“We are extremely excited about this year’s group of new APHA judges,” APHA Director of Judges David Dellin said. “I have no doubt they will continue the tradition of excellence that we are working to provide for our exhibitors. They are all extremely knowledgeable and have been through a very demanding test of those skills. I’m very proud to have them as part of the judges’ corps.”

Rocky Mountain Paint Horse Association Treasurer Sue Willard saw joy on exhibitors’ faces as they received their awards from APHA President Susie Shaw.

Now until September 30, 2016, stallions can be subscribed to the Breeders’ Trust for 1.5 times their highest advertised stud fee—if your stallion’s stud fee is $600, for example, the subscription fee would be $900. Subscribing your stallion to the Breeders’ Trust makes all of his 2017 foals eligible for Breeders’ Trust nomination, giving them opportunity to earn cash back for APHA points earned in most Open and Amateur events and access to APHA’s lucrative Breeders’ Futurity events.

“The four-year-old futurity horse concept has been discussed by good horsemen and breeders for years,” says Amanda Brumley, whose company produced the Wild Card Reining Challenge. “This show should challenge other horsemen to provide more opportunities for young horses that need extra time to mature, train and prepare for competitive reining, both physically and mentally.”

Voting will be conducted using an online system June 22–29; all current AjPHA national directors are asked to vote.

The weather has been simply beautiful for this show. I wasn’t sure what Las Vegas offered this time of year, Heaven or Hades? Turns out it’s wonderful … weather in the seventies to low eighties with a sweet breeze through the big, west facing warm-up arena doors in the late afternoon.

“By providing young people an organized forum for safe and fair competition, IEA not only is making a critical contribution to the future of our sport, but also to the positive character development of middle and high school students throughout the country. The Virginia Horse Center is proud to welcome the all the participants of the IEA National Finals. We are confident all will enjoy our first class facilities and will enjoy the beautiful vista of the Shenandoah Valley.”

“This year, we have chosen a variety of classes to be showcased as Western Canadian Championship classes. The classes have been distributed throughout the various divisions, and we believe almost every eligible exhibitor will have an opportunity to compete for the beautiful awards. We are making plans to have the Western Canadian Championship awards as a prestigious part of the show and very much appreciate APHA’s sponsorship of this program.”