Ranch horse exhibitors, get ready to cash in at the 2024 APHA World Championship Show, which features $121,500 in added money for ranch events. The show features APHA world championships, sweepstakes and other special bonuses for Paints, along with all-breed Ranch Horse Triple Crown and International Ranch Horse Association Futurity and world championship events.
Ranch Horse (Total Added Money $121,500)
APHA Added-Money Ranch Horse Events: $24,500
Sweepstakes events open to Regular Registry and Solid Paint-Bred horses
- 4- & 5-Year-Old Ranch Riding Sweepstakes—$3,500 added
- 3-Year-Old Ranch Riding Sweepstakes—$3,000 added
- Open & Solid Paint-Bred Ranch Riding Sweepstakes & world championship—$3,000 added
- Amateur & Amateur Solid Paint-Bred Ranch Riding Sweepstakes & world championship—$3,000 added
- Open & Solid Paint-Bred Ranch Trail Sweepstakes & world championship—$3,000 added
- Amateur & Amateur Solid Paint-Bred Ranch Trail Sweepstakes & world championship—$3,000 added
- Ranch Rail Pleasure Sweepstakes & world championship—$1,500 added
- Amateur Ranch Rail Pleasure Sweepstakes & world championship—$1,500 added
- Solid Paint-Bred Ranch Rail Pleasure Sweepstakes & world championship—$1,500 added
- Amateur Solid Paint-Bred Ranch Rail Pleasure Sweepstakes & world championship—$1,500 added
Sponsored by APHA & Texas Paint Horse Breeders Association
Tobiano Loot: $500 added
- Awarded to the overall highest scoring tobiano/tovero entry in select world championship ranch classes.
Sponsored by Bickell Ranches
Ranch Horse Triple Crown Challenge: $40,000 added
All-Breed | Open, Non-Pro & Youth Divisions
Presented by Four Star Quarter Horses
- $40,000 Added Guaranteed in Open & Non-Pro Divisions—split equally between all six classes
- Bonus Payouts for Triple Crown Challenge Champions (Open, Non-Pro & Youth) who win all three classes in their respective division!
- $5,000 Bonus Payout for Triple Crown Challenge Open Champion
- $5,000 Bonus Payout for Triple Crown Challenge Non-Pro Champion
- $2,500 Bonus Scholarship for Triple Crown Challenge Youth Champion
- $5,000 in Youth Scholarships Awarded – split equally between all three Youth classes
- Sponsored by Dennis & Debbie Martin
- No entry fees for Youth RHTCC classes!
- Sponsored by Dennis & Debbie Martin
PLUS, $45,000 MORE in IRHA Stallion Incentive payouts paid to top placing horses sired by IRHA Incentive Stallions and an additional $10,000 paid to the breeders and stallion owners of these top placing horses ($5,000 paid to the breeders and $5,000 paid to the stallion owners).
International Ranch Horse Association (IRHA) World Championships: $9,000 added
All-Breed | Open, Non-Pro & Youth Divisions
Sponsored by Markel
- Open Ranch Riding – $1,000 added
- Open Ranch Rail – $1,000 added
- Open Ranch Trail – $1,000 added
- Non-Pro Ranch Riding – $1,000 added
- Non-Pro Ranch Rail – $1,000 added
- Non-Pro Ranch Trail – $1,000 added
- Youth Ranch Riding – $1,000 added
- Youth Ranch Rail – $1,000 added
- Youth Ranch Trail – $1,000 added
IRHA Ranch Horse Futurity: $30,000 added
All-Breed | Open & Non-Pro Divisions
Sponsored by Kimes Ranch & Markel
- Open 3-Year-Old Ranch Riding Futurity—$15,000 added
- Non-Pro 3-Year-Old Ranch Riding Futurity—$15,000 added
PLUS, $45,000 MORE in IRHA Stallion Incentive payouts paid to top placing horses sired by IRHA Incentive Stallions and an additional $10,000 paid to the breeders and stallion owners of these top placing horses ($5,000 paid to the breeders and $5,000 paid to the stallion owners).
More than $1.5 million in cash and prizes will be awarded at the 2024 APHA World Show, which takes place June 21-July 7, 2024. Enter by 5 p.m. the day before the event takes place; pre-entries are due May 15 for the best rates. Online entries are open now!
More info: apha.com/world-show-home
Questions? [email protected]
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The American Paint Horse Association is the world’s second-largest international equine breed association, registering more than a million horses in 59 nations and territories since it was founded in 1962. APHA promotes, preserves and provides meaningful experiences with Paint Horses.