Nominating & Leadership Development Committee
announces nominees for the 2022
Nominating & Leadership Development Committee
Norma Hamilton ♦ Lisa Laplace ♦ Helena Ryan ♦ Diane Paris
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Any State Director who intends to make an additional Nominating & Leadership Development Committee nomination must notify Casey West (cwest@apha.com), Chair of the Nominating & Leadership Development Committee at least 60 days prior to the annual convention.
Nominating & Leadership Development Committee
announces the nominees for the
2022 Board of Directors
Ashley Griffin ♦ James Howard ♦ Jerry Cable
Megan Brown ♦ Mike Holloway
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Any member or club/association may submit additional names for consideration as nominees for the 2022 Board of Directors. Such names must be received by the Nominating & Leadership Development Committee Chair, Casey West (cwest@apha.com), at least 60 days prior to the date of the regular election to be held at the State Director meeting.
Gold Breeders’ Futurity
announces program enhancements
Since its inception, the APHA Breeders’ Futurity program has provided a slate of classes available exclusively to Breeders’ Trust offspring at the APHA World Show. The Gold Division of the Breeders’ Futurity is open to any Breeders’ Trust-nominated foal, and the only additional eligibility criteria is that the dam of that foal is nominated to the Gold Division.
APHA is excited to announce several new modifications to the program in 2022 and beyond!
- Classes will be held until the horse’s 5-year-old year. This adds two more years of showing opportunities in Gold Division classes. Mare nominations will start at $150 to add funds to the purses offered in those two additional years. The best time to nominate will remain February 15th of the foaling year.
- There will be five new Open classes and four new Non-Pro classes starting in 2022. Performance classes will continue to be held at the APHA World Show. Halter classes will be held in the fall at APHA’s halter event.
- New Open classes: Western Yearling Longe Line, Hunter Yearling Longe Line, 2-Year-Old Stallions, 2-Year-Old Mares, 2-Year-Old Geldings
- New Non-Pro classes: Non-Pro 5-Year-Old & Under Hunt Seat Equitation, Non-Pro 5-Year-Old & Under Showmanship, Non-Pro 5-Year-Old & Under Trail, Non-Pro 5-Year-Old & Under Western Horsemanship
- Gold Breeders’ Futurity classes are now more affordable than ever with reduced entry fees.
- Class entries will now be $500. Payments will continue to be split over two payment deadlines. Late fees have also been reduced.
- Performance classes
- April 15th – $175
- June 1st – $325
- Halter classes
- July 15th – $175
- September 1st – $325
“The Gold Division of the Breeders’ Futurity saw some huge increases in 2021,” said APHA Director of Advertising & Incentive Programs Matt Arias. “$190,000 was paid out between the World Show and the Lone Star Gathering. We had more mares nominated in 2021 than ever before. We are excited to add classes for Non-Pros which will allow a new group to earn a payout in the program. These modifications will help the program continue to grow.”
2022 mare nomination forms will be available online later this month. The complete rules and program details will be available in January. Please contact Matt Arias at MArias@apha.com or (817) 222-6441 with questions.
Committee Chair and Vice Chair Spotlight
Breed Integrity Advisory Committee
Chair – James Howard
James is a lifetime member of the American Paint Horse Association. He has been competing with and raising Paint Horses (predominantly race horses) for over 20 years. He operates Running Colors Equine, Inc. in Wayne, Oklahoma, with his wife and two daughters. James served on the Racing Committee for many years, serving as chair for four years. He was also chairman of the 2020 Presidential Committee and has served on the Disciplinary Committee.
James is currently a board member of Horse Nations Indian Relay Council (HNIRC), an organization which promotes indian relay races in the upper midwest and northwest.
Vice Chair – Spike Brewer
Spike’s passion for the American Paint Horse started over 35 years ago and still is strong today. As a youth and early in her Amateur career, she focused on the all-around events and her biggest accomplishments were the #1 Youth and two-time #1 Amateur on the APHA Top 20 lists. As she got older, she started to focus more on the rail events, hunter under saddle and Western pleasure. She met her husband and love of her life Jody Brewer at a horse show (of course) and they have been married 11 years. They have a seven-year-old daughter, Addison. Together, they enjoy breeding, raising, showing and promoting quality hunter under saddle and Western pleasure horses.
Spike has served as a member and chair of the Amateur Committee for many years, has been a member of the World Show Advisory Committee and currently serves as vice chair of the Breed Integrity Committee. She has been an APHA national director for North Carolina for almost 10 years.
Tentative schedule for 2021 rule revision proposals
December 16, 2021 – Publish all rule revision proposals submitted for membership review.
February 26-27, 2022 – APHA Convention General Membership meetings. All rule revision proposals to be reviewed and amended; then voted on – passed or defeated.
March 1, 2022 – Publish all rule revision proposals passed by the voting state directors on website.
January 1, 2023 – Rules passed at 2022 Convention become effective.
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