Around the Track


The legislative session in Texas has once again closed without passing the gaming bill. Several different bills were proposed but did not have enough momentum to move up. The next legislative session is in 2015. Montana racing is slowly being revived with several short race meets being offered. Idaho and Wyoming are also seeing an increased interest in racing. The Harvest Cup Futurity and Maturity at Les Bois Park in Idaho might help renew and increase the Paint racing interest in this area. For more information about the 2013 APHA Workshop, including complete text for passed rule change proposals, check out the Fall 2013 digital Paint Horse Connection magazine, posted online at apha.com/publications.


Venerable Paint Horse breeder Kay Churchwell dies


Carolyn “Kay”


Churchwell died June 18 in Tulsa. She was 73. Born in Tulsa, on


Carolyn “Kay” Churchwell


January 24, 1940, Kay is the daughter of Charles and Nell Canady. Kay lived her entire life in Northeast Oklahoma and gradu- ated from Webster High School where she was well known for her pantomime routines. Married to Harvey Churchwell, Kay


worked in various fields until she took time off to raise her family. She began working at Ford Glass in 1979 and worked there until her retirement. Kay’s passion for horses began in her childhood.


She was an avid barrel racer in her youth, a passion shared by her only granddaughter, Rebel Hester. Kay continued her love for animals by raising and showing dogs, then horses. She bred and raised several world champion show horses and champion racehorses with her husband. Ranking 9th


on APHA’s Lifetime Leading Breeders


list, Kay bred 46 starters who have logged 47 wins and nearly $600,000. Among her most notable horses are Champions Flash N B Gone, Flash Of Silk, Kick This, Miss One Spot, Royal Woman and Streakin Seven. Kay and Harvey also stood several stallions, including Raise A Winner, a 1984 bay tobiano, and Texas Six, a 2002 bay tobiano. “Paint racing has lost a great friend and Kay will be missed,” APHA Director of Racing Karen Utecht said. “Kay and H.T.’s years of breeding for the best bloodlines will ensure their legacy will continue.”


Suchapaint Tootles and Tamara Smith 2001 brown tobiano stallion, Suchanimage x Tees Miss Marcee (QH) 3rd


— Hugo PRCA Rodeo May 31–June 1 in Hugo, Oklahoma, clocking :16.20 for $1,227


GBA Impresive Comand and Cynthia Williamson 2002 dun solid stallion, Sterling Command (QH) x LP Delux Pleasure 3rd


PAINT HORSE RACING  Mike Short Named Executive


Committee Nominee Mike Short of Edmond,


Oklahoma, was named by the Officer and Executive Com- mittee Nominating Committee as their recommendation to join the association’s top lead- ers in February 2014. With more than 25 years of experi- ence in APHA as a judge, trainer, breeder and promoter, Mike will bring a valuable mix of leadership, horse sense and business savvy to the Executive Committee. His appointment will be voted on by the Board of Direc- tors during the 2014 APHA Convention.


Mike Short


Around the Paint Can Paint barrel racers are on a roll this summer!


SS Streakers R Us and Lee Ann Rust 2002 brown solid gelding, Scenics Symbol x The Sixth Sense (QH) 1st


1st 3rd 3rd 4th


— Hand Hills Lake Rodeo June 1–2 in Hand Hills, Alberta, clocking :16.243 for $987


— Lea Park Rodeo June 7–9 in Marwayne, Alberta, clocking :16.095 for $2,463


— Bonnyville Pro Rodeo May 24–26 in Bonnyville, Alberta, clocking :17.053 for $1,072


— Kinsmen ProRodeo June 7–8 in Brooks, Alberta, clocking :17.474 for $1,188


— Grande Prairie Stompede May 29–June 2 in Grande Prairie, Alberta, clocking :15.471 for $1,568


Currently 16th on WPRA list with $20,188 (as of June 10)


JL Treasured Smash and Kim Couch 2000 sorrel solid gelding, Smash Em Joni (QH) x April Treasure 4th


Currently 17th June 10)


— Old Fort Days Rodeo May 27–June 1 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, clocking :16.46 for $1,668 on WPRA list with $18,040 (as of


— Livermore Rodeo June 8–9 in Livermore, Califor- nia, clocking :17.74 for $1,486


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