Hall of Fame

Sweet Justice

Inductee No: 15 | Year Inducted: 2016

Sire: Justice Morn, dam: Speck of Silver

This mare was well known and an ambassador for the breed and rarely beaten. She was often borrowed by Youth for Halter and Showmanship Classes at Local, State and National Shows. She obtained many Championships at Halter with Youth and Amateur and Open Classes, as well as National APHA Mare and National Youth Mare

2007 - National Champion, National Grand Champion, QLD State Champion, QLD State Grand Champion, National and State Futurity, High Point AO Halter Horse, Runner up High Point Halter Horse

2008 – National Champion, National Grand Champion – Open and Amateur, Nation 2YO and over Futurity Champion, No 1 American Paint Horse of Australia

2009 – National Champion, NSW/VIC State Champion, NSW/VIC Grand Champion, QLD State and Reserve Champion – Open and Amateur, High Point Halter Horse of Australia, High Point AO Halter Horse, No 1 American Paint Horse of Australia

2010 – National Champion, National Grand Champion, NSW/QLD State Champion, QLD Grand Champion, No 1 American Paint Horse of Australia - Retired

In her short life time of her 2 progeny her 2014 foal HMF Sweet As has gone on to win National and State Futurity Reserve Champion and Halter Reserve National and State Champion, Reserve Honor Roll Winner and placing at National Show Youth Halter.

Sweet Justice died by accident 14 January 2015

Hot Senorita (IMP)

Inductee No: 14 | Year Inducted: 2016

Sire: Makn a Brandy (APHA), Dam: Elegant Star (APHA)

Imported from the USA by Jeffrey and Lee Ann Hall, this mare had a short show career High Point Halter Horse of Australia and HP AO Halter Horse of Australia in 2005-06, including Grand Champion in 2006 also with many State Show Champions and Supreme Exhibits of Show and National Champion Produce of Dam to become a National Year End winner in Open and Amateur.

Of her 8 progeny 6 have successful show careers of their own:

2007 – HMF White Hot – HP 2yo of Australia, National Show & YISC WP Champion

2009 – HMF Si Senor – National Champion Halter, Reserve National Champion HIH

2010 – HMF Tommy Bahama – National Weanling Futurity Champion, Multiple National Champion Halter and 2yo under saddle, AO HUS and Qld State Show Supreme Exhibit

2012 – HMF Intimately Hot – National Weanling Halter Futurity Champion, National Champion Youth and AO Halter, Res National Champion Halter

2013 – HMF Hot Hot Hot – National Weanling Halter Futurity, Reserve AO Halter,

2014 – HMF Forever Hot – National Weanling & Yearling Halter Futurity Champion (PB) National Grand Champion AO Halter, National Yearling/AO PB Champion, APHA PB FIlly, Qld State Show Supreme Exhibit, QLD State Champion

2015 – Harry Hall – National Champion AO & Open Halter (PB), Champion PB Weanling Futurity

Hot Senorita died during foaling 5 September 2015

Skipastaray (IMP)

Inductee No: 13 | Year Inducted: 2015

Sire: JR Skipastar (USA), Dam: Pamaray (USA)

Imported from the USA this mare commenced her ridden career in 2005, with once month of this she had been awarded PHAA Champion #179 and then achieved the PHAA Superior All Round Horse Award by December 2005 the 7 horse in PHAA history and the first in 10 years. She was the first mare to be both APHA and PHAA Champion. She has multiple National Champion Awards as well as Futurity, Versatility and State High Point Awards. Her late start to ridden showing was after 10 years of raising foals.

PHAA Awards – Silver Century Halter, Bronze Century Hunter Under Saddle, Superior Halter AO Filly/Mare, Superior Western Pleasure, Superior Hunter in Hand

2003/2004 High Point Halter Horse of Australia

2004/2005 High Point Halter Horse of Australia

2005/2006 High Point Performance Horse of Australia, Runner Up High Point Halter Horse of Australia, High Point Senior Horse Queensland State Show

Her Progeny Affirmative (iiu) and Exceptional One are both Superior All Round Horse Award winners proving their successful show careers, her other foals Skipastarlet and My Only Skipastar were also National Champions, with Skiipy’s Six Gun a State Champion and Skipaluckystar (her last foal) a State Champion & Reserve National Champion.

