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Beginning with approximately 3,800 horses in the registry, over 1 million Paints are registered with the Association today. APHA ranks second in the number of horses registered annually in the United States, making it one of the largest horse breeds in the world. Although the APHA's primary mission is to record pedigrees, the association is dedicated to preserving and promoting the history, breedi

ng, training, racing, showing, sales and enjoyment of American Paint Horses. More importantly, the heart of the APHA lies in its members, which is why the association strives to develop and sponsor programs that reflect their interests and their love of the American Paint Horse. The APHA's goal is to encourage American Paint Horse owners to find fulfillment with their horses in whatever activities they find most enjoyable, and to give members the opportunity to share in the pleasure of Paint Horses.

09/25/2025
The 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐦 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 exhibitors entered the show pen and left no crumbs. 👏𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐦 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌...
09/24/2025

The 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐦 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 exhibitors entered the show pen and left no crumbs. 👏

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐦 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲
Forever My Agent | Stephanie Sickafoose

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐦 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲
TB The Irishman | Erin Bradshaw

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐦 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲
KR Private Gunfighter | Anastasia Kull

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐦 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐒𝐏𝐁 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 𝐆𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲
KR The Wrong Verse | Brenda Kellerman

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐦 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐒𝐏𝐁 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲
So What About Raylan | Anastasia Kull

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𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐠The APHA/WCHA Halter Million is a family affair for Jeffery and Calisa Wesley of Creola,...
09/23/2025

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐠

The APHA/WCHA Halter Million is a family affair for Jeffery and Calisa Wesley of Creola, Alabama, usually with Jeffery showing the couple’s young stock. This year is special, though—instead of providing encouragement from the stands, it’s Calisa who found herself in the arena.

Jeffery has been showing for 25 years. He has dabbled in a little of every discipline, and halter horses just stuck.

“It’s always been a family thing for us, I always try to keep my kids involved in it,” Jeffery said.

Calisa and their son, Bryce, often accompany Jeffery to horse shows. Before meeting Jeffery, Calisa had never been around horses. She was not interested in competing, preferring instead to cheer from the sidelines.

“I like to show up, read my books, be supportive. That’s my thing,” Calisa said.

This year, though, Calisa found herself thrust into a hands-on role. While Jeffery was away, one of their mares went into labor. All alone, Calisa rolled up her sleeves to help their mare, relying on Jeffery’s coaching via Bluetooth as he watched the barn cameras from afar. His words of instruction? “Take your rings off, put them in your pocket and get in there.”

Jeffery did his best to coach Calisa, hoping the video feed wasn’t delayed. But the usually calm-and-collected horseman was worried.

“I don’t really get nervous when I show; I get nervous when other people are showing—it was kind of the same thing,” Jeffery said. “Not being able to help her definitely had me worked up pretty good.”

Calisa helped deliver Packin A Kimber, a 2025 bay solid filly by CR Peacemaker (QH) and out of JRA Im A Good Girl. As she dried off the newborn, Calisa knew she wanted to one day show the filly. Her reasoning was simple.

“Because I pulled her out,” Calisa said. “I feel like this was [Jeffery] hooking me on it because now she’s my horse. She ain’t going nowhere.”

“Kimber” is like a puppy dog, Calisa says.

“I never knew that you could love an animal that you couldn’t put in your lap until horses,” Calisa said.

The Wesleys brought two horses to the 2025 Halter Million: Kimber, along with Dreams N Gasoline, a 2023 sorrel overo mare by CR Peacemaker (QH) and out of Kioux (QH). On September 20, Calisa led Kimber into the show pen for their mutual debut. They were finalists in Weanling Mares and fifth in the WCHA Senior Weanling Fillies Owner-Breeder-Exhibitor class.

“Every time Kimber and I walk in the arena it gets better,” Calisa said. “We are learning together—I can’t wait to see what our future looks like.”

View the official article at 🔗 https://bit.ly/CalisaWesley2025

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Yesterday's group of 𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐀/𝐖𝐂𝐇𝐀 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 Breeders' Futurity exhibitors came ready and left with heavier pockets 💲𝐆𝐨...
09/22/2025

Yesterday's group of 𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐀/𝐖𝐂𝐇𝐀 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 Breeders' Futurity exhibitors came ready and left with heavier pockets 💲

𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 𝐆𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲
Big Gains | Ross Roark

𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 𝐆𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲
Nevadda Is Ecredible | Tom Robertson

𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲
TF Born Free | Tom Robertson

𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝟐-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐆𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲
RD Solaire | Christopher Arentsen

𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝟐-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲
Hez My Te Fancy | Skyler Horn

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Our first group of 𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐀/𝐖𝐂𝐇𝐀 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 Breeders’ Futurity champions have been crowned and they walked away with big...
09/21/2025

Our first group of 𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐀/𝐖𝐂𝐇𝐀 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 Breeders’ Futurity champions have been crowned and they walked away with big money payouts 💸

𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲
Nite Tripz PT | Tom Robertson

𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲
My Lovelee | Tom Robertson

𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲
TB The Irishman | Jarrell Jackson

𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲
Theodore Givens | Tom Robertson

𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝟐-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲
Edorabelle | Ronald Stratton

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The first day of the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐀/𝐖𝐂𝐇𝐀 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 has finally arrived. Follow along with the links below to stay connec...
09/20/2025

The first day of the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐀/𝐖𝐂𝐇𝐀 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 has finally arrived. Follow along with the links below to stay connected throughout the show, September 20-28! 📲

𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫
horseshowtracker.com

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬
https://bit.ly/HalterMillionResults

𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞
https://bit.ly/HalterMillionSchedule2025

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The American Paint Horse Association promotes, preserves and provides meaningful experiences with Paint Horses.

“When I look at my Paint Horse, I see the colorful legacy of his past. With a personality and independent spirit so powerful, it bubbled to the surface in a wild series of beautiful markings. Each one a gifted heirloom from his ancestors; showing me just where he’d been, but never revealing quite where we are going.

Greatness doesn’t fit in a mold; it doesn’t follow a trend. It defies it, holding fast to who it was meant to be. Greatness is not simply for the chosen few but instead for those brave enough to seize it. The moment I saw this horse, I knew he was clearly never meant to shy in the shadows, he defiantly stood like a beacon of individuality with crooked and winding chrome almost glowing through his skin.”