APHA World Show winners will ride tall in the saddle with Circle Y of Yoakum

FORT WORTH, Texas-The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) announced that it is partnering with Circle Y Saddles of Yoakum, a top-of-the-line saddle maker, to bolster its cash and prize offerings at the World Championship Paint Horse Show. APHA awards about $400,000 in cash and products at the show, held annually in Fort Worth, Texas.

"With our new partnership with Circle Y," said APHA Executive Secretary Jim Kelley, "and their generosity in offering premium saddles to our World Show contestants, we can continue to offer great incentives for people to showcase their Paint Horses."

In business for 42 years, Circle Y of Yoakum maintains several manufacturing facilities in the Yoakum, Texas, area. The company produces thousands of saddles each year for Western pleasure riders, park and trail riders, barrel racers, cutters, and ropers, to name only a few of the types of customers who benefit from their quality products.

Some of Circle Y saddles feature Hermann Oak premium leather, said Lynn Paris, the company's vice president of sales and marketing. The saddles are distributed by 1,800 authorized distributors in 18 countries around the world. In addition to saddles and tack, Circle Y also offers a personal line of fashion accessories - belts, small leather goods, jewelry and trophy buckles. The company also has a complete line of equine products, including blankets, sheets, accessories, chaps and commodities.

For the APHA World Championship Paint Horse Show, slated June 23-July 6, Circle Y of Yoakum will award saddles in the following award categories:
All Around Youth 13-and-under, All Around Youth 14-18, High-Point Western Youth, All-Around Horse, All-Around Amateur, All-Around Novice Amateur and High-Point Western Performance Horse. Circle Y will also offer spur straps for Reserve All-Around Horse, Reserve All-Around Amateur and Reserve All-Around Novice Amateur.

Circle Y of Yoakum will also provide saddles for the following year-end awards:

Number One Youth 13 and under, Number One Youth 14-18, Number One Amateur, Number One Novice Amateur and Number One Open Horse.