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Arabian Horse Judging Contest was Another Great Success!
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This year we had almost 100 contestants in the 46th Annual Arabian Horse Youth Judging Contest sponsored by Awards Recognition Concepts. Following are the results from each division:
4/H/FFA Division
- High Individual Halter: Grayson Cottrell, Illinois 4-H
- High Team Halter: Wyoming 4-H
- High Individual Performance: Andrea Althoff, Illinois 4-H
- High Team Performance: Illinois 4-H
- High Individual Reasons: Calah Puryear, Virginia 4-H Team B
- High Team Reasons: Virginia 4-H Team B
- High Individual Overall: Grayson Cottrell, Illinois 4-H
- High Team Overall: Illinois 4-H
Jr. AHA Division
- High Individual Halter: Teaghan Weir, Jr. Colorado AHC
- High Team Halter: Jr. Colorado AHC
- High Individual Performance: Bridget Stanton, Illinois AHA
- High Team Performance: Jr. Colorado AHC
- High Individual Reasons: Bridget Stanton, Illinois AHA
- High Team Reasons: Jr. Colorado AHC
- High Individual Overall: Bridget Stanton, Illinois AHA
- High Team Overall: Jr. Colorado AHC
Sr. Division
- High Individual Halter: Cody Roth, Colorado State University
- High Team Halter: Minn-I-Kota
- High Individual Performance: Stephanie Walker, William Woods University
- High Team Performance: William Woods University
- High Individual Reasons: Samantha Welu, Minn-I-Kota
- High Team Reasons: Minn-I-Kota
- High Individual Overall: Cody Roth, Colorado State University
 High Team Overall: William Woods University
A special congratulations goes to our High Individual Overall, Bridget Stanton from Illinois AHA. To see the complete results click here.
We would like to thank all of our sponsors, volunteers, and especially all of our horse providers.
- Karma Arabians
- McNutt Performance Horses
- Gretchen McDonald
- Jesse Saldana Training Center
- Center Ring Show Horses
- Rattner Bloodstock and Bob Bennett
- Ted Carson
- Becker Stables LLC
- Colonial Wood Training Center
- Freewill Farms
- Hesten Park
- Irvine Training
- Diamond B Training Stables
- Springwater Farms Arabians
- Lewis Family
- Stacey Dunn
- Tammy Burkman
- Jessica Cole Training Stables - Deb Black
- Oak Haven Arabians
- Burkman Centre
- Conway Arabians
- CG Performance Horses - Elizabeth Baust
- Jackson Place
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TAIL Wrap Up!
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This year AHA hosted TAIL tours at our four national level shows (Youth Nationals, Canadian Nationals, Sport Horse Nationals, and U.S. Nationals). These tours were a huge success with over 700 people participating and meeting an Arabian horse. On these tours, groups were taken through our traveling Arabian Horse Museum, taken to a barn to meet an Arabian horse, and then taken up into the stands to find out about what was going on in the ring. We would like to thank all of the barns and volunteers that helped guide and host these tours. We could not have done it without you. Thank you!
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AHYA Dever Inc. Golf Car Raffle Winner Announced
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The Arabian Horse Youth Association (AHYA) once again executed a fundraising raffle for 2016. AHYA sold $50 raffle tickets for a chance to win a Dever Inc Golf Car, donated in part by Dever Golf Car Sales & Rentals. All proceeds from ticket sales go directly towards supporting AHYA's programs and initiatives.
The winning ticket was drawn during the evening session at U.S. National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday, Oct. 29. Congratulations to Phyllis Lamalfa, winner of the AHYA Dever Inc. Golf Car Raffle!
The proceeds from the raffle will benefit AHYA's numerous annual programs, including the AHYA Convention, Regional Youth Team Tournament, National Arabian Horse Judging Contest and many more.
Thank you to all those who purchased a raffle ticket to support AHYA. Look for another great item in 2017. To learn more about AHYA visit, www.arabianhorses.org/youth.
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Regional Youth Team Tournament
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American Youth Horse Council Symposium
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APRIL 21-23, 2017
Wakefield, Massachusetts
Learn and share what is happening in the youth horse industry through networking, workshops, tours, round table discussions and demonstrations.
Features:
- Internationally and nationally respected presenters
- Keys to successful youth horse programming
- Non breed-specific curriculum
- Knowledge that transfers from the book to the barn
- Take-home tools to teach safe, effective horsemanship
- Connect with resources and referrals
Don't miss out on this amazing networking experience! Find out more at
ayhc.com.
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Dates and Deadlines
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October 21-29
50th U.S. Nationals
Tulsa, OK
October 28
Arabian Horse Youth Judging Contest
November 1
Silent Auction Items Due to AHA Office
November 16-19
AHA Annual Convention
Tulsa, OK
November 20
AHYA Board of Directors Meeting
Tulsa, OK
November 30
Regional Youth Team Tournament results close
December 15
Regional Youth Team Tournament results due to AHA from Team Secretaries
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AHA Corporate Partners & Sponsors
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AHYA Board of Directors Meeting
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The AHYA Board of Directors will be meeting in Tulsa, OK on November 20th. They will begin the official planning of next year's activities, as well as vote for the 2016 Youth Nationals theme. If you have any suggestions on a theme or activities,
email
your ideas to Youth Programs today!
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AHYA Silent Auction Donations
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The AHYA Silent Auction is one of the biggest youth fundraisers of the year from tablet computers to saddles and everything in between. The auction boasts amazing equine and non-equine related gifts for anyone on your holiday shopping list. All proceeds benefit AHYA, so please consider donating an item.
Contact Brenna Whitlock, Youth and Family Programs Coordinator, with any questions: (303)696-4505 or by
email.
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We Appreciate All of Our Supporters!
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We have had many volunteers, horses, items provided and hundreds of hours donated to us. We couldn't be more grateful for all of the volunteers and people that have provided us with so much! The Youth and the Association appreciate everything that was given this year. We hope that everyone has a wonderful holiday season and safe travels. Thank you again from AHYA!
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USEF Lettering Program
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Interested in lettering as a high school athlete? Have horses always taken up all your time, so you have never been able to commit to volleyball or football, soccer or tennis? Well Equestrians are athletes too and the USEF has a letter program catered to those Equestrian Athletes that spend their time at the barn instead of in the gym or on the sports field. If you are interested, check out the program
here
and see what USEF has to offer.
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Get all of your official AHA gear here!
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Holiday Fun!
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If you and your horse are participating in any holiday events this season we would love to see some photos! If you're in a parade, attend a holiday show in costume, or just go for a winter wonderland trail ride, send us a brief description and 1-2 photos to
youth@arabianhorses.org
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