Skipastaray passed away after complications from foaling in 2/9/2010.

Peppy Shaker

Inductee No: 12 | Year Inducted: 2014

It is said that if you have owned a multitude of horses in your life time, one will stand out as that special horse, Peppy Shaker was that horse for the Stevens family of Twin Oaks Paint horses.

Peppy was bred by well-known Victorian Paint Horse breeders, Mike and Carol Elliott and sold as a weanling to John Morrison. John sold him to Murray and Vicki Stevens in mid 1992 where he was part of the family for the best part of 21 years. He had a larger than life personality and has been a pleasure to own and share our life with.

Sired by Peppy's Chickabar, who was a sabino by the imported QH Crop out sire, Peppy's Doc Bar, who after his death was registered with the AQHA. Peppy Shaker's dam, San Antonio Rose, a loud Overo, was a PHAA Weanling Halter Futurity Champion and National / State weanling filly Champion and has a Superior Halter award.

At his retirement from the show ring where he was in the capable hands of trainer, David Norbury; Peppy Shaker was a PHAA Champion, a Superior Halter Horse plus ROM's in Trail, Western Pleasure, Western Riding and Reining.

Peppy Shaker's diversity as a sire over a limited number of mares in his lifetime has been proven where he has placed on the ground everything from Halter Futurity Champions to Performance Horse Champions who have excelled in events from Western Pleasure, Reining and Campdraft.

Peppy Shaker lives on through his progeny.

Just Shameless

Inductee No: 11 | Year Inducted: 2014

'Just Shameless' was born in January 1993 in Texas. He was an APHA World Champion and Futurity winner as both a weanling and Yearling. He was purchased and imported into Australia in 1997 by Kath Peterson of Coronation Park in partnership with Sally McPhee from Rocking M Paints. He was the first World Champion APHA stallion to be brought to Australia and created a sensation when he arrived. He quickly became the 'pin-up' boy for both the western and non-western worlds and attracted new many enthusiasts to the paint horse breed.

His first crop of Australian foals achieved great success winning weanling classes and futurities at state and national level and in open competition at the major shows across Australia. Many of the minor placings also made up of 'Shameless babies'.

As many mares from different disciplines were bred to 'Shameless', his versatility became clear - siring champions in halter, western pleasure, dressage, cattle events and eventing. A truly versatile and potent sire clearly 'stamping' his babies. Even today you can pick a 'Shameless' in the ring. Many of today's champions are bred from 'Shameless' daughters.

There is not enough time or room to publish all the awards that his progeny have achieved. Whether it is a Superior award, ROM's, PHAA Championships, State Titles, National Titles, Royal Show Champions and open futurity champions.

Just Shameless was sold to Crown Park, New Zealand in 2007. He died in 2010 in New Zealand. He leaves a legacy that will be very difficult to surpass and has left a wealth of breeding in his get, that will see his impact on the breed continue through his daughters, granddaughters and on. Just Shameless is greatly missed by those that were lucky enough to know him.

The Artist

Inductee No: 10 | Year Inducted: 2013

On the 26th October 1979 at the property of Chris and Fred Burton a pretty sorrel overo colt was born. He was the result of the breeding of Chris and Fred's mare Ledgworth Princess to imported Paint Horse stallion Scenic Bailey Bars. From day one everybody knew that the horse was something special and was destined for great things, but I don't think that they could truly predict just how much of an impact The Artist would end up having on the Paint Horse breed here in Australia.

Like most horses The Artist started his life in the spotlight in the show ring. He competed everywhere, including the PHAA National Show and small local events. The amount of blue ribbons and points grew each month and at the end of his illustrious career The Artist boasted over 100 Halter points, 22.5 Western Pleasure points, 11 Reining points, 8 Western Riding points, 5 Bridal Path Hack points and 1 point in Working Cow Horse as well as many National, State and Royal Show titles in Halter and Performance events. He was PHAA Champion #61.

