connecting members of the american paint horse
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connecting members of the american paint horse
CONNECTIN G MEMBERS OF THE AMERIC AN PAINT HORSE ASSOCIATION -FC-Fall2010.indd 1 8/16/10 2:59:47 PM THE DIFFERENCE IS IN THE DETAILS. Designed, Built and Sold by Horse People for Horse People Custom Bay Built Name Brand Components Hart Door System Interlocking Floor Solid Side Posts Fully Insulated Roof Perimeter Main Frame 9" Tall Eight Year Warranty Family owned for over 40 Years HART TRAILER LLC | CHICKASHA, OK | 888.810. HART | www.harttrailer.com OFFICIAL TRAILER IFC-Hart.indd 1 8/16/10 2:57:10 PM 01-Contents:Layout 1 8/19/10 9:14 AM Page 1 JEANNIE BLANQ PUTNEY CONTENTS Scenes from the 2010 Summer World Show By the Paint Horse Connection staff 34 2,000 Miles on a “Rocker” James Brown fulfilled his lifelong dream of completing a 2,000-mile ride with the help of his trusty Paint, Rocker Man. By Kelsey Pecsek 38 Working to Win Review the hot topics discussed at APHA Workshop. By Abigail Wilder Boatwright 44 Everything in its Place An organized trailer is only three steps away. By Charlene Strickland 48 Sound Theories Inspired by his own deaf Paint mare, this UC-Davis vet found a link between Paint coat patterns and some types of deafness. By Dr. K. Gary Magdesian 52 Qualified to Ride Get the scoop on the new World Show qualification rules. By Megan Brincks IN 2 4 6 8 10 12 56 58 60 EVERY ISSUE APHA Calendar Letter from Headquarters Readers Forum Ask APHA Bits & Pieces Association News Paints & People APHA Programs & Services Paint Markings J ZONE 16 J Zone News 17 Ask Paint Horse Pete 18 AjPHA President’s Letter 19 Youth Club Profile 21 Art Your Heart Out Check out the results of the 2010 AjPHA Photo Contest. By Megan Brincks SPONSORS/PROGRAMS IFC Hart IBC Purina BC APHA Corporate Sponsors 3 Superpages.com 5 NRHA 9 Health Discount 9 Paint Horse Journal 11 APHA Convention 15 General Store 20 Registration/ Transfer Incentive 25 UPS Member Benefit 25 Rustler Raffle 30 APHA Lifetime Members 31 Breeders’ Trust Select Sale 42 Paint Horse Racing 42 My APHA Plus 43 Find A Trainer 26 Celebrity Status Fleetstreet Max and Alisa Bernhard were a hit at the 2010 Breyerfest. By Jeannie Blancq Putney COURTESY TOM SEAY FEATURES 32 Summer Magic 62 Dual Image #555 By Frank Holmes Read about James Brown and Rocker Man’s exciting 2,000 mile journey on page 34. PAINT HORSE CONNECTION • FA L L 2 0 1 0 1 02-Calendar 8/17/10 3:20 PM Page 2 CALENDAR September 6 APHA office closed September 6–11 Fort Robinson APHA Trail Ride, Fort Robinson State Park, near Crawford, Nebraska September 10 Breeders’ Futurity mare nomination (for 2010 foals)— third late fee Breeders’ Futurity second futurity payment due, if entering classes in 2010 September 30 Second weanling registration deadline September 30– October 2 2010 General Membership Meeting and Annual Convention, Nashville, Tennessee October 1 AjPHA Essay/Short Story Contest entry deadline (postmark) October 1–2 Youth Leadership Conference, Nashville, Tennessee November 4–13 APHA Fall World Championship Show, Fort Worth, Texas November 24–26 APHA office closed November 30 Stallion breeding reports must be postmarked on or before this date Breeders’ Trust sire subscription (for 2011 breeding season) Breeders’ Futurity Platinum Division stallion enrollment (for 2011 foals) December 22–24 APHA office closed December 31 Third weanling registration deadline Breeders’ Trust sire subscription (final opportunity for 2010 breeding season) Breeders’ Trust foal nomination (2009 foals only) Breeders’ Futurity mare nomination (for 2011 foals already listed in December) PAINT HORSE CONNECTION Volume 29, Number 3 Published by the American Paint Horse Association P.O. Box 961023 Fort Worth, Texas 76161 (817) 834-2742 fax (817) 834-3152 • apha.com Executive Director Lex Smurthwaite Marketing/Communications Karrie Patterson Director APHA EDITORIAL STAFF Managing Editor Assistant Editor Circulation/Customer Service Manager Editorial Intern Jessica Hein Abigail Wilder Boatwright Brenda Jewell PRODUCTION Art Director Production Coordinator Graphic Artists Art Vasquez Patricia Hellam Stephanie Bury Robert Forston Susan Sampson Kelly Wise Taylor Neff Dave Clowers Hillary Yetter Contract Graphic Artist Digital Imaging Artist Graphics Intern MARKETING Special Projects Manager Promotional Compaigns Manager Marketing and PR Specialist Marketing Intern J ESSICA HEIN Printing Enroll eligible mares in the Breeders’ Futurity program to give their foals every opportunity to excel. COVER SHOT Laura Jesberg Cristin Conner Michelle Reichert Megan Crudup Brown Printing Waseca, Minnesota Paint Horse Connection is published as a service to members of the American Paint Horse Association. APHA allocates $2 of the annual membership dues toward the subscription. Advertising is limited to APHA and its sponsors. Except for material reprinted from other publications, articles in this issue may be reprinted without prior permission if the Paint Horse Connection is credited. Comments and information of interest to APHA members are welcome. The Paint Horse Connection (ISSN 1534-5629) is published quarterly by the American Paint Horse Association, 2800 Meacham Boulevard, P.O. Box 961023, Fort Worth, Texas 76161. Periodical postage paid at Fort Worth, Texas, and other offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Paint Horse Connection, P.O. Box 961023, Fort Worth, Texas 76161. AB IGAIL WILDER BOA TWRIGHT Abigail Wilder Boatwright photographed Arvell Bass of Mountain Home, Arkansas, enjoying the fall scenery in the Ozark Mountains with Two Coats Of Jerry, a 1999 sorrel overo gelding owned by Jerry and Alice Singleton of Mount Vernon, Arkansas. Megan Brincks 2 FALL 2010 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION Win A $500 Gas Card! * Go to SuperSpendingSpree.com/APHA for details! Superpages.com, the official online yellow pages provider of the American Paint Horse Association, is giving away over $8,000 in gas cards. Register today to win! You could also instantly win $5 Million,* forty $25,000 spending sprees or 7,000 other prizes. Visit SuperSpendingSpree.com/APHA today. *No purchase necessary. $5 million paid as annuity. See promo website for Official Rules and odds. Gas card offer ends 11/13/10. $5 million offer ends 3/31/11. APHA Journal Ad Final.indd 003-Superpages.indd 3 1 6/21/10 3:15:40 8/16/10 1:08:19 PM PM Letter from H eadquarters Fellow Paint Horse Enthusiasts: Before I came to work for the American Paint Horse Association a few months ago, I didn’t give much thought to the name of APHA’s member publication: Paint Horse Connection. As my family has been a member of APHA since the late 1970s, I have certainly seen the magazine countless times over the years, yet it was only after becoming more engrossed in the people, programs and inner workings of the association that I understood the profound accuracy of this publication’s title. Everywhere you look, you will find amazing connections throughout the association. Within the pages of the magazine, you will find great examples of connections. From the cover of the publication—upon which the APHA Graphics and Editorial teams diligently work to find the perfect photograph depicting our members connecting with their Paint Horses—to the “Paints & People” section that highlights a few of the many wonderful stories that embody the association, I think you will see that “connections” are the threads that bind the publication and the association. Old friends, new friends, members connecting and reconnecting—visit any gathering of APHA members, from shows and events to committee meetings and informal get-togethers, and you will experience the power of APHA connections. The whole of our association is certainly much greater than the sum of our parts. Everywhere you look, you will find amazing connections throughout the association. We can’t ignore the connection between Paint Horses and their fans. For me, that is one of the most incredible connections of all. The intelligence and versatility of our breed makes it second to none and the foundation upon which so many connections, human and equine, are built. I believe the connections we share make us the best breed association around! So the next time you are thinking about the value of your APHA membership, I ask you to think about the connections that being a member has provided you: great friends, business opportunities, fabulous sponsors and partners, and incredible resources, along with wonderful opportunities to showcase the breed we love. It’s all about connections. I am honored to be working at APHA and look forward to connecting with you. Karrie Patterson Director of Marketing and Communications 2010 Executive Committee President 172 Mountain View Way, Winlock, WA 98696 (306) 520-4081 (phone/fax) pacpkpnts@toledotel.com President-Elect Dr. Travis Titlow 3030 Wise Rd., Lincoln, CA 95648 (916) 645-1850 (phone/fax) travis1125@yahoo.com Vice President Scot Jackson 7998 FM 3025, Stephenville, TX 76401 (254) 968-4453 (home) • (254) 968-5323 (fax) yeehaw@our-town.com Senior Committee Member 4 Linda Vance Fifth Committee Member Sixth Committee Member Immediate Past President Mary Parrott P.O. Box 798, Ruston, LA 71273 (318) 255-8153 (home) • (318) 251-3579 (fax) parrott@bayou.com Ron Shelly 141 Logan Ranch Road, Georgetown, TX 78628 (512) 863-0325, 868-2749 (fax) rshelly@texas.net John Corbin 4040 Walker Rd., Colorado Springs, CO 80908 (719) 488-2430 (home) • (719) 488-5586 (fax) sphlpaints@aol.com Gregg Reisinger Executive Director Lex Smurthwaite 2213 Washington St., Eldora, IA 50627 (641) 858-3233 (home) • (641) 858-3963 (fax) reisinger@netins.net American Paint Horse Association P.O. Box 961023, Fort Worth, TX 76161 (817) 834-2742, extension 403 Fall 2010 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 04-LetterfromHQ.indd 4 8/17/10 3:41:21 PM 05-NRHA.indd 5 8/16/10 3:11:31 PM R Ead ers F ORU M PAC-approved Courtesy Dawn Robbins My Paint Horse is a little bit different because he is an eventer, and you don’t see too many Paints in the eventing world. It’s nice to compete in eventing and send in my PAC [Paint Alternative Competition] credits when I earn them, and then get some special recognition for my horse. He deserves the awards he has won for the hard work that he and I have put into the sport. He really has a huge heart, and it shows when we are out on the cross-country course! You could say I’m exceptionally proud of my Paint, but that would be an understatement! Thank you for the fine article on the PAC program! Dawn Robbins Oak View, California Courtesy Stacy riley The PAC program has truly been a blessing to me. In 2006, I received a beautiful solid Paint mare; I attended three Paint shows in my area, but the number of solid Paints was very limited, making it difficult to get points. That’s when I turned to our local all-breed show circuit. Zimas My Name earned her Certificate of Recognition (COR) in 2009, and my goal for 2010 is to earn her Certificate of Achievement (COA). What has PAC done for me? It has given me the opportunity to show against solid and colored Paints, and it showed me that judges look at the overall horse and not just color. The forms are simple, and the show staff is always helpful in completing them Thank you APHA for creating such a great program! Stacy Riley South Dayton, New York I have been in the PAC program since 1999. It is nice to go to our local shows to support them and have fun. I liked it when they added walk-trot to the list of approved classes. 6 We have had two horses so far that have been recognized. CL Shes The Kind earned a COR in Western pleasure and a COA in halter, and Exotic Zippo earned a COR in Halter and a COA in Western pleasure. Barb Myers and Carol Beck Centerview, Missouri Protect and serve The Paint Horse Connection staff received several letters regarding the Summer 2010 issue’s cover image— specifically about the young child who was not wearing a helmet and didn’t have his feet in the saddle’s stirrups. This image was shot as part of a controlled photo shoot intended to illustrate the family bonds that Paint Horses help develop. Although we understand the need for correctly fitted tack (for both horse and rider) and the use of protective safety gear, the American Paint Horse Association respects its members’ personal choices regarding the use of helmets and other tack for themselves and their families. At APHA-approved events, the use of a helmet with a harness properly attached under the chin is required for all Youth participating in warm-up, schooling or competing over jumps. The association encourages the use of helmets and other safety gear at all other times. Your feedback inspired several questions in the June 2010 APHA member survey, distributed as part of the association’s monthly APHA E-Newsletter. More than 700 respondents participated in the online survey, and the results of the helmet-focused questions appear below. Do you wear a helmet while riding? Yes: 30.5% No: 69.5% Should minor children be required to wear a helmet while riding? Yes: 70.4% No: 10.8% No opinion: 18.8% Activities in which helmets should be worn: Jumping: 67.4% Rodeo: 46.2% Anytime: 40.4% Trail riding: 26.9% During practice: 24.1% Rail classes: 12.7% Fall 2010 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 06-07-Readers_Forum.indd 6 8/17/10 3:47:53 PM HEAVEN SENT B-I-N-G-O I just wanted to say what a beautiful story Cassie told about Angel [“An Angel’s Tale,” Summer 2010 issue]. It reminded me of a horse that I lost in winter 2009. I acquired Sandy, an unregistered overo mare, when she was about 4 years old. Before I got her, her left eye was damaged severely in an accident, which rendered it blind. Being half blind didn’t stop her from being a good horse and companion. I was soon riding her in gymkhanas and even earned a belt buckle on her. She ended up getting glaucoma in her good eye and became totally blind. We stopped gymkhana events not because she was blind, but because I grew older. We still rode on trails, and I knew she trusted me to guide her. Cassie, if you trust yourself and let Angel trust you, I bet you can do anything you want with her. Keep giving her lots of love, and just because she can’t see with her eyes, when you climb on her back, she’ll be able to see through yours. JoLynn Jarrett Malin, Oregon I loved the story on Sky Bug Bingo (Summer 2010 issue). I own a black-and-white homozygous grandson of him and raised him from a 4-month-old colt. Like Bingo, he is a joy to own, quick to learn anything he’s taught, and he’s one of the nicest stallions I’ve ever owned. I just read the article titled “An Angel’s Tale,” and wanted to comment on the abilities of a blind horse. My previous horse was an Appaloosa mare. I owned her for six years, the last three of which she was completely blind. Both eyes were removed surgically due to uncontrolled glaucoma. I do not believe it was cruel to keep her alive. She knew her way around her stall and was comfortable being turned out to graze. She usually led trail rides, sometimes won obstacle course trail rides, trained in dressage and even completed a 25-mile endurance ride. Angel should certainly be given a chance. It is marvelous to see how well they can adapt and how they can enjoy life being blind. Sara Shaw Kaysville, Utah BRAND NAME A couple of weeks ago several of my horse show buddies called me and said to look on page 43 of the Spring 2010 Paint Horse Connection [“Gone in a Flash”]. There was our brand—how exciting! I have had a lot of people come to me at shows and say that they had seen a horse with our brand on it in a different part of the country. This brand stands for J B Paint Horses. By the way, great article. Jackie Gay Grand Cane, Louisiana Bonnie Gorby Autryville, North Carolina Your recent article about Sky Bug Bingo in the Paint Horse Connection prompted this writing. We own an APHA Champion, Superior halter mare Be A D Lite— sired by Sky Bug Bingo—who just celebrated her 30th birthday. At 18 years old, due to arthritis, we chose to stop using “Dee” as a broodmare and let her enjoy retirement. She stayed with our other broodmares and became their babysitter after they foaled. Because of her wonderful, calm disposition she eased each crop through the stress of weaning. When she seems to need a break from the foals, we let her out of the pasture and she wanders around the farm, into the backyard, wherever she chooses. Vicki Reinbolt Woodburn, Kentucky CORRECTION On page 56 of the Summer 2010 issue, we mistakenly identified the zebra-painted reining horse as Lenas Smoke N Bandit—the striped equine is actually Chiqua Little Lena. We apologize for the error. TO SUBMIT LETTERS OR GREAT PHOTOS: Paint Horse Connection Readers Forum 2800 Meacham Blvd. Fort Worth, Texas 76137 or e-mail jhein@apha.com and include Paint Horse Connection in the subject line. (Hint: Clear, high resolution photos have a distinct edge.) PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 06-07-Readers_Forum.indd 7 • FALL 2010 7 8/16/10 1:50:02 PM ASK A P H A Q: How do I use my General Store gift certificate or World Show “bucks” certificate when ordering online? A: Using your General Store gift certificate to order APHA merchandise online is very simple. At the end of your order placement, a box appears for remarks or comments. In this box, type your General Store gift certificate number