Photos and Results From Swing into Spring

May 27, 2020 | Filed under: Show Results & Gallery | Posted by: equine

By: Amanda Palmer

We had a great turnout to our Swing into Spring APHA 4-judge POR show in Statesboro, GA. This show was originally scheduled to take place in Florida at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center in Tampa, FL. Due to the COVID 19 closures, the show was cancelled at the last minute. However, the Georgia and Florida Paint Horse Clubs were able to pull off this last minute venue change. We are so thankful to our support staff at APHA, especially our Executive Director Billy Smith, Dave Dellin and the APHA Board of Directors as they assisted in helping this last minute venue change become a reality.

This was the first APHA show held at the Bulloch County Agricultural Center in Statesboro, GA. The facility and show management had many measures in place to keep all the exhibitors safe while observing social distancing rules. All the exhibitors enjoyed the amenities the facility had to offer and look forward to our next show at this facility to be held on June 27-28. The June Slice of Summer/APHA SE Championship show, hosted by Georgia Paint Horse Club, will feature 32 APHA Championship buckle classes. We hope this show will be heavily attended and will likely be one of the few APHA shows to be held during the month of June.

We want to thank all the exhibitors who came out and supported this show. We had a great group of judges: Kathryn Bogetta, Don Beard, Sandy Curl, and Charlene Carter. We’re so thankful for their willingness to change their plans at the last minute with our venue change. We feel fortunate to be one of the two APHA shows that have been able to happen since the COVID 19 quarantine, and we’re looking forward to hosting more shows in the future. As always, our goal is to have a successful show, while keeping our APHA members safe.