
From now on, the Breeders’ Trust will pay the owners’ share of earnings to the horse’s recorded owner as of December 31, so long as the horse has been enrolled or re-enrolled in the program following any transfers since January 1, 2015. The modification eliminates the “one free transfer” policy and no longer accounts for show leases.
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Jeffrey Gibbs started Hesa Good Ride for owner Tracey Hoffman, and when it came time for a rider for the Premier Paint Sires Three Year Old Limited Horse Limited Rider Western Pleasure, Gibbs didn’t have to look very far – Colten Andrews lives just a mile or so away.
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4-Star Trailers, Sundowner, Trails West, Royal T, Maverick, Charmac, Exiss, Sooner, Bison, Featherlite, Cimarron, Equi-Trek Portland, Titan, Elite, Logan, CM Trailers, Hart, Lakota, Big Tex, Big Bend, and Double D
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Novice Amateur – Zip My Impulse & Mellissa Shelly
Amateur – Gota Lota Chex & Lauren Stepaniak
Select – Willy Impulsive & Debra Kluz
Novice Youth – Men Only & Lydia Brahler
13 & under – Mister Spontaneous & Rachel Kruchten
14-18 – Sleepin In The Park & Kameron Thorn
Open – Chex Out My Lope – Kristie Kruchten (owner)

The competition, judged under ASHA rules, offers a full slate of classes: Ranch Trail, Ranch Pleasure, Ranch Reining and Ranch Cow Work. Divisions include Green Horse, Open, Amateur, Ltd Non-Pro, Novice Amateur, Youth and Youth Walk Trot.
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A new section of the APHF website—apha.com/foundation—has been developed to answer questions about World Show scholarships, give instruction on how to redeem scholarship funds and most importantly, display each exhibitor’s scholarship earnings to date.
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50-Year Legacy Breeders:
Drummond Land and Cattle Co. of Pawhuska, Oklahoma
J-D Inc. of Geneva, Nebraska
Dennis H. Crain of Winnsboro, Louisiana
Lanier Hereford Farm of Jachin, Alabama
Donald E. Smith of Wauchula, Florida

We asked, if you could create a #GrumpyTrainerTee for your trainer, what would it say? We received a ton of responses and here are a few of our favorites! Some people sent in responses for specific horse trainers, while others are more generic. Enjoy!
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There are generally six to 16 obstacles in any given trail challenge, depending on the land and terrain of the host location. A judge or judges (determined by the amount of obstacles) are located throughout the course evaluating a rider’s ability to maneuver his horse through the obstacle. Each horse-and-rider team starts out with a value of 70 and then gains or loses points, depending on their ability to navigate the course. The horse and rider (partnership) with the highest overall value is declared the trail challenge winner in each division.
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The most EXCITING part of The International is that High Point awards in 14-18, 13 and under, Open, Amateur, Select, Novice Amateur, and Novice Youth divisions will be full page ads in The Equine Chronicle!
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