Paint Horses from around the world compete at
the APHA World Championship Paint Horse Show

FORT WORTH, Texas—Continuing the tradition of hosting the largest
Paint Horse Show anywhere on the planet, the American Paint Horse
Association (APHA) welcomed 1,671 Paint Horses owned by people from 47 U.S. states, Canada, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, the
United Kingdom and Germany for its annual World Championship Paint Horse Show. The event took place June 24 through July 7 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

Sammie Jo Stone, 2007–08 AjPHA president, and Christi Gordon, 2006– 07 AjPHA zone 3 representative, show off this year’s American Paint Horse Foundation raffle filly, Wynnin Gay Bar. Proceeds from the filly’s raffle, totaling more than $17,000, will benefit AjPHA activities and the Foundation’s Youth scholarship program. Photo by Eryn Sciacca Hirez TIFF (6.23 mb) Hirez JPEG (1.75 mb)

APHA offered a record 183 classes at the show and logged 4,219 entries—making this year’s show the most diverse World Show on record. Photo by Jessica Hein Hirez TIFF (10.9 mb) Hirez JPEG (2.86 mb)

High-seller Flying Dare Devil proved to be a great performer at World Show and brought $25,000 during the World Showcase Sale on July 6. Photo by Jessica Smith Hirez TIFF (10.6 mb) Hirez JPEG (2.02 mb)

Alisa Bernhard guides her gelding, Fleetstreet Max, to the win in the inaugural Gambler’s Choice Trail class. This event challenged riders to complete as many trail obstacles as possible within a given time period, while trying to score highest on each obstacle. Photo by Kayla Starnes Hirez TIFF (10.9 mb) Hirez JPEG (4.45 mb)

World Championship Paint Horse Show exhibitors competed for more than $400,000 in prize money, buckles, saddles, trailers, and other awards, along with coveted World Championship titles. Photo by Robert Owens Hirez JPEG (2.82 mb)

Roel Nieto, left, was presented at the World Show with First John Three, aka "Little John," by the generous owners, Lee and Venetia Caudle, right, who donated the colt to Nieto’s ministry in Uruguay. Bob Ray Sanders, a newspaper columnist and vice president of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, wrote that Little John is likely "the first horse to be commissioned for overseas ministry." Photo by Lesli Groves Hirez TIFF (5.53 mb) Hirez JPEG (997 kb)

For more information about APHA, contact the association at (817)
834-2742, or visit apha.com.