APHA Past President Butch Wonderlich dies
May 24, 2022 Comments Off on APHA Past President Butch Wonderlich dies
By Jessica Hein, PHJ Wilma June “Butch” Wonderlich, APHA’s first female president and a longtime Paint promoter, died May 20. APHA extends our condolences to her family and friends. Butch and her husband, Dr. Lyle Wonderlich, owned RoseAcre Farm in Twin Falls, Idaho, where they bred, raised and showed Paint Horses with their children. Among […]
Continue reading …Breaking News: Tom Powers Announces Two Year Old Extended Western Pleasure Class for Triple Challenge Futurity
May 17, 2022 Comments Off on Breaking News: Tom Powers Announces Two Year Old Extended Western Pleasure Class for Triple Challenge Futurity
By Delores Kuhlwein Western Pleasure – love it or hate it, it’s a very recent and always rehashed topic of discussion across social media, in the barns, and at the shows. Tom Powers says, “Even if you love it, the class is not being well attended at the shows to say the least. Numbers are […]
Continue reading …Pleasure Versatility Challenge Returns November 2022 to Farnam AQHA World
May 16, 2022 Comments Off on Pleasure Versatility Challenge Returns November 2022 to Farnam AQHA World
By Norman K. Luba, President American Quarter Horse Association 2022 Pleasure Versatility Challenge The Pleasure Versatility Challenge, presented by Super Sires, returns this November to the 2022 Farnam AQHA World Championship Show at the OKC Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. The fifth annual Pleasure Versatility Challenge, presented by Super Sires, is slated for 6 p.m. on […]
Continue reading …APHA Innovation Helps Billy Smith Win Equine Vision Award
May 16, 2022 Comments Off on APHA Innovation Helps Billy Smith Win Equine Vision Award
By Jessica Hein, PHJ Dr. Billy Smith, Executive Director of the American Paint Horse Association, was honored with the American Horse Publications’ Equine Industry Vision Award at their annual conference May 13 in Lexington, Kentucky. The award, sponsored by Zoetis, celebrates ingenuity, originality and innovation that helps grow the horse community; Billy was nominated for the […]
Continue reading …Nutrena Ride the Pattern clinics at the 2022 Nutrena AQHA West Level 1 Championships
May 16, 2022 Comments Off on Nutrena Ride the Pattern clinics at the 2022 Nutrena AQHA West Level 1 Championships
AQHA Attend the Nutrena Ride the Pattern clinics at the 2022 Nutrena AQHA West Level 1 Championships held in conjunction with the Arizona Quarter Horse Association Pinnacle Circuit at WestWorld 2022 in Scottsdale, Arizona. AQHA Corporate Partner Nutrena will sponsor these clinics during the show. Be sure to stop by and watch […]
Continue reading …Schedule Of Classes For Big Money & WCHA Breeder’s Futurity
May 15, 2022 Comments Off on Schedule Of Classes For Big Money & WCHA Breeder’s Futurity
Hot off the press, the schedule of classes for our Big Money and WCHA Breeder’s Classes within our partnership with APHA in the HALTER MILLION! Don’t forget to nominate all your horses to be eligible to enter! Visit the website for entry forms for Big Money and WCHA Breeder’s Futurities, Plus…… DAC Yearling Longe Line […]
Continue reading …2022 WCHA/Big Money Futurities Host Hotels Giving Back to WCHA
May 12, 2022 Comments Off on 2022 WCHA/Big Money Futurities Host Hotels Giving Back to WCHA
WCHA/Big Money Futurities Host Hotels 2022 – APHA World Championship Halter Show Three hotels have agreed to give WCHA $10 for every night that is booked in our WCHA block of rooms! Reservations must be made through Dawn Falcon Causey for WCHA to get credit (See below for rates and amenities to choose your hotel). Please […]
Continue reading …Charlie Sasser & Virdin Royse earn APHA Distinguished Service Awards
May 12, 2022 Comments Off on Charlie Sasser & Virdin Royse earn APHA Distinguished Service Awards
By Jessica Hein, PHJ APHA pillars Charlie Sasser and Virdin Royse are the newest recipients of the association’s distinguished service awards, presented in recognition of their lasting contributions to the Paint Horse community. APHA Distinguished Service Award: Charlie Sasser The APHA Distinguished Service Award will be presented on July 1 to Charlie Sasser, a lifetime […]
Continue reading …Leading Breeder Award and Leading Owner/Breeder/Exhibitor Award at 2022 APHA World Championship Show
May 11, 2022 Comments Off on Leading Breeder Award and Leading Owner/Breeder/Exhibitor Award at 2022 APHA World Championship Show
APHA Did you know that APHA offers a Leading Owner/Breeder/Exhibitor Award, and a Leading Breeder Award at the APHA World Championship Show? The Leading Owner/Breeder/Exhibitor Award will recognize the top individual that is owner, breeder and exhibitor of horses competing in world championship classes. The Leading Breeder Award will be presented to the breeder whose horses earn […]
Continue reading …AQHA Hosted Record Breaking Nutrena AQHA East Level 1 Championships
May 10, 2022 Comments Off on AQHA Hosted Record Breaking Nutrena AQHA East Level 1 Championships
AQHA Exhibitors at the 2022 Nutrena AQHA East Level 1 Championships took home 184 championship titles at the largest Nutrena AQHA Level 1 Championships in the Association’s history. That’s a wrap on the 2022 Nutrena AQHA East Level 1 Championships! AQHA exhibitors from 40 states and two Canadian provinces competed for 184 championship titles at the […]
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