Alice Singleton of Mount Vernon, Arkansas,
re-elected to American Paint Horse Association

Alice Singleton of Mount Vernon, Ark., was re-elected to the executive committee of the American Paint Horse Association. Hirez JPEG (892 kb) Hirez TIFF (8.22 mb)

Alice Singleton of Mount Vernon, Ark., was re-elected to the executive committee of the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) at the organization's 2003 Annual Convention, held recently in Milwaukee, Wisc.

An accomplished equestrienne, Singleton has made the remarkable achievement of accumulating more than 5,000 hours riding her American Paint Horse, Sir Jeta Moon, as part of the APHA Ride America" saddle log program. On five other American Paint Horses, Singleton has logged 1,363 hours of riding time.

Singleton is a lifetime member of APHA and has been active in the organization since 1991. This is the second consecutive year she has been elected to a leadership position on the executive committee with the association.

During Singleton's first term on the executive committee, APHA set a membership record, with nearly 107,000 people now active in the organization. Participation in many APHA activities and programs has also increased, including the World Championship Paint Horse Show, held annually in Fort Worth, Texas. In 2003, APHA logged a record 4,695 entries in that show, which included 1,800 horses over a 14-day period.

Since its formation in 1962, APHA has registered more than 743,000 horses in 43 nations around the world. APHA has been registering new American Paint Horses at a rate of about 60,000 per year, making it one of the fastest-growing breed registries in the world.

Singleton joins an executive committee that includes Tom Elliott of Benson, Ariz.; Paul Reinbolt of Woodburn, Ky.; Carl Parker of Marriott-Slaterville, Utah; Richard Cox of Knightstown, Ind.; Carl Thurow of Ulysses, Kan., and Forrest Nelson of Meeker, Colo.