The “Go, Know, Grow – AQHA Affiliate Workshop” will cover a variety of topics, including member growth, marketing, engaging youth, animal welfare, recreational riding, team building, conflict resolution, and much more. There will also be several breakout sessions available to discuss these specific areas, in addition to any questions you have to help make your affiliate more successful. There will also be a session targeting AQHA racing affiliates.

“When our family was notified of the Hall of Fame induction, I spent some time on the website reading some articles,” Hall of Fame Inductee Jerry Peddycoart’s daughter, Sharon Frost, said. “And when I read the [APHA Mission Statement,] I read it in Dad’s voice. To me, it perfectly summed up his feelings: ‘We inspire, nurture, promote and provide meaningful experiences to generations interested in preserving the versatile Paint Horse.’

When Penelope’s husband proposed to her, he promised that if she married him, he would buy her a horse. On their 40th anniversary, he surprised her with a 6-month-old Pinto named Kokomo Dream.

Check out the live feed for the Silver Dollar Circuit on iEquine.com. The 2017 Silver Dollar Circuit kicks off today, February 24th and will continue through March 1st at the South Point Equestrian Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. You can watch all the action live on iEquine.com or stream from your iPhone or iPad with […]

The Time to Ride program—designed to encourage introductions between newcomers and horses through horse business incentives—has already helped nearly 25,000 people experience horses for the first time. More than 1,000 events held by 216 hosts took place during last year’s competition.

“After the tremendous turnout last year, I’m excited to add the yearling futurity to the halter classes. We have some new and exciting things in store for 2017,” said Jennifer Sheriff. “One of our goals with a total of twelve futurity classes (six Limited Open & six Non-Pro) is to promote and reward the Non-Pro Owner/Exhibitor. Also, we hope to gain the color breeds this year with the date change of the APHA World Show. Top color breeds will have additional bonuses and prizes.”

The 2017 event will take place at the Jacobson Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Judges for the show will be Andrea Simons, Suzy Jeane, John Kunkle, Jill Newcomb, Murray Griggs, and David Denniston

For the second consecutive year, the per-point value for APHA’s Breeders’ Trust program has increased. Each Open & Amateur point earned by participating horses in 2016 is worth $8.30—an increase of almost 9.5% (45 cents) over 2015 values.

“Our goal is to bring together an excellent roster of judges for the Level 1 Championships,” said Pete Kyle, AQHA chief show officer. “It is important for exhibitors to know they are being judged by the rules and by a highly qualified group of judges at each show.”