{"id":1323,"date":"2008-01-05T01:33:41","date_gmt":"2008-01-04T18:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/?p=1323"},"modified":"2008-01-05T01:33:42","modified_gmt":"2008-01-04T18:33:42","slug":"registering-your-american-paint-horse-has-its-rewards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/industry\/registering-your-american-paint-horse-has-its-rewards\/","title":{"rendered":"Registering your American Paint Horse has its rewards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Colonels Nite Special scores big marks with APHA\u2019s Paint Preferred program<\/strong><\/p>\n

FORT WORTH, Texas<\/strong>\u2014After all the hard-running, quick spinning and show-stopping slides came to a finish at the recent National Reining Horse Association\u2019s (NRHA\u2019s) Futurity in Oklahoma City, the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) presented its first Paint Preferred incentive check of the year to Colonels Nite Special for the stallion\u2019s spectacular performance.<\/p>\n

Revamped in 2007, the Paint Preferred incentive program now pays out additional percentages to owners whose horses place in the top three of the Open division at select events. The incentive is open to 3-year-old Regular Registry and Solid Paint-Bred horses whose owners are APHA members in good standing and payouts are based on a percentage of the purse offered by the affiliate association.<\/p>\n

A talented American Paint Horse named Colonels Nite Special (Gunners Special Nite is his AQHA registered name) rose to the occasion and fit the requirements perfectly. The 3-year-old sorrel Solid Paint-Bred was piloted by Marcy Ver Meer to the 2^nd place finish in the Open Futurity finals with a score of 230, earning $94,655 from NRHA and an additional $9,467 from APHA\u2019s Paint Preferred program. The money-earning run led the field of 35 horses in the Open finals until the final run when they were outscored by 1.5 points.<\/p>\n

As an added bonus, the pair earned the championship title in the Intermediate Open Futurity for owners Bob and Mary Anne Van Degna of Bar Double C Ranch in Cave Creek, Ariz. This win earned the stallion\u2014by Colonels Smokingun and out of the Quarter Horse mare Mifs Doll\u2014$23,456 from NRHA. All payouts combined, the team took home $127,578.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were pretty new to the reining industry when we purchased Bailey, as we call him,\u201d said Mary Anne. \u201cWe had ridden for a long time and when our four children went off to college we decided to get involved in reining because we had always loved the sport.\u201d
\nThe owner continued, \u201cWe did everything we were supposed to do with the transfers, listened to Marcy\u2019s judgment, and it paid off\u2014especially the Paint Preferred money. We weren\u2019t expecting it, so that extra bonus was great.\u201d<\/p>\n

The trainer\u2019s advice to get the solid Paint Horse studs\u2019s transfer registration papers in order paid off in dividends. The $15 transfer fee made them eligible for the $9,467 in APHA incentive money. Though not even aware of the incentive program before they earned the money, the owners certainly know about it now.<\/p>\n

The Van Degans hope that this year\u2019s performance can continue in the years to come. The duo recently purchased Gun Stinger, a yearling sorrel overo colt by Colonels Smokingun, in October. They hope the colt will fit well into Ver Meer\u2019s training program and have the same winning disposition and talent as Bailey.<\/p>\n

Want to earn the extra cash?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Getting involved in the Paint Preferred program and earning the extra cash is as easy as one, two, three. First, you must be an APHA member in good standing, and secondly you will need a top-notch 3-year-old Paint Horse. Finally, check out apha.com\/paintpreferred.com<\/a> to learn which associations APHA has teamed with as an affiliate.<\/p>\n

\u201cForming affiliate partnerships with other horse associations, such as NRHA, provides our members and their Paint Horses with tremendous opportunities to promote the American Paint Horse to the entire industry,\u201d said Paint Programs Coordinator Jessica McGuirk.<\/p>\n

For 2007, APHA offered $120,000 in payouts to Paint Horses competing in these select national competitions. To learn more about Paint Preferred contact Jessica McGuirk at (817) 834-2742, extension 330, or by e-mail jmcguirk@apha.com.<\/p>\n

Incentive programs through APHA, such as Paint Preferred, offer good reasons to register both Regular Registry and Solid Paint-Bred horses with APHA. A simple $15 registration fee can end up reaping big rewards, similar to the $9,467 earned by Colonels Nite Special.<\/p>\n

More about APHA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Currently, American Paint Horses are being registered at APHA\u2019s Fort Worth, Texas, headquarters at a rate of about 40,000 horses each year. APHA has registered nearly 900,000 horses in 49 nations and territories since it was founded 45 years ago, and now serves approximately 100,000 active members around the world. Among its many activities, APHA works to preserve bloodlines and maintain the outstanding characteristics of the American Paint Horse breed.<\/p>\n

For more information about APHA, contact the association at 817-834-2742, or visit apha.com <http:\/\/www.apha.com>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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