and the amount of the certificate. The online service will still require credit card information to complete the order; however, the credit card will not be used if the complete order amount (including shipping) is less than the amount of the gift certificate. Please note the expiration date on the certificate when ordering. APHA prefers that used gift certificates be mailed to the association—the mailing address is General Store, APHA, 2800 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas, 76137. Include a note indicating the name on order to ensure it is properly matched. When using World Show bucks—which are presented to the top six contestants under each judge in every class at the APHA World Shows—enter the order following the above procedure. In the remarks box, indicate how many World Show bucks you are redeeming and note the expiration date on the World Show bucks when ordering. Then, mail your World Show bucks to APHA using the address above—your order will not be processed until the World Show Bucks have been received. Include a note with your bucks indicating the name on the order to ensure it is properly matched. Q: We want to put on an APHA-approved show or offer APHA-approved classes at our all-breed show. What do we need to do? A: Visit apha.com/showing for information about holding a show or special event. You’ll need to check with APHA regarding the date of your show and its proximity to other APHA events on that day—Show Approval Manager Linda Knowles, available at (817) 834-2742, ext. 245, is happy to assist you. You’ll also need to hire APHA-approved judges. Check out apha.com/judges for a list and judge contact information. Next, complete the show event application—this can be downloaded at apha.com/showing. Mail, fax or e-mail the application to APHA along with the application fee of $25 per judge along with a show bill to secure the date for the event—this must be received at least 90 days before the show date to avoid late fees. 8 Q: How do I earn points on my horse? A: In order to earn APHA points, you must show at an APHA-approved show—you can find the show calendar at aphaonline.org/aphaonline/pub/calendarofevents to locate a show in your area. In most cases, you may enter the day of the show; however, some have entry deadlines or offer discounts for early registration. At the show, you must have the original or a copy of your horse’s registration papers, an APHA or AjPHA membership card, and an Amateur/Novice Amateur card or a Novice Youth card, if applicable. Amateur/Novice Amateur cards, Novice Youth cards and memberships may be purchased at the show, but you’ll need to pay a rush fee. Each show will submit its results within 15 days of the last day of the show. The show results are then processed by the APHA Performance Department, and any points your horse may have earned will be posted on its record. Q: How are APHA show points tabulated? A: Points are awarded to qualifying horses participating in APHA shows according to rule SC-060 in the Official APHA Rule Book. They are based on the total number of horses actually judged in each class, and a minimum of three horses are required for APHA points to be awarded. The point tabulation is as follows: Point Tabulation. Points given for show and contest classes: # of Horses in Class 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th Place 5th Place 3-5 1 6-8 2 1 9-11 3 2 1 12-14 4 3 2 15-17 5 4 3 2 1 18 & Over 6 5 4 3 2 6th Place 1 1 Remember to bring the necessary documents— including your membership cards and horse’s registration papers—when you show at an APHA-approved event. Questions wanted! Do you have a question you’d like to ask APHA? E-mail your question to Managing Editor Jessica Hein at jhein@apha.com. Fall 2010 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 08-ask_APHA.indd 8 8/17/10 3:43:11 PM Perks that work My 2010 New Year’s resolution was to be proactive about staying healthy and investigate health insurance for myself for the first time in years (as I’ve been uninsurable for quite some time). In the meantime, I downloaded the APHA free pharmacy card and took it to my pharmacy. I was surprised how much money I saved (almost $20.00 per month). The savings alone justify almost half of a lifetime membership in APHA. Then a month or so ago, I got my prescription health card and gave it to the pharmacy. When the pharmacist came back, she said not to switch because the pharmacy benefit on my health insurance was not as cost effective as the APHA program. I was shocked. Now, our family is signing up for the other benefits APHA has to offer and I’ve even shared it with our family doctor! He lives and practices in a rural area in western Colorado and being a member of APHA fits many of his patients’ lifestyles anyway. Thanks APHA! Francine Acord-Brown 191 Performance Horses Parachute, Colorado CHARLES HILTON PHOTOGRAPHY Find out how to get the most out of your APHA Membership. Call or click today. (817) 834-APHA apha.com Click “Association” then click “Member Benefits” Learn two exercises to help improve your Paint’s rhythm. e local participation. New APHA World Show participation-based qualifying rules aim to increas is a winning combination for Yarnelle Farms. Quality horses and a family-comes-first attitude your knowledge and enjoyment of your Paint, subscribe to the Journal Journal. It’s informative, fun to read and a proven favorite. you want tonotice. increase *All fees subject toIf change without Try theplease Journalcontact today. Subscribing easy! For additional information, the APHAis offi ce Use your credit card, and call our toll-free circulation number (866) PHJ-4-YOU (745-4968) at (817) 834-2742, extension 792 or aphaonline@apha.com. or order on-line at painthorsejournal.com. PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 09-PHJSUb_HealthBene.indd 9 • FALL 2010 9 8/20/10 8:32:43 AM B ITS & P I E C E S Edited by ABIGAIL WILDER BOATWRIGHT BUMPY BREECHES, BEGONE If you are like many female riders, achieving a smooth look under slimfitting breeches and showmanship pants can be a constant battle. SmartPak™ Equine has recently introduced the perfect solution for your show wardrobe challenges called SmartSlim®. SmartSlim is a slimming undergarment that, unlike traditional pantyhose, is designed specifically for riders to control their curves in breeches and show pants. Made of a durable and breathable four-way stretch material, the snag-proof garment wicks moisture away for easy on and off. SmartSlim also has rider-comfort features such as a no-roll waistband and grips on the calves. The garment was designed to be invisible, cool and supportive under breeches, smoothing any lumps and bumps and controlling unwanted jiggle. Retailing for $19.95, the SmartSlim is available in black or tan. You may purchase a pair from smartpakequine.com. 10 FALL 2010 10-Bits_n_Pieces.indd 10 • PROTECT THOSE BABY BLUES Owners of bald-faced and blueeyed Paints are plagued with sun concerns. These sensitive equines can suffer from painful sunburns and other problems due to too much sun. Average fly masks may not offer enough protection, but a new product designed specifically for Paint Horses called the Equine Sun Visor™ aims to protect your horse from harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays. APHA member Yvonne Cates of San Diego, California, founded Dandy Products. Using her veterinary pathology knowledge, Cates crafted the patent-pending Equine Sun Visor to protect her own tovero Paint. The visor’s wraparound design provides protection from the front, sides and above. In addition to UV-ray protection, the visor provides comfort and protection for horses suffering from conjunctivitis due to dust and debris. The waterproof, lightweight fabric also shields equine eyes from insects and flies. The Equine Sun Visor retails for $39.95 and is available at equinesunvisor.com. NUTRITION 101 A lot goes into properly caring for your Paint Horse, and one of the most essential aspects of horse ownership is your horse’s diet. The vast options can be overwhelming— where do you begin? In her book The Horse Nutrition Handbook, equine expert Melyn Worth unpacks in-depth knowledge and guidance to help you develop optimal feeding programs for your horses. Within the book’s 256 pages, you’ll learn about dietary requirements, pasture management and food solutions for common health problems; how to evaluate weight and well-being; how to use supplements and resolve nutritional disorders; and how to feed for maximum health, longevity and performance. Retailing for $19.95, The Horse Nutrition Handbook is published by Storey Publishing and is available from storey.com. IF IT AIN’T BROKE… Fix it yourself! Lending aid to horsemen everywhere, professional trainer and Trail Blazer magazine contributor Sean Patrick has developed a well-organized guide to training your own horse, titled The Modern Horseman’s Countdown to Broke: Real do-ityourself horse training in 33 comprehensive steps. Published by Trafalgar Square, The Modern Horseman’s Countdown to Broke packs its 246 pages with 288 color photographs to easily convey each step. You’ll begin at lesson 33 and count down through the exercises as you give your horse the primary education it needs. Patrick’s techniques prepare your horse for advanced maneuvers in a variety of disciplines. The Modern Horseman’s Countdown to Broke retails for $29.95 and is available at horseandriderbooks.com. PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 8/16/10 1:38:58 PM APHA Convention and Membership Meeting Radisson Hotel at Opryland TENNESSEE SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 2, 2012 0 r 29 e b m e t p e S , y Wednesda hedule) Sc (Tentative . – 5:00 p.m 8:00 a.mo.n registration Conventi . – 5:00 p.m 8:00 a.m. ommittee meeting Executive C er 30 b m e t p e S , y a Thursd 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 a.mo.n registration ti n e v Con . . – 9:30 a.m eting 8:30 a.m mittee me Com Executive s and Vice Chairs ir with Cha .m. – 11:00 a 9:30 a.m.ge Planning Long Ran meeting e Committe . – 11:00 a.m 9:30 a.m.Means Ways and meeting e Committe .m. . – 11:00 aeeting 9:30 a.mm m e te it m Youth Co . ting . – 2:45 p.m 12:30 p.mClub Committee mee l a Region . – 2:00 p.m 1:00 a.me.rapeutic Riding APHF Th meeting e Commite . – 5:00 p.m 3:00 p.m.embership meeting General M . – 7:00 p.m 5:30 pm. re n o ti cep Welcome 1 Friday, –O8c:0to0bear.m. 7:00 a.m. kfast meeting a Zone 3 bre 5:00 p.mn. . 8:00 a.m – tratio n regis Conventio Noon eting 9:00 a.m. – rs me irecto Board of D ctober Saturd.a–y8,:0O0 p.m. 8:00 a.madership Conference Youth Le . – 11:00 a.m 8:00 a.mC. ommittee reports Standing . – 9:00 p.m g in d 1:00 p.m. lu inc tour Music City the Grand Ole Opry t a g evenin ters Headquar n io t n e v Con tel ntucky –G disson Ho Luncheond, PhD, University of Ke a R nd Craig Woo at Opryla ic Valley Drive :00 p.m. 2 – . s .m u p M 5 1:4 2401 7214 e–Board ville, TN 3 h Reconven meeting s a N rs 800 of Directo 615-889-0 0 p.m. tings :0 5 – . .m p mee 2:30 rmation ommittee ntion Infoon Standing C e v n o C nders Amateur rovement Theresa A-6403 Breed Imp ow & Contest Rules (817) 222 n@apha.com General Sh 0 – 4:00 Closed :3 2 – s tanderso onvention Open Judge /c 4:00 – 5:00 an’s apha.com orsem H l a n io ss Profe n unted Registratio For Disco all American s Rule airfares c at 1-800Youth . Air Lines and refer to 0 p.m ndation :0 5 – . .m p e Fou 2:30 433-1790 175 Paint Hors n a c ri e m A Index #21 e meeting Committe . 5:00 p.m g ental 3:30 p.m.n–al Committee meetin Avis Car R cial rates o ti a e rn p te s In . offers – 6:30 p.m embers, 6:00 p.m.Committee for our m -331-1600 e v Executi newly elected call 1-800 to AWD welcomes irectors/Alternates and refer D 2010/2011 . #J094829 – 7:00 p.m . .m p 0 :3 6 Cash Bar . – 10:00 p.m 7:00 p.m. l Inauguration dinner 0 p.m. Noon – 1:3 uest Speaker a Presidenti t by recording artist n tertainme En on Trent Willm 011-Nashville_Convention.indd 11 8/16/10 3:08:19 PM ASS O C I AT I O N N E WS Edited by ABIGAIL WILDER BOATWRIGHT Meet APHA’s management team In April 2010, Executive Director Lex Smurthwaite restructured APHA’s management team, creating a senior management team consisting of representatives from the association’s four major business areas. In addition to overseeing operations for APHA, Smurthwaite leads the management team. jessica hein The team includes: · Karrie Patterson: responsible for marketing, communications, publications, advertising, sponsorships and graphics · Rosemary Teate: responsible for accounting, human resources, facilities and the mail center · Bob Steach: responsible for information technology, registration, processing/records and member services · Holly Nelson: responsible for shows, Amateur/Youth, racing, judges, Breeders’ Trust, Paint Alternative Competition “The new management team has more than 75 years of combined experience at APHA,” said Smurthwaite. “I feel very fortunate to have a variety of talent, skill and experience in my management team, and believe this group provides a strong foundation to help advance the association’s mission well into the future.” APHA media stands out from the crowd Blending in was not an option for a recent APHA advertisement. Entered in the 2010 Awards for Publication Excellence (APEX) competition, the ad titled “Blending is not an option,” created by APHA Promotional Campaign Marketing Manager Cristin Conner and designed by Graphic Artist, Kelly Wise, earned an APEX Award of Excellence in the Print Ads and Advertorials division. This year’s contest featured more than 3,700 entries in 127 categories. APEX awards are based on excellence in graphic design, editorial content and the ability to achieve overall communications excellence. An 18” x 24” poster of “Blending is not an option” is available from APHA’s General Store for $9.99. Order yours today by calling (877) 460-6275. At the 2010 American Horse Publications Awards Contest, Paint Horse Journal entries in editorial, design and illustration bested nearly 800 others to take home top honors for material published in 2009. The Paint Horse Journal received 10 awards in six categories, including two winning entries: “Smart Choices” a September 2009 Journal article by Amy Center, Janet Cawley and Jessica Hein, won first place in Instructional Single Article, circulation 10,000 to 20,000 (print), and “Simply Awesome,” an August 2009 Journal article designed by Kelly Wise, won first place in Editorial Design, circulation 10,000 to 20,000 (print). Full results can be found in the August 2010 Paint Horse Journal. APHA.COM Digital Connection Want to be eco-friendly and also get your Paint Horse Connection instantly? APHA members now have the option of receiving it digitally. Go to aphaonline.org today to sign up for a digital subscription. You can also check out back issues of the Connection there, too. CON 12 NECT ING MEM BERS HE OF T AME RICA IN N PA R T HO CON SSO SE A NECT ING CIAT MEM ION BERS HE OF T AME RICA IN N PA R T HO SSO SE A CIAT ION Fall 2010 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 012-014-Association_News.indd 12 8/19/10 11:54:15 AM PAINTED AT THE WEG! This fall, the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington will host one of the largest and most prestigious international equine competitions: the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG). Paint Horses will be representing at the internationally important event. At press time, two Paints have qualified to compete in the WEG reining competition. Bonnies Smart Chic, a 2000 sorrel overo stallion owned and ridden by Guillermo Recio of Petaluma, California, will represent Spain. Colonels Nite Special—a 2004 sorrel solid stallion who competes as Gunners Special Nite—and Tom McCutcheon of Aubrey, Texas, will represent the United States. Held every four years, the WEG is the world championships for eight equestrian disciplines recognized by the Federation Equestre International (FEI), the international governing body of horse sports. The WEG runs from September 25–October 10, and this is the first time the event has ever been held in the United States. Check out the other Paint ambassadors taking part in the WEG Equine Village, a multi-breed extravaganza. Tommie Turvey, an extreme trick rider and comedian, will perform at the Equine Village with his Paints. Equestrian drill team The California Cowgirls will perform complex drill routines aboard their Paints, as well. World-famous trainer Lynn Palm also perform daily demonstrations aboard her Paint Horse, Rugged Painted Lark—come meet Palm at APHA’s Equine Village booth! Keep an eye out for more Paint performers, as well. Television network NBC will air 6.5 hours of competition on Sundays during the WEG, and NBC Universal Sports will air more than 30 hours of TV coverage of the event. It’s not too late to make plans to attend this historic event and cheer on our breed. