Former Distinguished Service Award winner Peggy Gilbert passes

Lifetime APHA member and former Distinguished Service Award winner Peggy Gilbert died February 20, 2026. She was 89. A horsewoman since age 13, Peggy’s first horse was a gaited Pinto. The mare’s colorful markings helped spark Peggy’s interest in the fledgling American Paint Horse Association in the early 1960s. Daughter Beth French says Peggy was […]