Rocky Mountain Paint Horse Association
receives prestigious APHA award

FORT WORTH, Texas— Members of the local American Paint Horse Association (APHA) regional club, Rocky Mountain Paint Horse Association (RMPHA), were recently honored with the prestigious President’s Club of Distinction Award in San Antonio, Texas, for their extensive contributions to their community and involvement in cancer research. Only five regional clubs out of the 111 received the honors.

From left, Jean Fell, Joanne Corbin and Julie Grimes, all from the Rocky Mountain Paint Horse Association, accepted the American Paint Horse Association’s (APHA’s) President’s Club of Distinction Award recently from APHA President Richard Cox. The entire Rocky Mountain Paint Horse Association was awarded for its dedication to serving the community and the American Paint Horse breed. Hirez JPEG (5.60 mb)

Every year, APHA recognizes outstanding regional clubs for their contributions to the breed by honoring them with Gold Star Club status. APHA selects the President’s Club of Distinction award winners from the Gold Star Clubs. The winning clubs exemplify the qualities of a premier regional club through services to their members, community and APHA.

“APHA is honored to recognize the efforts of these outstanding regional clubs each year,” said Linda Foreman, APHA’s regional club manager. “The valuable time these clubs dedicate to APHA and their communities does not go unnoticed, and helps the association continue to make new strides.”

The RMPHA sponsors several annual fundraising opportunities throughout the year, such as a stallion service auction, a banquet and Paint Day at the Races. The club also hosts an annual silent auction to benefit breast cancer, and all proceeds are donated to the Mikaela Foundation. Members also host and maintain the website www.rmpha.com, as well as publish a monthly newsletter.

This year, the club went above and beyond its normal services as they made monetary donations to the American Paint Horse Foundation, which funds youth scholarships and undertakes other worthwhile activities to benefit horses and people in the horse industry.. The club also hosted a food drive benefiting the Compa food ministries in the Denver, Colo., area.

More about APHA
Currently, American Paint Horses are being registered at APHA’s Fort Worth, Texas, headquarters at a rate of more than 40,000 horses each year. APHA has registered more than 870,000 horses in 49 nations and territories since it was founded 44 years ago, and now serves more than 100,000 active members around the world. Among its many activities, APHA works to preserve bloodlines and maintain the outstanding characteristics of the American Paint Horse breed.