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Inside This Issue

June 2011 • Volume 45, Number 6
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22 Take 5
Spend five minutes with Carlee Purcell.
By Abigail Wilder Boatwright
24 A Passion for Paints
Seven former AjPHA members share how their Paint involvement as Youth helped shape the rest of their lives.
By Abigail Wilder Boatwright
30 Rising Above
From tornados to power outages, future judges persevered to show their skills at the 2011 APHA Intercollegiate Horse Judging Spring Sweepstakes.
By Jessica Hein
 
Arena Talk
34 A Well-Oiled Mind
Veterans of the show office share tips for a smooth-running horse show—and how to cope when it doesn’t go as planned.
By Jessica Hein
 
Horse Management
38 Social Studies
Expand your equine venture’s scope and success by integrating social media into your marketing campaign the right way.
By Abigail Wilder Boatwright
46 Use Sense to Save ¢ents
Fellow PHJ readers share their time-tested tips to cut costs around the barn.
By Tonya Ratliff-Garrison
 
Paints and Paint People
42 Austrian Jewels
Dedicated horse lovers have helped expand Austria’s collection of Paint Horses and spread the word about the versatile breed across Europe.
By Irene Stamatelakys
 
AjPHA Youth World Championship Show
2P AjPHA Youth World Show Program Contents
66P More Than a Horse Show
92P World Show Photo Finish
 
In Every Issue
Columns
2 Editor's Note
8 From Our Readers
10 Vet’s Bag
A complex water-borne disease, phythiosis proves difficult to diagnose and treat.
12 Legal Bits
For some horsemen, Small Claims Court is a cost-effective means of resolving disputes.
15 Paint Portfolio
16 Member Profile
After battling MDS, Greg MacKinnon found hope with the help of a Paint reiner.
18 Recollections
Ru-To-Sa-Ra Blaze overcame adversity in the 1960s and became an APHA Champion.
20 Leading Sires Lists
32 Great Rides
Long Beach Peninsula in Southwest Washington is a trail rider's paradise.
102 Coming Up
104 Photo Finish
 
Your Association
49 Coming Attractions
64 2011 Board of Directors
67 Disciplinary Actions
68 2011 Standing Committees
70 Honor Rolls
78 APHA Regional Clubs
80 Mid-Year Disciplinary Actions
88 APHA Directory
Marketplace
91 Horses for Sale
94 Stallion Alley
97 Classifieds
100 Advertising Indexes