Fort Worth, TX—The city of Fort Worth was the backdrop for equestrian competition on an international scale during the 2010 Summer World Championship Paint Horse Show, held June 23 – July 3 at Will Rogers Memorial Center. An annual event, the Summer World Show is home to all Youth world-level competition and all Open and Amateur world-level cattle and reining classes for the Fort Worth-based Association.

The show drew 2,035 entries with 579 horses over the course of 11 days and awarded $300,000 in cash and prizes. In addition to the 118 horse show classes, the Association also hosted the biennial Youth World Games; the Youth Team Tournament; a youth horse judging contest sponsored by Hart Trailers; Paint For A Day, an open all-breed youth horse show; jackpotted open all-breed classes; a Chris Cox clinic and a gift show.

Youth standouts

The focus of the Summer World Show is mainly on the Youth competitors. This year’s show featured 337 Youth horses and 1,312 Youth entries in a full slate of 75 classes, including the Youth Versatility Challenge and Parents’ Western Pleasure. An additional 35 international Youth participated in the Youth World Games.

The overall division high-point and all-around standouts were honored during an awards ceremony on June 29th at the conclusion of Youth classes. Included here is the list of recipients. Further details about each particular award can be found in the Results section of the World Show web site, www.aphaworld show.com/summer.
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· All-Around 14-18 & Taylor Prince of Las Vegas, Nevada
High-Point Western riding One Flashy Sensation

· Reserve All-Around 14-18 Leroy Poignant of Lacon, Illinois
riding Ill Be Sensational

· All-Around 13 & Under Drew Rogers of Bakersfield, California
riding Shez Eye Candy

· Reserve All-Around 13 & Under Haylee Schoonover of Eagle Mountain, Utah
riding Louies Soleman

· All-Around Novice Youth Brianna Slager of Zeeland, Michigan
riding Ton Of Trouble

· Reserve All-Around Novice Youth Kristina Howell of San Antonio, Texas
riding Im Wrappin

· High-Point Walk-Trot Rebekah Klenke of Malcom, Nebraska
riding Im In Heaven

· Reserve High-Point Walk-Trot Morgan Deuschle of Bishop, California
riding One Hot Machine

· High-Point English Madison Baker of Thornton, Colorado
riding Indys Ruger Force

· Elegant April Award Katelyn Gray of Penrose, Colorado
riding RBM Kryptonite

Interestingly, after Texas with 226 horses entered in Youth competition, California was the state with the second-highest representation of 48 horses, followed by Colorado with 34. A total of 39 states and 4 international countries were represented.

AjPHA leaders elected for 2010-2011 term
The American Junior Paint Horse Association (AjPHA) directors elected their 2010-2011 Executive Committee and Zone Representatives during the course of the show, following the AjPHA National Convention. AjPHA National Directors represent their state, province, or country. They are responsible for directing association business, including voting on by-law changes and electing the AjPHA Executive Committee. National Directors meet annually at the AjPHA National Convention, and are asked for input on association activities throughout the year. Visit ajpha.com/news for a complete list of 2010-2011 representatives.

Outstanding AjPHA members recognized
One main purpose of the AjPHA program is to build and shape Youth leaders. The Youth Member of the Year, Youth Club of the Year and From the Heart awards recognize those who excel in that capacity, and are presented during the Summer World Show Youth activities.

Lauren Kelly of Brighton, Illinois, was named Youth Member of the Year, and received $1,000 and a custom Gist buckle.

The Club of the Year recognizes outstanding AjPHA regional clubs, which serve to provide an educational and social organization for youth members who share a common interest in the American Paint Horse. AjPHA recognizes the top three clubs with monetary rewards. The Missouri Junior Paint Horse Club was named Club of the Year and received $1,000 sponsored by Carson Underwood; the Gulf Coast Junior Paint Horse Club received $200 for 2nd place; and the Arizona Junior Paint Horse Club received $150 for 3rd place.

