| Tom Elliott of Benson, Arizona, is immediate
past president of American Paint Horse Association
FORT WORTH, Texas—Tom Elliott of Benson, Ariz., became immediate past president of the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) at the organization’s 2004 Annual Convention, held recently in Tucson, Ariz.
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Tom Elliott, who has been breeding, selling and showing American Paint Horses for more than 36 years, is the new immediate past president of the American Paint Horse Association. (Photo by Lee Angle Photography, Inc.)
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This is the seventh consecutive year that Elliott has served in a leadership position on the APHA executive committee.
During Elliott’s term as president, APHA set a new membership record, with more than 108,000 people around the world now active in the organization.
Participation in many APHA activities and programs also continued to increase 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.
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 increase, 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 than1,800 horses over a 14-day period.
Elliott joins an executive committee that includes Paul Reinbolt of Woodburn, Ky; Carl Parker of Marriott-Slaterville, Utah; Richard Cox of Knightstown, Ind.; Alice Singleton of Mount Vernon, Ark.; Carl Thurow of Wichita, Kan.; and John Corbin of Colorado Springs, Colo.
For more information about APHA and the American Paint Horse breed, visit www.apha.com, or call (817) 834-2742. |
