Hall of Fame
The APHA Hall of Fame recognizes the outstanding people and horses that have made extraordinary contributions to the association, the Paint Horse breed and the equine industry as a whole. Recognition as an APHA Hall of Fame inductee is the highest honor awarded by APHA.
Each year, a new Hall of Fame class is inducted as part of an awards ceremony taking place at the APHA World Championship Show in Fort Worth, Texas.
Nominations
Nominations for the APHA Hall of Fame are due by December 1 annually to be considered for the next year’s class of inductees.
Nomination Process
Nominations must contain a completed nomination form highlighting a compilation of achievements, a biography, related honors and supporting documentation to illustrate the nominee’s contributions to APHA and the Paint Horse breed.
In addition to a completed nomination form, a minimum of two and a maximum of four unique letters of recommendation from different sources are required, as well as a photograph of the nominee. These letters may be sent by USPS mail or email. It is the nominator’s responsibility to ensure that APHA has received these items prior to the December 1 deadline.
Nominations for Hall of Fame inductees will not be accepted verbally. Submit Hall of Fame nominations to:
American Paint Horse Foundation
Attn: Hall of Fame
122 E. Exchange Ave., Suite 420
Fort Worth, TX 76164
Questions or emailed nominations may be directed to Jennifer Crites.
Additional Information
Nominators should be aware that APHA may use and reproduce any information provided through the nomination form without additional consideration. By submission of these materials, the nominator and nominee release all rights for distribution of the information provided within to media and the general public.
All materials submitted will be considered permanent donations to the APHA Hall of Fame.
Persons or horses nominated will be kept on file for five years if not selected for induction. After the five-year period, the nomination must be resubmitted in its entirety to be reconsidered.
Nomination Criteria
Nominees must have made outstanding and significant contributions to the APHA or the Paint Horse breed over a significant period of years as a breeder, competitor or contributor.
The contributions must have been influential to and supportive of the growth of the association and/or the breed.
The nominee must have been a member of APHA during the period of time of the activities submitted on the nomination form.
Nominees must have remained members in good standing throughout their APHA membership tenure.
If a nominee has been disciplined and loses membership privileges for any reason, the HOF committee may still approve the nominee for HOF induction if the committee concludes that the infraction for which the discipline was administered was not material to the nominee’s overall contributions to the association; provided, however, that the nominee is reinstated to full privileges within his/her tenure.
If a person is disciplined and loses membership privileges for life, fails to be reinstated to membership in good standing, and/or commits an infraction that is deemed, in the opinion of the selection committee, to have harmed or been detrimental to the good order and welfare of the breed, the committee will not recommend the nominee for induction.
A nominee may be living or deceased.
The nominee (mare, stallion or gelding) must have made outstanding contributions to the American Paint Horse breed over a period of years as a sire, dam or competitor or the nominee must have helped the association excel or brought extraordinary recognition to APHA and the American Paint Horse breed.
The nominee (mare, stallion or gelding) must be a registered American Paint Horse or a member of the population of horses that were contemporaries of the originating breed registration organizations.
The Hall of Fame award shall be presented to the last owner of record. The breeder may purchase a duplicate trophy if they wish.
A nominee (mare, stallion or gelding) may be either living or deceased.