APHA corporate partner Markel Insurance sponsors the From the Heart Award, which is presented to the Youth club that demonstrates the most involvement and dedication to the AjPHA's Presidential Service Project. A $500 check from Markel Insurance was presented to the Gulf Coast Junior Paint Horse Club for their support of the 2009-2010 project “Painted Warriors.”

Youth World Games
AjPH A takes the opportunity to highlight the association’s international members every other year at the Summer World Show with the Youth World Games (YWG). The team competition brought Youth from six countries and the United States together to show in four classes: Western horsemanship, showmanship, hunt seat equitation and trail. All of the horses used for the competition were available through the generosity of their owners, and were all shown in World Show classes throughout the week by their youth owners before being shown in YWG classes.

The Dutch Diamonds claimed the overall victory, with Team USA finishing second and Team Germany third overall. Young equestrians from Canada, Australia, Sweden and Austria also made strong showings and represented their countries very well.

More About APHA

Curr ently, American Paint Horses are being registered at APHA’s Fort Worth, Texas, headquarters at a rate of more than 30,000 horses each year. APHA has registered more than 982,000 horses in 59 nations and territories since it was founded 48 years ago, and now serves approximately 76,000 active members around the world. APHA, a non-profit organization, prides itself on community involvement and educating the public about the beauty and talent of the breed. Among its many activities, APHA works to preserve bloodlines and maintain the outstanding characteristics of Paint Horses. For more information, visit the Association’s website at apha.com or call (817) 834-2742.

TULSA - The Pinto Horse Association of America Inc. announces a new format for its annual fall horse show. The formerly Pinto Congress will become the Color Breed Congress in 2010. This new format will offer classes for horses registered with the PtHA as well as the Palomino Horse Breeders of America, International Buckskin Horse Association and the American Buckskin Registry Association. Adding the three additional breed association classes will bring new horses and colors to the annual fall show. The Color Breed Congress is set for November 3-7, 2010, at The Built Ford Tough Livestock Complex at Expo Square in Tulsa, Okla.

Produced by the Pinto Horse Association of America Inc., the 5-day competition will showcase colorful and talented horses and their exhibitors in a wide array of disciplines including English, western, barrel racing, and halter.

"This show has a reputation for maintaining high quality competition in a very relaxed atmosphere." said Darrell Bilke, Show manager and PtHA Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer. "We are excited to share that with more exhibitors this year and are happy to give our fellow color breeds another opportunity to compete."

Special events at the Color Breed Congress will include a Color Breed Cash Challenge that allows any horse registered with PtHA, IBHA, ABRA, PHBA, Appaloosa Horse Club, and American Paint Horse Association to show and includes: Breeding Stock Pinto, Solid Paint-Bred and Good as Gold Palominos. A Champion of Champions class will also be a noted highlight of the show, bringing back top placers from several classes in each breed to compete against each other.

With the cooler fall weather, the social events held throughout the show will give exhibitors a chance to enjoy the season in Tulsa. Pumpkin Painting for all ages will be available, along with the annual cookout, where exhibitors and Congress visitors can come and mingle with friends and enjoy great food provided by PtHA.

A crowd and exhibitor favorite, the Hula Hoop Hoedown, will return offering the opportunity for the top six from select classes to swing their hips for prizes.

For those that need to stock up on the latest products, plenty of vendors will occupy the Color Breed Congress Trade Show throughout the five days. The vendors offer everything a horse lover could want or need and the trade show is a great place to start Christmas shopping. Tack, supplies, clothing, jewelry, furniture, trucks, trailers and much more merchandise will be available for purchase.

Incorporat ed in 1956, the Pinto Horse Association of America was formed to encourage the promotion of quality horses, ponies and miniatures with color and to establish a registry for maintaining their pedigrees and records. Currently, the association serves approximately 12,000 members and boasts more than 140,000 registered Pintos.

For more information about the 2010 Color Breed Congress, please visit www.colorbreedcongress.co m.; All the highlights and up to date information can be found on Facebook at facebook.com/pintohorseassoci ation or on Twitter at twitter.com/pintohorseassoc.

