Joe Carter honored with APHA Judge Emeritus Award Longstanding APHA judge Joe Carter will receive APHA’s Judge Emeritus Award on June 27 at the 2024 APHA Hall of Fame & Awards Ceremony. The award recognizes outstanding judges who have dedicated their careers to judging...

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA joins as an APHA corporate partner Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, a world leader in the prediction, prevention and treatment of diseases in animals, has joined APHA’s corporate partnership lineup. As part of the agreement, Boehringer Ingelheim is the official...

Natalie Snapp is the AjPHA Youth Member of the Year Natalie Snapp, a 15-year-old from Bellefontaine, Ohio, is the 2023 AjPHA Youth Member of the Year. The Youth Member of the Year award is presented annually to a Youth member who supports the Paint...

Paint Horses sweep the 2024 The American Performance Horseman championships A trio of Paint Horses validated their positions as the best of the best at the 2024 The American Performance Horseman competition. Storyteler, Down Right Amazing and SJR Talkin Diamonds each won their respective...

Kelley Wainscott honored as 2023 Markel/APHA Professional Horsewoman of the Year APHA professional Kelley Wainscott of Sanger, Texas, is the 2023 Markel/APHA Professional Horsewoman of the Year. Wainscott began showing horses in 1985 as a Youth. She attended Oklahoma State University, where she was...

Combining Regular Registry & Solid Paint-Breds for showing headlines 32 rule change proposals passed by APHA state directors The 2024 APHA & AjPHA Leadership Gathering featured four days of opportunities to connect, convene and communicate with Paint Horse enthusiasts on the topics of rule...

Banister, Hagen & Shanahan elected to APHA Board of Directors Karen Banister, Monika Hagen and Christina Shanahan were elected to the APHA Board of Directors for three-year terms. The election took place March 3 as part of the 2024 APHA & AjPHA Leadership Gathering...

Proposed APHA incentive program Paynt Points aims to foster growth & reward exhibitors APHA unveiled plans for Paynt Points, a proposed competition incentive program designed to help grow shows and directly reward exhibitors. In the Paynt Points program, APHA will award cash payouts biannually...

IEA Western Judging added to horseIQ online learning platform A new course explaining the ins and outs of IEA Western competition judging is now available on horseIQ.com, APHA’s interactive learning platform. IEA—Interscholastic Equestrian Association—provides horse show opportunities for student equestrians in grades 4-12. The course...

Chrome Cash pays out more than $1M in 2023 Chrome Cash, APHA’s groundbreaking incentive program, broke the $1 million payout benchmark in only its fourth year. The program makes Paint-exclusive sidepots available for participating APHA-registered horses at select performance horse competitions, traditional all-around shows...