What is the EQAPHA Gelding Plus Program?
Started in January 1999, EQAPHA's Gelding Plus provides a unique opportunity for Paint horse breeders and owners to increase the value of their regular and breeding stock registered geldings. The Gelding Plus program offers cash awards to qualified Paint geldings competing at designated events. This program is open to all paint horse geldings.

How does the program work?
Each year, the EQAPHA offers $60,000 in cash incentives to the three highest advancing qualified Paint geldings in both the open and non-pro divisions at six designated events. The owner of each division's highest-advancing gelding will receive a $10,000 cash award at the end of the year. The designated events are listed on the events page.

What if I'm not interested in the designated shows?
The EQAPHA provides a number of programs that highlight the value of the Paint Horse Gelding. Amoung those are the EQAPHA World Championship Show Super Gelding Award (available only to geldings enrolled in the Gelding Plus Program), and a number of classes in regular shows designed to specifically reward the Paint Horse gelding at any level.

How do I know if I've won?
The first step is to enroll you horse to participate in the events and to compete. Because Gelding Plus rewards the highest-advancing Paint Horse gelding, any placement in go-round competition is very important. At the end of the year, the EQAPHA totals all the points of individual geldings from the designated shows, and sends out the results in the Paint Horse Journal, an online newsletter for members of the EQAPHA. The member may then e-mail the association and collect their money.