| Carl Parker of Marriott-Slaterville,
Utah,
elected vice president of American Paint Horse Association
 |
Carl Parker of Marriott-Slaterville,
Utah, was elected vice president of the American Paint
Horse Association.
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Carl Parker of Marriott-Slaterville, Utah, was elected vice
president of the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) at
the organization's 2003 Annual Convention, held recently in
Milwaukee, Wisc.
Parker has been breeding horses for 18 years and has been
on the Utah Paint Horse Club board of directors for 13 years.
He has served as president of that club for eight of those
years. Parker also served on the Utah Horse Council for eight
years.
An APHA member for more than 21 years, Parker has been elected
to the executive committee for three consecutive years.
During Parker's most recent term, 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.
Parker joins an executive committee that includes Tom Elliott
of Benson, Ariz.; Paul Reinbolt of Woodburn, Ky.; Richard
Cox of Knightstown, Ind.; Alice Singleton of Mount Vernon,
Ark.; Carl Thurow of Ulysses, Kan., and Forrest Nelson of
Meeker, Colo.
For more information about APHA and the American Paint Horse
breed, visit www.apha.com,
or call (817) 834-2742, extension 788. |
