Amy Stapleton
\nAPHA Director of Marketing & Promotional Content
\np. 817-222-6447
\nastapleton@apha.com<\/p>\n
Thirteen new categories provide youth opportunities for achievement and recognition<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n FORT WORTH\u2014The Paint Alternative Competition (PAC) program offers Paint Horse owners opportunities to establish permanent performance records for their horses at events outside of traditional APHA-approved shows. PAC is open to almost any type of activity as long as the competition is sponsored by an organization that keeps official records on the performance of all horses entered in the event. In addition to potentially increasing the value of their horses, PAC participants are also eligible for year-end awards and titles from the American Paint Horse Association (APHA).<\/p>\n Beginning January 1, 2014, an exciting expansion of the popular program adds 13 youth-specific categories. For the first time, youth (18 & under) will be able to compete amongst their peers.<\/p>\n \u201cOur Executive Committee understands the importance of allowing a larger spectrum of participants with an opportunity to receive recognition for their hard work,\u201d said PAC Coordinator Karen Utecht of the program changes approved by the Executive Committee.<\/p>\n Existing Categories New Categories Added for 2014 Additionally, the committee approved a new PAC lifetime achievement award. The PAC Versatility Champion title will be awarded to any horse that has earned a PAC Certificate of Achievement in 5 different categories.<\/p>\n PAC enrollment is easy and rewarding. Get started building a permanent performance record for your Paint Horse at apha.com\/programs\/pac<\/p>\n About APHA Amy Stapleton APHA Director of Marketing & Promotional Content p. 817-222-6447 astapleton@apha.com Thirteen new categories provide youth opportunities for achievement and recognition FORT WORTH\u2014The Paint Alternative Competition (PAC) program offers Paint Horse owners opportunities to establish permanent performance records for their horses at events outside of traditional APHA-approved shows. PAC is open to almost any […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-apha"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6460"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6461,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6460\/revisions\/6461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nHalter
\nDressage
\nEnglish Equitation
\nEquitation
\nBarrel Racing
\nGames
\nShowmanship
\nTimed Events
\nTrail
\nWalk-Trot
\nWestern Pleasure<\/p>\n
\nYouth Halter
\n4-H Halter
\nYouth Dressage
\n4-H Dressage
\nYouth English Pleasure
\nYouth Equitation
\nYouth Barrel Racing
\nYouth Games
\nYouth Showmanship
\nYouth Timed Events
\nYouth Trail
\nYouth Walk-Trot
\nYouth Western Pleasure<\/p>\n
\nThe American Paint Horse Association is the world\u2019s second-largest equine breed association, registering more than a million horses in 59 nations and territories since it was founded. APHA creates and maintains programs that increase the value of American Paint Horses and enriches members’ experiences with their horses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"