2002 Press Releases

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• American Paint Horse sets Record straight in pursuit of prestigious steer roping title (December 6, 2002)
• APHA member takes top spot in national team-roping competition (November 27, 2002)
• Paints to be honored with All-Breed Award at USDF convention (November 27, 2002)
• More than Color reveals remarkable lives of horses that set Paints a breed apart (November 14, 2002)
• APHA members meet in Omaha to settle important rule change issues (October 24, 2002)
• New APHA Executive Committee to lead breed organization's 104,000 members (October 24, 2002)
• The Kent Group becomes APHA's latest corporate sponsor (September 30, 2002)
• American Paint Horse Association awards $20,000 in first Gelding Plus payout for 2002 (September 9, 2002)
• American Paint Horses featured on cover of nearly one million For Worth telephone directories (August 26, 2002)
• World Championship Paint Horse Show featured 14 days of exciting youth, amateur, open competition (July 23, 2002)
• DreamWorks' "Rain" becomes official American Paint Horse (July 15, 2002)
• The American Paint Horse: A Photographic Portrayal and Paint Horse Journal earn top publication awards (July 11, 2002)
• Colossal bronze Paint Horses grace APHA headquarters in Fort Worth (June 7, 2002)
• American Paint Horses proudly bear the colors for Six Flags Over Texas in 2002 (June 4, 2002)
• Nearly 150 students from 20 colleges receive "higher education" from APHA (April 26, 2002)
• American Paint Horse world fired up over JR Red Diablo's NCHA Super Stakes win (April 24, 2002)
• World Championship Paint Horse Show set for two-week run, June 23-July 6, in Fort Worth, Texas (April 5, 2002)
  • Atwood Hat joins APHA sponsor group of World Championship Paint Horse Show (April 6, 2002)
  • Boulet Western Boots becomes APHA World Show sponsor (April 6, 2002)
  • APHA World Show winners will ride tall in the saddle with Circle Y of Yoakum (April 6, 2002)
  • Metro Golf Cars of Fort Worth signs on as sponsor of APHA World Show (April 6, 2002)
  • Pro Stepps supports APHA World Show through new sponsorship agreement (April 6, 2002)
  • APHA welcomes Stübben as an official sponsor of the 2002 World Championship Paint Horse Show (April 6, 2002)
  • Texas Motors Ford helps drive 2002 APHA World Show (April 6, 2002)
• American Paint Horse Association pays out record $711,636 through special incentive program (March 22, 2002)
• American Paint Horse Association highlights breed's popularity, accomplishments in new report (March 15, 2002)
• Florida family takes chance on 'Joker's Wild' and wins American Paint Horse of the Year honors (February 28, 2002)
• American Paint Horse Association offers four trail ride adventures for 2002 (February 18, 2002)
• APHA Judges Seminar, Show Management School set for April 4-7 near Munich, Germany (January 24, 2002)
• APHA to award top racing honors to 17 Paint Horses (January 24, 2002)
• American Paint Horse Association Gelding Plus program awards $55,000 in 2001 (January 23, 2002)
• Jim Kelley becomes new executive secretary of 100,000-member American Paint Horse Association (January 1, 2002)