North Dakota Paint Horse Club is a affiliated
club with the American Paint Horse Association, Inc. that
the home office is in Ft. Worth TX. Our boundary is the state
of North Dakota.
The North Dakota Paint Horse Club is a non profit organization
whose objective is to promote an active interest in Paint
Horses, be an affiliate of the “The American Paint
Horse Association, and to show Paint Horses. The club sponsors
a variety of activities, including horse shows, a stallion
auction, a futurity, trail ride, and fun social events. It
publishes the “Hoofprints” newsletter seven times
a year. The club’s Board of Directors consists of the
officers (President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary)
and eight elected directors. The club also has a National
Director and an Alternate to represent the club to the APHA.
Our Mission
Is to promote the paint horse breed and
conduct family orientated functions such as horse shows,
trail rides, horse clinics, picnics, and family fun.
History
The NDPHC was organized in March of 1970
by a number of horse minded people who thought there should
be an organization in South Dakota to promote the beautiful
paint horse. One of the original members was IZ “Shorty” Carey
(father of IJ Carey its current Treasurer). He was a dedicated
horseman who always enjoyed having horses around. Several
of the original families and/or their descended are still
active with the club. Over the years the NDPHC has sponsored
some very successful horse show. Its member’s take
every opportunity they can to spread the word about the versatile
paint horse including exhibits at fairs, stock shows, and
horse.
The Paint
The American Paint Horse's combination
of color and conformation has made the American Paint Horse
Association (APHA) the second-largest breed registry in the
United States based on the number of horses registered annually.
While the colorful coat pattern is essential to the identity
of the breed, American Paint Horses have strict bloodline
requirements and a distinctive stock-horse body type. To
be eligible for registry, a Paint's sire and dam must be
registered with the American Paint Horse Association, the
American Quarter Horse Association, or the Jockey Club (Thoroughbreds).
To be eligible for the Regular Registry, the horse must also
exhibit a minimum amount of white hair over unpigmented (pink)
skin. Each Paint Horse has a particular combination of white
and any color of the equine spectrum: black, bay, brown,
chestnut, dun, grullo, sorrel, palomino, buckskin, gray or
roan. Markings can be any shape or size (2 inches in any
shape), and located virtually anywhere on the Paint's body.
Although Paints come in a variety of colors with different
markings, there are only three specific coat patterns: overo,
tobiano and tovero. These colors, markings and patterns,
combined with stock-type conformation, athletic ability and
agreeable disposition, make the American Paint Horse an investment
in quality. (APHA.com)
If you are searching for your first Paint,
the NDPHC is a great place to start.
Recent
News:
Our very own Tami Dietrich-Dobbs
was recently featured on Dakota Tails and Trails radio
program spreading the word about the Paint Horse industry.
