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APHA ZONE II SHOW


The Gift of Midas continued his outstanding 4 year old show year by winning the High Point Zone II Open Horse at the Zone II show in 2009 - the largest Paint Horse Show in the country that year. He also earned his 5th Reserve Champion at Halter title - a great achievement for a performance stallion!


Copper Country Paint-O-Rama

Copper Country Paint-O-Rama in Tucson, Arizona was the largest regionally sponsored American Paint Horse show for many years.


The Gift of Midas earned a unanimous 1st place finish in Jr Trail at the 2008 / 2009 CC-POR, giving him the points he needed to earn his APHA Superior Trail title. Felipe won the 2 year old and 3 year old HUS Futurities at the Copper Country Paint-O-Rama as well.

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The Gift of Midas ended his show career with a big finish at the 2009 / 2010 Copper Country Paint-O-Rama, where he earned High Point Jr Open Horse, Reserve High Point English Horse and Reserve High Point Open Horse titles!


The Gift of Midas "cleaned up" at the 2006 show earning the Ultimate Yearling Award by winning Champion Lunge Line futurity. Champion Yearling in Hand Trail (unanimous) and Champion Lunge Line class (NSBA/APHA).


APHA World Show

Only The Best Will Do (Marty) reprised his win at the prestigious 2005 Copper Country Paint-O-Rama and won the 3-Year-Old Futurity and finished 1st overall in the Youth HUS class. Marty won the prior years' Copper Country Paint-O-Rama 2004 2-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle (HUS) Futurity and the 2-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle APHA class at the show, earning his ROM in HUS. Marty was trained and shown by Mark Kuhlwein of Kuhlwein Show Horses.


Arizona Fall Classic Futurity


Norfleets Super Sun (Maverick) won the Arizona Paint Horse Club (APHC) Yearling-In-Hand-Trail Futurity at the 2004 fall show in Prescott, Arizona. He is currently standing at stud at Mountain View Paint Horse Ranch. His first two foals arrived in the spring of 2007.


Arizona Paint Horse Club (APHC) Year End Awards

Thanks to Mark Kuhlwein of Kuhlwein Show Horses for training and showing Only The Best Will Do, Bordeau and Swiss, What A Girl Needs, Red Classy Sensation and World Champion, The Gift of Midas.


The following MVP ranch horses received 2008 Arizona Year End awards at the Arizona Paint Horse Club (APHC) banquet:

  • Reserve Champion Open Jr Horse - The Gift of Midas
  • Champion Jr Hunter Under Saddle - The Gift of Midas
  • Champion 3 Year Old Stallions (Halter) - The Gift of Midas
  • 3rd Jr Trail - The Gift of Midas
  • Reserve Champion Ultimate Yearling - Red Classy Sensation
  • Champion Yearling In Hand Trail - Red Classy Sensation
  • Reserve Champion Yearling Lunge Line - Red Classy Sensation
  • 3rd Yearling Mares (Halter) - Red Classy Sensation


The following MVP ranch horses received 2007 Arizona Year End awards at the Arizona Paint Horse Club (APHC) banquet:

  • Champion - 2 year old Hunter Under Saddle - The Gift of Midas
  • Champion - 2 year old Western Pleasure - The Gift of Midas
  • Reserve Champion - Yearling Geldings (Halter) - Supreme Charisma
  • Reserve Champion - Yearling Lunge Line - Supreme Charisma
  • 3rd - Ultimate Yearling - Supreme Charisma
  • 4th - Jr. Western Pleasure - What A Girl Needs
  • 4th - Jr. Trail - What A Girl Needs


The following MVP ranch horses received 2006 Arizona Year End awards at the Arizona Paint Horse Club (APHC) banquet:

  • Champion - In-Hand trail - The Gift of Midas
  • Reserve Champion - Yearling Lunge Line - The Gift of Midas
  • Reserve Champion - Yearling Stallion - The Gift of Midas
  • 3rd - Yearling in Hand Trail - Hez So Heavenly
  • 3rd - Jr. Western Pleasure - What A Girl Needs


The following MVP Ranch horses received 2005 Arizona Year End awards at the Arizona Paint Horse Club (APHC) banquet:

  • Champion - Yearling In-Hand trail - Zippin Rock Rock
  • Champion - Jr. Hunter Under Saddle - Only The Best Will Do
  • Reserve Champion - 2 Yr Old Western Pleasure - What A Girl Needs
  • 2nd Reserve Champion - Jr. All Around - Bordeau And Swiss
  • 3rd - Jr. Western Pleasure - Bordeau And Swiss
  • 5th - Jr. Hunter Under Saddle - Bordeau And Swiss
  • 6th - Jr. Trail - Bordeau And Swiss
  • 6th - Yearling Longe Line - Zippin Rock Rock


APHA Paint Vegas

The Gift of Midas, our talented young stallion finished in the Top 10 at the inaugural Paint Vegas. He was the highest ranking stallion in his Lunge Line Slot class and earned $1,500!


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