2025 APHA Hall of Fame Class Selected
All images courtesy of the Paint Horse Journal.
By Jessica Hein, PHJ News:
The newest class of APHA Hall of Fame inductees have been selected; they will be honored June 26, 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas, as part of the APHA Hall of Fame & Awards Celebration.
2025 Inductees
A Scenic Impulse—“Scenic” made a name for himself in and out of APHA circles, first as a show horse and later as a top sire of Paint pleasure horses. He won the inaugural Reichert Celebration 2-Year-Old Color Classic Western Pleasure championship in 2004 before standing at stud. Scenic has nearly 200 APHA foals, who have earned more than 17,000 APHA points, 33 world championships and 35 reserve world championship titles. The 2002 sorrel overo stallion by A Danson Impulse and out of Ima Scenic Pinebar is owned by Chad Christensen of Valley View, Texas.
Mighty Awesome—An APHA world and reserve world champion at halter, “Awesome” left an indelible mark as a top APHA sire. His 700 offspring earned over 25,000 APHA points, 18 world championships and 23 reserve world championships. Awesome remains APHA’s lifetime leading sire of halter points earned and ranks No. 3 on the lifetime leading sires of halter point-earners list. Triple T Paints of Bullard, Texas, owned the 1992 sorrel overo stallion, who was by Barlink Macho Man and out of Son Sweet Dreams (QH).
Mister Mister—A powerhouse performer, Mister Mister was a household name in the 1990s. “Mister” dominated the APHA Youth and Open divisions, earning nearly 2,800 points, 10 world championships and seven reserve world titles, 44 Registers of Merit, 24 Superiors, multiple APHA Champion and Versatility titles, and a Superior All-Around Champion award. He became a Breyer model horse in 1995. Owned by Jonah Christensen of Salt Lake City, Utah, the 1986 sorrel overo gelding is by Mr Norfleet and out of Cutter’s Cutie.
Shesa Real Pleasure—A 1996 sorrel overo mare by An Awesome Mister (QH) and out of Foolish Pleasures (QH), “Riley” enjoyed a successful show career before becoming a renowned broodmare. She accumulated 677 lifetime APHA points, eight Registers of Merit and six Superiors. Riley produced 15 foals, who have earned more than 50 APHA and National Snaffle Bit Association world and reserve world championships and over 10,000 APHA points. Ken, Karen and Amalie Kennedy of Fort Smith, Arkansas, owned the mare.
Sue Drawdy—A longtime APHA supporter from Fort Pierce, Florida, Sue Drawdy is a decorated owner, breeder and exhibitor. She’s earned nearly 5,000 APHA points and more than 20 APHA world championship and reserve championship titles. Sue and husband Phil own CS Acres in Fort Pierce, home to Hall of Fame inductee RH Mr Imprint.
2025 APHA Hall of Fame & Awards Celebration
June 26, 2025
Round Up Inn, Will Rogers Memorial Center
Fort Worth, Texas
Save the date—tickets will be available soon!
Details: Email Jennifer Crites at jcrites@apha.com
