Paint Horse World


All-Around and High-Point winners crowned at 2018 APHA World Show


Every Amateur entry at the show qualified for a random drawing for a 3 horse slant GN Platinum trailer with Denise Vick the lucky winner!


It pays to show Paints! Over $900,000 in cash & prizes at 2018 APHA World Show


The American Paint Horse Association is celebrating the successful conclusion of


its 2018 World Championship Show, which was held September 17-30 at Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas.


Over 1,120 horses were on display generating more than 16,000 entries, all vying


for more than $900,000 in cash and prizes. The show saw an increase in both entries and horses over the 2017 World Show. APHA named 205 world champions over the course of 14 days, and held a total


of 299 classes. Forty-four U.S. states, five Canadian provinces, Denmark, Mexico and Sweden were represented.


The show saw an increase in several key areas over the 2017 Open/Amateur World


Show including Amateur Walk-Trot classes (up 40%), Novice Amateur classes (up 8%), Amateur Solid Paint-Bred performance classes (up 15%), Amateur halter classes (up 47%), Breeders’ Futurity classes (up 12%) and added-money classes (up 42%). The Breeders’ Trust Pleasure Stakes classes saw impressive payout increases with a total payout of $78,360—a 15.8% increase over 2017. The 2-Year-Old Western Plea- sure Stakes alone paid over $35,000 with the winner taking home $10,526. The Breed- ers’ Trust Pleasure Stakes consist of Western pleasure and hunter under saddle classes in two age categories each—2-year-olds and 3- and 4-year-olds. APHA once again welcomed cutters to Fort Worth for the American Cutting Horse Association (ACHA) Cowtown Cutting. The event drew 211 entries and 81 horses came from all around to compete for more than $23,000 in prize money. In addition, APHA partnered with the World Conformation Horse Association


(WCHA) to offer big money to halter enthusiasts through two premier halter events: the APHA World Championship Show and the (all-breed) WCHA Breeder’s Champi- onship and Big Money Futurities. All in all, more than $500,000 was up for grabs for halter horses—that included more than $118,000 in APHA Platinum Breeders’ Futurity classes, over $31,000 in Gold Breeders’ Futurity payouts, $20,000 in the Breeders Hal- ter Futurity bonus payouts, $18,750 from the Lynn Simons Memorial Halter Futurity and $314,000 in the WCHA Breeder’s Championship and Big Money Futurities. The WCHA events alone drew 705 entries. All in all, APHA show entries totaled 15,215 (3,043 x five judges) bringing the total entries for all combined events to 16,131.


In addition, the knowledge and skills of young judges were put to the test Septem-


ber 20 during the APHA HorseIQ World Championship Judging Contest, held in con- junction with the APHA World Show. Featuring both collegiate (junior and senior) and youth (18 & under) divisions, the contest presented both team and individual awards in halter, performance, reasons and overall. Black Hawk College Team A took home the top spot in collegiate teams overall while Hunt County 4-H captured the overall top youth team victory.


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All-Around Open Solid Paint-Bred: Super Chip My Ride V


Top exhibitors and Paint Horses were recognized for their achievements at the APHA World Championship Show, which took place September 17–30 in Fort Worth, Texas. All-around and high-point awards were presented to competitors who topped all others in their respective categories, taking home loads of prizes and bragging rights along with plenty of World Show memories.


All-Around Open Horse, High- Point Western Performance Horse & Oscar Crigler Cattle Award: Gay Bar Drummer >


^High-Point English Performance Horse & Super Gelding: Thanks For Zip En Me


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The American Paint Horse Journal


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