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Welcome to the APHC
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Welcome to the official website of the Alberta Paint Horse Club (APHC).
The APHC is a family oriented club in which people can enjoy their paint horses on many levels, whether you are a weekend rider, a serious show exhibitor or a breeder as there are many activities and programs available.
A quick review of this website will let you know where you can find the information you are looking for starting with the choices available on the top of this Home page:
News - Find all of the latest APHC Newsletters as well as the Foal brag book for your viewing pleasure. You will also find the Sponsor page which recognizes our generous sponsors as well as give you the forms & information on how you can sponsor the APHC.
APHC Shows - gives you a list of all of the shows that the APHC provides to exhibitors as well as the show schedules & all necessary forms.
Programs & Incentives - On this page you will find PAC information which is the APHA open show point program, Paint Racing & the Solid Paint Bred program that the APHC offers to exhibitors. All related forms are also posted.
CCF - stands for Canadian Colours Futurity which is the breeder futurity program the APHC offers & replaces the Breeders Stakes & Stallion Service Auction programs from previous years. You will find all nominated horse lists, placings & tabulations for the aggregate awards offered as well as the Rules & Program overview.
Youth - provides all information on what is going on with the Jr club AjPHC.
Sponsors - is the page which recognizes all of our generous sponsors as well as give you the forms & information on how you can sponsor the APHC - sponsorship is very important for us!
Forms - This page has all forms available necesary for members.
About Us - directs you to the Officers page where you can find out who's who on the current years Board of Directors, the club Bylaws, club Rules & Regulations as well as the information on how to become a member.
Contact Us - Sends a message to the Website Manager.
Home Page - always keeps members updated on what is going on & is frequently updated.
Be sure to have a look around ?& join the fun be a part of the APHC experience!
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Spruce Meadows Volunteer Needed
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2/8/2010
PAINT HORSE ENTHUSIAST NEEDED!!
Place: Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Alberta
Date: September 6, 2010 Booth Set Up
September 8 – 12, 2010 Show Dates
Duties: Manage the APHA booth in the Breeds For the World Display and the Showcase
Demonstrations in the Meadows On The Green Ring.
This is a fun and easy volunteer job with many experienced returning exhibitors participating. Contact me for all the details.
Colleen Samela, 403-238-2459<[more]...
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Amateur Spotlight - February
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2/6/2010
Lorena Pahl – More then just ‘Bling’
Lorena Pahl is a true APHC alumni, starting at a young age showing horses, she graduated to her first paint when she moved into the 14-18 category. Fawagos Freddie was a big, strong all around horse that kick started a live long journey with the breed and the club. ‘Fred’ was an interesting horse – who had a very strong dislike for men and baby carriages in the stands; but this was to be the horse to teach Lorena how to overcome these ‘quirks’ and gain a life long partnership with her horse, which would subsequently last for almost 25 years. Lorena can tell you that the APHC shows have certainly evolved over the years as the youth were very fortunate at that time to have a 1 point class with everyone competing in all events to ensure a minimum of 3 horses! Lorena also has many fond memories of these times, including travelling with her childhood trainer, Muffy Knox and 3 other youth competitors – Matt Read, Mary Shenton, Leslie Janssen(Reinhardt) to a show in Helena, Montana (with no parents!!), having a fresh cow hide as an obstacle in a trail course and getting “snowed” out at an outdoor Paint show (in August) near High River. In her time with Fred, the pair earned their APHA Championship after finally earning that one last elusive halter point, and completed su[more]...
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Lorena & her youth gelding Fawagos Freddie |
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APHC Youth Alumni - Lorena, Matt Read, Mary Sheton |
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Amateur gelding MP Jumpin Jack Frost |
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Lorena's newest Amatuer horse Bling Kching |
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Lorena & Bling with good friend Judy Ashbacher |
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Call for APHC @ The Mane Event
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2/3/2010
The APHC is looking for you! If you would like to take an active part in the APHC at the Mane Event - here is your chance.
We are looking for the following:
Booth representatives
Paint Horse Demo Riders
Horses for 'Meet the Breeds'
Don't miss a fabulous opportunity to get involved with your favorite horse breed.
The dates for the Mane Event are: April 23/24/25 @ Red Deer Westerner
Please call Katie Roxburgh for more information : (403) 748-4030
or email: dunriteag@telus.net
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Show Dates
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2/1/2010
Lloydminster (split with SPHC) – May 22/23 *see SPHC website for details
Hay City Classic – Olds, AB – June 12/13 *CCF Yearling Halter Futurity
Big West Paint Show– Drayton Valley, AB – July 16/17/18
Zone 10 Paint O Rama – Calgary, AB – Aug 5 – 8 www.zone10zoneorama.ca
Amberlea Fall Round-up – Nisku, AB – Sept 11/12 *CCF Weanling, Yearling & 2 yr old Futurities
Harvest of Colors – Saskatoon, SK – Sept 25/26 *see SPHC website for details
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Feature Horse - Paraguns Tuff Kid
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2/1/2010
Paraguns Tuff Kid – One ‘Tuff’ Competitor
2004 proved to be a memorable year for Randi McCook and her family from Winfield, AB. It would begin when Randi became one of the first Canadian competitors to place on APHA’s Top 20 list of All Around teams in the world with her mare Pages Classy Prize, and continue after a barn friends horse left a lasting impression with Randi’s mom Sandy, which was not soon forgotten.
Two years later, Paraguns Tuff Kid officially became Randi’s new 14-18 mount. “When we saw this horse for the first time at the barn we were at, my Mom would have given her right arm to own him, but things just didn’t work out at that time. Then, when his owner Becky phoned and offered him to us, we did what we had to do to buy him. I don’t think any of us could believe we were actually going to own him” recalls Randi.
