Cheryl Erpelding Receives 2015 AHP Chris Brune Spirit Award

The award is presented to the member who has done the most to assist and support American Horse Publications.
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Cheryl Erpelding has received the 2015 American Horse Publications’ (AHP) Chris Brune Spirit Award.

The award was the brainchild of the 2015 AHP Champion, Deborah Taylor, who saw the award as a way of recognizing the efforts of members other than those serving on the board of directors. She hoped that the award would encourage members to seek involvement in the association and eventually lead into leadership roles. Initially called the President’s Spirit Award, the award is presented to the member who has done the most consistently to assist and support the association. The board of directors selects the winner. In 2004, the inaugural award was presented to Chris Brune and the title changed to the AHP Chris Brune Spirit Award.

“Cheryl is not only a professional that I admire, she’s a person that I like. Her enthusiasm for AHP and the horse industry spans decades,” said Kim Brown, who received the award in 2014.

Erpelding started her publishing business in December 1986. San Diego County Riding Magazine was an 8-page startup with a press run of 2,500 copies. She hand-drew her logo and typeset, and shot her printing plate negatives with a graphics arts camera in her garage

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