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| Winners
will take home NCHA, NRHA, NSBA trophies
Big money, prestigious trophies
on the line at 2001 World Championship Paint
Horse Show
FORT WORTH, Texas-Winners
of the First USA Challenge Series will be earning
more than big paybacks at the 2001 World Championship
Paint Horse Show, with the addition of beautiful
trophies being donated by three prestigious
associations.
The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA)
will donate a special trophy to the winners
of the 3-Year-Old Cutting Challenge and 4-Year-Old
Cutting Challenge.
A National Reining Horse Association (NRHA)
trophy will go to the winner of the 3-year-old
Reining Challenge.
The National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA)
has agreed to donate trophies to the winners
of the 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure Challenge
and the 3-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle Challenge.
"The cooperative efforts of these associations
help support our promotion of Cutting, Reining,
Western Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle competition
at our World Show," said Jim Kelley, APHA
assistant executive secretary. "This will
be a nice addition to the added money we have
planned for Challenge Series competition this
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$25,000 added
The Challenge Series, which debuted at APHA's World Championship
Paint Horse Show, features $25,000 in added money this year.
The competition will include the 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure
Challenge, 3-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle Challenge, 3-Year-Old
Reining Challenge, 3-Year-Old Cutting Challenge and 4-Year-Old
Cutting Challenge, with $5,000 added to each.
Last year, gross paybacks to money earners in all five classes
totaled $132,750. The first-place winners in these five classes
earned a total of $33,188 at the 2000 World Show. The winner
of the 3-Year-Old Reining Challenge took home $8,625, while
the top 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure Challenge exhibitor earned
$7,875. The winner of the 3-Year-Old Cutting Challenge won
$7,313, the top earner in the 4-Year-Old Cutting Challenge
won $5,375, and $4,000 went to the first-place exhibitor in
the 3-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle Challenge.
For information about the 2001 World Championship Paint Horse
Show, which runs from June 24 through July 7, visit www.aphaworldshow.com.
If you would like to speak to someone about the World Show,
call 817) 834-2742, extension 773. |
