NLDC announces five nominees for the 2024 APHA Board of Directors
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 Shanahan State directors will vote on who will fill the three […]
Paint stallions earn NRHA achievement honors
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, was inducted into the National Reining Horse Association Hall of Fame on November 29. He was the 2009 NRHA Futurity and 2010 NRHA Derby champion […]
8 Paints earn exclusive Chrome Cash payouts at 2023 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity
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 6-21, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas, the Snaffle Bit Futurity featured […]
Mimosa Lady wins 2023 Karen Utecht Memorial Stakes
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 the mare’s lifetime earnings, boosting her career earnings to $46,998. Mimosa […]
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 officer, effective immediately. As CEO, Dellin will lead APHA’s family of brands: the non-profit American Paint Horse Association, its wholly owned for-profit subsidiary Marked For […]
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 at the Pink Buckle this year. Sissie Wherrell of Blanchard, Oklahoma, and Good As Bully Gets were the PBRIP Chrome Buckle 1D […]
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 23-October 1 in Fort Worth, Texas. The premier halter competition offered APHA world championship and Breeders’ Futurity Gold & Platinum events, along with […]
2023 APHA horseIQ Collegiate & Youth Horse Judging Contest grows by 25%
The 2023 contest attracted 146 entries this year, which represents a 25.8 percent increase over the previous year. New this year was a limited division, which featured questions instead of oral reasons.
2023 Western National Championship crowns national champs & all-around winners
Paints brought the heat to APHA’s 2023 Western National Championship Show, which took place September 21-24, 2023, in Scottsdale, Arizona.
2023 Platinum & Gold Breeders’ Futurities set new records at Halter Million
2023 Platinum & Gold Breeders’ Futurities set new records at Halter Million APHA’s lucrative Platinum and Gold Breeders’ Futurity programs set new records at the APHA/WCHA Halter Million. The event took place September 23-October 1, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas. Among the 2023 Halter Million highlights were: 40 Platinum-participating sires—new record 264 Platinum-eligible horses—new record […]