{"id":425,"date":"2006-05-13T03:21:22","date_gmt":"2006-05-12T20:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/?p=425"},"modified":"2006-05-13T03:29:35","modified_gmt":"2006-05-12T20:29:35","slug":"twenty-universities-and-colleges-represented-apha-judging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/industry\/twenty-universities-and-colleges-represented-apha-judging\/","title":{"rendered":"APHA judging competition draws students from across the nation"},"content":{"rendered":"

FORT WORTH, TEXAS<\/strong>\u00c2\u2014 College students from 20 universities and colleges located across the country participated in the American Paint Horse Association\u00c2\u2019s (APHA) 2006 Intercollegiate Horse Judging Spring Sweepstakes. The event was held April 25 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center\u00c2\u2019s John Justin Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u201cWith the assistance of the contest\u00c2\u2019s annual sponsor, Hart Trailers, this was the sixth year APHA has hosted this event,\u00c2\u201d said Trigg Rentfro, APHA\u00c2\u2019s managing director of the association\u00c2\u2019s performance, racing and international departments. \u00c2\u201cWe have continued to hold the contest because of the valuable first-hand experience students receive, which complements their classroom knowledge.<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u201cAs in years past, competitors had the opportunity to judge some of the top horses in the Paint Horse breed through the generosity of several APHA members who donated the use of their Paints for the event.\u00c2\u201d<\/p>\n

Horses were shown in five halter classes, where they were judged on their physical appearance and structure, and in seven performance classes\u00c2\u2014hunter under saddle, hunt-seat equitation, hunter hack, Western horsemanship, Western pleasure, Western riding, and trail. Four horses were judged in each class.<\/p>\n

Students competed against one another at the event, and were themselves judged by APHA officials on their ability to evaluate the horses they saw. Scores were based on how closely a student\u00c2\u2019s placings matched those of an APHA judging official\u00c2\u2019s scoring. Students were also critiqued on the oral arguments they presented in support of their placement decisions.<\/p>\n

Running concurrently with the collegiate competition was the live-judging portion of the 2006 APHA judge\u00c2\u2019s exam. Eighteen horsemen and -women tested in hopes of earning their professional APHA judging cards. This was the third year that professional judging hopefuls were included in the intercollegiate event.<\/p>\n

At a dinner reception held later in the evening at APHA\u00c2\u2019s headquarters in Fort Worth, the students\u00c2\u2019 awards were presented to the top individuals and top junior and senior college teams.<\/p>\n

High team and high individual winners
\nThe Senior College High Team Overall winner was Colorado State University, located in Fort Collins. Team members included Megan Grieve, Jillian Polyard, Silvia Ottabachian, Rebecca Brickman, Nathan Canady and coach David Denniston. For their efforts, the team earned a trophy, rosettes, Gist belt buckles and other awards.<\/p>\n

The Senior College High Individual winner was Jillian Polyard. She received a trophy; a rosette; a Paint Horse Journal subscription and the coffee table book, The American Paint Horse: A Photographic Portrayal, by former Paint Horse Journal editor and award-winning photojournalist Darrell Dodds and renowned photographer David R. Stoecklein.<\/p>\n

The Junior College High Team Overall winner was Black Hawk College East, located in Kewanee, Illinois. Team members included Anna Grabrial, Casey West, Laura Schalliol, Erica Morgan and coach Aaron Callahan. The team won a trophy, rosettes, Gist belt buckles and other awards for their achievements.<\/p>\n

The Junior College High Individual winner was Erica Morgan. For her efforts, she won a Paint Horse Journal subscription, a trophy, a rosette and The American Paint Horse: A Photographic Portrayal.<\/p>\n

Junior Colleges
\nBlack Hawk College East, Kewanee, Ill.
\nLaramie County Community College, Cheyenne, Wyo.
\nMorrisville State College, Morrisville, N.Y.
\nNebraska Tech, Curtis, Neb.
\nNorth Central Texas College, Gainesville, Texas
\nNortheastern Oklahoma A&M College, Miami, Okla.
\nNorthwest College, Powell, Wyo.
\nVernon College, Vernon, Texas<\/p>\n

Senior Colleges
\nCal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, Calif.
\nClemson University, Clemson, S.C.
\nColorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo.
\nKansas State University, Manhattan, Kan.
\nMiddle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
\nMississippi State University, Mississippi State, Miss.
\nMorrisville State College, Morrisville, N.Y.
\nNorth Dakota State University, Fargo, N.D.
\nOklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla.
\nTexas A&M University, College Station, Texas
\nTexas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
\nUniversity of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.<\/p>\n

More about APHA and its annual judging event
\nAPHA was founded in 1962 and now has approximately 100,000 members around the world. The association has registered more than 840,000 American Paint Horses.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the APHA Intercollegiate Horse Judging Spring Sweepstakes, visit apha.com\/judges\/contests\/index.html, or call (817) 834-2742, ext. 773.
\nFor details on products and services offered by judging contest sponsor Hart Trailers of Chickasha, Oklahoma, visit harttrailer.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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