Looking for a group that offers camaraderie, competition, hospitality and friendship? Then look no further than your local regional Paint Horse club. Paint Horse clubs bring the ideals of the American Paint Horse Association—a friendly atmosphere, a high regard for its members and the promotion of family values—to horse enthusiasts at the local level.
These equine booster clubs are as diverse as the Paint Horse breed itself, but they share common goals—to educate the public about the qualities of the American Paint Horse and APHA, to encourage Paint breeding for conformation and athletic ability, to give members the opportunity to show their Paints and to host alternative activities such as trail rides and social events for non-competitors. For your Paint enthusiasts who may live miles apart, but share a love of horses, clubs provide a common meeting place and a host of activities.
Regional club membership is not limited to a single club. A Paint enthusiast can belong to as many Paint Horse clubs as he or she chooses. Most APHA members belong to multiple clubs for competition purposes. Membership is required to participate in a club’s futurity and to be eligible for a club’s year-end awards.
Whether you have ten flashy show horses or one backyard buddy, you’ll be welcome at the APHA regional club of your choice. Find a club near you today!
Purpose of Regional Clubs
Regional Clubs are the backbone of the American Paint Horse Association’s grassroots marketing program for the breed. Since its inception in 1962, the Association has approved more than 115 Regional Clubs worldwide. Successful Regional Clubs are those that are well organized, those that have a clearly defined purpose and those that are dedicated to promoting the American Paint Horse. This website is designed to provide club and Association leaders with a variety of useful information and resources.
The purpose of all APHA approved Regional Clubs is defined by the Official APHA Rule Book, which states:
“Clubs must be formed only for advancing and promoting the Paint Horse through the ideals of the APHA including good horsemanship and good sportsmanship.”
When the purpose of a Regional Club is in sync with the mission of the APHA, a dynamic union is formed. APHA has a staff of skilled professionals whose jobs are to implement and enforce the rules, to market the breed, and to attract new members.
Regional Clubs provide the framework for attracting new members at the local or “grassroots” level. Regional Clubs make recommendations for the APHA State Directors to the Directors Nominating Committee. Directors are then elected by all APHA members in good standing. State Directors are charged with representing the interests of their regional members to the national organization. In turn, one way the APHA communicates with its Regional Clubs is through its State Directors, who are asked to report information at the local level.
Cooperative Ventures. When this relationship works as it is designed, then opportunities exist for the association and the Regional Club to cooperate on such ventures as regional trail rides, the APHA Convention and championship shows. Programs that have been designed to foster this type of cooperative venture include the Paint Alternative Competition (PAC) program, the Amateur and Novice Amateur programs, the Youth program, and the American Paint Horse Foundation.
Mission of The American Paint Horse Association
The mission of the American Paint Horse Association is to promote, preserve and provide meaningful experiences with Paint Horses.
APHA aspires to excellence in record keeping, reporting, recruiting and educating and supporting the membership, so that the Association may inspire confidence and create in them a desire to use our services. The APHA serves both the breed and our members by being ever aware of the industry and market, and of the needs, opportunities and challenges of our members.
APHA Regional Club Charter History
Year | Charter | Charter Name | Founding Officer | Dissolved |
1963 | 1 | Gulf Coast PHC | Tony Dingianni | |