Registration is mandatory in one of the approved associations to be eligible to compete in the Color Breed Congress. To find out about registering your horse, visit the following websites: Pinto Horse Association of America Inc. at www.pinto.org, Palomino Horse Breeders of America at www.palominohba.com, International Buckskin Horse Association at www.ibha.net, American Buckskin Registry Association at www.americanbuckskin.org, American Paint Horse Association at www.apha.com, or the Appaloosa Horse Club at www.appaloosa.com.

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Just this past weekend, The Palomino World Championship Show, concluded and we have provided the links to the complete results for the Open, Amateur, and Youth Classes. The entries and quality of horses were up this year--so take the time to check the results out!

201 0 Reichert Celebration August 6-15, 2010 Tulsa Expo Square

Judges Announced for the 2010 Reichert Celebration

Baker Rick AQHA/NSBA Carter Joe AQHA/APHA Cole Charlie APHA De Freece Mark APHA Devitt Casey AQHA/APHA Finkenbinder Tim AQHA/APHA/NSBA Finkenbinder Jodi APHA Gibby Brad AQHA/NSBA Hedges Kelly ApHC/POA Hufnagle Louis AQHA/APHA/POA/NSBA Kail Bob AQHA/NSBA Kail Debbie AQHA/NSBA Mathes Gretchen AQHA/NSBA/POA Moden Lisa AQHA/APHA/NSBA Myers Kim AQHA/NSBA Oakley Troy NSBA/POA/TEAM TOURNAMENT Recchiuti Sr Donald NSBA/TEAM TOURNAMENT Snodgress Randy ApHC/POA Thompson-Martel Julie APHA Warne Rick ApHC/TEAM TOURNAMENT Wilson Kristina POA

Start planning now for the 2010 Fall World Championship Paint Horse Show by reading the 2010 Fall World Show Premium Book. 

The Fall World Championship Paint Horse Show is home to the vast majority of world-level Open and Amateur Paint Horse competition hosted by the American Paint Horse Association (APHA). The Fall World Show is also home to the Association’s slot classes, the Hart Non-Pro Versatility Challenge and the Breeders’ Futurity classes (which grow in scope annually).

One of the benefits of splitting the World Show into Summer and Fall is an expanded timeframe in which to offer classes, and one of the most obvious avenues of expansion is for Amateur Solid Paint-Bred competition. This year, APHA will offer 13 new Amateur Solid Paint-Bred classes during the Fall World Show:

Halter classes—

- Amateur SPB Weanling Mares

- Amateur SPB Yearling Mares

- Amateur SPB 2-Year-Old & Older Mares

- Amateur SPB Weanling Stallions & Geldings

- Amateur SPB Yearling Stallions

- Amateur SPB 2-Year-Old & Older Stallions

- Amateur SPB Yearling Geldings

- Amateur SPB 2-Year-Old & Older Geldings

Performance classes—

- Amateur SPB Showmanship

- Amateur SPB Western Horsemanship

- Amateur SPB Western Pleasure

- Amateur SPB Hunt Seat Equitation

- Amateur SPB Hunter Under Saddle

“We encourage all of our members to help get the word out about this exciting and lengthy list of new class offerings for non-professionals who own and ride Solid Paint-Bred horses,” said APHA Director of Amateur Activities & Show Marketing Amy Stapleton. “We hope it will inspire some new faces to come compete at the World level on horses that may not have extensive APHA show records yet.”

The Fall World Championship Paint Horse Show will be held November 4-13, 2010, at Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. The show will feature all Open and Amateur World competition with the exception of reining and cattle events, which are held during the Summer World Show. Pre-entry deadline is September 10, 2010, but entries are accepted with a late fee until 5 p.m. the day prior to the class.

Click here for the 2010 Fall World Show Premium Book.

Purina recognizes just how critical certain nutritional advantages can be in supporting the healthy structural growth and development of horses. That's why after extensive research and field testing, Purina introduces Ultium® Growth horse formula, a premium nutritional feed specially formulated for broodmares and growing horses. Horse owners can learn more about Ultium® Growth online at http://www.p urinadifference.com/Ultium/.

