KEY Magazine Fort Worth

World Championship PaintHorse Show
with Breeding Stock Performance Classes Added for 2005

The 2005 World Championship Paint Horse Show, set for June 26-July 9 in Fort Worth, will feature more action than ever before, guaranteeing that the biggest Paint Horse show on earth will have something for everyone interested in horses. All World Show activities take place in the sprawling 85-acre Will Rogers Memorial Center, which includes three major air-conditioned arenas. The equine complex is located in the heart of Fort Worth’s cultural district.

An annual non-qualifying event for registered American Paint Horses, the World Show will include 175 classes, five challenge series classes, three sweepstakes events, a select sale, a trade show and many other special activities. Exhibitors will demonstrate their skills in halter, Western, English, cattle, driving and speed classes.

Approximately 2,000 horses are expected to compete for more than $250,000 in total payouts at this year’s show.

The World Show has experienced steady and sustained growth throughout the years. The 1,809 horses shown last year represented a 44-percent increase over the 1,259 horses exhibited a decade earlier. Also, the 4,540 entries logged last year was a 42-percent rise over the 3,192 entries at the World Show 10 years earlier.

American Paint Horses competing in the show last year represented owners from 46 states in the United States, several provinces in Canada, as well as areas of Australia, Belgium, Germany and Italy.

Youth classes will be held the first week of the World Show, with other activities that includes the world's largest comprehensive judging contest for youngsters, sponsored by Hart Trailers. Approximately 400 youths are expected to participate in the judging. Other activities include a youth team tournament, during which American Junior Paint Horse Association (AjPHA) members compete both on and off their horses. The Team Tournament will feature four team-oriented events: Hippology, Parade of Teams, Performance Classes, and a knowledge relay event. During the second week of the show, competitors mount up for non-stop Open, Novice Amateur and Amateur classes.

APHA will continue the Bank One Challenge Series in 2005. The Series includes the 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure Challenge, the 3-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle Challenge, and the 3-Year-Old Reining Challenge. Also included is a 4-Year-Old Cutting Challenge as well as a 5-and-6-Year-Old Cutting Challenge. Exhibitors will compete for cash prizes in these events.

The Team Penning Sweepstakes also takes place along with the 2005 World Show featuring a Freestyle Reining Sweepstakes, and the Bridleless Western Pleasure Sweepstakes.

Also during the show, APHA will sponsor a World Showcase Sale, featuring some of the best yearlings, mares, geldings and stallions on the market.

The Colors of the West Trade Show will again be held in the Amon G. Carter Exhibit Hall. APHA General Store merchandise, including 2005 World Show collector apparel, will also be available in the trade show area.

APHA partners this year with a select group of companies who offer World Show contestants a total cash and product package valued at more than $400,000. Those sponsoring partners include the following: Corporate sponsors: Barnmaster, Inc.; Bank One; Gist Silversmiths; Hart Trailer Manufacturing; HorseCity.com; Markel Insurance Company, PRO Orthopedic Devices Inc. and The KentGroup.

World Show sponsors: Boulet Western Boots, Charlotte’s Saddlery, Jerry’s, Metro Golf Cars, Pro Stepps, Paint Horse Journal magazine, Top Hand Tack and Zimecterin Gold, Western Horseman, Horse Illustrated and Young Rider.Associate sponsors: Hodges Badge Company, Inc., National Reining Horse Association, and National Snaffle Bit Association.

July 2, don’t miss a special seminar hosted by horse trainer Chris Cox. He will be working with a black and white tobiano gelding, nicknamed “Painted City.” This horse is the grand prize in a special contest conducted by HorseCity.com, an on-line equine news service, and sponsored in part by APHA and Chris Cox Horsemanship. You can register to win this horse by visiting the HorseCity.com Web site at www.horsecity.com/club.

In addition to all the fun and excitement, APHA has invited the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association (CMSA) back for another year. Last year CMSA ended World Show with a bang with their brand of high-caliber entertainment. They performed before a standing-room only crowd with their beautiful, talented and athletic American Paint Horses in 2005.

For more information about the World Show, including a complete schedule, a list of accommodations, entry details and visitor information, visit aphaworldshow.com. Check the site regularly for World Show updates. You may also call APHA at 817-834-2742.

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