1963 | 2 | Oklahoma PHC | Ray Graves | |
1963 | 3 | Texas PHC | Leona Phillips | |
1963 | 4 | Louisiana PHC | Gene Nelson | 08/21 |
1963 | 5 | Rocky Mountain PHA | Sue Bohlender | |
1963 | 6 | Arizona PHC | Colin Beals | |
1964 | 7 | Kansas PHA | Claude Howard | |
1965 | 8 | Idaho PHC | Butch Wonderlich | |
1965 | 9 | Mississippi PHC | Mott Headley | |
1965 | 10 | Ohio PHC | Dr. John Evans | |
1966 | 11 | Hi Plains PHC | Don Griffin | |
1966 | 12 | Illinois PHC | Jack Purtscher | |
1966 | 13 | Iowa PHC | Les Newton | |
1966 | 14 | Minnesota PHA | Dr. Tom Arlander | |
1966 | 15 | New Mexico PHC | Earnest Wilson | |
1966 | 16 | South Texas PHC | Joe Owings | |
1967 | 17 | Michigan PHC | Shirley Bilton | |
1967 | 18 | Missouri PHC | Cliff Johnson | |
1968 | 19 | Florida PHC | J. Jay Simons | 10/09/97 |
1968 | 20 | Indiana PHC | Pauli Crull | |
1968 | 21 | Oregon PHC | Dale Parker | |
1968 | 22 | Utah PHC | Richard Diamond | |
1969 | 23 | California PHA | Roger Henley | |
1969 | 24 | Empire State PHC | Joan Tolhurst | |
1969 | 25 | Montana PHC | Neva Passage | |
1969 | 26 | Nebraska PHC | Dr. John Hertner | |
1969 | 27 |
Carolina PHC
*Chartered as North Carolina PHC
|
Wade Harley | |
1969 | 28 | Washington State PHC | Kathy Kadash | |
1969 | 29 | Georgia PHC | C.M. (Max) Jordan | |
1970 | 30 | Mid South PHC | Jerry Peddycoart | |
1970 | 31 | Ontario PHC | Jim Muir | |
1970 | 32 | South Dakota PHC | I.J. Carey | 2021 |
1970 | 33 | Southern California PHC | Diane Paris | 10/2017 |
1070 | 34 | West Texas/New Mexico PHC | Glenn Carter | 10/93 |
1970 | 35 | Wisconsin PHC | Robert McKillips | |
1971 | 36 | Central Texas PHC | Harold Simpson | 2014 |
1971 | 37 | Mo-Kan PHC | Dennis Martens | 2008 |
1972 | 38 | British Columbia PHC | Bruce Cramer | |
1972 | 39 |
Inland Northwest PHC
*Chartered as Central Washington PHC
|
Silvia Nash | |
1972 | 40 | Quebec PHC | R.J. Muir | 1987 |
1973 | 41 | Central California PHC | Chuck Monk | |
1973 | 42 |
Central Florida PHC
*Merged with Florida PHCin 1982
|
Jim Moffett | 1982 |
1973 | 43 | Garden State PHC | Jan Seutter | |
1973 | 44 | Magnolia State PHC | Guy Walker | 1981 |
1973 | 45 | Mid Valley PHC | Jack Small | 2000 |
1973 | 46 | Nevada PHC | Sam Van Curen | |
1973 | 47 | North Dakota PHC | Duane Clark | |
1973 | 48 | Silver State PHC | Sam Van Curen | |
1974 | 49 | Arkansas PHC | Larry Steele | |
1974 | 50 | Pacific Coast PHC | Chuck Miller | 2009 |
1974 | 51 | Pennsylvania PHC | Joann Bronson | |
1974 | 52 | Shenandoah PHC | Frank Jordan | |
1974 | 53 | Southern Oregon/Northern California PHC | Tom Floyd | 1986 |
1974 | 54 | Wyoming PHC | Lee Alley | |
1975 | 55 | New England PHC | Jay Mele | |
1975 | 56 | Southwest Washington PHC | Barbara Downey | |
1976 | 57 | Cross Timbers PHC | Dr. Bill Jackson | |
1977 | 58 | Northern Michigan PHC | Sterling Nickerson | 2020 |
1977 | 59 | San Joaquin PHC | Harvey Jones | |
1977 | 60 | Southwest PHC | Glenn Carter | 1995 |
1978 | 61 | Alberta PHC | Doug French | |
1978 | 62 | Colorado West PHC | Peggy Gilbert | 2020 |
1978 | 63 | Saskatchewan PHC | Greg Gessell | |
1979 | 64 | Seven Counties PHC | Buster Naegle | |
1979 | 65 |
Kentucky PHC
Changed to Blue Grass PHC in 2001
|
Carl Ross | |
1979 | 66 |
(A) Frontier PHC
Two Clubs issued #66;
charter recalled in 1984 and
sent to then president Harold Chain
|
Harold Chain | 1989 |
1979 | 66 |
(B) Central Oregon PHC
Changed from Central Oregon PHC in 1990
|
Tom Floyd | 2022 |
1981 | 67 |
Dixie PHC
Became inactive, but reactivated in 1984
|
Jim Brown | |
1981 | 68 |
Southern Colorado PHC
Changed from Four Corners PHC in 1999
|
Jesse Dove | |
1981 | 69 | North Idaho PHC | Frank Dillon | 6/03/88 |
1981 | 70 | Northern California PHC | Jim Galva | 2022 |
1981 | 71 | Blue Mountain PHC | Lyman Nash | 10/2017 |
1981 | 72 | Tennessee PHC | George Dixon | |
1982 | 73 | Pacific Northwest PHC | Terry Meier | |
1982 | 74 | Sierra PHC | Donna Love | |
1982 | 75 | Treasure State PHC | Betty Reece | 1993 |
1982 | 76 | Hawaii PHC | Frank White | 2/16/89 |
1983 | 77 | PHC Germany | Harde Okle | |
