If a new Paint foal has joined your barn, register him before the second weanling registration deadline on September 30 to save money and make him an official part of the APHA family. Getting your application submitted on time is easier than ever with online registration.
Continue reading …Desperate for your horse show fix? iEquine.com is streaming live from several horse shows of various disciplines this week and has big plans for the remainder of the 2014 show season.
Continue reading …As long as people have shown horses, they’ve also wondered what judges really think. APHA gathered judges from around the country to share what really happens behind the clipboard. How We See It is a video series with words straight from the judges’ mouths.
Continue reading …Cash bonuses totaling $5,000 are up for grabs for registered Paints at the USTRC event. The owner of the high money #6 and above Paint and the owner of the high money Elite #5 and below Paint will each earn a $2,500 bonus and a custom Gist Silversmiths trophy buckle.
Continue reading …Competitors headed to the SmartPak West AQHA Level 1 Championships and Nutrena East AQHA Level 1 Championships can view and download the patterns to continue to prepare for their Level 1 Championship journey.
Continue reading …Judges for the event will be Brent Maxwell, Chad Evans, Brent Tincher, Garth Gooding, Jessica Gilliam, and one TBD judge. The Classic features a new schedule this year, which will allow halter competitors to show once on Saturday.
Continue reading …Initial Clinicians for Horse Expo Pomona include: Chris Cox, one of the country’s leading horsemen and clinician (roping/cutting); Charles de Kunffy, world-renowned educator and author (dressage); Nick Karazissis, leading trainer and clinician and Nic Karazissis Jr., (hunter/jumping); Larry Whitesell, renowned trainer and clinician (gaited); Brandi Lyons, the daughter of “the most trusted horseman in America,” John Lyons; Jonathan Field, expert on equine psychology; Craig Cameron, known as “The Cowboys Clinician”; Barbra Schulte, a 2012 inductee of the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame (cutting); Kalley Krickeberg, specialist in young and problem horses and liberty training, and many more.
Continue reading …With an award budget of well over $150,000, awards will be abundant during the show. They include: jackets from Tioga Territory for class champions (with five or more entries), medallions for 1st-6th place in each class, Gist Silversmith custom belt buckles and Kensington Protective Products for high points. Scholarships will also be given this year to the high point overall youth within each breed. A total of $2,500.00 will be divided between the four breeds. The scholarships will be redeemable upon enrollment in college.
Continue reading …Every year, about half of APHA’s Board of Directors comes up for re-election. The 2014 Director Election is for directors who will begin service in 2015. The election begins September 15 and ballots must be received by October 15.
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