Because he competed at many mixed breed shows, his name was known by many in the equine industry. The Artist was equally as special in the breeding barn. He sired many performers who successfully competed in just about every event imaginable. They earned their sire many Get Of Sire wins at National and State shows and stood alongside The Artist in Sire & Get classes. They were regularly seen at the PHAA National Show and other big events on the western show circuit, mostly standing at the front of the line! The Artist's grandchildren and great-grandchildren are still competing today and doing well, proof that his legacy is very much alive and continuing.

Cisco as he was affectionately known by his friends was never sold - he stood at the Burton's place for most of his life before he moved to their daughter Cynthia and her husband Richard's stud Williams Park Paint Horses. He was certainly the family horse.

The Artist is an immediately recognised name amongst PHAA members and his place in the Hall Of Fame is very deserving. Rarely do we see home grown horses that are held in such a high regard both as a breeding and competition animal. The Artist passed away on 15th March 2007 at the age of 27.

Copyright

Inductee No: 9 | Year Inducted: 2012

'Copyright' was imported in 1990 by the Copyright Syndicate, Don and Cheryl Warren and Helen and Graeme Bentley.

In true Australian tradition he quickly obtained his lifelong nickname 'Frank', due to his USA name Old Blue Eyes. Soon after arriving in Australia he featured in an ABC documentary about the dangers of horses and long distance air travel.

'Copyright' was carefully selected for colour, conformation and bloodlines to enhance the quality of performance mares at the time. But it was his exceptional nature, his honesty, and intelligence, that made him so special - and this legacy makes his progeny so sought after today.

Foaled in 1988, 'Copyright' was sired by 'Robins Copy' out of 'Sonnys Snowflake' at the Leininger Ranch, Westby, Montana, USA. 'Copyright' earned his PHAA Champion (#86) in 1992, with Superiors in Halter, Bridle Path Hack, Trail and Western Pleasure, ROMS in English Pleasure and Western Riding, and points in Reining and Western Horsemanship.

In his brief four year show career, 'Copyright' earned National and State titles in Halter, Sire & Get, Snaffle Bit/Hackamore Trail and Western Riding, Bridle Path Hack and Hackamore Western Pleasure. He won several Versatilities and took out the National 4 & Over Bridled Pleasure Maturity in 1993. He was PHAA High Point Junior Horse for Australia in both 1990 and 1991. Copyright even made an impression in Fancy Dress and Freestyle Reining, and left his mark in open company in Futurities and Classics.

'Copyright' was a great Paint Horse ambassador. Not only was he an outstanding performance horse but he sired great performance horses, passing his nature and ability to his progeny - the mark of all great sires.

These 'Frankfurters' as they were known include Carramar Royal Copy, Kunda Complete Copy, Kunda Robins Pride, Kunda Son Dee Edition, Hey There Georgie Girl, Kunda Carbon Copy, Kunda Copy This, Fancy L Classic Copy, Sommerdown Electric Dream, Kunda Odette, Kunda Feminette, Kunda Model Copy, Kunda The Right Copy and On The Rocks among others. All have won numerous National and State Titles and featured in PHAA Honour Rolls, while others enjoyed success in different arenas such as cutting and reining. Many of these successes were achieved by youth riders - a testament to 'Copyright's outstanding temperament.

'Copyright' passed away in 2011, 'Frank' stories have entered the realm of legend, enhancing the special bond that exists throughout the wider 'Copyright' family.

Win Rosee Cutters Chief

Inductee No: 8 | Year Inducted: 2011

'Win Rosee Cutters Chief' or 'Chief' as he was affectionately known, was foaled in 1981. He was sired by Quarter Horse, 'Cutter's Bronze Beau' out of the PHAA Champion mare, 'Win Rosee Endeara'. He was owned all of his life by the Minehan family and was a great ambassador for Paint, Pinto and Western Performance Horses.

Chief commenced his show career at six months old, winning numerous halter classes and was very successful in halter futurities. His "ain't I terrific" attitude, vibrant colours and well defined muscles made him a stand out. He was sent to Bert Purcell to be broken in as a two year old and after merely four weeks; he experienced great success at his first show and never looked back.

