EuroPaint to offer Zone 12 Paint Horse Championship classes

EuroPaint to offer Zone 12 Paint Horse Championship classes
[photo credit: the Paint Horse Journal]

[source: APHA.com]

European Paint Horse exhibitors will have a chance to shine at the 2016 European Paint Horse Championships with the addition of EuroPaint Zone Championship classes, taking place August 28­–September 3 in Kreuth, Germany.

Paint Horse Championship classes are designed to encourage participation at the local level and offer a competitive avenue for Paint exhibitors. To compete in the 15 designated EuroPaint Zone Championship classes, owners/lessees, exhibitors and their Paints must reside in Zone 12 and may not have earned a medal at the European Paint Horse Championships within the last five years.

The following classes will be offered as part of the EuroPaint Zone Championships:

  • Amateur Senior Western Pleasure
  • Amateur Senior Hunter Under Saddle
  • Amateur Ranch Riding
  • Amateur Trail
  • Amateur Solid Paint-Bred Showmanship
  • Amateur Solid Paint-Bred Western Pleasure
  • Solid Paint-Bred Trail
  • Solid Paint-Bred Reining
  • Aged Mares
  • Overo Color
  • Junior Western Pleasure
  • Green Trail
  • Youth Western Pleasure
  • Youth Showmanship
  • Youth Western Horsemanship

Winners will be awarded Gist Silversmiths championship buckles, and medallions will be presented for second through sixth place; the awards are sponsored by APHA.

Questions about the Zone 12 Paint Horse Championships can be directed to Show Secretary Isabell Weber-Elsner. For more information about eligibility and the 2016 Paint Horse Championships, click here