| Oklahoma Paint Horse Club earns top
APHA honors for community service
FORT WORTH, TEXAS—The Oklahoma Paint Horse Club was
recently honored with the American Paint Horse Association’s
(APHA’s) President’s Club of Distinction Award for the second
time for its outstanding contributions to the worldwide breed
organization. The award was presented to the club, one of more
than 100 affiliated with the association, during APHA’s recent
annual convention in Colorado Springs, Colo. Only four other
clubs received APHA’s highest club honor for their
accomplishments last year.
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Oklahoma Paint Horse
club members (left to right) Gerald Butler, Mary Yount,
Kevin Hardcastle and Brad Perkins accept an awards package
for the club that featured a Gist Silversmiths gift
certificate and APHA General Store gift certificates.
Presenting the award is APHA president-elect Linda Vance
(second from right).
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Annually, APHA recognizes outstanding clubs for their
contributions to the Paint Horse industry and their
respective communities by honoring them with Gold Star
Club status. From among these clubs, the President’s
Club of Distinction award winners are chosen. The
selected clubs exemplify the qualities of a premier
regional club through services to their members, their
community and APHA.
To earn the honor, the
Oklahoma Paint Horse Club submitted materials that
detailed community service and other worthwhile
activities taken on by the APHA local affiliate during
the previous year to a panel of three judges. For
example, the club has raised over $20,000 in the last
two years to benefit the Challenged Riders Fund and held
fundraisers for St. Jude Children’s Hospital, the OU
Children’s Research Hospital and many others. They
offered a youth scholarship and held a successful
stallion service auction. During their shows they also
offered many fun activities to keep the mood lively and
enjoyable for everyone.
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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