Proving to be one of the most versatile and consistent horses in the country for two decades, whether it was Halter, English, Western, Western Riding, Reining, Sporting or Working Cow horse.

Chief was ridden by many youth competitors and amateurs gaining numerous accolades. Each year throughout his 25 years of showing, Chief would win multiple state and national titles and high-point awards earning over 1000 performance points. He earned superiors in Halter, Bridle Path Hack, Western Pleasure, Horsemanship, Reining, Trail and Western Riding.

As well as being successful in the show ring, 'Win Rosee Cutters Chief' brought publicity to the PHAA by featuring on shows such as Agro's Cartoon Connection and Totally Wild. Chief was taken to many venues as the entertainment. He was the opening act at the Redland's Show jumping through hoops of fire, was used as the mount for Rodeo Queen work outs and celebrity reining, he was the attraction at school fetes and open days and even opened a Brisbane Bandits Baseball match. Whatever the task, the crowd adored him, he loved it and he was every bit the star. In fact, Chief even visited the Royal Children's Hospital in Brisbane to perform a series of tricks, bowing and negotiating an elephant stand to entertain the sick and injured children. Chief, never missing a cue and lapped up all the cuddling and kissing that the children gave him.

'Win Rosee Cutters Chief' was laid to rest in May 2010, just a few months short of his 30th birthday.

Honeysuckle Rose

Inductee No: 7 | Year Inducted: 2010

'Honeysuckle Rose' was bred by Merv Fasham and was by 'Arrowkay Cloudy"' out of the thoroughbred mare 'Gniess'. She was proudly owned by Julie Wickham in Victoria, Australia.

Rose was awarded numerous National and State Champion Awards during her show career. She became a PHAA Champion #52 as a hackamore horse. She had a Bronze Century Halter , Superior award in Western Pleasure, Register of Merit awards in Bridle Path Hack, English Pleasure, Reining, Trail and Western Riding. Rose would compete in open company, often being the only Paint horse who would frequently be in first place in large competitive classes. A great ambassador for the breed during her entire show career.

She was a truly versatile mare who went on to produce truly versatile progeny. Some of note are 'Overexposed' as a young horse won the first ever $5,000 All Australian Paint Classic and went on to win many titles when matured himself being god natured and versatile; 'Rose Tattoo' was a mare out of "Honeysuckle Rose" who also achieved National Champion status;. And the beautiful and incredibly versatile gelding 'Unzip Me Honey' won multiple National titles in a wide variety of events showing very successfully in the Amateur as well as Open competition. All of Rose's progeny were known for their good nature and versatility.

'Honeysuckle Rose' was a very well known mare who was loved and admired by many. She was one of the best ambassadors for the Paint horse breed in her era, especially in Victoria. Everyone knew her name. A beautiful mare who has stamped her mark on the Paint horse breed.

Born 6th October 1980 she was sadly laid to rest in 23rd July 2009.

Golden Coin Oakey

Inductee No: 6 | Year Inducted: 2010

Golden Coin Oakey (PHAA 170) was a Palomino Tobiano Stallion born in 1971. By Skipper from Kerrie, 'Oakey' was the first horse registered with the PHAA that was put through the classification process. He was passed by the well known Quarter Horse identity, Gene Hinze.

Bred by Mr R Thomas and first owned by Mr. Barry Smith, Oakey came into the hands of his lifetime owners Marilyn and Barry Shelton at the age of 5 year old. With PHAA only a very young association and looking for recognition in the western horse arena, Oakey's direction was into the world of the Western Pleasure and Bridle Path Hack horse.

He achieved sufficient halter points necessary for a PHAA Champion title although it took a long time on the old point system. Under saddle it was a different matter. Many times, taking on the best pleasure horses around at the time, never failing to place in large classes of mixed western breed classes.

Oakey was many times Honor Roll, State and High Point award winner in these classes as well as Competitive Speed and others. He was a very popular horse with the public because of his gentle nature and temperament. Oakey was called upon by the then Southern Paint Horse Club to represent the club in parades put on by the Royal Agricultural Show Society to advertise the coming show season and was always a flag bearer.