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit alltechfeigames.com. Check out the December 2010 Paint Horse Journal for APHA’s WEG coverage. APHA MEMBERS GO PRO APHA’s new Professional Horsemen program is designed to certify equine professionals who exhibit professionalism, integrity and fairness—particularly within the Paint Horse industry. Potential candidates must apply to and be accepted into the program, which requires a $25 annual fee. They are required to be APHA members in good standing, provide member references and agree to function as experts at Paint Horse shows and other equine events. They must be willing to answer questions and act as ambassadors, promoting the breed and the association. Members who compete at the Amateur level are not eligible for this program. By becoming an APHA Professional Horsemen member, the participant understands that the equine industry and clients expect a higher standard of conduct. Membership in APHA’s Professional Horsemen is a privilege subject to continual review by the Professional Horsemen’s Committee. As such, each member understands and agrees that APHA has the right to investigate complaints regarding a member’s alleged conduct. Current members of APHA Professional Horsemen include: • Trisha Shorten Armstrong of Cushing, Oklahoma • Julie Black of Bakersfield, California • Lucas Cash of Staunton, Virginia • Floyd Danley of Whitesboro, Texas • Carolyn Dobbins of Apache Junction, Arizona • Delena Doyle of Azle, Texas • Ken Gibbons of Ringtown, Pennsylvania • Sonnesa Gooding of Fennville, Michigan • Monika Hagen of Haidenwang, Germany • Mike Hachtel of Collinsville, Texas • Jodie Janssen of Albert Lea, Minnesota • Ann Jones of Flowery Branch, Georgia • Jan Larsen of Gilroy, California • Lisa Ligon of Sanger, Texas • Twain Mara of Saginaw, Texas • Jodie Moore of Langley, British Columbia • Ron Morris of Belen, New Mexico • Ronnie Stallings of Aubrey, Texas • Fred Tabor of Aubrey, Texas • Pamela A. Wuest of Lehighton, Pennsylvania • Heather Young of Beeville, Texas PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 012-014-Association_News.indd 13 • FALL 2010 13 8/17/10 3:10:29 PM Great geldings Each year, APHA’s Gelding Plus program provides $3,000 to each Zone-O-Rama show to recognize outstanding geldings and their owners. Following are 2010 recipients from the previous quarter: Memorial Day Texas Spectacular Zone 4 ZOR May 29–30, Waco, Texas • Open ($1,000): Come Get Ya Some, owned by Ron Shelly of Georgetown, Texas • Amateur (1,000): Who Needs Therapy, owned by Penny Reeves Goff of Driftwood, Texas • Youth ($1,000): Lynns Hot Luke, owned by Rockin Bar S, LLC, in Magnolia, Texas Zone 6 Deep South ZOR May 8-9, West Monroe, Louisiana • Open ($1,000): Ima Spuds Mckenzie, owned by Anne Hurt of Decatur, Alabama • Amateur ($500): SSF Oopsmyzippersdown, owned by Josyanne L. Frazee of Joelton, Tennessee. • Novice Amateur ($500): Guard My Zipper, owned by Jessica Coker of Braxton, Mississippi • Youth 13 & Under ($500): J C Bears Freckles, owned by Sophia Arlene Rome of Bossier City, Louisiana • Youth 14–18 ($500): Heza A Toy Too, owned by Jacque Jaworski and Carly Odom of Petal, Mississippi In the zone At each APHA Zone show, the association sponsors special Zone High-Point trophies awarded to the winners in the show’s Open, Amateur, Youth and Solid PaintBred divisions. Following are the award recipients from the previous quarter: Memorial Day Texas Spectacular Zone 4 ZOR May 29–30, Waco, Texas • Open: Skip My Zipper, owned by Rockin Bar S, LLC, in Magnolia, Texas • Amateur: Who Needs Therapy, owned by Penny Reeves Goff of Driftwood, Texas • Youth: Lynns Hot Luke, owned by Rockin Bar S, LLC, in Magnolia, Texas • Solid Paint-Bred: None eligible Zone 6 Deep South ZOR May 8–9, West Monroe, Louisiana • Open: Ima Spuds Mckenzie, owned by Anne Hurt of Decatur, Alabama • Amateur: SSF Oopsmyzippersdown, owned by Josyanne L. Frazee of Joelton, Tennessee. • Youth: Party At Midnight, owned by Anna Caroline Hutlas of Shreveport, Louisiana • Solid Paint-Bred: None eligible 14 Fall 2010 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 012-014-Association_News.indd 14 8/17/10 3:10:47 PM Win a 50 APHA General Store Gift Card! $ Send an email with your name to giftcard@apha.com between now and October 31, 2010 to enter. Your entry qualifies you for our drawing to win a $50 APHA General Store Gift card and also adds you to our mailing list to receive the APHA General Store Holiday Catalog! Shop now at apha.com/store to find gifts for everyone on your list! General Store The official merchandise of the American Paint Horse Association 015-Gen_Store_xmas.indd 15 8/19/10 5:01:59 PM Edited by Jessica Hein It’s reining Paints Congratulations to our AjPHA members who slid their way to top spots at some recent big-name reining events. Former AjPHA member Jason Romney of Farmington, Utah, won the Open Reining and HighPoint Western Rider title at the 2010 Intercollegiate Horse Show Association National Championship, held during May in Lexington, Kentucky. In June, Jason placed fourth in the National Reining Horse Association’s (NRHA) Collegiate Reining Championship during the NRHA Derby in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Check out the article “Collegiate Colors” in the July 2010 Paint Horse Journal for the complete scoop about Jason and other AjPHA members at the IHSA National Championships. In addition to clinching another APHA world championship in reining in June, Will Letner of Harris, Missouri, and his 1999 sorrel overo gelding A Genuine Diamond placed second in an internationallevel reining class at the NRHA Derby. For their effort at the event, Will and his gelding also qualified for the North American Junior and Young Riders Championships. Devin Spencer of Evergreen, Ohio, and Gunnin For Diamonds also earned second place in NRHA Derby’s United States Equestrian Federation Youth Reining 14–18 class. The duo also placed well in 16 APHA Youth SPB classes at the event. At the 2010 Battle in the Saddle in Oklahoma City, Kaylee Dufresne of Scottsdale, Arizona, placed second in the Youth 10 & Under Reining with Doctor Champagne, her 2003 bay tobiano gelding, on July 10. Say cheese All entries for the AjPHA Photo Contest must be postmarked by November 1. This contest offers great prizes in three age categories, and winners will even see their photographs in an APHA publication! To enter, send us an 8” x 10” photograph of a registered Paint Horse. Enter as many times as you want! Mail your entries to: AjPHA Shelly deBarbanson, Director of Youth Activities P.O. Box 961023 Fort Worth, Texas 76161 World Show recognition This year’s AjPHA World Show was jam-packed with exciting classes, great contestants and lots of fun! Some of the special awards we presented at the show include: Youth Member of the Year: Lauren Kelly of Brighton, Illinois Youth Club of the Year: Missouri Junior Paint Horse Club From the Heart Award: Gulf Coast Paint Horse Club Youth World Games results: 1.Dutch Diamonds, 33 points Isabelle van Seumeren, Lisanne Olyhoek, Vera Houweling, Jaime Meeuwissen 2.Team USA, 31 points Taylor Prince, Paige Stawicki, Peyton Weldon, LeRoy Poignant 3.Team Germany, 28 points Jennifer Dolpp, Kim Blockus, Jennifer Abroll, Verena Hagen 4.Team Canada, 28 points Rinske Rupert, Brooke Barber, Breana Bailey, Emilee Chamberland 5.Team Australia, 26 points Stacey Bentley, Amanda Carter, Victoria Egan, Lauren Louw 6.Team Sweden, 24 points Chantel Kuhn, Carolina Hult, Emma Arkinger 7.Team Austria, 24 points Xenia Hackler, Florian Larch, Sophie Muhr, Belinda Fritsch 8.Team United, 14 points William Hupp, Kirsten Chamberland, Elin Arkinger, Chelsea van den Berg Youth Team Tournament results: 1.Team Texas, 130 points 2.Carolina PHC Youth Team, 105 points 3.Illinois Junior Paint Horse Club, 96 points 4.Colorado Paint Horse Club, 94 points 5.Missouri Junior Paint Horse Club, 92 points Pick up the September 2010 Journal for complete Summer World Show results. Fall 2010 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 16-17-News_Ask Pete.indd 16 8/18/10 4:55:49 PM Mark your calendar and make plans to attend the 2010 Youth Leadership Conference, October 1–2 in Nashville, Tennessee. Along with taking part in the APHA Convention meetings, participants will learn about leadership and problem solving in interesting sessions—and, of course, they’ll have a little fun in Music City, too. For more information, visit ajpha.com or contact Director of Youth Activities Shelly deBarbanson at sdebarbanson@apha.com or (817) 834-2742, ext. 436. nashville Lead the way 2010 ajpha youth leadership conference Elect-ric slide Congratulations to our newly elected AjPHA Executive Committee and Zone Representatives. These Youth will lead the organization for the 2010–2011 term. Turn to page 18 for the complete list. Upcoming AjPHA deadlines/events October 1 Essay/short story contest entry deadline (postmarked) October 1–2 AjPHA Youth Leadership Conference, Nashville, Tennessee November 1 Photo contest entry deadline (postmarked) December 1 National Director nominations due (postmarked) December 31 Novice Youth cards expire January 1 Regional club updates due (postmarked) Ask Paint Horse Pete Q: How high should an indoor arena’s roof be for a horse to be comfortable? -Samantha Shofestall, 11, Erie, Pennsylvania Q: The height of the arena should be determined by the events that are going to be held in it. Most builders insist on a 14- to 16-foot minimum, and ropers and jumpers often want a 18- to 20-foot ceiling because lower structures may create an optical illusion that can affect their horse’s performance. Do you have a question that you are dying to ask Paint Horse Pete? Send them our way, and we might feature them in an upcoming issue. Send your questions into AjPHA, and if your question is published in an issue of Paint Horse Connection, you will receive a cool prize! Please send your questions to: AjPHA Attention: Ask Pete P.O. Box 961023 Fort Worth, Texas 76161-0023 or e-mail pete@apha.com P A I N T H O R S E C O N N E C T I O N • F all 2 0 1 0 16-17-News_Ask Pete.indd 17 17 8/17/10 12:00:32 PM A jPH A P R E S I D E N T’S L etter Hello, “j” members! pledged to donate one dollar for every halter point earned by her daughter Kensy in 2010. In other news, we have some great ideas in the works, including trying to put together a college incentive program to benefit AjPHA youth who have earned APHA show points throughout their Youth careers. Have a great fall, stay cool, and I’ll see you soon! Remember, “He who never fell, never climbed!” I hope you all are resting up after the World Show. You all did a great job, and you should be really proud. At the World Show, our National Directors elected new members to our Youth Executive Committee. Because we have new faces on the Executive Committee, I hope we will have some great new ideas. I personally can’t wait to start working with them. Also during the World Show, I introduced my Presidential Service Project, “See it in Color,” which benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association (which is also known as Helping Jerry’s Kids). There, we had our first fundraiser—a Calcutta, featuring halter trainers riding in a Western pleasure class. Spectators “bought” each rider, and their donations benefitted my project. We raised more than $16,500 that night through donations, bidders and t-shirt sales. Thank you to everyone who helped. We are off to a great start, but we still have a long way to go to meet my $400,000 goal. I’d like to give a special thankyou to Lisa Maxwell of Independence, Missouri, who has jessica hein Happy trails, jessica hein Garrett Skinner 2010–2011 AjPHA President Garrett Skinner’s inaugural “See it in Color” fundraiser, a Calcutta at the Summer World Show, raised more than $16,500. AjPHA Executive Committee President—Garret Skinner, Conroe, Texas President-Elect—Kate Peterson, Chico, California Vice President—Danielle Kemper, Gilbert, Arizona Secretary—Madison Malsch, Castle Rock, Colorado Treasurer—Kaitlyn McCulley, Kenney, Texas 18 Zone Representatives Zone 1 Representative—CJ Fisher, Newberg, Oregon Zone 2 Representative—Cassandra Stambuk, Yorba Linda, California Zone 3 Representative—Bailey Johnson, Loveland, Colorado Zone 4 Representative—Kelsay Singleton, Granbury, Texas Zone 5 Representative—Colt Cumpton, Adrian, Missouri Zone 6 Representative—Helena Hattendorf, Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee Zone 7 Representative—Taylor Dixon, Dover, Delaware Zone 8 Representative—Sarah York, Greentown, Indiana Zone 9 Representative—Carlee McDuffie, Morganton, North Carolina Fall 2010 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 18-AjPHA_PrezLetter.indd 18 8/17/10 3:39:43 PM Rewardingexcellence In the heartland of America, a group of 17 young Paint Horse enthusiasts learn that being a member of AjPHA means more than riding and showMjPHC members pose during the ing pretty horses. 2010 Summer World Show. Through their involvement with APHA and their community, members of the Missouri Junior Paint Horse Club (MjPHC) take on leadership roles, gaining skills that will last a lifetime. APHA awarded the MjPHC the title of Club of the Year at the 2010 APHA Summer World Show. Meant to acknowledge outstanding regional Youth clubs, this award recognizes clubs that serve the community, promote Paint Horses, and provide social and educational activities for members. With its extensive community involvement and focus on sportsmanship, the MjPHC filled all of these criteria. The club also won this award in 2005 and 2006. The MjPHC is rooted in the idea of developing young Paint Horse riders into responsible leaders and APHA participants of tomorrow. By involving club members in a variety of activities throughout the year, the MjPHC helps young people develop skills useful for the rest of their lives. “This Youth club lets us do things that adults would do, so we are preparing to be the next Amateurs and leaders of the MPHC [Missouri Paint Horse Club] and APHA,” said Courtney Hall, a 15-year-old from Creighton, Missouri. “Our club also teaches us responsibility and patience, things we all need when we grow up!” Leaders of the club, including adviser Sue Hilton, encourage members to run for office and participate in club social activities. Hilton says the club is strong because the members share their opinions and stay involved with club decisions. The club organizes a variety of philanthropic events each year, including collecting canned food, donating money to local animal rescue facilities and helping with therapeutic riding clinics. They also held a raffle for the 2009–2010 AjPHA Presidential Service Project, Wounded Warriors. At the local Paint Horse shows, the MjPHC supports the lead line classes by providing prizes for the winners. Giving back to the community is important to club members, especially MjPHC President Colt Cumpton, a 16-year-old from Adrian, Missouri. “We feel blessed to be doing what we are doing and what we love—showing our horses—and we feel that giving back to our community is very important,” Colt said. Megan Brincks The Missouri Junior Paint Horse Club demonstrates leadership and responsibility, which led to the title of 2010 AjPHA Club of the Year. courtesy sue hilton By Megan Brincks The MjPHC received the 2010 AjPHA Club of the Year Award for their leadership, sportsmanship and community involvement. He says the club’s outstanding participation makes the club unique. “Through the MjPHC advisers and past officers, we pass our leadership skills down to the younger members,” Colt said. Participating in the MjPHC builds members’ individuality, responsibility, respect and good sportsmanship Even though members of the MjPHC compete against one another regularly, they still maintain friendships outside the show ring, behavior modeled after older members of the MjPHC as well as their parents and mentors. “Everyone is like family,” Colt said. “The older kids watch out for the younger kids, and the parents watch out for all of us.” PAINT HORSE CONNECTION • Fall 2010 19-Youth_Profile.indd 19 19 8/17/10 12:28:23 PM Bring your Paint Horse’s ownership record up-to-date by taking advantage of our TRANSFER INCENTIVE Save big bucks and have your horse’s records accurate for only one $15 transfer fee per horse! MULTIPLE TRANSFERS, ONE FEE See all the details of the Registration and Transfer Incentives at apha.com or call (817) 222-8451. Limited time offer! 20 FALL 2010 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 20-APHACal_APHATransfer.indd 20 8/19/10 5:22:56 PM S INCK BR GAN E By M AjPHA members astounded judges with their inspired art in the 2010 Great Paint Brush Off. AjPHA members aren’t just talented riders. With the Great Paint Brush Off contest, Youth proved they also possess impressive artistic talents. Judges voted anonymously to place each division, and the top three winners are listed below. With just a few simple tools and a passion for Paint Horses, these young artists demonstrated their eye for excellence in a variety of art forms. PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 021-024-Art_contest_winners.indd 21 • FALL 2010 21 8/20/10 8:22:49 AM Youth 9 and Under Division Results 2nd Stephanie Smith, 8 Winchester, Virginia 1st Nicole Vick, 9 Taylorsville, North Carolina Fourth-grader Nicole loves to draw, especially horses. She says El Bees Sliding Zippo, her 2001 brown tobiano gelding, inspired her winning drawing. Nicole and “Slider” compete in Walk-Trot classes at a variety of shows during the year. 3rd Amanda Nelson, 10 North Logan, Utah “[Paint Horses] are beautiful, and they have nicelooking color,” Nicole said. Her favorite color of horse is black and white, but she likes all Paint Horses because of their variety and unique qualities. 