RECIPIENT

Rebecca Lockhart spoke up in the 1960s against the prevailing establishment and advocated the start-up of a Paint, stock-type horse registry, helping to set rigorous breed standards for the Paint Horse. Working with ranchers who shared her concerns, Lockhart helped found what eventually became the American Paint Horse Association, registering 720,000 American Paint Horses in 43 nations and growing to a membership of 104,000. Another of Lockhart’s goals was to get youth involved in the horse industry. Today thousands of youth are active in the American Junior Paint Horse Association.