EuroPaint Takes No. 1 on APHA’s Top Shows of 2023 List

By PHJ News

The European Paint Horse Championship—“EuroPaint”—in Kreuth, Germany, once again topped the list of APHA’s top shows of 2023, determined by the number of horses per judge. While its number of horses decreased slightly from 2022, EuroPaint grew in entries for 2023. The August 2023 show reported 1,546 entries per judge and a total increase of 2.79% at their event. The show is sponsored by the Zone 12 Coordinating Committee.

APHA congratulates the following Top 20 Shows for 2023 and their producers, sponsors, managers, secretaries and exhibitors. These producers receive exclusive logos from APHA designating their event as a Top 10 or Top 20 show, so keep your eyes open for those special designations.

 

Top Shows of 2023

Rank	Show	Location	Date	Horses	Entries	Average Entries Per Horse	2022 Rank	Type	Adjoining Show
1	European Paint Horse Championships, sponsored by Zone 12 Coordinating Committee	Kreuth, GM	8/18	304	1546	5	1	5 ZOR
2	Ugly Sweater Extravaganza, sponsored by Florida PHC & Georgia PHC	Ocala, FL	12/1	177	1055	6	12	4 POR x 4 POR	Holiday Classic sponsored by Florida PHC (177/1054)
3	Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Paint Horse Show, sponsored by FWSSR & Texas PHC	Fort Worth, TX	1/23	171	815	5	8	4 POR
4	APHA Zone 2 Show, sponsored by Zone 2 Coordinating Committee	Las Vegas, NV	5/17	168	822	5	2	6 ZOR x 4 POR	APHA Zone 2 POR sponsored by Silver State PHC (165/794)
5	Copper Country, sponsored by Arizona PHC	Scottsdale, AZ	1/1	167	732	4	9	4 POR x 4 POR	Copper Country sponsored by Arizona PHC (182/736)
6	Paint Horse Congress #2, sponsored by Kansas PHA	Oklahoma City, OK	10/19	166	721	4	16	4 POR x 4 POR	Paint Horse Congress #1 sponsored by Kansas PHA (166/720)
7	Show of the Year #1, sponsored by California PHA	Rancho Murieta, CA	4/26	160	750	5	10	4 POR x 4 POR	Show of the Year #2 sponsored by California PHA (153/679)
8	German Paint Horse Championship, sponsored by Paint Horse Club Germany	Kreuth, GM	6/29	154	772	5	14	4 POR
9	Paint the Future, sponsored by Texas PHC	Waco, TX	4/6	150	806	5	3	4 POR
10	Zone 4 Memorial Day Classic, sponsored by Zone 4 Coordinating Committee	Waco, TX	5/26	144	730	5	7	6 ZOR
11	Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, sponsored by HLSR	Houston, TX	3/13	141	755	5	13	3 POR
12	Great 8 Zone-O-Rama, sponsored by Zone 8 Coordinating Committee	Cloverdale, IN	5/5	140	841	6	17	6 ZOR
13	Copper Country, sponsored by Arizona PHC	Scottsdale, AZ	12/29	138	686	5	4	4 POR x 4 POR	Copper Country POR sponsored by Arizona PHC
14	Zone 1—The Big Paint Show, sponsored by Zone 1 Coordinating Committee	Nampa, ID	8/9	128	782	6	5	6 ZOR x 4 POR	INPHC Summer Spectacular sponsored by Inland Northwest PHC (126/709)
15	Texas Wildflower, sponsored by Gulf Coast PHC & Texas PHC	Waco, TX	3/2	127	654	5	6	4 POR
16	Virginia Color Classic Futurity Show, sponsored by Virginia PHC	Lexington, VA	9/1	114	575	5	–	4 POR
17	Fall Color Classic #1, sponsored by Michigan PHC & Indiana PHC	Cloverdale, IN	10/26	113	542	5	11	4 POR x 4 POR	Fall Color Classic #2 sponsored by Michigan PHC & Indiana PHC (111/528)
18	IPHA Fall Breeders Futurity and POR, sponsored by Illinois PHA	Gifford, IL	9/1	107	527	5	18	4 POR
19	IPHA Spring Fling, sponsored by Illinois PHA	Gifford, IL	4/14	107	515	5	19	4 POR
20	Washington State PHC Classic #1, sponsored by Washington State PHC	Monroe, WA	7/21	105	618	6	–	3 POR x 3 POR	Star Spangled Horse Show #2 sponsored by Washington State PHC (104/590)

PHC = Paint Horse Club

PHA = Paint Horse Association

POR = Paint-O-Rama

ZOR = Zone-O-Rama

 

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