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Get your barn ready for the holidays with this horse-inspired Christmas wreath tutorial.
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Read the monthly dish in the Arabian horse industry.
Christmas is a time of giving. What are you doing this season to get in the spirit of generosity?
The #MannequinChallenge is sweeping the nation. It's so big even the horses and dogs had to get in on it!
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AHA Corporate Partners & Sponsors
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Halter Futurities For New And Re-Nominated Horses
Breeding Entries, Nominated Sires & Mares
For a full list of dates and deadlines click here.
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Every month, the AHA Insider showcases one of our employees. We want to give our readers an insight as to who works for AHA and what they do for the association.
Lori Dobos
I have worked at AHA for 10 ½ years in the Competition Records Department as the Show Results Processor. I came to AHA from a horse background. My grandfather bred and raised Arabian horse's here in Colorado, and I've been on the back of a horse since my grandfather could hold me in the saddle. Through high school I worked summers at a riding stable in northern Arizona as a wrangler. After graduating from the University of Arizona, I worked at Brandi Jo Arabians in Peoria, AZ for several years. While I love all horses, Arabian horses have always been in my blood, and I took two years of Arabic language in college because I was so fascinated with the language and culture.
My other passions are hockey, camping, kayaking and snorkeling. I work part-time as a hockey scorekeeper for an adult recreational league and I'm a solid supporter of the Colorado Avalanche - Colorado's professional hockey team. I have two adorable canine children; a border collie/blue heeler cross named Kaylie, and a sheltie named Simon.
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AHA got in the jolly spirit and decorated a wreath for the Aurora History Museum's 17th Annual Festival of Wreaths. The wreath was donated for a silent auction that will benefit the Museum's Foundation.
The wreath can be bid on at http://bit.ly/2fG1VK9. Bidding will close December 11, 2016.
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Get all of your official AHA gear here!
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Do you like to ride or drive your Arabian or Half-Arabian horse? Now you can get rewarded for your hours in the saddle or buggy. Log your non-competitive hours you are riding or driving and when you reach hour milestones, AHA will ship YOU rewards!
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AHA Backgrounds for Desktop and Mobile Devices
Want to show your love of the Arabian horse even when
you are on your computer and phone? Now you can! AHA has created different backgrounds for you to download for free! Click here to view the downloads.
Check back periodically to view newly uploaded backgrounds.
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Introducing the New Member Magazine - Arabian Horse Life!
The Arabian Horse Association is giving back to its members in the form of a new member magazine! The magazine, Arabian Horse Life, will be sent to all members, and will feature articles targeted to YOU!
In honor of the release of the new magazine in February 2017, we want our members to have a say on the cover of the first issue. Send in your high resolution photos to AHA by Wednesday, December 21, 2016 and it could be featured!
***OFFICIAL RULES***
Send photographs to the Arabian Horse Association by end of business day on Wednesday, December 21, 2016, 5 p.m. MST. Submit your photo by mailing or emailing it to AHA.
1. Mail to: Arabian Horse Association
C/O Marketing Department - Arabian Horse Life cover photo submission
10805 E. Bethany Drive
Aurora, Colo. 80014
2. *Email to:Elizabeth.Bilotta@arabianhorses.org with "Arabian Horse Life cover photo submission" in subject line.
*If the file is larger than 10MB, you will need to send the file via a file sharing option such as Dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive, TransferBigFiles.com, etc. Questions regarding the file sharing option can be emailed to
Elizabeth.Bilotta@arabianhorses.org
if further assistance is needed or if you are wanting to check on the status of the file transfer.
You must be a CURRENT AHA member to submit a photo. If you are not a current member or need to purchase a membership, please call AHA at 303.696.4500.
***PHOTOGRAPH CRITERIA***
Prints accepted but digital preferred with a minimum of 300 dpi. All photos submitted MUST be high resolution, be in a vertical format so the picture will fit on a vertical, 8.5"x11" cover, be a JPEG, PNG, or TIF and the picture theme must pertain to the Arabian horse industry in one way or another. No professional photography submissions will be accepted. AHA has the right to deem a photograph as inappropriate or unusable. AHA has the right to use any photographs submitted in future promotional material as they see fit.
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Calling All Stallion Owners!
As the year comes to an end it is time to submit record of the mares your stallion has bred this year. Stallion reports are another tool that AHA uses to implement our mission to keep accurate and current records, a responsibility in maintaining the integrity of the breed. A stallion report is also a requirement for the registration of the upcoming foal.
