American Paint Horse Association awards
valuable incentives at open shows

FORT WORTH, TEXAS—Ron Shelly of Georgetown, Texas, was one of 23 American Paint Horse owners to earn incentive money last year at select open competitions across the United States. He earned these incentives through the American Paint Horse Association’s (APHA) Paint Preferred and Gelding Plus bonus money programs.

A competitive duo at APHA’s World Show, Ron Shelly of Georgetown, Texas, riding Come Get Ya Some, earned $15,000 through the association’s Gelding Plus and Paint Preferred incentive programs in 2005 at the National Snaffle Bit Association’s Breeders Championship Futurity. Hirez JPEG (1.51 mb)

Paint Preferred and Gelding Plus awarded $73,500 to outstanding Paint Horse performers at open events, with incentives ranging from $500 to $5,000 for each participant. This money is awarded to the owners of the highest-advancing Paint Horses in open and non-pro competition.

An active Paint Horse owner, competitor and APHA director, Shelly earned $15,000 of the $30,000 Paint Preferred and Gelding Plus incentive awarded at the National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA) Breeders Championship Futurity, held Aug. 25-28, 2005, in Tulsa, Okla.

Shelly, who has been an APHA director for the past six years, earned the money in open and non-pro Western pleasure competition while riding Come Get Ya Some, a 3-year-old red roan overo gelding sired by A Good Zippo and out of TC Lil Zippo.

“It was a nice payday,” Shelly said. “We appreciated the fact that we had an opportunity to run for it.”

APHA director Ron Shelly of Georgetown, Texas, earned $15,000 through APHA’s Gelding Plus and Paint Preferred incentive programs while competing on Come Get Ya Some at NSBA’s Breeders Championship Futurity last year. Shelly rode his gelding to a world championship during APHA’s World Show last summer. Hirez JPEG (7.43 mb) Hirez JPEG (1.96 mb)

Besides the added bonus, Shelly said his love for Paint Horses and competition keeps him involved.

“I enjoy showing in the all-around,” he said. “From halter to reining to English to Western, I love it all!”

Shelly has been active in the state of Texas as the vice president of the Central Texas Paint Horse Club, one of more than 100 APHA regional affiliate clubs. He is also co-chairman of APHA’s Show and Contest Committee.

“APHA has been good to me and my family,” Shelly said. “And, the best years are still ahead of us.”

Other 2005 Paint Preferred and Gelding Plus payouts
In other NSBA Futurity competition, APHA paid out another $15,000 to owners at the NSBA Futurity in open and non-pro Western pleasure and hunter under saddle.

T Town Sensation, owned by Simons Show Horses of Pilot Point, Texas, was the highest-advancing Paint Horse in the open and non-pro hunter under saddle class at the NSBA Futurity, earning $5,000. The 3-year-old sorrel overo gelding was sired by Zippos Sensation and is out of Rolling Nowhere AQHA.

A Gelding Plus $10,000 open and non-pro hunter under saddle check was won by Award Me Twice, owned by Debi and Loren East of Bountiful, Utah. The 3-year-old gray overo was sired by Zippo A Ward AQHA and is out of Twice The Investment AQHA.

APHA paid out an additional $4,500 in Paint Preferred incentives to the following Paints that placed in NSBA’s top 10 year-end standings:

• 2-Year-Old Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle—
Natural Ironess, owned by Mary Ann Saxby of Buxton, Maine
• 3-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure—
Zipmiss, owned by Tim Snapp of New Carlisle, Ohio
• 3-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure—
Hot Lips Cookie, owned by Cheryl Whitfield of Charleston, S.C.
• 3-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle—
Fancy Little Romance, owned by Cheryl Whitfield
• 3-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle—
See Me Rock, owned by Jean Schuler of Bellevue, Wash.
• Maturity Open Western Pleasure—
RL Sudden Style, owned by Korena Boron of Salem, Ohio
• Maturity Non-Pro Western Pleasure—
A Blonde Impulse, owned by Double C Acres of Morgantown, N.C.

At the International Professional Rodeo Association’s (IPRA) International Finals Rodeo, held Jan. 13-15, 2005, in Oklahoma City, Okla., two horses earned $5,000 incentives for their owners.

Barlink Bando, owned by Randy Steffen of Richmond, Ill., earned the incentive by winning the steer wrestling average. The 15-year-old brown tovero gelding was sired by Barlink Tuff Times and is out of Bando Mae.

Paydaydotcom, owned by Russell Wells of Lindsay, Okla., earned the tie-down roping incentive for winning the average. The 13-year-old sorrel solid Paint-bred gelding was sired by Calicochise and is out of Shads Unique Miss.

