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Association. This group was never able to gather momentum, so it struggled along for two or three years before approaching APSHA about a merger. Af-ter a lengthy and heated debate, members of both groups were able to reach an agreement in May of 1965 and the consoli-dation resulted in the Ameri-can Paint Horse Association (APHA). The consolidated group now had 1,300 members and 3,800 registered horses.

The American Paint Horses’ combination of color and con-formation has made the Ameri-can Paint Horse Association the second largest breed registry in the United States. Following the founders’ intentions, there are strict bloodline requirements to be able to register a horse with the APHA. To be regis-tered as a Paint Horse, a horse’s Sire and Dam must be either registered with the American Paint Horse Association, Amer-ican Quarter Horse Association, or the Jockey Club. At least one parent must be registered with the APHA, and the horse must have the minimum requirement of white hair over unpigmented skin. Paint Horses can be a va-riety of colors, but there are only three types of coat pattern: tobi-ano, overo, and tovero. Tobianos are unique because they have white that crosses over their back while overos have more splashy spots on their sides with no white crossing over the back. Toveros are more rare because they are a combination of a to-biano and an overo, with differ-ent characteristics of the overo and tobiano pattern. These

colors, markings and patterns, combined with stock-type con-formation, athletic ability and agreeable dispositions make the American Paint Horse a great all around horse.

The Idaho Paint Horse Club has been very influential in the American Paint Horse Association. The Idaho Paint Horse Club was recognized as an APHA regional club in 1965 as Charter Club Number Eight. The Idaho Paint Horse Club was very lucky to be founded by two people who were dedicated to the breed and the continued success of the APHA. Doc and Butch Wonderlich started the Idaho Paint Horse Club and were very involved with growth of the APHA. Butch Wonder-lich became the first woman president of the American Paint Horse Association. The APHA currently has 988,556 Paint Horses registered and of those 21,112 horses are located here in Idaho along with 1,104 mem-bers. The Idaho Paint Horse Club continues to promote the American Paint Horse Breed in Idaho. Idaho is home to the Paint Idaho Supreme Classic APHA show, which is one of the biggest Paint horse shows in the Northwest.

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HIdden Valley Paint Ranchby Sabrina Amidon

From the time Sabrina Amidon was 4 years old, she knew that her life and heart be-longed to horses. Born in Ger-many to hardworking parents, there was no extra money for horses or even lessons. Sabrina saved every penny she earned to put toward horse back rid-ing. Any chance she had, she spent around horses, petting, feeding, cleaning and riding.

Immigrating from Germa-ny in 1985, she embraced her new home, officially becoming a proud American in 2006. In 1994 Hidden Valley Ranch, LLC, in Southwest Boise, came to life. Pretty much every fence and building was planned and built by Sabrina, owner and operator.

Sabrina loves her life on the Ranch. She knows pretty much every fence post and spot on her place. Her fierce love for horses, especially Paints started before the time she can remember. She loved how the uniqueness of each color pat-tern drew her in. One can’t miss a Paint in bunch of solid colored horses. She loves the breed’s heartiness and willing-ness to work. Sabrina has al-ways looked for stallions and mares that possess the willing-ness and kindness of a working, all-around Western horse.

You might not see her horses too much in the show ring, but they are all praised by their new owners for their atti-tude to please and the willing-ness try all that is put in front

of them. Several of her horses now live in Germany, Switzer-land, France, Alaska, and across 11 Western States.

Super Sonic Bandit (RIP), an overo Palomino stallion, was the Ranch’s first stallion. This quiet, awesome horse took her to an APHA World Show in Trail and Western Pleas-ure. Followed by Star Status Symbol, a black & white loud colored overo, who showed great talent in Dressage & Hunter Under Saddle events. The ranch’s Skip Y Two K, a homozygous tovero Paint, be-came quite famous in the Ida-ho area, with his antics at Ex-pos and Fairs, fearless even in unknown events like Extreme Trail Challenges.

Hidden Valley Paint Ranch is a low key boarding and Paint horse ranch, off Co-lumbia and Cloverdale roads in Southwest Boise. Stop by any time to meet the horses. It might be just the outing you need - play and snuggle up to the foals; watch the yearlings play; and watch the horses peacefully grazing in the lush pastures, observe how nicely all the horses get along in this pasture set facility. Horses are meant to have a large area to play and roam and this facil-ity tries to accommodate the horses needs providing large runs, pastures, round pen, and arena for their enjoyment and leg stretching runs. Dental and hoof care is high on the agen-da, loafing shed with big runs for boarding are available with

each horse receiving daily turn-outs.

A Day in the Life at Hidden Valley Paint Ranch

Another gorgeous morn-ing, a light haze is settled over the green pastures of the Paint Horse and boarding ranch in Southwest Boise.

Horses eagerly await their turnout and perfect grazing spot on the lush green pastures. While the horses are enjoying their pasture time, the crew is busy cleaning the corrals and stalls, setting out extra mineral blocks, and giving the geriatric horses extra feed and tender loving care.

A few times a week the yearlings and weanlings receive some training and loving, they are not overly worked, but do learn their manners and are shown the world just a little during the Fair or at an Expo.

Since owning a horse not only includes riding, but ex-cellent care, HVR offers rou-tine dental checks, equine touch and chiropractic visits and a farrier is on call weekly. Deworming and vaccines are available as needed.

Make an appointment to visit the Ranch to meet the horses and spend a great, horse-filled day at Hidden Val-ley Paint Ranch, or to check it out for your own boarding needs. Horses are always of-fered for sale, with discounts, if you are planning on boarding them there. www.hiddenval-leypaints.com.

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208.362.4345 www.HiddenValleyPaints.com

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