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Measured by nearly 1,000 horses stemming from 42 states and 4 outside countries; nearly 1,950 entries; beautiful weather and plenty of extra activities, the American Paint Horse Association’s first Fall World Championship Paint Horse Show is now complete.

The split format was introduced this year with the Youth World Show being the focus of the Summer event, while the Open and Amateur World Show, plus the slot classes and Breeders’ Futurity, were the focus of the Fall World. The expanded schedule allows all competitors to feel less overwhelmed by 16-hour show days, gives youth competitors the spotlight they deserve in the summer, allows younger horses more time to mature and be shown in the fall, and gives APHA room to add more classes, clinics and fun activities throughout both summer and fall shows.

“Thanks to the support of our members, the first split-format APHA World Show established a new atmosphere of competition and camaraderie at both the Summer and the Fall venues. Now that we’ve completed the inaugural series, we look forward to being able to build numbers and support for the format as we move forward into 2010,” said APHA Executive Director Lex Smurthwaite.

Numbers prior to the final audit show 973 horses were entered in competition at the Fall World Show, with a total of 1,945 entries competing in Open, Amateur, Novice Amateur, Solid Paint-Bred, Challenge, Sweepstakes, Slot and Breeders’ Futurity classes that were held November 5-14 at Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

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