The 53rd Canadian National Appaloosa Show is going on this week in Brandon, Manitoba. This year’s show is also approved for ApHC points. The youth team competition has been especially good and especially entertaining. Appaloosa Horse Club of Canada directors and other volunteers are working hard to stage a successful show. Several competitors are here [...]

The Pinto Horse Association of America invites all Appaloosa horse owners to join the fun this fall at the Color Breed Congress in Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 3-7. The Pinto Congress will host the Color Breed Cash Challenge, a series of events where Appaloosas, Palominos, Buckskins, Paints and Pintos will compete together for cash prizes. Open [...]

Just returned from this year’s Chief Joseph Trail Ride and need to send thanks and congratulations to all the participants – riders, drivers, crew, professional support staff, scouts, etc. I firmly believe this is one of the best trail ride experiences in the world and it’s truly unique. The ride started near Wisdom, Montana and [...]

The Appaloosa Horse Club is excited to announce the new affinity partnership with Equi-Rescue, ltd. Equi-Rescue is the nation’s premier roadside assistance for people trailering horses. Equi-Rescue offers their coverage through National Safe Drivers, a 50-year-old company with amazing reviews. Equi-Rescue provides full roadside assistance for members in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico. As [...]

We know it’s not always easy to decipher the “official minutes” from ApHC Board of Directors meetings. Here’s a brief summary of decisions made at the June meeting in Jackson: Policy/Rule changes effective immediately: •The ApHC adopts the American Horse Council’s Welfare Code of Practice. •Establish a Hall of Fame Committee to include non-director members [...]

The ApHC Board has given management authority for the Sheltowee Trail Ride for the next two years to Roland Haun and he has sent us this information: October 3 – 9, Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky; We will schedule a regular 5-day ride as in the past, but we will also provide two 3-day rides [...]

Congratulations to Rusty Miller, Republic, Ohio, on being named the 2009 ApHC Trainer of the Year at the awards banquet Sunday evening here in Jackson. Also nominated (and receiving a nominee plaque) was Laurence Hiatt, Hankinson, North Dakota.

New and re-elected directors were sworn in Thursday night. Lori Richards, Parker, SD (Territory I) and Lonnie Ledbetter, Fort Worth, TX (Territory IV) were the new faces. Officers elected to serve on the Executive Committee for the coming year incude: Chuck McWhirter – President; Steve Bennett – Vice President; Jack Zuidema – Finance Committee Chair; [...]

The daily Network newsletter from the National Show and Youth World can be found at appaloosajournal.com as well as a link to a variety of photos. Also this year, there is a collection of candid camera shots courtesy of Larry Williams Photography on his website (larrywilliamsphotog.com). My blogging is obviously in lag mode, but it’s [...]

After a week’s worth of on-site work by ApHC staff and crew things are set to go in Jackson, Mississippi for the 2010 National Appaloosa Show. And, after many miles of travel and untold hours of preparation, exhibitors from across the country are busy settling in as well. The show office opened today and quickly [...]