‘Tucker’ is a 1999 16hh bay overo gelding sired by Lil Pine Paragun, and out of a Ratchett bred mare, Chicks Redeemer. After being shown only a few times in the 2 years prior to McCook’s buying him, Tucker and Randi barely had 2 months together before the 2007 Zone 10 Zoneorama, where they earned 11 Circuit awards, High Point 14-18, High Point Senior Horse, and the APHA Gelding Plus award of $1000. Two weeks later, the team added some colour to the Canadian National Quarter Horse Show where they won the Non Pro Western Pleasure Futurity. The small town Alberta team continued their winning ways south of the boarder at the Copper Country POR in Tucson, AZ, winning circuit awards at both the 2007 and 2008 shows. 2008 proved to be another successful year for this new team, [more]...
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Randi & Tucker at the Paint Congress 09 |
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Randi & Tucker - World Champs 09 |
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Denver Stock Show 2009 |
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Western Riding |
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Rising Star - March
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2/1/2010
An Easter Painted Zippo - "Mr Personality"
An Easter Painted Zippo is a 2006 red roan overo gelding bred by the mother/daughter team Cathy and Stefany Forster of Armstrong BC. He is by Zippos Alibi (sired by the great Paint Me Zippo) who was owned by Colleen Hazeldine at the time of breeding, his dam, BC Miss Millenium (sired by BC Revenue Barlink), owned by Stefany was bought from Jane and Murray Lewis in the fall of 2000. ‘Riley’, the deaf mare was small, mighty and had very littly handling. People at their barn referred to her as the ‘wild one’ but by the time she was three she had her first show under her belt with points in Youth and Open classes. The mare's career was cut short due to injury and that is when Easter’s plan came into the picture. He was the first paint baby bred by the Forsters’ and has been everything they could have hoped for.
As a weanling and yearling Easter was proving to be smart and willing to learn with a personality that makes you laugh. As a yearling, he was shown at the Zone 10 show in the Yearling In Hand Trail and placed thrid overall. The Forsters where pleased with[more]...
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The Portrait of a Risng Star |
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Showing in Halter Geldings |
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Easter the trail horse |
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Message from 2010 President - Greg Gavelin
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1/19/2010
Hello everyone,
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Greg Gavelin and I am the new President elect of the Alberta Paint Horse Club. For those who don’t know me, my wife Jan and I live just south of Calgary in De Winton Alberta with our three children, Kendra, Sean and Todd.
I enjoy riding my horses at home and showing them, but my family just enjoys them for recreational use.
I work as an accountant at an Oil and Gas company in Calgary, commuting everyday so that I can enjoy the rural lifestyle.
To begin, I would like to thank the 2009 APHC Executive & Board of Directors for their work throughout the year. Thank you to Melisa Barber for her significant contributions as President of the club in 2009. I am pleased that Melisa will be returning to the Board in 2010 as Past President.
I would also like to also send a big Thank you to everyone who attended the APHC Annual General Meeting and Banquet on January 16, 2010. There were many suggestions and discussion items brought forward at the AGM, and I would like to see us work on many of these in 2010.
Another important Thank you goes out to all of the members who volunteered their time and worked diligently last year and assisted our club in many ways. There are so many of you that have contributed your time and knowledge to our club.
Congratulations to the 2010 APHC Executive and Board of Directors, which I have listed below.
I look forward to 2010 with optimism and enthusiasm and I am sure that as a club we can continue to grow and accomplish new and additional goals. To that end, I am asking for your support t[more]...
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2010 Membership Information
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1/4/2010
When purchasing your 2010 APHC Membership please note the following changes:
The club official publication Horses All (HA) has now requested that subscriptions be directly billed to each member. The form is currently being updated to reflect a check box which gives you the choice to order HA and the club will provide them with each mailing address. So please do not include the $12.50 in your membership payment.
Western Horse Review is no longer offering a subscription special as some of you have taken advantage of over the past, so if you want that magazine you will have to directly obtain it from them.
Please note that the membership prices will remain the same for the 2010 year with the:
Family - $75.00
Single - $50.00
Youth - $25.00
Memberships for the year will be accepted starting at the AGM and forward.
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Be a part of the APHC Website!
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1/3/2010
I want your horse - wait...I not only want your horse - I want your story!!
Be a part of the fun of getting to know each other and our paint horses..how you say?
Its easy, to become a monthly Feature Horse OR Rising Star article, simply contact me: sheryl@hiltonfarms.com or call me (403)934-2416 for the questionnaire and details.
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This is me..but it could be you!!! |
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New Additions to Website
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12/5/2009
There are two new exciting additions to the APHC website:
Focus On Youth - a monthly profile on the youth of the AjPHC - for more information and submission please contact Elma Rupert - elmarupert@hotmail.com
To see the first profile go to the Youth page/About Us and get to know more about the future of the APHC
Amateur Spotlight - an upcoming monthly profile of the Novice Amateur and Amateur members. To be a part of this experience, please contact Sheryl Hilton sheryl@hiltonfarms.com
ALSO - watch for Special Interest features on our News page under Newsletters - this month featuring the accomplishments of members Kara McGonigle & Joanna Dickmann
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Important - Year End Awards Qualification
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1/23/2007
YEAR END AWARDS – POINTS
To qualify for year end awards the following conditions must be met:
- For Open Division Awards the owner must be a member of the Alberta Paint Horse Club
- For Youth, Amateur and Novice Division the exhibitor must be a member of the Alberta Paint Horse Club.
- Points will not be tabulated until a membership is acquired, for example is a membership is purchased July 1, points from June and May shows will not count.
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