22 FALL 2010 021-024-Art_contest_winners.indd 22 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 8/20/10 8:23:17 AM Youth 10–14 Division Results 2nd Tyler Stampley, 12 Como, Mississippi 1st Anna-Marie Anspaugh,14 Eaton, Ohio Anna-Marie is an avid artist of photography, painting and drawing, but she enjoys drawing the most. She started a painting for the art contest, but as the process continued, she realized her work wasn’t turning out as she had hoped. Switching to pencil, she was inspired by a photograph in the Paint Horse Journal. Currently, Anna-Marie is working on a drawing of horses lined up at a show. 3rd Hannah Chaney, 12 Quitman, Texas In addition to her artistic endeavors, this ninth grader enjoys showing her 2003 palomino solid Paint-bred mare, Paula Golden Array, almost every weekend during the summer. “They have so many different colors, like all their markings are so different from each other,” Anna-Marie said about Paint Horses. “They never look the same.” PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 021-024-Art_contest_winners.indd 23 • FALL 2010 23 8/20/10 8:23:52 AM Youth 15–18 Division Results 2nd Christi Gordon, 17 Evergreen, Colorado 1st Alyssa Bethke, 16 New Richland, Minnesota Alyssa says she was pretty surprised when she won her division. This eleventh grader experimented with a colored pencil drawing before deciding to submit a painting for the art contest. “I just wanted to try painting; I’d never done it before,” Alyssa said. “I do mostly drawings, all of horses.” To comment on this article, e-mail feedback@apha.com 24 FALL 2010 021-024-Art_contest_winners.indd 24 • 3rd Laura Yelavich, 19 San Jose, California PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 8/20/10 8:24:22 AM EARN MONEY FOR YOUR CLUB’S YOUTH PROGRAM! Sell tickets for the 2010 APHA Youth Rustler Raffle This year’s Youth raffle is better than ever! AMERICAN JUNIOR PAINT HORSE ASSOCIATION To order tickets for your regional club to sell, contact Julie Haney by phone at (817) 222-6404 or by email at jhaney@apha.com. Please include the name of your regional club and the number of tickets you wish to order. Perks that work Did you know APHA members can get discounts on their UPS shipments? This is one of our newest member benefits and one that can save you lots of money— especially if you’re in the breeding business! Being a part of the APHA family has its perks. Find out how to get the most out of your APHA membership. Call or click today. (817) 834-APHA apha.com Click “Association” then click “Member Benefits” PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 25-UPSPerks_NHRaffle.indd 25 • FALL 2010 25 8/18/10 5:11:11 PM As a new Breyer model horse, Fleetstreet Max draws a crowd at the 2010 Breyerfest. Article and photography by Jeannie Blancq Putney 26 Fall 2010 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 026-029Breyerfest_Jzone.indd 26 8/17/10 11:26:29 AM M any horse lovers of all ages collect model horses. While some may envision breeding, training and showing a horse that will end up as one of those models, few actually realize the dream. For 26-year-old Alisa Bernhard and her 13-year-old sorrel overo gelding Fleetstreet Max, however, this very dream became a reality earlier this year. “Max” and Bernhard were guests at the 2010 Breyerfest, held July 23–25 in Lexington, Kentucky, because Max is one of Breyer® Animal Creation’s® newest model horses. “I really had no idea he’d ever become a Breyer,” said Bernhard, who splits her time between Pilot Point, Texas, and Germantown, Wisconsin. “When I was a kid, I was obsessed with Breyers. I am pretty sure that I begged my mom every year to bring me to Breyerfest, and it didn’t happen until now. I never thought I would be here a guest here one day.” Bernhard received the first official model and a case of 12 Max models. Part of the honor also included an all-expense-paid trip to Lexington and the Kentucky Horse Park, where she and Max were celebrities among celebrities for the weekend. They participated in autograph signings, and fans posed with and doted on Max. The pair also wowed crowds each day with a 10-minute demonstration in the Horse Park’s covered arena. PAINT HORSE CONNECTION • Fall 2010 026-029Breyerfest_Jzone.indd 27 27 8/17/10 11:26:51 AM The earner of 29 world and reserve world championships and more than 9,000 APHA points, Fleetstreet Max certainly deserved to become a Breyer model horse. Other guests this year included William and Elizabeth Shatner’s horse All Glory; Priscilla Presley, who was on hand to introduce Elvis Presley’s Graceland Stable Exhibit at the International Museum of the Horse; and Priefert’s Radar, the world’s largest horse at nearly 20 hands and 2,300 pounds. Max’s road to celebrity status wasn’t always obvious. Early in his career, several professional trainers told Bernhard that Max would never make an all-around horse. A teenager at the time, Bernhard took over the homebred gelding’s training duties, and it wasn’t long before the pair proved their worth. Bernhard and Max amassed an extensive show record together by earning multiple APHA world and reserve world championships in seven different disciplines, including working hunter, hunt-seat equitation, equitation over fences, hunter hack, horsemanship, trail and Western riding. Max’s road to They also made APHA history in celebrity status 2008 by achieving the most world wasn’t always championships earned by a single horse—currently obvious. numbering at 21. Their accomplishments include five APHA World Show all-around titles and more than 9,000 APHA show points. Bernhard’s cousin made these accomplishments known to Breyer, and the company was obviously impressed. They contacted Bernhard in August of 2009 and broke the good news. “It was kind of a long process that involved sending in a lot of very detailed pictures,” she said. “They wanted to make his markings very exact, and he has a lot of markings.” Two discrepancies with the model are its gender and the position of the mane. “The model is a stud because Breyer makes certain molds and then paints them to match certain horses,” said Bernhard. “When that mold was made, it was for Zippo Pine Bar, 28 and he was a stud. Minor details, but I’m not going to complain about my Breyer horse. I wonder if people might come up to me and say, ‘We thought he was a stud and we wanted to breed to him.’ ” Max’s Breyerfest experience was a positive one, but Bernard says he wasn’t exactly sure of his role. “I think he’s wondering when we’re going to show,” Bernhard joked. Busy enjoying the rich Kentucky bluegrass, Max seemed like he was in heaven at Breyerfest, save for a few odd sights that included horse-drawn carts and uncommon equines. “There was a mini [horse] dressed up as a sheep—somebody was dressed up as Little Bo Peep or something—and he did not like that,” Bernhard said. “He’s never seen all these different kinds of breeds, like ponies and Friesians. He can tell that these are all very different. There’s definitely a big variety of horses here at Breyerfest.” As a serious show horse that knows and loves his job, Max is always ready to compete. Having throngs of fans in his face, however, took some getting used to for the gelding. “He can get kind of grumpy when people get all in his face, but he likes to be scratched,” said Bernhard. “He does like attention. It’s just that sometimes in a huge crowd where everyone is trying to pet his nose, he gets a little like ‘Ahhh just leave me alone.’ ” In addition to daily autograph sessions, Alisa Bernhard and “Max” also wowed fans with their riding skills. Fall 2010 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 026-029Breyerfest_Jzone.indd 28 8/17/10 11:27:28 AM Despite having to get used to his celebrity status, Max is a pretty laid-back guy, says Bernhard. “He’s kind of been everywhere and seen everything, but he still has a really good attitude about stuff. He really enjoys being ridden and going to shows. You’d think at his age and as many shows as he’s been to he’d be sour by now, but he really likes it. When he doesn’t get ridden and shown, he feels like he’s left out, so he has a very funny personality. He really kind of thinks that he’s the man—and he is. He’s one of those horses that knows he’s pretty special, so he kind of demands attention all the time.” The Bernhard family has many Paints at their farm in Germantown, and Max even has a few full siblings—two of which Bernhard owns. Max, however, was the family’s first Paint, and Bernhard recalls that they didn’t really know what to expect. “We kind of bred him on a whim,” said Bernhard. “He’s really versatile and athletic, and he loves to show. You can just teach him anything. He’s so smart.” Bernhard says she and Max enjoy jumping and trail more than any other classes, but she is especially careful about her show schedule to preserve her horse and keep him healthy. “He loves to jump,” she said. “I don’t do it a lot with him anymore just because that’s the hardest thing there is on their joints. He’s proven himself a lot in the jumping classes, and I just want to make sure he doesn’t hurt himself.” Overall, the pair does fewer shows these days, nothing like the 10–15 a year that they used to do. “He really likes to show,” says Bernard. “As long as he enjoys it and is sound and healthy, I’ll keep showing him— just not a ton.” Despite the pair’s record-breaking career, Bernhard says she’s still amazed at Max’s accomplishments. “I didn’t really ever expect he’d accomplish the things he’s done,” Bernhard said. “I didn’t know he was going to do anything except Western until he was about 4 years old. I tried English one day, and he now has way more world championships in English than in Western. He kind of kept getting better and better and better. He didn’t really peak until he was 8 or 9 years old. A lot of horses are done showing by the time they are 5.” As a Breyer model horse, Max joins a long list of distinguished Paint Horses, including Colonels Smokingun, Like A Diamond, Rugged Painted Lark, Big Chex To Cash, Sacred Indian, Mister Mister, Silky Keno, Yellow Mount, Sam I Am, Leahs Fancy Chick and Wahoo King. Certainly befitting of the honor, Max will give horse lovers the joy of bringing home one of their favorite Paint Horse legends. Max facts Name: Fleetstreet Max or “Max” Stats: 1997 sorrel overo gelding Current owner and breeder: Susan Bernhard of Germantown, Wisconsin Sire: Fleet Machine Dam: Cash Bar Maiden AQHA Total APHA points earned: 9,263 ROMs: 32 Superiors: 24 World and reserve world championships: 29 To comment on this article, e-mail feedback@apha.com. PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 026-029Breyerfest_Jzone.indd 29 • FALL 2010 29 8/17/10 11:27:58 AM Life-long Dedication The American Paint Horse Association welcomes these members and their commitment. New APHA Lifetime Members second quarter of 2010 Renita R Massey, Texas Sonja Merkle, Germany Roxanne L Schulze, Texas Curt Hilliard, Texas Jennifer T Hilliard, Texas Gabriel Ochoa Herrera, Mexico Angelia L Chaney, Texas Larry D Russell, Texas Hardy Oelke, Germany Lori Ann Coughlin, New York Charlyn Osmer, Georgia Donald J & Ellen Coughlin, New York John R Walker, South Carolina Emily Jayne Ream, Michigan Linda Jo Landau, Minnesota Charles & Rebecca Wells, Mississippi Marla Holdstock, Saskatchewan Kerri A Ruby, Nevada Caroline Spencer, Montana Maurice W Hendrick, North Carolina Jayne & John Powers, Ohio Kara Honeysuckle-Mehaffy, Iowa Tammy A Botsford, Alberta Alexandra Fasel, Switzerland Michelle Tebault, Nevada Lesa M Schrader, Oklahoma Ronald A Cramer, Ohio Elizabeth Schellenger, Pennsylvania Arzenet T Burnes, Texas Paula Ouellette, Massachusetts Delores Marie Kuhlwein, Arizona John Conrad Bailey, Texas Raven Micah Marsden, Colorado Heike Wedler, Germany Kim Crutchfield, Georgia Emily Cramer, Ohio Martha Davis, Nevada Dawn Dempsey, Idaho Cathy Corrigan-Frank, Arizona 30-LifetimememberList.indd 30 Deborah F Lee, Texas William R Lewallen, Texas Georg Jungbecker, Germany S M (Suzanne) Harland, Netherlands Renea or Randy Johnson, Oklahoma J Elaine Hunter, Texas Philippe Aced, France Bryan M Poynter, Missouri Ursula Mayer, South Africa Philippe & Marie Laflaquiere, France Jose Lopez Vasquez, Mexico Nikole J Offutt, Washington Francois Lejour, France Judy-Dee Ostrander, Alberta Shane & Stephanie Begley, Wisconsin Laina Stashek, Wisconsin Kirstine & Niels Jensen, Denmark Charlotte Decoster, Texas Manuela Raedler, Germany Alexandra Schrievers, Germany Susan Dee Sappok, California Jim & Sue Corley, California Dana Henderson, Texas Jody L Rhody, Pennsylvania Randy Bagley, California Palle Hansen, Denmark Renee & Greyson Marshall, North Carolina Tamara Gregory, Oklahoma Richard Polniaszek, California Petra Brickmann, Germany Gregg A Cummings, Montana Bryan David Paul Wilson, Czech Republic Karen E Jones, Arizona Denise E Turner, California Casey & Debbie Faunce, Arizona Luca Cavalleri, Italy 8/16/10 2:58:48 PM Presented by SALE CATALOGS AVAILABLE SOON Held in conjunction with the 2010 Fall World Championship Show Selling the industry’s finest show horses, show prospects and breeding stock All horses must be nominated to the Breeders’ Trust or a mare in foal to a 2010 Breeders’ Trust subscribed stallion Auctioneer - Bruce McCarty, Weatherford, TX P.O. Box 961023 Fort Worth, Texas 76161-0023 817-222-6441 simhof@apha.com 31-BreedersTrust Sale.indd 31 www.apha.com 8/18/10 1:09:56 PM tion Staff nec Photography by the Paint Horse Con The 2010 Summer World ccess— Show was a smashing su check out these scenes from the show. 32 Fall 2010 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 032-033-SWS_Collage.indd 32 8/18/10 3:47:21 PM PAINT HORSE CONNECTION • Fall 2010 032-033-SWS_Collage.indd 33 33 8/18/10 3:47:45 PM 2,000 miles “ Just by riding my horse every day, we learned to communicate together. ” Photos courtesy Tom Seay James Brown on Rocker Man 34 Fall 2010 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 34-37-Rocker.indd 34 8/16/10 1:54:32 PM on a “Rocker” James Brown and his trusty trail horse Rocker Man developed a deep partnership while riding from Mexico to Canada. By Kelsey Pecsek I magine waking to a beautiful sunrise over a natural landscape every morning. Now picture that morning with your horse right outside the door to your camper, eagerly awaiting breakfast and another day of adventures that many will only dream about. This was everyday life for James Brown and his 12-yearold bay overo gelding Rocker Man for five months in 2009, during which they traversed more than 2,000 miles of trails across the United States. The horse-and-rider team joined RFD-TV’s “Best of America by Horseback” crew, along with riders from eight countries, and rode from Mesilla, Mexico, to the Canadian border. The show’s host, Tom Seay, hopes footage from the ride will air next spring. Brown and “Rocker” were the only partnership to accomplish the entire trip together. While many of the other riders completed their goals, Brown “never even considered not riding Rocker,” despite the fact that others participants sometimes rode different mounts. “I thought it would be best to ride every day,” said Brown. “That’s what I like to do, and otherwise I was just sitting in camp somewhere. I would rather be on my horse enjoying the scenery.” The Greenville, South Carolina, resident always enjoyed reading articles depicting rides that spanned the country. Though he had an interest in embarking on one, Brown never had the opportunity until he heard about the RFD-TV ride. After encouragement from his wife, Brown signed up for the extensive ride. “I never had any second thoughts about it,” said Brown. “It was a real privilege to be able to ride across the United States. “The opportunity to see America from the back of a horse is pretty special. You see things when you’re driving down an interstate highway at 70 mph in a glimpse. You don’t really appreciate or understand the countryside.” With every step Rocker took, Brown’s appreciatiation grew for the world that surrounded them. On the Santa Fe Trail, he saw deep ruts bored into the desert floor from wagon trains that set out to tame the unknown so many years ago. Rocker boldly carried Brown through a herd of bison, even when other horses were unsure of the new creatures. They were also lucky enough to gaze upon baby pronghorn antelope and even a few wild horses in their natural setting. And there were other critter sightings as well. “Some days we counted the number of rattlesnakes we saw per mile, instead of per day,” said Brown. The riders stumbled across coyotes and even saw mountain lion tracks. To Brown, however, some of the fondest animal encounters were of an avian variety. “There were different birds all along the trip that were unique to that one particular area,” said Brown. As they rode by natural ponds, migratory birds covered the water, providing an awe-inspiring sight. PAINT HORSE CONNECTION • Fall 2010 34-37-Rocker.indd 35 35 8/16/10 1:54:42 PM James Brown and “Rocker” ride along the Rio Grande river with “Best of America by Horseback” host Tom Seay (right). Photos courtesy Tom Seay “ 36 Brown represents trail riders everywhere who believe that trail riding is an —Tom Seay, host of “Best of America by Horseback” extension of freedom in this country. ” Fall 2010 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 34-37-Rocker.indd 36 8/17/10 3:40:01 PM The Black Hills of South Dakota stole Brown’s heart with its magnificent countryside, he says. Brown favored the lack of development and “the true feeling of being outdoors.” “I can truly say that I enjoyed the entire