Longtime APHA supporter Pat Mullins of Bumpass, Virginia, died May 28 in a car accident. He was 79. Pat was an insurance agent and association representative for APHA Corporate Partner Markel Insurance.

With deep roots in the horse industry, inherited from his mother and father, Brenda and Michael Marlatt, Seth became a horse trainer and spent time as a representative for DAC Supplements, in addition to being an AQHA Professional Horseman and a member of the National Snaffle Bit Association and Indiana Quarter Horse Association.

In 1979, Malcolm was elected to APHA’s Executive Committee, and he served as president in 1984. Previously, he served as a national director and was part of the Judges and Show & Contest committees.

Most of you know Joe Parrish as the always smiling face greeting patrons at Kendall’s Hat booth at horse shows around the country. But what you might not know is that Joe was a veteran of the United States Army and a 30-year firefighter for the City of Thomasville, GA. He was a beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, grandfather, and great-grandfather, and active in his church family.

A longtime Cutting horse competitor, and judge for 40+ years, most recently Vinci served as a steward at the All American Quarter Horse Congress and AQHA World Show for the last several years. He was also very active in his local Louisiana Quarter Horse Association.

She purchased her first horse with money saved from her first job without telling her parents. She began making her mark in the horse world “back in the day,” where she was known as a serious barrel racer. From there, she went on to become a famed trainer, breeder, exhibitor and one of the most influential business women in the professional equine industry.