After being gelded, Oakey still competed for the Shelton family as a youth horse teaching all the girls to ride. He was also used by top AQHA youth Jade Thomas and was always in demand to those looking for a quiet well educated horse and schoolmaster for young children.

Oakey was laid to rest in his 30th year. At his death Oakey had achieved PHAA Champion and ROM's in Bridle Path Hack English Pleasure, Western Pleasure, Trail and Points in Reining, Competitive Speed, Rope Race, Ridden Stallion and General Performance.

Karaling K Notes

Inductee No: 5 | Year Inducted: 2010

Karalinga K-Notes was a 16hh chestnut stallion by 'Eagle Feather' (by C-Notes Playboy*) out of a TB mare, 'Trumpet'. He died in 2002 at 22 years old, and had less than 6 years of showing in total, (about 3 years as a youngster then doing it all over again for 2 years as an 'old fogey' of 12 and 13). But in that short time he amassed an enormous number of awards and earned 317 points in a grand total of 13 different events.

'Karalinga K Notes' was PHAA Champion #62. He holds Superior Awards in Western Pleasure, Trail and Bridle-Path Hack and near Superiors in Hunter Hack and Western Riding (only a few points short). He held ten ROMs .. Halter, Western Pleasure, Trail, Western Riding, Reining, Working Cowhorse, Cutting, English Pleasure, Bridle-Path Hack and Hunter Hack.

K Notes was High Point Junior Performance Horse of Australia, (twice) Runner -Up High point Open Performance Horse of Australia, High Point Open Performance Horse of NSW (twice). He won more than 30 State & National Champions & Reserves, 20 National Honour Rolls & State High Points & Reserves & 6 NSW Certificates of Merit, as well as dozens and dozens of local High Points in various categories.

All of his accomplishmenets were achieved without ever having a trainer on his back. K Notes only did about a dozen shows each year including the PHAA Nationals, NSW State Show and POR, and he was rarely out of a first or second place in any company! His progeny have excelled in many of the same events as he did and also have done their jobs extremely well in promoting Paints within the western industry as well as in non-western fields.

Cynthia Anning

Inductee No: 4 | Year Inducted: 2013

Cynthia Anning was born in 1930. She has been a member of the PHAA since around 1981, and was granted an Honourary Life Membership in 2005, as recognition for her contribution to the paint horse breed and community.

Cynthia's first paint horse was a mare purchased in 1976, with a foal at foot. That sparked an interest that grew into a lifelong passion. Along with husband Nev Anning and daughter Helen Bentley, Cynthia owned and ran Kunda Paint Horse Stud in Maleny, Queensland, for over 30 years. Cynthia not only rode and trained paint horses but introduced many youth and amateurs into the paint horse world. A number of riders who benefitted from Cynthia's tuition are still active members and have grown from being Cynthia's pupils to successful competitors over decades. All were guided and encouraged to show, love and promote their paint horses and all were infected with Cynthia's dedication to the breed.

Cynthia joined the South East Queensland Paint Horse Club in 1978. She has been a member ever since, and served as Treasurer and Show Secretary for over 20 years. Now well into her 80s, Cynthia continues to work as the Club's Treasurer, and only in 2013 did she step down to Assistant Show Secretary. This voluntary demotion has not seen any change in her determination and hard work - she still attends every show to work tirelessly in the office. She has been instrumental in running every Queensland State Paint Horse Championship show since the show in Nambour in 1981. She was also an unwavering support at the National Championships in Dubbo, keeping camp and cooking for a team of up to 20 people (mainly Queenslanders) who camped with the Kunda Stud team during the show.

As well as successfully breeding, showing and training paint horses, Cynthia raised five children and ran various family businesses including a chicken abattoir for nearly 20 years.

Cynthia Anning's love for paint horses is evident. All who have known her, seen her work at shows, or visited Kunda Stud, where she still lives, have seen her tireless dedication to the paint horse breed. She remains a passionate and dedicated member of the Paint Horse Association of Australia to this day and is a respected by all.