experience,” said Brown. “That included days where the wind blew so hard you could hardly keep a hat on your head.” While Brown never really considered any part of the ride negative, he admits that the weather didn’t always cooperate. Extreme storms sometimes arose suddenly in the middle of a clear afternoon, with lightning soon flashing all around the party with little warning. The most memorable collision with abrupt weather occurred in New Mexico. It was a beautiful, sunny day until an alarming dark cloud appeared, says Brown. Soon, four inches of hail completely covered the hills surrounding the campsite. “In the middle of summertime, it just looked like it had snowed,” said Brown. No one knows just how many steps Rocker took on the journey, but he took each one bravely, carrying his owner of 10 years the entire way. Looking back on past experiences with his horse from his new viewpoint, Brown admits to having taken Rocker for granted a little in the past. “We’d see each other,” said Brown, “but we were not that close of buddies.” That could not be further from the truth today. After covering such an expansive distance hand-in-rein, they share a bond that is deeper and stronger than ever before. Several days after their return, Brown went out to the pasture to visit the Paint. Rocker was drinking from the trough when he noticed Brown. The horse walked to his friend and laid his head on Brown’s chest. “Needless to say, I was, and still am, moved by that gesture on his part,” said Brown. Any horse and rider that become so close are destined to learn from each other. Brown and Rocker are no exception. “Just by riding my horse every day, we learned to communicate together,” said the proud Paint owner. The team’s communication skills have improved tremendously, and riding cues have been refined to perfection. Rocker is a unique horse because “he is fearless” and “he never gives up,” testifies Brown. His reliability and endurance make him stand out among others. “Every morning of the ride, he was ready to go,” said Brown. “He always has a real ‘Let’s go!’ attitude.” Rocker Man is an excellent example of what people love about the Paint Horse breed, and his owner is not reluctant to validate such a fact. “Rocker is a special horse to me,” said Brown. “But he is a representative of his breed, and I think a lot of people have a Paint Horse similar to him.” Brown’s faith and loyalty to Paint Horses comes from a library of experiences that prove to the seasoned horse owner what multi-faceted and versatile qualities the breed has. He says the qualities he sees in Rocker can be attributed to all Paint Horses and encourages other riders to try similar journeys. “He’s not a quitter, he’s not lazy, and he has a positive attitude,” said Brown. “Other people and other horses will be able to do these things as well. “He’s a regular horse with a can-do attitude!” To comment on this article, e-mail feedback@apha.com. The group rode through the North Dakota Badlands, just north of the Teddy Roosevelt National Park and about 100 miles south of the Canadian border. PAINT HORSE CONNECTION • Fall 2010 34-37-Rocker.indd 37 37 8/17/10 4:19:05 PM Working to win ABIGAIL WILDER BOATWRIGHT APHA’s “A-Team” gets down to business at Workshop. T ABIGAIL WILDER BOATWRIGHT By Abigail Wilder Boatwright APHA members engaged in lively discussions during the committees’ meetings including Youth (top) and General Show & Contest/Amateur (above). 38 he mood was decidedly upbeat as more than 100 active APHA members convened in Grapevine, Texas, June 3–5 for APHA Workshop. During Workshop, the Executive Committee, national directors, committee members and other participating members took part in committee meetings to plan for the future of the association and review rule change proposals. Approved proposals will be presented at APHA Convention September 30–October 2 in Nashville, Tennessee, for voting. APHA’s Management Team presented the 2010 Annual Business Plan to a packed audience of directors on June 4. The plan was constructed in 2009 and has been updated to reflect the future goals of the association. With a strong sense of direction and steps outlined to execute its goals, the business plan was a positive addition to Workshop. Members responded favorably, breaking out into applause several times during the presentation. “Ideas that spread win,” said Executive Director Lex Smurthwaite during the presentation. “Together we will create an exciting future for APHA.” One of the most talked-about topics at Workshop was the Executive Committee decision to implement an APHA World Show participation-based qualification system. Beginning in 2011 for the 2012 World Shows, horses must participate in a minimum of four APHA-approved shows with at least eight judges in order to qualify for World Show competition. This system was strongly supported by the majority of the APHA Board of Directors, specifically the Amateur, Youth, Breed Improvement and Show and Contest committees. For more information, turn to page 52. Throughout Workshop, several rule change proposals were passed and will be presented at Convention for voting. A summary of these proposals appears in the sidebar on page 39; the proposals can be reviewed in their entirety in the August 2010 Paint Horse Journal or at apha.com. Executive Committee members thanked participants for making the 2010 Workshop a positive event. “Thank you all for working so hard for the association,” said APHA President Linda Vance to the audience in closing. “You are what I like to call APHA’s ‘A-Team’ for helping to make the Paint breed a success.” To comment on this article, e-mail aboatwright@apha.com. FALL 2010 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 038-041-Workshop_2.indd 38 8/17/10 8:39:29 AM Rule change proposals from the 2010 Workshop Meet the new Executive Committee candidates The following is a list of some of the main rule change proposals that will be presented at Convention: The process to choose the next member of Executive Committee was revised and featured a new nomination procedure. Out of 10 nominees, five were interviewed at Workshop and these three candidates were advanced to the ballot. For more information about the 2011 Executive Committee sixth committee member candidates, check out the August Paint Horse Journal. Be heard! Do you have thoughts regarding any of the topics or rules discussed at Workshop? Let your area director know your opinion. All the 2010 directors are listed on APHA’s website at: apha.com/directors/2010BoardofDirectors.pdf Susie Shaw APHA FILE PHOTO Lifetime APHA member Susie Shaw hails from Parsons, Tennessee. Owner of a Paint breeding farm and active with the Tennessee Paint Horse Club for 14 years, Shaw has been a National Director for eight years and is a current member of the APHA Advisory Panel. She’s been an active participant on eight APHA committees. Shaw has managed a human relations department; worked with insurance, risk management and workers compensation; created a home-based marketing and advertising business; and is a grand jury foreperson for Decatur County in Tennessee. Mike Short APHA FILE PHOTO A resident of Edmond, Oklahoma, Mike Short has 25 years of experience in APHA as a judge, trainer, breeder and promoter. He’s served as a National Director since 1995 and has worked with four different Paint Horse clubs. A member of the APHA Advisory Panel, Short has served on three APHA committees. Short has been a general manager; a manager and horse trainer; a veterinary clinic manager; and a hospice and home health consultant. Currently, he is an operations and compliance director for a senior living facility. George Ready George Ready of Hernando, Mississippi, has shown, raised and maintained horses, and he’s been involved with APHA since 1985. Ready’s children have shown in APHA competition since 1999, and Ready has served as an APHA show manager. A National Director for six years, Ready has worked at the zone level and served on three APHA committees. Ready is an attorney with 30 years of experience. He’s served as a commissioner, judge, state senator and special assistant attorney general. APHA FILE PHOTO • Creation of “green” horse classes—designed for inexperienced horses—in hunter under saddle, Western pleasure, trail and Western riding • Permitting working ranch horse competition points to count toward achieving lifetime and year-end awards • Formation of an Amateur Walk-Trot program for Amateurs age 19 and over, complete with Register of Merits, Superiors and Honor Roll awards • Including information about Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy (PSSM) in the glossary section of the Official APHA Rule Book • Modification of state/regional club activity requirements • Modification of procedures used to submit a formal complaint about unsportsmanlike conduct • Prohibiting the approval of new shows taking place during the APHA Workshop and Convention dates • Modification to English attire guidelines, advocating the use of protective headgear at all times • Modifications to the Western tack guidelines regarding hackamores, romal reins and chin straps • Inclusion of additional reining penalties • Inclusion of new working cow horse patterns • Elimination of a pole bending penalty for poles touched by a rider’s hand • Modification to Amateur halter grand and reserve champion rules • Reduced time limits for Amateur and Youth breakaway roping, team roping and goat tying • Provision allowing any Amateur heeler age 50 and over and women age 19 and over to tie on • Modification of Novice Amateur and Novice Youth performance categories • Addition of text requiring Youth to show in their appropriate age division based on their age as of January 1 PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 038-041-Workshop_2.indd 39 • FALL 2010 39 8/17/10 8:40:44 AM The following are brief descriptions of the standing committee reports presented at the 2010 Workshop. Amateur An update was given on Amateur program numbers and new processes initiated for 2010. The group discussed the benefits of the World Show qualifying system. Nine rule change proposals were reviewed, and seven were passed. Committee members were asked to increase awareness of new Solid Paint-Bred classes, the Hart Trailer Non-Pro Versatility Challenge and slot classes offered at the Fall World Show. The group’s recommendation regarding year-end award recognition is to continue with the World Show Amateur welcome reception and wall of fame. At the request of the Executive Committee, the Amateur committee reviewed the topic of leasing. After discussion, the group’s consensus was that it is not currently a viable option for the association as presented. Research will be done prior to Convention as to why leasing was originally removed from the rules. Three rule change ideas for the 2012 Official APHA Rule Book were presented, including how to address domestic partnership in relation to the Amateur ownership eligibility rules; giving show management the option to combine Amateur age groups and considering halter color classes for year-end Honor Roll recognition. The group also discussed the APHA Business Plan. American Paint Horse Foundation Kevin Hardcastle gave an update about the Therapeutic Riding committee. The committee approved grants worth $4,000–$4,500 for Summer World Show therapeutic riding center participants and NARHA. APHF officers will be elected at Convention, and the board hopes to add new members. The committee discussed honorary board memberships, which would be non-voting positions. A total of 66 scholarships were approved—37 renewals and 29 new applicants. A suggestion was made by the Executive Committee to establish a sub-committee to raise funds for heritage. The creation of a historical DVD for the 50th anniversary of APHA was suggested. The board discussed the filly donated by Floyd and Maryann Moore, and agreed the filly would generate more money in an online auction rather than a raffle. Online sale sites are being researched. Breed Improvement A clarification regarding the World Show qualification system was given to each committee member so they will be able to explain the system to their constituents. 40 Marketing of Paint Horses was discussed; suggested solutions include online marketing of horses for sale by zone and Breeders’ Trust horses by zone. Zone regional experiences were also discussed. Other topics discussed but not approved for further action include allowing Solid Paint-Breds to participate in slot classes, cloning or sex specifications, and the elimination of world champion titles for Novice divisions. General Show & Contest Twenty-one rule change proposals were reviewed and 16 passed. As requested by the Executive Committee, the committee discussed allowing Amateurs and Youth to lease horses to show for APHA points. International (Did not meet) Judges The list of new judges and the 2010 Judges Academy Seminar evaluations were reviewed. The current judge tenure pins were distributed and a sample of a new style of pin was reviewed. Staff will bring additional ideas for tenure awards to Convention for review. The Western Attire and Conflict of Interest for Judges rules were reviewed; legal counsel will be asked for guidance for possible wording changes. A total of 126 carded judges were reviewed for renewal. A judges code of ethics was discussed for possible implementation in 2011. One judge applicant, three temporary judges and one variance were reviewed. Eleven European judge applicants were considered for judging status, and six were approved. Long-Range Planning The committee discussed several ways to expand showing opportunities for Solid Paint-Bred (SPB) horses and presented their recommendations to the Executive Committee. These include: allowing SPB to participate with Regular Registry horses in non-pointed APHA classes with conditions; re-investigating APHA’s relationship with other discipline associations as an opportunity to bring Paints showing at these venues back into APHA; and providing SPB owners with more information on the opportunities of solid horses in the show ring and Paint Alternative Competition program; and the value of registration to develop better relationships with SPB owners. A collegiate judging program was discussed and the committee suggested that universities and colleges be invited to attend the Summer World Show as a venue to meet AjPHA Youth. The committee suggested an assistance program to provide hands-on help for those applying for scholarships. FALL 2010 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 038-041-Workshop_2.indd 40 8/17/10 3:31:15 PM Other topics to be discussed at Convention include a review of the current Executive Committee format to allow shorter periods of involvement. Professional Horsemen Sixteen APHA members have applied to become APHA Certified Professional Horsemen since the program’s inception in December 2009. The program received $850 in income from application fees, with expenses of $536 for 50 pins and approximately $65 in conference calls. The current balance is $240. A new policy was passed to replace a member of the certification committee if that person misses two conference calls or meetings. The group discussed how Professional Horsemen should handle disputes or complaints—it decided to use the Judges Committee procedures as a guide. Members also conferred about how to attract new Professional Horsemen to the certification program. Application forms will be included in World Shows packets for judges and Open exhibitors. Certified members are expected to promote Paints and APHA at all functions they attend and to be available, accessible and positive. The Committee recommended that the benefits of membership include quaterly listings of members in an APHA publication, a listing on apha.com and a small banner for members to display. Racing The racing committee approved the 2011 graded stakes races, including two stakes races in Canada. The 3-Year-Old and Over Champion Distance and Claiming horses and the upgrade status from Solid PaintBred to Regular Registry rule proposals were approved and will be submitted for a 2012 implementation. Paint racing statistics were discussed. Numbers continue to hold steady for 2010 but are still declining from 2009. The committee discussed the Paint Horse Racing magazine and remain committed to its success. The committee suggests including more barrel racing information in each issue and assisting in a subscription campaign. The committee will encourage owners of double-registered horses to name their horses to use the same name in both associations to help ensure correct information. The new testing requirements for piroplasmosis and Texas H.O.R.S.E.’s legislative efforts were discussed. Regional Clubs The committee reviewed the proposed APHA regional club website. Suggestions about additional information for the website included ways to engage regional club membership; webinars; club resources; online forms; forums; useful website links; trail riding and Paint Alternative Competition (PAC) resources; and database information storage. Other suggestions to enhance regional clubs include awards for successful clubs and charts on show statistics. Recreational/Trail Riding and PAC sub-committees were formed. These sub-committees brainstormed growth opportunities, strategies and concerns for these two areas. Registration A request to include information about Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy (PSSM) in the glossary section of the Official APHA Rule Book was approved. The committee also decided that a rule change proposal allowing for the registration of cropouts in the Regular Registry should be drafted for review at Convention. The rule will include a separate color rule requiring extensive white markings. Rules Two rule change proposals were passed to the convention for a vote, and five rules were clarified. No changes were made to the committee’s purpose. The committee asked to review future member polls. They also reviewed a Youth scholarship proposal and the World Show qualification rules. Ways & Means The committee reviewed 13 rule changes proposals for financial impact to the association and passed its comments on to the appropriate standing committees. The committee also reviewed the financial presentation that was presented to the Board of Directors. The group discussed the leasing of show horses and other revenuegenerating ideas. Youth The Youth Committee passed two of five rule change proposals. It reviewed current AjPHA membership numbers and Novice Youth numbers through April 2010. Updates were given on ongoing and new projects and sponsorships. Activities and new ideas for the World Show were discussed, as were leasing horses and improving Youth World Games involvement. The committee also talked about ways to grow Youth leadership and participation in AjPHA. The Youth committee discussed current APHA scholarships procedures, the creation of a scholarship program for AjPHA leaders and a Youth point-based scholarship program. Two new junior charter clubs were approved: Palmetto Junior Paint Horse Club and Pennsylvania Junior Paint Horse Club. 