2024 NCHA Futurity honors & Chrome Cash exclusives The 2024 NCHA Futurity boasted payouts exceeding $5 million this year. Two Paints were among the exhibitors clinching prestigious championship titles and fat checks at the premier competition hosted by the National Cutting Horse...

APHA stallion carries Kaci O’Rourke to historic 2024 NRHA Futurity win Glass ceilings were broken December 7 in Oklahoma City, when Kaci O’Rourke became the first woman to win the NRHA Futurity Level 4 Open championship. Kaci accomplished the feat aboard her Paint stallion...