"Purina® Ultium® Growth horse formula helps support equine growth and development through all stages of pregnancy for the gestating mare," said Purina Equine Nutritionist, Director of Research and New Product Development, Dr. Mary Beth Gordon. "This formulation specifically helps mares meet the nutritional demands during late gestation, helps maintain ideal body weight and body condition during lactation and also supports steady, consistent foal growth and development."

A historic amount of research and field testing spanning more than four years went into the development of Purina® Ultium® Growth horse formula. Initial research began at Purina's Longview Animal Nutrition Center. The 1,188-acre facility, located in Gray Summit, Mo., plays a critical role in the research and development of all Purina® horse feeds. The science and research behind Ultium® Growth horse formula involved monitoring and measuring growth curves, body condition, joint health, activity levels, blood work and more to ensure optimal nutrient delivery to broodmares and growing horses. Purina also performed detailed feeding trials on broodmares and young horses from multiple foal crops that varied in age, breed and management situations across the country.

"Our research team collected millions of data points, and the results were very exciting," said Dr. Gordon. "We created an industry leading formulation proven to support the development, growth and adaptive physiology necessary to help produce a strong, healthy and athletic horse. We were able to develop, test and deliver a new growth feed that translated into a difference horse owners could see in their horses."

For example, broodmares on the study at Longview Animal Nutrition Center fed Ultium® Growth exhibited more consistent body weights from gestation through lactation when the need for nutrients is highest. Broodmares also maintained optimal body condition scores during lactation.

Foals fed the Ultium® Growth formula during research trials sustained higher body weights than foals on a premium control feed. In addition, these young horses demonstrated steady growth curves, indicating smooth, even growth rates, and skeletal growth curves paralleled body weight curves, showing consistent overall growth. In addition, the young horses on Ultium Growth also exhibited higher wither and rump heights and maintained body condition better during weaning.

Ultium® Growth can be fed to foals and young growing horses, including young horses in training, until they reach skeletal maturity, which is two to four years of age, depending on breed.

The data and findings shared by Purina are based upon controlled tests and field trials. Actual results may vary due to genetics and management practices. For more information on Purina® Ultium® Growth horse formula and the exclusive feed trial offer, visit http://www.p urinadifference.com/Ultium/.

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Click here to view the long-anticipated work orders for each class at the AQHYA World Championship Show.  The show will be held July 30 - August 7 in Oklahoma City, OK.  

Here is a list of each class with how many entered in each class:

Performance Halter Mares - 41
Performance Halter Geldings - 105
Western Riding - 103
Yearling Mares - 13
Yearling Geldings - 12
2-Yr Old Mares - 22
2-Yr Old Geldings - 14
3-Yr Old Mares - 13
Western Horsemanship - 162
3-Yr Old Geldings - 18
Aged Mares - 30
Aged Geldings - 39
Reining - 104
Trail - 154
Showmanship - 174
Western Pleasure - 112
Eq. Over Fences - 92
Working Hunter - 96
Jumping - 31
Hunt Seat Equitation -153
Hunter Hack - 87
Hunter Under Saddle - 130

Click here for more information about the 2010 AQHYA World Championship Show.

The deadline for the August issue of GoMag is Wednesday, July 28th at midnight. This issue will be our Select World issue as well as feature Reichert Celebration horses as well.  Plus, it's not too early to get a jump on advertising for the Congress!

Reserved pages are $260 each and standard placement is $130. Please contact or Director of Sales, Don Bell 903-651-5615. You can also email him at donbell@gohorse show.com or contact Kyle Brenner, Sales and Public Relations Manager, via email or on his cell at 616-293-9301.

 

Reser ved pages are $260 each and standard placement is $130. Please contact or Director of Sales, Don Bell 903-651-5615. You can also email him at donbell@gohorse show.com or contact Kyle Brenner, Sales and Public Relations Manager, via email or on his cell at 616-293-9301.