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Expanded solid Paint-bred and ranch event classes are among more than 30 class additions planned for the 2022 APHA World Championship Show. More than $1.25 million in cash and prizes will be awarded at the premier event, taking place June 24-July 10 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

“It is our vision that this financial support will bring additional awareness to the ‘Model of Inclusion’ the NSBA embodies by including Veterans who participate in therapeutic riding programs across the country. My husband, Bob, and I feel this is a small way our family can say thank you to the brave men and women whose service and sacrifice allows us the freedom to enjoy and love our show horses” said Ingrid Miller, exhibitor, and lifetime member of the NSBA.   

After a postponement in 2020 and a virtual event in 2021, APHA is excited to announce the 2022 Youth World Games will take place August 21-25 during the European Paint Horse Championship in Kreuth, Germany.

“This is an important example of APHA’s commitment to the future,” APHA Executive Director Billy Smith said. “Along with hundreds of thousands of dollars paid out each year in scholarships, our relationship with IEA is the gold standard for Youth development.”

Sharee Schwartzenberger of Longmont, Colorado won the $25,000 RAM Invitational Freestyle Reining championship at the 2022 National Western Stock Show aboard Walla Whiz Affair.  Schwartzenberger wondered how to top her 2020 win with her rendition of Elton John. Her research pointed her towards the next most downloaded and over-the-top artist, Lady Gaga! The judges awarded her a total score of 231.5 for her to take home her share of the $25,000 prize.  

PHJ release by: Elizabeth Lawhorn APHA.com Several COVID-prompted rule variances that were in place for 2020 and 2021 ended December 31, 2021. As of January 1, 2022, the following rules reverted back to their pre-COVID requirements as found in the 2022 APHA Rule Book. Novice and Green eligibility Youth in their last year of their […]

Wrangler has been an AQHA corporate partner since 1989. In addition to being the official western jeans of AQHA, Wrangler is a sponsor of the AQHYA World Championship Show, presented by Ford; Farnam AQHA World Championship Show; Bank of America Challenge Championships; Nutrena AQHA Level 1 Championships; and Bank of America Youth Excellence Seminar.

“One of the upsides of the pandemic, if you can say that, has been the significant increase in social media engagement with our members,” says IEA Director of Marketing, Kimber Whanger. “Because so many of our riders were forced to be online this past year – we found new ways to engage, educate, and inspire riders to become more involved in IEA and their equine communities. We can’t help but think this effort has had a direct effect on this year’s membership surge.”