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May 2010 • Volume 44, Number 5
J Zone
42 Take 5
Spend five minutes with Mason Mitchell Howard.
By Abigail Wilder Boatwright
44 Cajun Spice
At age 20, Hesa Super Cajun and his show career are still going strong. Find out why his owners love him and why you should, too.
By Kandace York
 
Paints And Paint People
55 From Sunrise to Sunset
Renowned working cow horse trainer Todd Crawford shares what it takes to prepare a barnful of horses for the NRCHA Celebration of Champions.
By Abigail Wilder Boatwright
 
Genetics
60 More Than Meets the Eye
Some white solid Paint-breds are adding a bit of intrigue to their owners’ breeding programs—they’re throwing tobiano- and tovero-colored offspring when bred to Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds.
By Jessica Hein
 
Trainer's Corner
65 Trail Mastery
New Mexico trainer Bridgette Johnson shares her secret to success when tackling tricky obstacles—including elevated poles, squares and the wheel—­in trail classes.
By Bridgette Johnson with Charlene Strickland
 
In Every Issue
Columns
4 Editor's Note
12 From Our Readers
16 Vet’s Bag
Your horse’s “girthy” symptom could be caused by more than just a poor-fitting saddle or bad behavior.
20 Legal Bits
Horses are sometimes classified as “attractive nuisences”—does that put you at risk for liability?
24 Paint Portfolio
32 Member Profile
Amateur rider Chris Hauge is a worldwide Paint ambassador. 
34 Recollections
In 1994, 3-year-old Calico Sugar Dee became APHA’s youngest Superior All-Around award winner.
36 Leading Sires Lists
50 Great Rides
Good times abound on the trail during an annual Labor Day trail ride in Verdel, Nebraska.
126 Coming Up
128 Photo Finish
 
Your Association
40 APHA Summer World Show Update
43 APHA Fall World Show Update
78 Coming Attractions
89 Coming Attractions
111 Disciplinary Actions
112 APHA Membership Statistics
112 APHA Nominating Committee Named
124 APHA Directory
   
Marketplace
114 Horses for Sale
116 Stallion Alley
121 Classifieds
125 Advertising Indexes