Paint Horses excel at NRHA Futurity

FORT WORTH, TEXAS—The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) recognized four talented horses with Gelding Plus and Paint Preferred incentive money for their efforts at the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity, held Nov. 23–Dec. 2, 2006 at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City.
Part of APHA’s effort to reward Paint Horses for their success in competition, the Gelding Plus and Paint Preferred incentive programs honor the owners of top Paint Horses with thousands in added cash. APHA awarded $15,000 in added money to program winners at the 2006 NRHA Futurity.

This year, 2007, will mark a significant change for APHA’s incentive programs. While the Gelding Plus program will now be distributed to top geldings in APHA Zone competition, increased Paint Preferred incentives will be available at NRHA Futurity. Competitors with Paint Horses will now have the opportunity to win more than $40,000 in added money at the 2007 NRHA Futurity through the program.

“We hope that the chance to win even more added money will provide even more incentive to show Paint Horses at top-level competition like the NRHA Futurity,” said APHA Paint Programs Coordinator Jessica McDaniel.

For more information about Paint Horses and the new Paint Preferred incentive program, visit apha.com/paintpreferred, contact APHA at (817) 834-2742, extension 249, or e-mail jmcdaniel@apha.com. For more information about the NRHA, visit nrha.com.

APHA congratulates the owners of the 2006 NCHA Futurity incentive winners:

2006 NRHA Gelding Plus and Paint Preferred incentive winners
Award……………….Horse…………………..Owner..Hometown.. Rider..Added money
Open Gelding Plus..Gunnin For Diamonds.. Juston Palmer..Washington, Utah..Arno Honstetter.. $5,000

Open Paint Preferred..The Great Guntini.. John Faulkner.. Dade City, Fla… Michael McEntire.. $2,500

Non-Pro Gelding Plus.. A Simple Plan.. Theodore and Keri Eady.. Sisters, Ore… Rachel Eady.. $5,000

Non-Pro Paint Preferred.. Miss Diamond Jane.. Wagman Ranch Inc… Talala, Okla…Tamara Wagman.. $2,500