{"id":4163,"date":"2010-10-26T23:26:24","date_gmt":"2010-10-26T16:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/?p=4163"},"modified":"2010-10-26T23:36:52","modified_gmt":"2010-10-26T16:36:52","slug":"american-paint-horse-association-announces-appointment-of-editor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/industry\/american-paint-horse-association-announces-appointment-of-editor\/","title":{"rendered":"American Paint Horse Association announces appointment of editor"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>FORT WORTH, Texas<\/strong>\u2014The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) announced recently that Tonya Ratliff-Garrison, has been named editor of the\u00a0Paint Horse Journal<\/em>, the\u00a0Association\u2019s award-winning monthly magazine.<\/p>\n

Garrison comes to APHA with close to 30 years of experience as an editor, writer, photographer and graphic designer in the newspaper, television, Internet and magazine industries. During the past six\u00a0years, Garrison has worked as a writer, photographer and field editor for the\u00a0American\u00a0Quarter Horse Journal<\/em>. She has written for a host of equine associations and organizations, including American Quarter Horse Association, National Reining Horse Association and the National Reined Cow Horse Association. Most recently, she worked for as a Marketing Coordinator for Pro Management, which markets and promotes equestrian entities and clients such as the Wide World of Horses television show, the National Reining Breeders Class, The National Reined Cow Horse Association and Rein In Cancer events. Her work has also appeared in a number of equine publications and websites, including the\u00a0Quarter Horse Journal, Quarter Horse News, The Reiner, Stock Horse News<\/em> and\u00a0The Horse\u00a0in addition to numerous newspapers and websites. Garrison\u2019s works have earned numerous accolades including awards from the American Horse Publications, Livestock Publications Council, and the prestigious National Reining Horse Association\u2019s Vaquero Media Publications Award and National Reining Breeders\u2019 Classic Media Award. She has also won many Associated Press awards for her work in newspapers.<\/p>\n

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Garrison graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in mass communications from St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n

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A current owner of three well-bred reining mares who are in foal, Garrison brings an extensive background in dressage, reined cow horse and reining disciplines.<\/p>\n

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She is an active member of the American Horse Publications, American Horse Council, American Quarter Horse Association and National Reining Horse Association.<\/p>\n

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The American Paint Horse Association is very pleased to welcome Tonya as the <\/em>editor of the Paint Horse Journal<\/em>, said Lex Smurthwaite, APHA executive director. \u201cTonya\u2019s background and experience in the stock horse publication industry will serve APHA well.\u00a0 We are excited that she will be bringing new ideas and a fresh perspective to our readership.\u201d<\/p>\n

Garrison is up for the challenge of working for the second-largest stock horse breed registry in the United States. \u201cThe stock horse industry is my love and passion and I\u2019m so excited to work with APHA,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe\u00a0Paint Horse Journal<\/em> is an exemplary magazine with a history of outstanding editorial coverage and photography as well as an avenue of keeping our members and readers in the know,\u201d Garrison continued. \u201cThe staff has done an outstanding job of keeping the bar high. I look forward to working alongside them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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More about the\u00a0Paint Horse Journal<\/em> and APHA<\/strong><\/p>\n

The award-winning\u00a0Paint Horse Journal<\/em> is widely regarded as the premier magazine covering Paint Horse topics worldwide. The magazine reaches approximately 13,000 subscribers in 30 nations.<\/p>\n

To visit the\u00a0Paint Horse Journal <\/em>Web site, log on\u00a0painthorsejournal.com<\/a>. To subscribe, call toll-free (866) 745-4968 or contact\u00a0bjewell@apha.com<\/a>. Learn about APHA by calling (817) 834-2742 or visiting\u00a0apha.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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