Richard Cox of Knightstown, Indiana, elected
vice president of American Paint Horse Association

Richard Cox of Knightstown, Ind., was elected vice president of the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) at the organization’s 2004 Annual Convention, held recently in Tucson, Ariz.

Richard Cox of Knightstown, Ind., was re-elected to the executive committee of the American Paint Horse Association. He now serves as vice president of the 108,000-member organization. Hirez JPEG (0.98 mb) Hirez TIFF (8.26 mb)

This is the fourth consecutive year that Cox has been elected to a leadership position on the APHA executive committee.

During Cox’s most recent term on the executive committee, APHA set a new membership record, with more than 108,000 people around the world now active in the organization.

Since its formation in 1962, APHA has registered more than 793,000 horses in 48 nations and territories around the world. APHA has been registering new American Paint Horses at a rate of about 50,000 per year, making it one of the most popular and fastest-growing breed registries in the world.

Participation in many APHA activities and programs also continues to grow in popularity, including the World Championship Paint Horse Show, held annually in Fort Worth, Texas. In 2004, APHA logged more than 4,500 entries in that show, which featured more than 1,800 American Paint Horses over a 14-day period.

Cox joins an executive committee that includes Paul Reinbolt of Woodburn, Ky.; Carl Parker of Marriott-Slaterville, Utah; Alice Singleton of Mount Vernon, Ark.; Carl Thurow of Wichita, Kan., John Corbin of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Tom Elliott of Benson, Ariz.