Current Youth Clubs

AjPHA regional clubs bring AjPHA to you at the local level. AjPHA regional clubs serve to provide an educational and social organization for youth members who share a common interest in Paint Horses. Clubs are also known for having a friendly atmosphere, a high regard for their members and promoting family values.

These clubs are as diverse as the Paint Horse, but they share common goals of educating the public about APHA and AjPHA, encouraging Paint breeding for conformation and athletic ability, providing an opportunity to show Paints and hosting social events and other activities for those who don’t want to compete, all while staying close to home. Becoming a part of one or beginning a junior club can be a great benefit and a way to continue to grow an existing adult club. Get involved today!

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Youth Advisors

Find a regional club youth advisor near you! A youth advisor is an adult who oversees the Youth program of a regional club. They are the liaison between the APHA regional club, the youth members, & the APHA director of youth activities. Youth advisors also support all youth programming and activities for their regional club.

The individuals listed below are youth advisors by state and country. If your state or country is missing, start a club today!

Club Name	State/Country	Advisor	Email
New England Paint Horse Club	CT, ME, MA,NH, NY	Heidi Novak	paintedviewfarm@hotmail.com
Florida Paint Horse Club	FL	Kelly Mariotti	kellynealmariotti@gmail.com
Idaho Paint Horse Club	ID	Megan Dulin	megallyn5@gmail.com
Illinois Paint Horse Club	IL	Beth Hattan	bhattan@kuhlinsurance.com
Kansas Paint Horse Club	KS	Darcy Tweady	darcyferguson00@gmail.com
Delmarva Paint Horse Club	MD, VI	Lori Ireland	loriireland@yahoo.com
Michigan Paint Horse Club	MI	Heather Francis	hoosiercowgirl@ymail.com
Minnesote Paint Horse Club	MN	Briana Burt	brizzer154@aol.com
Garden State Paint Horse Club	NJ	Nikayla Hetzell	gsphyc@gmail.com
Carolina Paint Horse Club	NC	Andrew Fallin	afallin444@gmail.com
Ohio Paint Horse Club	OH	Justin & Rachel Russell	russjust1109@gmail.com
Palmetto Paint Horse Club	SC	Bree Cooke	breestack@yahoo.com
Texas Paint Horse Club	TX	Rhonda Culp	start_life2010@yahoo.com
Utah Paint Horse Club	UT	Sammy Barbour	sammy.shields@yahoo.com
Virginia Paint Horse Club	VI	Katey Ralls	newportb3@gmail.com
Ontario Paint Horse Club	Canada	Liz Nooyen	lnooyen64@gmail.com
Saskatchewan Paint Horse Club	Canada	Leslie Janssen	janssenlg@outlook.com
Paint Horse Club Germany	Germany	Jasmin Schuster	2jasminschuster@gmail.com
Paint Horse Club Italia	Italy	Emma Barban	barbanemma01@gmail.com
		Moira Gazzola	gazzolamoira@gmail.com
UK Paint Horse Association	United Kingdom	Claire Hunsley	paintedponylady6@gmail.com

Club Contests

AjPHA Club of the Year

The purpose of the AjPHA Club of the Year award is to recognize outstanding AjPHA regional clubs. AjPHA regional clubs serve to provide an educational and social organization for Youth members who share a common interest in Paint Horses. AjPHA regional club activities should be organized by the Youth members and supervised by an adult youth advisor. Clubs should work to serve their communities, provide social and educational activities for Youth members, promote APHA and provide an outlet to educate youth members about responsibilities they will encounter in the equine industry and throughout their lives. If your AjPHA regional club exemplifies all of these attributes, you can nominate the club for the AjPHA Club of the Year!

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From the Heart Award

AjPHA is proud to have the From the Heart award, sponsored by Markel Insurance. The From the Heart award was created to encourage AjPHA regional clubs to participate in the AjPHA Executive Committee project, which encourages AjPHA members to reach out to their community through education and service. The award will be given to the club that displays the highest level of dedication and effort.