American Paint Horse Association’s “Horse IQ Innovative Technology Solution for Equestrian Industry ” was named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award, in the Technical Innovation of the Year category- Organizations With Up to 100 Employees.
The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.
More than 3,600 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including Startup of the Year, Executive of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Marketing Campaign of the Year, Live Event of the Year, and App of the Year, among others.
APHA Executive Director Billy Smith, “We’re glad to know that others see this initiative for what it is—a creative solution to supporting the best judges, trainers and exhibitors in the equine community.”
Becky Sterling, President of CD2 Learning says, “We’re so proud the APHA was honored for their innovation! They are the first professional horse association to offer judge and show training using web-based technology. This innovative approach will better establish a continuity of standards as well as an increased knowledge base and communication across the industry as a whole. They are setting a new standard for professional associations developing online learning and professional development products.”
More than 190 professionals worldwide participated in the judging process to select this year’s Stevie Award winners. “Each year the judges find the quality and variety of the nominations to be greater than the year before. The 2017 competition was intense and every organization that has won should be proud,” said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards.
Details about The American Business Awards and the list of 2017 Stevie winners are available at www.StevieAwards.com/ABA.
About APHA
The American Paint Horse Association was founded in 1962 by like-minded horsemen and -women who loved the ability and speed of the western “stock” type horse, but also appreciated the extra eye-appeal of the American Paint. Beginning with approximately 3,800 horses in the registry, the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) is the world’s second largest equine breed association. Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, it celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2012. In fulfillment of its global mission to collect, record and preserve pedigrees of the breed, APHA recognizes and supports 111 regional and international clubs, produces championship shows, sponsors trail rides and creates and maintains programs that increase the value of American Paint Horses and enriches members’ experiences with their horses.
About CD2 Learning
CD2 Learning is an award-winning learning and development technology (SaaS) providing a portfolio of products designed to meet the needs of the modern workforce. CD2 offers a single, cloud-based solution that takes an innovative approach to traditional development. Through the CD2 platform, organizations can create, manage, library and deliver content/learning to internal and external users from any device at any time. www.cd2learning.com
About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in seven programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 10,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 60 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at https://www.StevieAwards.com.
About CD2 Learning
CD2 Learning, a Nelnet company, is a complete, cloud based learning architecture. We provide an adaptive and configurable platform to deliver engaging content in a new, innovative way. Using our tools, you can develop a comprehensive and cohesive organizational strategy centered on providing flexible training. Employ coaching and mentoring tools to drive progress to meet team and organizational goals while enhancing individual careers. Organizations can select from a combination of easy to use technology offerings to create a unique system that scales to any size for onboarding, collaboration, educating internal or external customers and more.