Three Paint Horses earned their owners $1,500 apiece at the United States Team Roping Championships “Catch For Cash” competition, held Oct. 23-30, 2005, in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Bears E Nuff, a 13-year-old sorrel solid Paint-bred stallion owned by Estevan Castillo of Veguita, N.M., earned the professional division incentive. The stallion was sired by Dee Excalibear and is out of Cinamons Delight.

Mark Smith of Broken Bow, Okla., earned the amateur incentive while riding Jakes Gold Star, an 11-year-old sorrel solid Paint-bred gelding sired by Robins Gold Star and out of Star Glow Bars AQHA.

The novice Catch For Cash incentive was awarded to Crossfire Paints and Buster Green for Teancum Bar’s performance. The 7-year-old black tobiano stallion was sired by Cashs Painted King and is out of Miss Spook Bar AQHA.

In 2005 APHA awarded bonus money for the first year at the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Derby, which was held May 16-22, 2005, in Oklahoma City, Okla.

RU Missin Diamonds, owned by George and Cindy McKinzie of East Wenatchee, Wash., received the $2,500 incentive in the non-pro competition. The 4-year-old sorrel solid Paint-bred gelding was sired by Like A Diamond and is out of Missy Olena. Sorcerers Apprentice, owned by Rancho Oso Rio LLC of Scottsdale, Ariz., earned the open division incentive. The 4-year-old sorrel solid Paint-bred stallion was sired by Colonels Smokingun and is out of GS Anniegityergun.

During the Old Fort Barrel Days competition, held May 26-29, 2005, in Fort Smith, Ark., Treasured Outdoor, a 7-year-old sorrel solid Paint-bred mare sired by Treasured Too and out of Outdooradvertising TB, earned a $1,000 incentive for owners Jeff and Debra Glidden of Newalla, Okla.

At the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity, held Nov. 23-Dec. 4, 2005, in Oklahoma City, Okla., Guinness Light, owned by Kathryn Beres of Los Angeles, Calif., earned $5,000 in Gelding Plus money while riding in the open division. The 3-year-old sorrel solid Paint-bred was sired by Sure A Great Jack AQHA and is out of Starlight April.

Also during the futurity, ICR Topp Sailor, owned by Steve and Sandra Day of Bishop, Calif., earned $5,000 from Gelding Plus for advancing the farthest in the non-pro competition. The sorrel solid Paint-bred was sired by ICR Sailor and is out of Pavos Peppy Topps AQHA.

Also at the NRHA Futurity, two $2,500 Paint Preferred checks were awarded.

Smart As A Bug, owned by Burdette Johnson of Shell Rock, Iowa, earned the bonus money in the non-pro division. Smart As A Bug is a sorrel tobiano stallion who was sired by Sailing Smart AQHA and is out of Dottie Do Alot.

Darlins Not Painted, owned by Rancho Oso Rio LLC of Scottsdale, Ariz., earned her check in the open division. Darlins Not Painted is a sorrel solid Paint-bred mare, sired by Smokin Chic Olena and out of Mi Hollywood Darlin AQHA.

At the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Futurity, held Nov. 23-Dec. 11, 2005, in Fort Worth, Texas, Cruisen Cat, owned by Lew and Sue Stevens of Decatur, Texas, earned the $5,000 Gelding Plus non-pro check. The 3-year-old sorrel solid Paint-bred gelding is sired by Color Me Smart and is out of Crimson Sassy Doc.

APHA bonus money available in 2006
Following is a list of the open competitions that will have APHA incentive money available during 2006:

• IPRA International Finals Rodeo—Jan. 12-14, Oklahoma City, Okla.
• NRHA Derby—May 16-21, Oklahoma City, Okla.
• Old Fort Barrel Days Futurity and Derby—May 23-27, Fort Smith, Ark.
• NSBA Breeders Championship Futurity—Aug. 24-27, Tulsa, Okla.
• USTRC “Catch for Cash”—Oct. 22-29, Oklahoma City, Okla.
• NRHA Futurity—Nov. 21-Dec. 2, Oklahoma City, Okla.
• NCHA Futurity—Nov. 21-Dec. 10, Fort Worth, Texas

For more information about these incentives, contact APHA at (817) 834-2742, extension 439, or e-mail paintpreferred@apha.com or geldingplus@apha.com. You can also log onto apha.com/paintpreferred or apha.com/geldingplus.

More about APHA
Currently, American Paint Horses are being registered at APHA’s Fort Worth, Texas, headquarters at a rate of more than 40,000 horses each year. APHA has registered more than 845,000 horses in 49 nations and territories since it was founded 43 years ago, and now serves more than 100,000 active members around the world.

Among its many activities, APHA works to preserve bloodlines and maintain the outstanding characteristics of the American Paint Horse breed. For more information about APHA, contact the association at (817) 834-2742, or visit apha.com.