“I’ve been a trainer, stallion owner, mare owner, judge, horse show manager, and futurity coordinator, which gives me insight to the needs and concerns of our membership from different perspectives. I firmly believe that a strong non-pro program is the engine that drives the train.”

WHAT: Paint Horse Congress, #1 APHA SHOW in US in 2017
WHERE: Built Ford Tough Livestock Complex at Expo Square
WHEN: Wednesday, August 1 – Sunday, August 5, 2018
Sponsored by the Kansas Paint Horse Association

More than $900,000 in cash and prizes are up for grabs in 2018, and it’s time to start dreaming big and making plans to attend the biggest and best Paint Horse show in the world!

Under the bright lights of the Grand Prix Coliseum at the Georgia International Horse Park, the National Quarter Horse League held their annual Huntfield Derby Championships during the Big A horse show in Conyers.

New for 2018:
-Level 1 Ranch Riding & NSBA 
-3 Year Old & Over $2,500 Novice Horse Open Western Pleasure Stakes, Presented by The Madness
– Open to Maiden & Non Maiden horses
– Horse cannot have earned over $2,500 or 25 points by August 1 of current year
– Highest Placing Limited Rider Award
– 4 & 5 Year Old Non Pro Trail Stakes NSBA, Presented by Sea Ridge farms

Punchy Paints showed off their ranch horse resumes during three tough phases of the first-ever Youth Versatility Ranch Horse Challenge at the 2018 APHA Youth World Championship Show.

The red, white and blue waved proudly as Team USA celebrated their victory in the 2018 Youth World Games, which concluded July 3 in Fort Worth, Texas. The team of five horsewomen—Sabine Lazo, Kellianne Lunny, Gianna Pozzi, Sarah Beth Felker and Livia Hillenburg—bested six other teams hailing from around the globe to claim the top prize.