Packard Lodge Warpaint

Inductee No: 4 | Year Inducted: 2009

Packard Lodge Warpaint was the first registered Paint horse stallion in Tasmania and the first registered Paint Horse stallion to be registered stock horse. He was born in 1973 by an ASB Thoroughbred stallion 'Mac Blue' out of a Paint horse mare 'Brandy'.

Awarded PHAA Champion #50, he has Register of Merits in Halter, Hacking, Jumping, Eventing, Western Pleasure, Western Riding, Hunter Hack, Bridle Path Hack, Barrel Racing, Trail, Sporting, Working Stock Horse, DressagePackard Lodge Warpaint and more. He was awarded Champion Paint at every National/Royal Show that he attended from 1974 to 1982.

Packard Lodge Warpaint has been a Reserve High Point Performance Horse of Australia as well as High Point Performance Stallion for the Stock Horse Society - a testament to his versatility.

The first stallion allowed in open hack and riding classes at Tasmanian Agricultural shows he worked tirelessly to promote Paint Horses, Stock Horses and Stallions in general. He was used for advertising with the RACT and Bessie Cash Clothing Store, participated in street parades and was ridden by many celebrities.

His progeny have been successful in many fields but in particular a number have been exported overseas to compete in Eventing and Showjumping with a grandson reportedly to be the highest priced eventer to leave Australia.

Packard Lodge War paint died at the age of 23 in 1996.

Fire Trail

Inductee No: 3 | Year Inducted: 2009

Fire Trail was foaled in 1984, sired by AQHA Champion Vapour Trail and out of the first APHA imported mare Fireside Chat. Bred and owned all of his life by Kevin Mills, Fire Trail has two main homes, Crown Park Training Stables and Natan Paint Horse Stud.

Known as the quiet achiever Fire Trail commenced his show career at six months and consistently placed in the winners circle. Proven to be one of the most versatile Australian bred stallions, Fire Trail won the first versatility stakes at the 1989 NSW State Show.

Through his illustrious career 1988-1990 Fire Trail earned numerous and various State and National Championships. Highlights of his career are - PHAA Champion #77, Superior Award - Bridle Path Hack, ROMs in Halter, Western Pleasure, Bridle Path Hack, Hunter Hack.

After 5 years out of the show ring Fire Trail returned to the Nationals in 1995 and proved old boys can learn new tricks by receiving Reserve National Champion Working Cow Horse, National Champion Team Penning with Jim Hudson.

As well as being successful in the show ring, Fire Trail brought publicity to the PHAA by featuring on the first Paint Horse special on Burkes Backyard. Fire Trail was also used at the local TAFE for exhibitions/displays and also attended a parade at the Gosford thoroughbred race day in 1996 to promote the PHAA.

Fire Trail died on the 3rd November, 2007 at the age of 23.

Neville Anning

Inductee No: 3 | Year Inducted: 2013

Nev Anning was born in 1916. He was a member of the PHAA and South East Queensland Paint Horse Club for over 30 years and was granted an Honourary Life Membership in 2005. A passionate paint horse supporter, Nev rarely missed a SEQPHC meeting and whether gate marshalling, building and providing trail equipment, managing shows or just assisting with finer details, Nev's dedication at shows was always accompanied by a smile. Nev lived in Maleny, Queensland, at Kunda Paint Horse Stud until he passed away at the age of 96. He owned and ran Kunda Stud with his wife Cynthia and daughter Helen Bentley for over 30 years. Nev worked the property with his family - riding, training and showing the horses they bred with great success. Two stallions were imported to Kunda Stud from the USA in the 1990s, including 'Copyright' (Hall of Fame inductee #9).

Before the Queensland State Paint Horse Championships were moved to the then new indoor arena in Caboolture in the early 1990s, Nev helped build over 100 stables to make sure the facilities were appropriate for the occasion. The timber used for those stables was donated by Nev - originally a tree on Kunda Stud, he had it cut and milled especially for the stables.

