Kaitlyn Jones, PHBA-Y President 2025-26
As the 2025 show season comes to an end, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Kaitlyn Jones, from Mt. Orab, Ohio. I am currently attending Georgetown College with a major in Biology and a minor in Chemistry, with hopes of going to Veterinary school after. My 2026 board consists of 9 hardworking Youth.
President Elect: Ava Schriderer
Vice President: Rebecca Schillings
Vice President: Maty Royuk
Secretary: Addison Strohfus
Treasurer: Abigail Herren
Reporter: Wyatt Orrick
Appointees: Caleb Heinz, Aubrey Strohfus, Riley Russell
We have the best advisors leading us, Tia Koehler, Cory Roehers, Haley Wehkamp, and Anne Lumley. I am very excited for this board and can’t wait to see what we can accomplish.
Our Youth board has been hard at work developing different fundraisers to reflect our dedication to the association and the members. Each initiative is planned to strengthen our community, and support future opportunities. Through teamwork, creativity, and passion for the horse industry, we have developed ways to bring members together and promote involvement across all ages.
The PHBA Convention will be held March 11-15 2026, in Tulsa, OK. Bringing our members together from across the country for a week full of connection, planning, and celebration. During the Convention, the Youth board will hold an important meeting to finalize details for the 2026 World Show. There will also be Youth awards, as well as Amateur and Open, to recognize accomplishments from our members. After our meeting, all youth are welcome to attend a fun bonding event, this is a great opportunity to meet new people, make memories, and most importantly, have fun!
PHBA will be participating in the Midwest Horse Fair, April 17-19, 2026, showcasing the beauty and versatility of Palominos through demos. Representatives of PHBA will share information about PHBA, explaining how you can register your very own Palomino! This event is a great opportunity to educate the public, celebrate our breed, and grow our numbers.
The Youth board works hard to ensure that all the youth classes are sponsored at the World show, our goal is for each board member to reach out and contact at least 10 potential sponsors. Along with sponsorship efforts, we also organize hospitality baskets, each board member selects 2 states of their choice and represents the states of choice by creating themed baskets. They are randomly drawn at the end of our Youth show before Golden horse awards.
Our 2025 World show was a huge success, and we are already looking ahead to making next years even better! If you haven’t I encourage you to learn more about PHBA and all it has to offer. This year, I am very blessed and excited to work with my board and the ideas they bring. I’m truly grateful that God set this opportunity in my hands to serve as your youth president. I can’t wait to see all the amazing things we accomplish together in the year ahead.
Proudly representing PHBA youth,
Kaitlyn Jones