| American Paint Horse Association
re-elects Eldora man to high post
FORT WORTH, TEXAS—Gregg Reisinger of Eldora, Iowa, was
recently elected to serve as the senior committee member on the
American Paint Horse Association’s (APHA’s) 2010 Executive
Committee. His re-election, and third term on the Executive
Committee, came during the association’s recent 39th APHA Annual
Convention in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Gregg Reisinger of
Eldora, Iowa, was recently re-elected to the American
Paint Horse Association’s Executive Committee.
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The Executive Committee on which Reisinger serves is
the governing body that sets APHA policy and is
responsible for the association’s activities and fiscal
integrity.
Reisinger got his start in the Paint
Horse industry as a youth, when he worked as a buyer for
his father’s auction company. Through the years,
Reisinger has gained a reputation for turning out top
Western and English pleasure Paint Horses. In 2006, he
was the lifetime leading breeder of both halter
point-earners and performance horses according to APHA’s
year-end Honor Roll. Reisinger has also served APHA in
official capacities, including as a national director
for all but seven years since 1980.
Reisinger was
instrumental in the formation and success of APHA in the
early 1960s.
Reisinger is joined on an executive
committee that includes President Linda Vance of
Winlock, Wash.; President-elect Dr. Travis Titlow of
Lincoln, Calif.; Vice President Scot Jackson of
Stephenville, Texas; Fifth Committee Member Mary Parrott
of Ruston, La.; Sixth Committee Member Ron Shelly of
Georgetown, Texas and Immediate Past President John
Corbin of Colorado Springs, Colo.
More About APHA
Currently, American Paint
Horses are being registered at APHA’s Fort Worth, Texas,
headquarters at a rate of more than 35,000 horses each year.
APHA has registered more than 958,000 horses in 59 nations and
territories since it was founded 47 years ago, and now serves
approximately 85,000 active members around the world. APHA, a
non-profit organization, prides itself on community involvement
and educating the public about the beauty and talent of the
breed. Among its many activities, APHA works to preserve
bloodlines and maintain the outstanding characteristics of Paint
Horses. For more information, visit the Association’s Web site
at apha.com or call (817)
834-2742.
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