One of his proudest moments was when Kunda Stud bred and trained horses took out first, second and third placings in the 2 Year Old Western Pleasure Futurity at the 1987 National Show. Nev rode gelding Kunda Roll A Coaster, wife Cynthia rode mare Kunda Roulette and daughter Helen rode Kunda Roll A Doll. Those three horses all became PHAA Champions and all went on to compete at state and national level with youth riders. The mares both produced multiple National Champion foals.

Nev's warm friendly smile and gentle words of encouragement calmed many nervous newcomers in the show pen. He motivated many youth, amateur and open riders, always encouraging them to ride paint horses. He always beamed with pride when anyone on Kunda Stud bred horse did well, but no matter who the horse or rider, his words were encouraging.

Before starting his family, Nev served almost five years in the Australian Infantry Forces, including three and a half as a Prisoner of War to the Japanese and 12 months laboring on the Burma-Thailand Railway. His autobiography A Mug From The Bush details the trials faced by Nev and those who have read it have been inspired by it. With Cynthia he raised five children.

C Notes Playboy

Inductee No: 2 | Year Inducted: 2008

With the PHAA barely one year old, Jack and Christine Ruckwood's imported stallion a sorrel overo foaled in 1968 stepped onto Australian soil in time to court a few mares at the end of the 1973-74 stud season.

National Champion Yearling at the 1969 National Show at Kansas City, Kansas, Playboy was bred by Junior Robertson and Jim Smoot and came from a long line of National Champions. His sire C-Note was a National Champion and APHA Champion. C-Note's Sire, Mr J Bar, holds five National Champion titles, two in Halter, one Roping, and two in

Get of Sire. C-Note's dam, Pocohontas, won the National Produce of Dam in 1966. C-Note's Playboy's dam was Squaw Cat a daughter of Dinky Reed AQHA. And the cropout mare Cat.

C-Note's Playboy proved to be an outstanding Halter horse in his first Australian show season, winning many championships and attracting a lot of attention to the Paint Horse breed with his flashy overo coloring - previously unseen in Australia.

For the 1974, 75 and 76 seasons C-Note's Playboy stood at stud for his owners, breeding many mares including registered Paints and Thoroughbreds. In 1977 the Ruckwoods leased C-Note's Playboy to Phil and Betty Carman and Betty commenced training the stallion for performance events. Now a nine year old, the imported horse put his mind to the job and in a short time was winning consistently in Bridle Path Hack, Western Pleasure, and Western Riding - and at the same time continuing his Halter success.

Grand Champion at the 1978 SPHC Victorian State Championships and Senior Champion at SEQPHC Qld State Championships were highlights of his time with the Carman's. Over a period of two years the Carman's showed him to his ROM Western Pleasure, ROM Halter and to PHAA Champion No. 7. He was also National High Point Halter Stallion and National High Point Western Pleasure Horse.

C-Notes Playboy was put to sleep on the 27th August 1987 at the age of 19.

David Farquhar

Inductee No: 2 | Year Inducted: 2011

David Rodney Farquhar was born in 1932 and spent his early childhood in Adelaide before moving to Melbourne in 1946. He later shifted to Essendon where his need to have animals flourished. There were bird aviaries, rabbit runs, lizards, ferrets, a ram and of course a horse. He had his own business up and going at a very early age starting with delivering milk and ice with his horse and cart to later buying a service station and trucking business. He had seven trucks which delivered from Melbourne to Sydney.

Having a great love for palominos, David bought a place at Gisbourne which he named the "Golden Horse Ranch". David started building Horse Trailers in Victoria and continued to run his trucks and breed more horses. He was building a bigger collection of everything along the way. He married his wife Lauris in 1970 and moved to Murrurundi right away to start building a barn, stables and stallion runs. He also continued building horse trailers. Later in 1972 David and Lauris had a son named Wade.

In 1974 David took his son Wade with him to the United States in search of an overo stallion. They went to meet Ralph Russell in Mckinney, Texas and purchased Bueno Bandit from him. Bueno was a Palomino overo and David fell in love with the horse instantly. Bueno Bandit had been competing with huge success in Halter, Western Pleasure, Trail, Reining and Cutting.