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By Charlene Strickland W hatever you pack in your trailer, the key rule is position. With every piece stored in a designated spot, you’ll easily find it when you need it. With an organized trailer, you’re ready to groom your horse, tack up, grab your longe line or spurs, and train, ride or show. You’ll also be prepared to react quickly to incidents or emergencies. Unlike a building, even the largest horse trailer offers limited storage space. In a gooseneck slant-load rig, dressing rooms typically measure 39–40 inches on the short wall. Bumper-pull trailers give you less space in the trailer’s nose. Your trailer might include side tack compartments or a narrow rear tack area. Using these spaces wisely can help make room for every piece of equipment you need to bring along. Charlene Strickland Charlene Strickland You want to have the right equipment with you when you arrive. Basics include tack, grooming items, first aid, feed, water and clothing. Some items—such as spare tire, jack and a flashlight—should remain on the trailer at all times. Charlene Strickland 1. Match gear to destination Some trailers have up to three separate storage areas, located in the front, side and rear of the rig. 44 Fall 2010 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 44-47-TrailerOrganization.indd 44 8/17/10 10:06:05 AM CHARLENE STRICKLAND p l CHARLENE STRICKLAND The first step to organize your trailer tack areas is to decide what—and how much—you really need to pack for your trip. a c CHARLENE STRICKLAND Inexpensive plastic drawers keep even the smallest supplies right at hand. e Blanket bars are perfect for more than just saddle pads. Before going to a show, determine how long you’ll be on the road. A one-day event, where you show out of the trailer, reduces the amount of necessary gear. When going farther and staying longer, you’ll want to add tools, furniture and additional feed and supplies. The same plan applies to a trail ride, where you’ll take camping gear to match the length of the trip. For a riding lesson or clinic, you’d pack the essentials that you’d use at home. Hauling to the vet or breeding farm usually requires minimal add-ons. Avoid stowing excess gear in your trailer—this strategy can save you money, says Suzanne Whittington of Silver Legacy Performance Horses in Tucson, Arizona. “With the expensive gas prices, don’t take things you don’t need,” she said. “They are heavy and weigh you down. For example, certain times of the year we’ll need the fans for show stalls. But during the wintertime, take the extras out that will weigh you down and that you aren’t going to need.” 2. Maximize walls and floors To augment limited floor space, look for better uses of your trailer walls. Your trailer may include built-in racks for saddles and bridles, a blanket bar and hooks for clothes and hats. Totes, duffels and grooming bags can hang on hooks. You can also use a grooming caddy with pockets for brushes and products. These have built-in hooks to hang on a blanket bar, trailer door or wall. You can also add more racks. Karen Craighead of Craighead Paint Horses in Fulton, Missouri, explains her strategy of adding hooks to maximize space in her six-horse trailer “It only had one 18-inch long bar of hooks to hang bridles,” said Craighead. “So we bought commercially made bridle racks that bolt to the wall. My husband put them on the dressing room wall, running the length of the trailer on two levels.” Tom Duke of Duke Performance Horses in Marana, Arizona, had a similar strategy. “We added two shelves for hats (in boxes) and extra clothes racks in the nose,” he said. He straps hatboxes in pairs, one on top of the other, to stay in place on the shelves during transport. Another approach is the easy-in, easy-out Handy Organizing Storage Systems (HOSS) from the Organized Barn & Trailer. A metal wall grid hangs on brackets secured in your trailer or tack room. You attach wire baskets, rail bars, hooks or even a saddle rack to the grid. When you need to transfer gear to or from the trailer, simply remove the grid from the brackets. “You can move the whole thing into your tack stall,” said company employee Suzanne Downey. “Carry the baskets to the stall, and then move the panel. You can put the panel and everything into a rolling hay bale bag and go right in. PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 44-47-TrailerOrganization.indd 45 • FALL 2010 45 8/20/10 8:43:09 AM Jessica Hein Top: Adding additional storage containers, like a second level of bridle hooks, a detachable basket or a grooming bag, can give you even more space. Right and bottom: A commercially available organization system, like this grid, enables you to attach baskets, bars, hooks and saddle racks where you need them most. Opposite page: Bulky items should be loaded last onto the floor of the trailer; then, they’re the first to be unloaded, too. Charlene Strickland “The system is unique because it’s portable,” Downey continued. “You go directly from the barn to the trailer. It’s perfect for boarders.” Molded plastic containers are lightweight carryalls. Craighead uses a multi-drawer unit to keep all of her mane banding supplies at hand. “It’s stacked with drawers, it’s on wheels and it has a handle that pops up,” she said. “In the one big drawer we can store clippers.” Another plastic box serves as the away-from-home medicine cabinet. “Everyone needs a medicine box,” Craighead said. “I have a larger toolbox with Banamine®, bute, wraps—all that you need if something should get hurt or we have a colicky horse.” Craighead also uses Rubbermaid® tubs with snap-on lids. “They can carry things like chains and lightbulbs we can clamp on because barns are so dark,” she said. “I have one for each trailer. Anything that I can’t find a place for in the banding box or medicine box goes in the tub.” Other storage units consume floor space but reduce the number of trips in and out of the trailer. “Wheels are your best friend,” said Craighead. She uses a two-wheeled Rubbermaid cart for easy transport. Whittington uses two-wheeled show carts with baskets, like an E-Z Haul Cart, to haul and stow grooming items. A larger cart is the Easy-Up Foldup Tackroom on Wheels, a three-shelf dolly with a large basket and two saddle racks. The cart is heavy to hoist in and out of a trailer’s tack room, but it transports saddles easily. If you only need to haul a single saddle, a saddle cart is easier to maneuver in and out of the trailer. A tack trunk can store everything, but consider its size and weight. Molded plastic trunks weigh 20–40 pounds empty. When they are loaded, you’ll need a helper to hoist them in and out of the trailer. A small trunk—measuring 35” x 17” or 32” x 19”—will take up most of the space in the dressing room of a two-horse trailer. If you prefer using a trunk, get the wheeled model for easier transport on the ground. Some items—or duplicates—can be stored in your trailer when not in use, saving you packing time and energy. “We will come home and unload the trailer long enough to clean it, then put everything back,” Whittington said. “We always store our stall curtains, chairs and hoses in the rig. All our grooming equipment stays in the trailer all the time.” She also keeps all the paperwork for all the show horses in the rig. “The horses’ papers stay in the trailer,” said Whittington. “We don’t ever get to a horse show and not have the papers. Everything is with me at all times.” 46 Charlene Strickland 3. Pack and unpack wisely Fall 2010 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 44-47-TrailerOrganization.indd 46 8/20/10 8:45:24 AM Charlene Strickland Regardless of your trailer’s size, group your equipment. “I have certain sections that are dedicated to one type of item,” Whittington said. “One side is for show bridles, one side for schooling bridles and one side for tails.” She adds that first-aid kits—for horses and humans—and emergency tool kits are vital supplements to any trailer. The Duke trailer has three tack rooms—located in the front, rear and under the mangers. “Our changing room (in the front) is for show clothes. We also hang the show tails, slinkies and halter bags on racks,” Duke said. “Our boot box is full of stall curtains, lights, drills and extension cords. We store the cooler here and have a small refrigerator for when we’re at shows for a long time, such as the World Show.” In the mid-trailer tack room, Duke and his wife, Kelly Penrod, store saddles on racks. An entire wall of bridle hooks is for show and schooling bridles. The tack room has doors on both roadside and curbside, each fitted with swing-out racks for show and working saddle pads. Liquids, including hoof black and flyspray, go in the rear tack compartment. Penrod suggests loading gear in a specific order. “Everything is stacked in order for the tack stall, all the saddle racks on bottom, then the wire shelves, then floor mats,” she explained. In a smaller rig, you must pack carefully to use available space. Hang tack and grooming bags on wall racks and hooks first, and then bring in containers and items that fit onto floor space. A wheeled cart could be the last thing you stow, so it’s the first thing you remove. Try to leave clear access to the spare tire and jack, just in case. If you’re on the side of the road with a flat tire, you don’t want to unpack equipment to get to the tire and jack. Organizing your rig streamlines unpacking on arrival, and the repacking when you leave. Following a strategy for both operations simplifies your life on the road. “I train my clients,” said Whittington. “For the takedown, to put everything back in the trailer, everybody knows where everything goes. It always goes in the same place.” Making a list, checking it twice A few days before you haul, put together a checklist of things to be loaded on the trailer. If you don’t store duplicate equipment in the trailer, your list will help you remember those items. You can keep the list on your computer and print copies to post in the barn and trailer. Or try keeping the list on your phone, so you can have it with you when you’re shopping before a trip. are: s to include Some thing , bridles, Tack (saddle etc) saddle pads, pplies Grooming su ps oots and wra Protective b ts ets and shee k n la b e rs o H e and lead rop r te al h a tr x E tachments) at d n (a ts e k Buc Hose cords d extension Stall fans an Stall mats er , hay and wat d e e f , gs in av Sh ion ts (registrat n e m u c o d e Hors th ins test, heal papers, Cogg etc) certificate, To comment on this article, e-mail feedback@apha.com. PAINT HORSE CONNECTION • Fall 2010 44-47-TrailerOrganization.indd 47 47 8/20/10 8:47:25 AM Sound theories 48 FALL 2010 048-051-deaf_paints.indd 48 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 8/18/10 9:53:33 AM Sometimes linked to Paint coat patterns, deafness isn’t the end of the road for your horse. By DR. K. GARY MAGDESIAN D COURTESY GARY MAGDESIAN eafness associated with coat color and white spotting has been described in dogs (Dalmatians), white cats, laboratory animals and even humans (Waardenburg syndrome). Deafness in horses is rarely recognized and is most often associated with head trauma, neurological diseases, ear infections and drug toxicities. Recently, however, deafness has been definitively associated with coat-color spotting in overo horses, as has been suspected by some Paint breeders for many years. My first encounter with deafness in horses was as a youth with my American Paint Horse mare, “Kena.” As a foal, Kena was very quiet and did not respond to loud noises like other horses. She would sleep through sounds that would frighten all of the other horses in the barn. Since then, I have examined several other deaf Paints, which led to my pursuit of researching the syndrome. The initial investigation occurred with Kena. The first step was to confirm the deafness through a neurophysiological test called brainstem auditory Dr. Magdesian’s Paint Horse inspired his evoked response research into the link between certain coat (BAER). This patterns and deafness. The study found a link between splashed white, splashed-blend and test examines frame overo patterns; however, not all horses the receptors, with those patterns are deaf. nerves and nerve pathways within the brain necessary for hearing. The BAER yielded a flat line, consistent with complete deafness originating in the hearing receptors. Next was ruling out other causes of deafness through careful ear and neurological examinations, blood work and head X-rays. All of these results were negative, indicating the cause was from a congenital problem within the hair cells of the inner ear. As a veterinarian, I continued to pursue this interest in deafness. I studied 14 deaf horses confirmed through the BAER test, and an additional 20 horses that were believed to be deaf by their owners. In order to describe the phenotype associated with deafness, the horses’ coat patterns and eye colors were documented. All of the deaf horses were overos or toveros. The most common pattern represented was splashed white, either solely or along with frame—it represented at least 65 percent of the cases. Others included frame overos (nine), a few solid white horses, toveros and frame-sabino blends. No horses in my study exhibited only the tobiano or sabino patterns. Interestingly, the amount of white spotting varied from minimal (small belly spot with four socks and bald face) to very extensive (more than 50 percent of the surface area of the hair coat). All had extensive head white (bald-, apron- or bonnet-faced), leg white (socks or stockings) and at least a partial blue eye. The majority of horses had two blue eyes and three to four white legs. Blue eyes are associated with deafness in a number of other species, including dogs. The link between white spotting and deafness lies in the origin of the cells within the embryo. Melanocytes, the cells that produce pigment in the skin, are necessary for normal development of the hearing cells within the inner ear. The overo genes select for a lack of migration of melanocytes from the neural crest cells in the embryo, leading to white spotting in those areas. They can also lead to abnormal migration of these cells to the inner ear, leading to deafness. In order to compare the deaf Paint Horses with hearing horses, I also studied hearing Paint and Pinto horses. In contrast to the deaf horses, the hearing horses included tobianos and sabinos as well as patterns observed in the deaf horses. Many of these horses looked phenotypically similar to the deaf horses. Based on these results, phenotype alone cannot predict deafness. However, it can be concluded that certain phenotypes are at risk for deafness. This is especially true with splashed white, splash-frame blend and, less commonly, the frame overo patterns. Not all splash overos are deaf, but rather the prevalence of deafness is likely highest among horses with this pattern. The horses were tested for the endothelin B receptor gene mutation. This mutation causes overo lethal white syndrome (OLWS) in the homozygous state and is associated with the frame overo phenotype in the heterozygous state. The majority of deaf horses (91 percent) were positive for the mutation. In contrast, only 43 percent of tested hearing horses carried the mutation. The deaf horses were statistically more likely to be positive for the mutation. While this does not PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 048-051-deaf_paints.indd 49 • FALL 2010 49 8/18/10 9:55:17 AM Abigail wilder boatwright Jessica hein Deaf Paints can have successful show careers, as evidenced by horses like NRHA $2 Million Sire Colonels