Less than a month remains for Appaloosa fans
to make travel plans for attending the 60th National Appaloosa
Show and World Championship Appaloosa Youth Show in Oklahoma
City. Although pre-entries closed May 10, post entries still
are being accepted, and those who’ll attend the show as spectators
only will want to book flights and/or lodging soon.
This year’s show will be an anniversary celebration of the
longest-running single-breed horse show in the United States.
Now spread around the world, the Appaloosa breed was rescued
from obscurity by a handful of pioneer breeders whose first
National Show, two years after the end of World War II, drew
50 horses to a small fairgrounds in Lewiston, Idaho. The colorfully
spotted Appaloosa is now consistently one of the top-10 favorite
horse breeds in the country, and the National Show draws over
1,200 horses to the event’s host city.
The 2007 National Show will wrap up a multi-year run in Oklahoma
City. Next year, the show moves to Jackson, Mississippi.
This year, the show’s first six days will be centered around
competition and social events for contestants 18 years of
age and under. A 60th-anniversary reception, honoring breed
icons, past champions, Appaloosa Hall of Fame members, and
other VIPs, will be held July 4 from 1:30 – 2:00 p.m., just
prior to the annual ApHC membership meeting. Open and adult
non-pro competition will round out the show’s second week.
Throughout the show’s run, the Best of the West Gift Expo
will feature thousands of items, including tack, fine jewelry,
furniture, home décor, apparel, trucks, and horse trailers.
For more information, click on the National Show link at www.appaloosa.com,
or call the ApHC Show Department at (208) 882-5578, ext. 400
