Inside This Issue

May 2013 • Volume 47, Number 5
J Zone
42 Take 5
Spend five minutes with Anna Claire Tucker.
By Anna Walters
46 Countdown to Competition
Get prepped and packed for your first APHA show with these helpful tips.  
By Jessica Hein

Paints & Paint People
56 Spotted
Paint Horse fans add color to APHA events.
By the Paint Horse Journal Staff
70 Best of Both Worlds
A mutual love of Paints combines racing and halter horses at RaMax Farms to create a diversified equine enterprise.
By Tracy Gantz
Your Association                                                                                                        
60 Added Value
The new APHA Xtras program provides generous savings for APHA members.
By Amy Stapleton
84 Six PAC Top Five
86 PAC Year-End Review
88 Ride America Saddle Stars
Behind the Lens
62 Caught on Film: Planning for Video
Advance planning and preparation will help ensure a successful equine video shoot.
By Laura Stevens
Trainer's Corner
66 Rules of the Road
Knowing how to handle encounters of all sorts on the trail will help keep you and your horse safe. 
By Mallory Trouw
Special Fashion Section
74 Project Runway: Horse Show Edition
Harness your creativity with eight tips to design a show-stopping custom outfit. 
By Abigail Boatwright
79 Special Advertisers' Section

In Every Issue
Columns
2 Editor's Note
16 Fresh Paint
20 Vet’s Bag
Pay attention to Vitamin E and selenium deficiencies to prevent white muscle disease.
24 Paint Portfolio
30 Member Profile
Alysha Bare's exceptional partnership with Star Studded Snap draws attention from Paint Horse enthusiasts everywhere.
36 Leading Sires Lists
52 Great Rides
Monongahelia National Forest's lush mountain trails are the perfect equestrian escape in West Virginia.
134 Coming Up
136 Photo Finish
Your Association
49 AjPHA Youth World Championship Show Update
98 Coming Attractions
116 Disciplinary Actions
118 Honor Roll
135 APHA Directory
Marketplace
126 Horses for Sale
127 Stallion Alley
130 Classifieds
133 Advertising Indexes