Day: April 13, 2012

Fort Worth, TX—Like any other knowledge-based skill, learning to judge horses takes practice. Each spring, the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) hosts their Intercollegiate Judging Contest and Judge Applicant Exam with the express purpose of providing future judgers the experience they need. Held April 2, 2012, at Diamond W Arena in Alvarado, Texas, the dual-purpose event drew 175 aspiring collegiate horse judging contestants and 13 individuals testing to become APHA-approved judges. Collegiate judgers evaluated 11 live classes of registered American Paint Horses (Trail, Western pleasure, Western horsemanship, Western riding, Hunter under saddle, Hunt seat equitation, Reining, 2-year-old