Smokingun. “Sometimes it’s a big advantage,” said owner Tim McQuay, “because they can’t hear the crowd and the excitement going on around them. They just think it’s another day.” “The deaf foals we have had have been so sweet and gentle when they are learning about the world,” said Colorado breeder Megan Mulqueen. ”They really do use their other senses more to explore.” courtesy megan mulqueen courtesy megan mulqueen “The biggest thing when you’re riding [a deaf horse] is that you need to pay attention,” said trainer Devin Warren, who won the 2010 reserve world championship in Senior Reining with Lil Bright Gun, who is deaf. “They’re listening to every movement of your body. I still say ‘whoa’ and cluck to them so my body stays exactly the same. They end up riding just like my other horses.” “You have to halter break deaf babies right away—you can’t yell at them, and their moms can’t call them back,” said Mulqueen. “They just go on their merry way, and often that isn’t in the direction of the barn.” 50 Fall 2010 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 048-051-deaf_paints.indd 50 8/18/10 9:56:41 AM imply that the OLWS gene alone is responsible for the deafness, it does show an association. I hypothesize that the presence of more than one overo gene may increase the chances of deafness. However, this requires further study. For example, many of the deaf horses with a classic splash overo phenotype and no frame characteristics also carried the OLWS gene. Currently, a genetic test for the splashed gene is not available. When the gene is found, it will aid in elucidating the genetics of deafness. It should also be emphasized that the OLWS gene is not necessary for a horse to be deaf, as nine percent of the deaf horses did not carry the mutation. Interestingly, three lethal white foals were also hearing-tested prior to being humanely euthanized. All three were homozygous for the OLWS gene, and all were completely deaf. An important finding of the study was that deaf horses can lead productive, normal lives. Many of the horses in this study were used for pleasure riding and showing, including halter, Western pleasure, cutting, dressage, team penning and jumping. Some owners felt that their horses were less skittish than hearing horses, whereas others believed the deaf horses were more easily startled by visual stimuli. Deaf horses need to be identified early, especially prior to training. People working with deaf horses could easily become frustrated with the animal if the deafness is not recognized, as deaf horses are unable to respond to vocal commands. Once recognized, deaf horses are easily trained through visual and tactile cues. Having lived with a deaf mare, I know firsthand that deafness does not have to limit the horse’s success as a performance horse. No one, except those who knew her intimately, ever noticed anything different about Kena. She was shown at halter, ridden and eventually retired to pasture until her death at age 26. Being aware of deafness, and training accordingly, is very important to the success and well being of these horses. Dr. K. Gary Magdesian, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVECC, ACVCP, is a professor at the University of California–Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. The Loomis, California, resident is a lifetime APHA member and owns several Paints. Take-home points about deafness 1. Deafness is associated with the splashed white, splashed-blend and frame overo patterns, but not all horses with these phenotypes are deaf. 2. Deaf horses often exhibit blue eyes (at least partial), white markings on 3–4 legs, and extensive white markings on their heads. 3. Paint Horses with deafness associated with their coat patterns cannot hear from birth. A horse that is initially hearing and later develops deafness should be evaluated by a veterinarian for another cause of the deafness. 4. The lethal white gene is common in deaf horses, but it alone (without modifying genes) is unlikely to be the sole cause of deafness, except in lethal white foals where two copies are present. Not all deaf horses carry the OLWS gene. 5. Deaf horses can have successful show and performance careers. 6. Deaf horses need to be trained with tactile and visual cues. To comment on this article, e-mail feedback@apha.com. PAINT HORSE CONNECTION • Fall 2010 048-051-deaf_paints.indd 51 51 8/18/10 9:56:28 AM JESSICA HEIN 52 FALL 2010 052-055-WS Qualifying.indd 52 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 8/16/10 3:29:06 PM @42 Qualified to @42 Ride The recently approved participation-based World Show qualification system will attract more people to regional clubs and promote grassroots APHA participation. By MEGAN BRINCKS B eginning in 2012, qualification will be required in order to participate in the American Paint Horse Association’s World Championship Shows. After several years of discussion on the matter, the Executive Committee voted on and passed the proposal prior to the American Paint Horse Association’s annual Workshop on June 3–5, 2010. Because this change deals exclusively with the APHA World Show, it only needed approval by the Executive Committee, and it was not subject to the normal rule-change process. In a 2009 survey of APHA members to solicit input on the qualification system, more than 66 percent were in favor of a participation-based qualification system. An overwhelming number of respondents agreed that four events and eight judges were ideal for participation-based qualification. Starting on April 1, 2011, shows will be tracked in preparation for the 2012 Summer World Show by cross referencing the show rosters with the show reference numbers. Although the APHA Performance Department is still working on exactly how to track qualified horses, they plan to have a user-friendly online system where APHA members can check Paints’ qualification status. The new system requires only horses to qualify, and any APHA-approved show counts toward the participation requirement, no matter the zone in which the horse is shown. Events that are dual-approved through the APHA, such as NRHA and NSBA, also count toward qualification. Event-specific horses—such as jumpers or cutters—that are unable to find a specific event in their zone will be granted an exemption for that particular event at the World Show. However, those exempt will be qualified only for that class, not every event. The World Show qualification guidelines are as follows: 1. All horses (Regular Registry and Solid Paint-Bred) must qualify to participate at the World Championship Paint Horse Shows. (See Number 5 for exceptions.) This is done by competing at four (4) different APHA-approved show events, with a minimum of eight (8) judges total during the qualifying period. Horses may be shown in any state, regardless of residence, to qualify—participation is the key. Example: A two-day, two-judge show held Saturday and Sunday counts as one show event. A four-judge POR counts as one show event. Two backto-back two-judge shows count as two events total. In each case, the number of judges may be counted toward the minimum judge requirement. PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 052-055-WS Qualifying.indd 53 • FALL 2010 53 8/16/10 3:29:36 PM World Show in any division. Amateur and Youth eligibility and ownership rules apply. not required to specific event. 5. Horses being shown in the following classes are not required to qualify due to time restraints and age of horse: • Weanling halter • Yearling halter • Yearling Longe Line and Yearling In-Hand Trail • 2-year-old performance classes • 3-year-old performance classes Note: Additional exceptions will be determined by zone, based on classes not offered during the qualifying year in the owner’s zone. Exemption will be granted to horses whose owners reside in that zone only in the classes that were not held. If a horse is qualified by the exemption, the horse must be entered in that class to be eligible to compete at the JESSICA HEIN Special events held with APHA dual-approval (i.e. a NRHA reining with APHA dual-approval or NSBA classes with APHA dual-approval, etc.) count toward the qualification requirements. Paint Alternative Competition-approved events do not count toward qualification. Note: All owners must be APHA members at the time of the show in order for that show to count towards the show requirement for qualification. 2. Qualification Period: a. Summer World Show—qualifying period is from April 1 through March 31 of the World Show year. b. Fall World Show—qualifying period is from August 1 through July 31 of the World Show year. 3. Horses are not required to qualify in specific events in any division. Any qualified horse may be shown in any class at the World Show in any division in which they are eligible. Horses will show in their appropriate age division at the World Shows, regardless of the qualifying division. 4. Exhibitors are not required to qualify. Any exhibitor may show any qualified horse in any class at the Horses competing only in Challenges, Sweepstakes, Slots, futurities or other specialty events are exempt. If your horse competes in a specialized event not offered in your zone, you can apply for an exemption. JESSICA HEIN Horses are qualify in a World Show. Example: roping, cutting, over fences, etc., in certain areas. 6. Specialty classes (including Youth Lead Line, Parents Western Pleasure, Challenge, Sweepstakes, slots and futurity classes) do not require horse qualification to enter, although if regular classes are also to be entered, then the horse must qualify. At no time will the number of points or lack thereof be considered for qualification. Participation at APHAapproved shows is the only basis for qualification. APHA Senior Director of Show and Contest Holly Nelson says the new system is still a work in progress. She encourages constructive feedback, both positive and negative, from members across the world—e-mail your thoughts to showing@apha.com. To comment on this article, e-mail feedback@apha.com. ABIGAIL WILDER BOATWRIGHT 54 FALL 2010 052-055-WS Qualifying.indd 54 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 8/18/10 5:20:48 PM JESSICA HEIN Horses competing in age-specific performance events for ages 3 and under, along with weanling and yearling halter horses, are exempt from qualifying. Exhibitors do not have to qualify—only horses. JESSICA HEIN JESSICA HEIN Qualification is based only on participation— not on points. Facebook Feedback APHA’s Facebook fans had immediate reactions to the news of the recently passed APHA World Show qualifying rule. Here are some of their comments: “Thank you APHA. I see this as a move to get more participation in the local area APHA shows. When people understand that they do not have to ‘qualify’ in a specific class, just participate in the shows themselves, they will understand it’s not as hard as they think to qualify.” –Sherry Haynes, Stephenville, Texas “It’s nice that the committee had the foresight to not make it class specific. Maybe in the future they can go that direction. Right now, I see this as a way to bring more entries to the local shows.” –Darcy Schroeder, Las Vegas, Nevada “I am for it, as I agree support of the regional shows needed to happen. We travel between seven and 10 hours to attend any shows in the Northwest; [it] is just something we have to do. We would love it if there were more shows in the three to four hour range.” –Leila Tom Styer, Garfield, Washington “This was a terrible move on APHA’s part. We are still in a down economy … People are having to work ever harder to pay for the equine expenses and for their families due to increasing costs.” –Christie Lyday, Greenville, Texas “It is possible that with this new rule change local clubs will take this into consideration and possibly have to find a way to add more shows” –Jamie Ikemoto, Mesa, Arizona “Love it!!!! Now move it closer to Alberta!!” –Belinda M. Hansen, Alberta, Canada “In North Carolina, all the Paint shows are west—6+ hours away from the East Coast area—except for state fair at Raleigh and last year there were only 30–35 horses total at the entire show. [I] guess we will just stick to the Open shows; at least there are enough entries to get PAC [credits].” –Suzette Joyner, Four Oaks, North Carolina “This was a great move by APHA! Now the regional clubs will have support for their local shows. If you can haul all the way to Fort Worth, you should be able to haul to four shows.” –Renee Rogers Wesley, Saraland, Alabama To share your thoughts and to see more comments about the qualification system, visit facebook.com/americanpainthorse. PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 052-055-WS Qualifying.indd 55 • FALL 2010 55 8/16/10 3:30:16 PM PA I N T S & P E O P L E Riding for a cause Based out of Muskogee, Oklahoma, members of the Bedouin Shrine Mounted Horse Patrol ride Paint Horses to raise money for the Shriners Hospitals. This Masonic group of 30 rides in parades around the region, and in July 2009, they were named the International Shrine Parade Champions in San Antonio, Texas. Team member Levi Johnson of Bunch, Oklahoma, says the group placed first in parade competition and second in drill. “It’s for the benefit of the kids, and it’s just something for us to do to get out and have fun,” Johnson said. “We ride and have fun so kids can walk.” 56 Flying Paints Bar J Zandas Beauty, a 1999 black tobiano mare, returned to the show ring this spring in true Paint style after a fractured hip and broken tail. Owners Ron Stolp and Kelly Allen never thought the mare would make such a comeback, but at the April 23–25 Gateway Championship Series at the Thunderbird Show Park in Fort Langley, British Columbia, the recovered mare won first place in jumping with Stolp aboard. Stolp also rode their Paint gelding Winddancers Cimaron, a 1999 bay tobiano, in the same competition. Amazingly, the gelding finished within 1/100 of a second of the mare in the timed jump-off round. The show awarded both horses first place in the class of 34 horse-and-rider teams. Allen says she would never trade her Paint for another breed. Both Allen and Stolp participate in Ride America® and Paint Alternative Competition events. courtesy levi johnson courtesy kelly allen Presidential fanfare W. R. “Bob” Watt Jr. of Fort Worth, Texas, retired after more than 40 years of service to the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. Watt served in multiple positions, including board secretary, general manager and president. Under his presidential leadership since 1978, the stock show has grown substantially. He also oversaw significant additions to the Will Rogers Memorial Center, the facility that hosts the show. Over the years, Watt has played a role in continuing to expand the Paint Horse competition though the stock show, but he also has a personal interest in APHA. Watt says he spent a lot of time traveling to APHA shows with his daughter, Susan Foster, when she was younger. “It’s been a real pleasure working with the [American Paint Horse] Association,” Watt said. In retirement, Watt will continue to stay active in the Watt Cattle Co., a family ranching operation. Courtesy fort worth stock show Edited by megan brincks Fall 2010 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 56-57-Paint&People.indd 56 8/16/10 3:22:19 PM Courtesy Teena Westmoreland Paint protector Bambi Red Bingo, a 1987 chestnut solid mare, and owner Nancy Reeves showed the world that Paint Horses—including solid Paints—can do anything. From barrel racing and reining to team penning and roping, “Wyn” and Reeves eventually evolved into a mounted police team in Los Angeles. At the 2009 Equine Affaire in Pomona, California, Reeves and Wyn represented the Paint Horse in the breed demonstration as part of Reeves’ personal mission to educate others about solid Paint-bred horses. Wyn died in May 2010, but the mare left a lasting impression. “Anything she wanted to do, she did on that horse,” said Susan Fleczok of the Greater Los Angeles Paint Horse Club. She notes that Reeves was always proud to tell others that her horse of so many talents was a Paint Horse. Domino effect Dominos Delivers, a 1991 black overo gelding, is helping people of all ages both mentally and physically. Now a therapeutic riding mount at Freedom Farm in Waverly, Minnesota, “Domino” was donated to the program by Kerry Barnauskas of Delano, Minnesota. Susie Bjorklund, founder and executive director of Freedom Farm, says Domino’s calm mannerisms and beautiful markings make him a favorite at the farm. He is used for riders who require both a leader and two side walkers, but students who ride independently love him as well. She says Domino’s markings are great for students to use as guidelines when grooming. “He really is such a blessing to our program,” Bjorklund said. courtesy Susie Bjorklund courtesy Susan Fleczok Living canvas Miss Corvette and Teena Westmoreland of Doddridge, Arkansas, nurture creativity with kids at schools, summer programs, churches, 4-H clubs and special-needs groups by painting a Paint Horse. Miss Corvette, a 1998 sorrel tovero mare, becomes a painting canvas for kids, and Westmoreland donates her time to these special visits. “I was blessed to have a living canvas who loves kids and her job,” Westmoreland said. Children at the Price T. Young Middle School painted an American flag on Miss Corvette in November 2009. Westmoreland says she educates