1983 | 78 | Permian Basin PHC | Mike Whittemore | |
1984 | 79 | Golden State PHC | Mike Kane | |
1984 | 80 | Palmetto PHC | J. Wes Daniels | |
1984 | 81 | Greater Los Angeles PHC | Fred Tabor | |
1984 | 82 | Treasure Valley PHC | Marlow Brown | |
1985 | 83 | PHC of Manitoba | E.L. Sterzer | 1995 |
1986 | 84 | Ozark PHC | Ernest Alford Jr. | 2003 |
1987 | 85 | PHC Italia | Dr. Maurizio Valerio | |
1988 | 86 | Green Country PHC | Mick Lunt | 11/2017 |
1988 | 87 | Ark-La-Tex | Gary Cathey | |
1988 | 88 | Northeast Texas PHC | J.W.Tyner | 2019 |
1988 | 89 | Western Pennsylvania PHC | Tom Wilson | 2003 |
1988 | 90 | Eastern Idaho | Donna Barzee | 2019 |
1989 | 91 | Cascade PHC | Dorothy Sierakowski | 10/2017 |
1989 | 92 | Temecula Valley PHC | Patsy Sager | 10/2017 |
1989 | 93 | Alabama PHC | John Tudor | 10/94 |
1989 | 94 | Rainier PHC | Ed Juchmes | 2020 |
1989 | 95 | Southern Indiana PHC | Sherry Ash | 12/10/10 |
1989 | 96 | New Zealand PHC | 12/89 | |
1989 | 97 | Western Montana PHC | Shannon Minnis | 2001 |
1990 | 98 | New Zealand PHC | Randy Barton | 1994 |
1991 | 99 | West Virgnia PHC | Dewey Smth | 1996 |
1991 | 100 | Columbia PHC | Alan Doughty | 2005 |
1991 | 101 | Delmarva PHC | Nancy Dorman | |
1992 | 102 | Swedish PHA | Gun-Britt Blomdahl | |
1992 | 103 | Austrian PHA | AugustReiter | |
1992 | 104 | Southeastern Oklahoma PHC | Tom Woodfin | 2003 |
1992 | 105 | Eastern Nevada PHC | Dr. Tom Sanders, Jr. | |
1993 | 106 | Zia PHC | Bill Golliet | 2014 |
1994 | 107 | Southeastern Oregon PHC | Tammy Chastain | 10/2017 |
1994 | 108 | France PHA | David Gordon | |
1994 | 109 | Quebec PHC | Michael Ladouceur | |
1994 | 110 | Belgium PHC | Koenraad VanDenBosh | 2002 |
1994 | 111 |
Dutch PHC
*Changed from Netherlands PHC 2001
|
Jelle Leenes | |
1994 | 112 | Maritime PHC | President of Club | |
1995 | 113 | Swiss PHA | Beat Heinzer | |
1995 | 114 | Peach State PHC | Dean Jones | 2008 |
1995 | 115 | PHA Luxembourg | Claude Kuhn | |
1996 | 116 | Hell’s Canyon PHC | Dr. Larry Wogman | 12/2010 |
1996 | 117 | Yellowstone PHC | Shaun Pichler | 1999 |
1996 | 118 | PHC Denmark | Viggo Mortensen | |
1997 | 119 | Color Country PHC | Bonnie Christensen | 10/2017 |
1997 | 120 | Alaska PHC | Cathy Ecker | 2006 |
1997 | 121 | Bama PHC | Randy Powe | 2002 |
1997 | 122 | Lake Erie PHC | Don Martz | |
1997 | 123 | Eastern Ontario PHC | Jim Muir | |
1997 | 124 | Camellia PHC | Randy Powe | 2014 |
1997 | 125 | Southwest Virginia PHC | Lynn Isenhour | 1999 |
1998 | 126 | PHC Czech Republic | Zdenek Polak | |
1998 | 127 |
*Manitoba PHC
*Changed from Northwest PHC to Manitoba PHC, 1999
|
Barney Stehr | 10/2017 |
1999 | 128 | Mesa Verde PHC | Forrest Nelson | |
2001 | 129 |
Virginia PHC
*Changed from Central Virginia PHC, 2012
|
Joe Majewski | |
2001 | 130 | UK PHA | Sue Painter | |
2002 | 131 | West Virginia PHC | Don Martz | 2005 |
2002 | 132 | Norwegian PHA | Rikke Ekeberg | |
2003 | 133 | North Georgia PHC | Thomas Pinyan | 2022 |
2004 | 134 | Long Island PHC | Barbara Mantini | |
2004 | 135 | Minnesota North Star PHC | Dr. Tom Arlander | |
2005 | 136 | Mexican PHC | Sonia Gonzales Trevino | |
2006 |
Irish PHC
*no charter issued (affiliate only)
|
Stephen Cox | ||
2006 |
Dominican Republic PHA
*no charter issued (affiliate only)
|
Jose Alejandro Aybar | ||
2006 | 137 | Western Montana PHC | Julie Lazaro | |
2007 |
Finnish Paint Horse Association
*no charter issued(affiliate only)
|
Jukka Kivela | ||
2008 |
Paint Horse Club Slovak Republic
*no charter issued (affiiate only)
|
Vladimir Pandula | ||
2009 | Panama Paint Horse Association | Roberto E. Acuna Garcia | 2019 | |
2010 | 138 | Paint Horse Club of Australia | Lee Ann Hall | |
2011 | Paint Horse Club of New Caledonia | Philippe Joubert | ||
2011 | Asociacion Argentina de Paint Horse | Maria Margarita Buey Arietti | ||
2014 | South African Paint Horse Club | Adèle Pretorius | ||
2017 | Israel Paint Horse Association | Ruti Shadmont | ||
2020 | China Paint Horse Club | An Tao | ||
2020 | Norweigan Paint Horse Club | |||
2021 | Spain Paint Horse Association | Diane Williams |