Inside This Issue

March 2010 • Volume 44, Number 3
J Zone
40  Take 5
Spend five minutes with Mason Mitchell Howard.
By Abigail Wilder Boatwright
42 Watch Out World, Here We Come
Youth from around the world are ready for camaraderie and competition at the 2010 Youth World Games.
By Irene Stamatelakys
48 Top Models
Find out the story behind four of our favorite Breyer® model Paint Horses.
By Kandace York
 
Paints And Paint People
56 Back in Action
Physical disabilities weren’t enough to keep four APHA members from returning to the show ring with their Paints.
By Charlene Strickland
 
On The Circuit
62 Miles Away
Mother Nature cooperated to make the Zone 3 ZOR and the National Western Stock Show a success.
By Jessica Hein
 
Spotlight on Florida
65 Advertisers’ Map
82 Warm Land, Warm Hearts
By Abigail Wilder Boatwright
90 Trail Trotters
By Jessica Hein
96 Whistlin’ Dixie
By Abigail Wilder Boatwright
 
In Every Issue
Columns
4 Editor's Note
10 From Our Readers
14 Painting the Town
18 Vet’s Bag
A recent study linked congenital deafness to a specific Paint Horse coat pattern.
18 Legal Bits
A solid contract makes good business sense, especially when dealing with minors.
22 Paint Portfolio
28 Member Profile
A true friend, Susan Fleczok offered a buddy the use of her Paint mare to carry a surrogate foal. 
32 Recollections
Candy Caine and Blister Bug blazed down the track and into the March 1985 Paint Horse Journal.
34 Leading Sires Lists
190 Coming Up
192 Photo Finish
 
Your Association
120 Coming Attractions
147 Disciplinary Actions
148 2010 APHA Standing Committees
152 APHA Regional Clubs
154 Honor Rolls
173 Distinguished Service Award nominees sought
174 2010 APHA Board of Directors
177 APHA Directory
   
Marketplace
178 Horses for Sale
179 Stallion Alley
185 Classifieds
188 Advertising Indexes