children about safety around horses, and then they get to paint Miss Corvette with non-toxic tempera paint. PAINT HORSE CONNECTION • Fall 2010 56-57-Paint&People.indd 57 57 8/16/10 3:22:28 PM Megan Brincks PAIN T P RO G R A M S & S E RVI CE S AjPHA—In this great organization, Youth can become a member of a huge family of friends sharing a common bond—a love for the American Paint Horse. AjPHA offers something for everyone, no matter how long you’ve been riding, where you live or what discipline you enjoy. Join our family today! ajpha.com AjPHA, the American Junior Paint Horse Association, gives you lots of opportunities to have fun and make friends from around the world. Whether you love trail riding, competition or Paint Horse-themed activities, AjPHA has something for kids of all ages. APHA Headquarters—Located in Fort Worth, Texas, members and Paint Horse enthusiasts are invited to visit APHA headquarters to conduct business, take a tour and check out the one-of-a-kind bronze Paint Horse statues. Breeders’ Trust—Financially rewards everyone responsible for an outstanding horse’s success, providing an added incentive for owners to exhibit or race their Paints. apha.com/breederstrust APHA Online—Whether you need up-to-theminute World Show information, on-line registration access or just want to take a peek at your virtual barn, APHA offers multiple on-line services. aphaonline.com Breeders’ Futurity—A prestigious competition featuring the finest American Paint Horses and exhibitors in the world competing in a select slate of classes designed to showcase the offspring of the Paint Horse stallions enrolled in the Breeders’ Trust program and the mares bred to these stallions. apha.com/breedersfuturity 58 Foundation—The American Paint Horse Foundation (APHF) is the charitable arm of APHA. The Foundation strives to support Youth scholarships, promote equine research and preserve the heritage of the American Paint Horse. aphfoundation.org General Store—Shop to your heart’s content at the premier outlet for Paint Horse merchandise. apha.com/store Gelding Plus—Promotes Paint geldings 4 years old and older by paying out $42,000 each year at select APHA-approved events. apha.com/geldingplus Fall 2010 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 58-59-Paint_Programs.indd 58 8/16/10 2:43:13 PM Hart Trailer Incentive—Offering a complimentary one-year membership to the USRider Equestrian Motor Plan to every APHA member who purchases a new Hart trailer. Ride America ®—Go at your own pace and earn rewards and recognition for simply doing what comes naturally—riding or driving your American Paint Horse. apha.com/rideamerica Member Benefits—Joining APHA not only makes you a member of the incredible family of American Paint Horse owners, but also provides you access to a wide variety of exciting programs, services and resources for “members only.” Programs include reduced rates for farm and liability insurance; free discount pharmacy card and health discount packages; discounts on New Holland equipment purchases; discounts on auto leasing; and a variety of other programs provided to help reduce your expenses and give you the benefit of the innovative programs provided by APHA’s partners. apha.com/association/membership Show Ring Competition—Whether you are a Youth, Amateur, Open or Solid Paint-Bred competitor, APHA has a place for you. Each year, nearly 1,200 horse shows are approved worldwide. apha.com/competition MiQuotes.com/apha—Every APHA member can now obtain a free pharmacy discount card, just for being a member. Four health and lifestyle discount plans are also being offered. Miquotes.com/apha Official Show Calendar—APHA’s official list of Paint Horse events throughout the world. Found each month in the Paint Horse Journal or aphaonline.com. Paint Alternative Competition (PAC)—Offers members competing outside the APHAapproved show ring the opportunity to develop their Paint Horse’s lifetime performance record. apha.com/pac Publications—Bringing you the latest happenings in the association and the Paint Horse world—Paint Horse Journal (painthorsejournal.com), Paint Horse Racing (paintracing.com), Paint Horse Connection, E-news. Shutterfly.com—Been to an APHA event lately? Check out APHA’s Shutterfly site to find great keepsake images of you and your friends enjoying APHA-sponsored activities. 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For a list of clubs, visit apha.com/association/regclubs. abigail wilder boatwright Racing—Paint racing brings the color, speed and thrill of Paint Horse racing to you. paintracing.com Give your 2011 foals every advantage—enroll your mares and stallions in the APHA Breeders’ Futurity program today! PAINT HORSE CONNECTION • Fall 2010 58-59-Paint_Programs.indd 59 59 8/16/10 2:43:21 PM PA I N T M A R K I N G S Edited by ABIGAIL WILDER BOATWRIGHT Skip The Master Plan 1999 red dun solid mare Owned by Korynn Ziama Oakfield, Wisconsin “She has a seahorse on her forehead,” writes Korynn. Awesome Pine 2007 sorrel tobiano gelding Owned by Alicia Anspaugh Eaton, Ohio “We have found three different kinds of animals on Awesome Pine,” writes Alicia. “We think the white on his neck looks like a stingray, and on his shoulder it looks like a cow head. He has a hippo’s head across his rump—the brown dot is his eye.” Stuck Up Zipper 2006 buckskin overo mare Owned by Melissa Ilic Franklinville, New Jersey “Here is a picture of my mare, Stuck Up Zipper, who has a genie’s lamp on her side,” writes Melissa. “The vet always chuckles when she draws her Coggins test. She can’t believe I didn’t name her ‘Genie!’ ” Preacher Joe Speck 1994 red roan overo gelding Owned by Cleosa Hill Molalla, Oregon “I want to share a picture of my horse ‘Teddy,’ ” writes Cleosa. “In his markings are a paw print on his shoulder, the number seven on his side and a panda bear on his jaw.” 60 Fall 2010 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 60-61-PaintMarkings.indd 60 8/16/10 3:24:24 PM Queen Prime 2001 sorrel tovero mare Owned by Susan Lambert Chestertown, New York “We call her ‘Satin,’ ” writes Susan, “and she has a deer hunter on her belly.” Didnt Neda Bunny 2001 sorrel tovero mare Owned by Jason and Kimberly Gawel Seaside, California “From the day she was born, we all could see a rabbit on her right cheek,” writes the mare’s breeder, Kay Gawel. “The rabbit shares her ear so as she moves it, it looks like a rabbit is sitting up and moving its ear.” Watch My Color Jack 2003 sorrel overo gelding Owned by Bert and Debbie Holland Lake Stevens, Washington “ ‘Boogie’ has three unique markings, all on his left side,” writes Bert. “On his neck, he has a witch riding a broomstick. At the top of his shoulder, in brown, he has the silhouette of an Indian face. On his hip, my wife says it looks like Abe Lincoln’s head with the top hat and beard.” PAINT HORSE CONNECTION • Fall 2010 60-61-PaintMarkings.indd 61 61 8/16/10 3:24:32 PM DUAL IMAGE #555 As one of the industry’s first “triple threat” superstars, this loud-colored overo stallion was a true trendsetter. APHA FILE PHOTO An excerpt from More Than Color — Volume 2 by FRANK HOLMES Dual Image earned a reputation as one of the first Paints to excel in halter, performance and racing. D ual Image was born at roughly the same time, in the same part of the country and to the same speed-bred family of horses as was Hy Diamond Boy. And, like “Diamond Boy,” Dual Image found the fledging Paint Horse industry to be fertile ground in which to carve a name for himself. The American Paint Horse Association identifies Dual Image as a 1961 sorrel overo stallion, sired by Slow Motion AQHA and out of Dangerous Girl. Although his breeder is still officially listed as unknown, he has, in fact, been identified as Amando Canales of Premont, Texas. Canales passed away in the mid-1970s, but his close relative, Alfonso Gonzales of Palito Blanco, Texas, was privy to the set of circumstances that wound up giving birth to a quartet of speedy full siblings… 62 FALL 2010 62-64-Excerpt-DualImage.indd 62 • Engineered for speed In 1952, Amando hauled his Paint mare to San Diego, Texas, and the Los Harcones Ranch of George Parr. There, she was bred to Danger Boy … The result of this cross was a 1953 overo Paint mare, who was named Dangerous Girl. During this same time, Amando had also purchased a top stallion named Slow Motion from George Parr … In 1955, Amando Canales bred Dangerous Girl to Slow Motion. Canales Black, a 1958 solid black gelding was the resulting foal. Despite the fact that his dam was a Paint, Canales Black was registered with AQHA. What’s more, he went on to enjoy a sterling career as a straightaway sprinter … In 1958, Dangerous Girl produced a Paint full brother to Canales Black that was purchased by Alfonso Gonzales. Named “Texas Paint” because of an odd state of Texas-shaped white marking on his side, he went on to become a top match-racing gelding. Bred back to Slow Motion in 1959, Dangerous Girl foaled an overo Paint filly named Crystal Eye in 1960. Also purchased by Gonzalez, she went on to stardom as both a racehorse and a producer. Bred for a fourth and final time to Slow Motion, in 1961 Dangerous Girl produced a loud-colored sorrel overo colt who was named Dual Image and who became one of the breed’s first great “triple threats”—a proven winner on the race track, in the halter ring and in the performance arena. A triple threat Dual Image was born shortly before the formation of the two Paint Horse registries. This timing, together with the fact that he had a full brother who was tearing up the Quarter tracks, made the loud-colored Paint colt a highly desirable commodity. Sometime between his birth and yearling years, Armando Canales sold the colt to Carl Vickers of Corpus Christi, Texas … Early the following year, he sold him to Jack Archer, also of Corpus Christi. While under Archer’s ownership, Dual Image was raced and shown in halter. PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 8/17/10 12:09:23 PM honors as the national champion Senior English Pleasure Horse. His final APHA show record reveals that he earned a total of 89 points: 26 halter, 22 hunter under saddle and 41 Western pleasure. PEDIGREE Jack Lary Slow Motion AQHA Dual Image Corporate Image was his sire’s highest point earner, tallying nearly 1,900 APHA points in his career. Dolores G. AQHA Danger Boy II AQHA Unknown APHA FILE PHOTO Dangerous Girl AQHA Paired with Chris Coffin, Dual’s Doll II was well known as a great Youth show horse. Together, they earned more than 80 points and a Youth APHA Champion title in the 1970s. Though his race record went unrecorded by APHA, Dual Image clocked AAA times—due in part to his speed-bred lineage. APHA FILE PHOTO APHA FILE PHOTO Having arrived on the scene before the advent of regulated Paint racing, “Image” was relegated to the role of a match racer. Although no extensive record of his track accomplishments is known to exist, it is recorded that on October 10, 1965, he won a 350-yard match race against a tobiano Paint grandson of Sugar Bars named On And On. The official track win photo reveals that Dual Image covered the distance in the solid AAA time of :18.3. Because the race was run before any rules for Paint Horse racing were in place, however, Image’s time was never recognized. And, although he was actually the first Paint Horse to run and win in AAA time under regulated conditions, he was never accorded an official APHA race rating … Although his race record may remain cloudy, Dual Image’s halter and arena performance records are crystal clear. Shown at halter by Archer, the race-bred stallion earned honors as the grand champion stallion at the 1966 Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show in Fort Worth, Texas, and won the aged stallion class at the Houston Fat Stock Show. Exhibited the following October at the 1966 National Championship Show in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Image was named the reserve champion Aged Stallion … In early 1967, he swept the Texas stock show winter circuit by earning grand champion stallion honors at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show, the San Antonio Livestock Show and the Houston Livestock Show … While in attendance at the San Antonio show, Dual Image came to the attention of C. E. and Larry Swain, owners and operators of the Circle Dot Ranch in San Antonio. In February of 1967, the father and son team made Paint Horse history when they purchased Dual Image for the then-record-setting price of $15,000. Soon after arriving at his new home, the 6-yearold stallion was put in performance training with Larry Daniels. Exhibited by both Daniels and Pam Swain, the talented stallion went on to become APHA Champion #36, with ROMs in hunter under saddle and Western pleasure. The high point of his performance career occurred at the 1971 APHA National Championship Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Exhibited there by Pam Swain, he earned PAINT HORSE CONNECTION • Fall 2010 62-64-Excerpt-DualImage.indd 63 63 8/17/10 1:16:24 PM LIKE BEGETS LIKE Even while being raced and shown, Dual Image saw considerable duty as a breeding animal. His first foal crop, numbering four, hit the ground in 1964. From it came Snow King, the eventual earner of an ROM in calf roping. Dual’s Doll II, a 1967 sorrel overo mare by Dual Image and out of Miss Hi Tex, was the family’s first legitimate superstar … she was the 1971 national champion 3-Year-Old Mare. In addition, she was a two-time APHA Champion … a Superior halter horse and the earner of three ROMs. Under the ownership of Circle Dot Ranch, Dual Image quickly established a name for himself as a sire for versatile halter and performance horses. Among his most accomplished get were: • Dual Spots, a 1968 brown overo gelding out of White Specks—1978 national champion Heeling, Versatility award winner, Superior reining and heeling, and nine ROMs. • Hollywood Image, a 1970 sorrel overo mare out of Sonado Babe—1974 national champion Aged Mare, APHA Champion, Superior halter and two ROMs. • Ima Image, a 1972 bay tobiano mare out of Miss Ed—two Versatility awards, two APHA Championships, nine Superior awards, 14 ROMs and 466 total points. • Spittin Image, a 1973 palomino overo gelding out of Queen Polly Bee AQHA—one Versatility award, two APHA Championships, eight Superior awards, 14 ROMs and 783 total points. • Sterling Lady, a 1976 black overo mare out of Bold Begra Bar AQHA—1982 Amateur reserve national champion Hunter Under Saddle, 11 ROMs and 236 total points. • Dual Reflection, a 1976 sorrel mare out of Leotoe Bars Doll AQHA—two APHA Championships, six ROMs and 90 total points. In June of 1976, Dual Image was sold for the fourth and final time to Charles Parker of Grapevine, Texas … Under Parker’s ownership he continued to turn out a steady stream of champions. Dual Image’s first North Texas foal crop was born in 1977. From it came Corporate Image, his most prolific point earner. A 1978 sorrel tobiano gelding out of Dude’s Darling, Corporate Image earned two Versatility awards, two APHA Championships, 10 Superior awards, 20 ROMs and 1,891 total points. Several additional Dual Image champions were born during this stage of the prolific stallion’s life. Among them were: • Blazing Image, a 1980 sorrel overo stallion out of What A Lady—Superior Western pleasure, six ROMs and 231 points. • Barely An Image, a 1980 sorrel overo mare out of Leotoe Bars Lady AQHA—APHA Champion, Superior Western pleasure, one ROM and 101 points. The year 1981 marked Dual Image’s last significant foal crop … Tiger Image, a 1981 sorrel overo gelding out of April Moon Charger AQHA, was the earner of four Superior event awards, eight ROMs and 414 points. Handsome Image, a 1981 bay tobiano stallion out of What A Lady, was the 1990 Amateur reserve world champion heading horse. In addition, he earned a Superior in Western pleasure, five ROMs and 173 points. Dual Blue Eyes, a 1981 sorrel overo stallion out of Picotte Rose, stands out as Dual Image’s last big-time performer and one of his best … As a performer, Dual Blue Eyes was an APHA Champion and a Superior Western pleasure horse. In addition, he earned ROMs in Western pleasure and trail, and amassed 121 total points … As for Dual Image, the patriarch of the strain, his last two foal crops hit the ground in 1982 and 1983 … Dual Image passed away in 1982, at the age of 21. In retrospect, this stallion was one of the Paint Horse breed’s first legitimate superstars. With his excellent conformation and flashy markings, he turned a lot of heads and generated a great deal of interest in the new “sport model” stock horse registry. A true triple-threat individual, he displayed AAA speed on the track, champion-caliber conformation in the halter ring and versatile athletic ability in the performance arena … All things considered, Dual Image had much to do with projecting a positive Paint persona. He was absolutely the right horse, and he appeared on the scene at absolutely the right time. For the complete story on Dual Image, along with more photos and biographies of other influential Paint Horses, see More Than Color, Volume 2, available from the APHA General Store for $23.95. 64 FALL 2010 62-64-Excerpt-DualImage.indd 64 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION 8/17/10 12:10:02 PM Purina Ultium® Competition Horse Formula delivers serious nutrition for serious competition. 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