APHA Announces Top International Shows of 2013

APHA International press by: Irene Stamatelakys

You’ve asked, and we’ve answered. For the first time, the APHA has ranked the top 10 international shows outside of the U.S. and Canada.

It comes as no surprise that the European Paint Horse Championships, held in Kreuth, Germany during the first week of September, tops the list with nearly 1,000 entries per judge. In fact, it ranks as the second-largest APHA show in the world. The Germans also hosted the second-largest international show—the Chrom-Ranch Summer Show—in Memmingen (Bavaria), Germany in early July with 283 entries per judge. Third place goes to the Danes and the Danish Paint Horse Championship, held in Haderslav, Denmark last August with 278 entries per judge.

Following are the Top 10 APHA-approved shows internationally, ranked by entries per judge, in 2013:

1. European Paint Horse Championship

September 2–8, Kreuth, Germany, 947 entries/judge

2. Chrom-Ranch Summer Show

July 5–7, Memmingen, Germany, 283 entries/judge

3. Danish Paint Horse Championship

August 11–12, Haderslav, Denmark, 278 entries/judge

4. Bayern Paint

August 2–4, Theirhaupten/Otz, Germany, 259 entries/judge

5. Chrom-Ranch Spring Show

April 27–29, Memmingen, Germany, 251 entries/judge

6. Czech Paint Horse Jubilee

August 10–11, Kostelany, Czech Republic, 219 entries/judge

7. FPHA Summer Paint Horse Show

July 27–28, Chazey-sur-Ain, France, 208 entries/judge

8. Nordic Paint Challenge

June 14–16, Svedala, Sweden, 186 entries/judge

9. Svenska Paint Championship

September 20–22, Skovde, Sweden, 182 entries/judge

10. Dutch Championship & Futurity

September 28–29, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands, 176 entries/judge