Very soon after being back in Australia, the Paint Horse Association of Australia was formed at a meeting in Dave's living room. He was very proud to be a founding member and the first life member.

Lauris and David had two daughters, Cody and Lauretta Jo who grew up surrounded by a menagerie of animals. David bred Paints as well as Quarter Horses and most of the time had around 180 mares. In the late 1970's Bueno Bandit died and David lost interest in importing any more horses as he knew he could not replace his paint stallion. It was after that he decided to call his trailer business Beuno Trailers. He bred Long Horn cattle, was an avid car collector and continued to breed horses until he died. He had about 140 horses when he died and he knew every one of them.

David passed away suddenly in December 2009 and it was a huge shock to his family and all who knew him. All are now left with wonderful memories of a great man who achieved so much. David was a founding and life member of the Paint Horse Association of Australia.

Joeleo

Inductee No: 1 | Year Inducted: 2008

Joeleo a Bay Tobiano stallion foaled in 1973 is by "Le-Van Joe" an own son of "Levan" AQHA leading sire of ROM race qualifiers, and out of a black Quarter Horse mare "Donna Blaze Bar". Bred by Eugene Hickey, Chandler Arizona and imported by Lyman & Alaire Tenney.

Arriving shortly after C-Note's Playboy, Joeleo was barely 18 months old when he was placed second at his first showing - in a stallion class. This show was the only defeat Joeleo suffered in the show ring that year; he won all his classes for the rest of the year to win National High Point Halter Stallion 1974-75.

In 1975 he moved to West Australia where his training progressed and he won National High Point Cutting Horses 1975-76 earning all of his points in Open and NCHA competition, a feat he repeated for 1976-77. In 1976 he became PHAA Champion #3. Prior to moving to WA Joeleo had the honour of winning the first Paint Horse Race in Australia - as a two year old.

Joeleo has ROM's in Halter, Trail, Western Pleasure, Cutting, Western Riding, Reining and Bridle Path Hack. In 1975-76 he was Reserve National High Point Horse in Trail, Western Riding and Sprint Racing. Then 1976-77 saw him emerge as National High Point Horse in Cutting and Reserve in Trail and Working Cowhorse.

In the 1977-78 season he won National High Point Reining and Western Riding and Equal High Point Bridle Pat Hack and Sprint Racing. As if to prove that things get better with age, he went out in 78-79 to be Honor Roll Cutting; Working Cowhorse and Sprint Racehorse and earned a PHAA Superior Cutting Horse Award.

Joeleo was put to sleep in December 2002 after his second heart attack. He would have been 30 years old the following February.

Peta-Anne Tenney

Inductee No: 1 | Year Inducted: 2008

Peta-Anne was born in Sydney and was the oldest child of three. Her mother helped found the Hornsby Pony Club and Peta-Anne inherited her love of horses and often rode around the surrounding suburbs on her horse. At an early age, Peta was given a camera as a gift and then Peta began to combine her two great loves of horses and photography.

Peta married Todd Tenney in 1971 and they have two boys. Along with her in-laws, Lyman and Alaire Tenney she founded the Paint Horse Association of Australia Ltd and was the secretary for the first three years and editor of the PHAA Journal. Peta-Anne lived and breathed the Paint Horse and along with her husband imported the stallion Le Van Dee Dee* 150.

Todd and Peta-Anne owned some of the top paint horse mares and were proud co-owners of the first two PHAA Champions Le Van Dee Dee and Joe Paint. It was Peta-Anne that compiled the first PHAA studbook and she and Todd published the Australia's Western Horseman and the Stallion Yearbooks. Peta always made sure that Paints were given good promotion and coverage in any of their own publications.

The Tenneys moved to Arizona USA in 1983 and while they no longer had horses, they still have Joe Paints awards in pride of place in their office. A few years ago, she returned the silver coffee service, a gift from the PHAA to Todd and Peta as co-founders of the PHAA, to the office. It was a lovely gesture and one that proves that even today as far away as she is from Australia, she still holds the PHAA close to her heart.