Your stallion report can also be beneficial for you as well. Keep record of all purebred mares (required) and half and Anglo Arabian mares (optional) your stallion has bred throughout the year, sign the report and submit it to AHA by fax, email or regular mail by December 31 to avoid a late penalty. There is not a cost for current members to submit stallion reports by December 31. Download a stallion report
here
. For more information call Registry Services at (303) 696-4500 (option 2) or reach us by
email.
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Let Us Help You
As we near the close of the 2016 calendar year, it is very important that we clear all of our pending registrations. This is one of the most important activities your Arabian Horse Association manages every year, and we ask for your help to see to it that your foal registration records are completed.
We're asking you to contact us immediately if you have any type of registration work pending. Call Registry Services at (303)696-4500, option #2 or email info@arabianhorses.org.
-Your Registry Services Team
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Certified Horsemanship Association Honors 2016 CHA Award Winners at the CHA International Conference
One of the highlights at the Certified Horsemanship Association's International Conference every year is the Awards Banquet on Saturday night when that year's CHA Award Winners are honored. This year, the following people are the 2016 award winners: CHA Volunteer of the Year-Sanna Roling of Spring, Texas; CHA Partner in Safety Award-Camp Berachah in Auburn, Washington; CHA Clinic Instructor of the Year-Betsy Chandler of Trenton, Georgia; CHA Instructor of the Year-Gerrie Barnes of Conroe, Texas; CHA Distinguished Service Award-Peggy Adams, CHA Past President, of Greensboro, Georgia.
Read full press release here.
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2016 Youth of the Year Announced
At the 2016 Annual AHA Membership Convention in Tulsa, Okla. it was announced that Santa Ynez Valley, Cali. youth Flora ElmColone is the recipient of the 2016 AHA Youth of the Year award.
Our Youth of the Year has also been an important part of the Arabian Horse Youth Association, serving as the Region 2 Youth Director in 2013-2015, she was then elected as the AHYA Secretary in 2015, and is now serving as the AHYA President.
Flora is passionate about the Arabian horse, from convincing her friends that Arabian horses are the best breed, to getting youth and trainers to take time to have fun and get to know each other at her local shows. 
Her efforts within the Arabian horse community have led her to strive to be a positive influence on AHYA and to be a role model for those who aspire to become further involved in the Arabian horse community. She believes that the Arabian horse youth community can and will grow - that youth are the stepping stones to a bright future.
Flora's credentials, pursuit of excellence, personality, and support for the Arabian horse are just some of the attributes that we, as the Arabian Horse Association want to represent as our Youth of the Year. We would like to present her with the Youth of the Year perpetual trophy, a personalized carved wood form photograph sponsored by the Cottage Craftsman, as well as a $1000 scholarship from the Arabian Horse Youth Association!
Flora ElmColone is a leader among her peers, serving her breed and others with a selfless attitude and the heart of a champion. AHA is proud to call her our 2016 'Youth of the Year'.
AHA would also like to congratulate, Miss Emily Barker from Region 1 as the first runner-up for 'Youth of the Year' also earning a $500 scholarship sponsored by All Things Equine and Miss Tessa Kimbler from Region 6, as the second runner-up. Congrats to all!
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Corporate Partners & Sponsors
There's still time to order holiday gifts from AHA's Corporate Partners and Sponsors!
ARC
Adequan
The Hat Lady
Markel Insurance
ARC
Bennett Fine Jewelry
Dever, Inc.
The Arabian Horse Global Network
FarmVet
Frierson's Suits
Montana Silversmiths
Results, Ltd.
Show Season
Tulsa CVB
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2016 Convention Updates
AHA's 2016 Member Awards
AHA's 2016 Member Award winners were presented at Convention this past month. The Club Excellence Awards Program recognizes exceptional clubs in the categories of Breed Promotion/Community Involvement, Membership Recruitment/Retention and Club Projects. The finalists in each category were as follows:
Breed Promotion/Community Involvement
- San Diego AHA
- Colorado AHC
- AHA of Arizona
Membership Recruitment/Retention
- Wine Country AHA
- AAHA of British Columbia
- AHA of Eastern Canada
Club Projects
- AHA of Arizona
- Colorado AHC
- Pacific Rim AHA
The winners of the 2016 Club Excellence Awards were:
- Breed Promotion/Community Involvement - Colorado AHC
- Member Recruitment or Retention - AHA of Eastern Canada
- Club Projects - AHA of Arizona
This year's Club of the Year was awarded to:
The 2016 National Volunteer Service Award was also presented at this year's Annual Convention. Sharon Richards from the Red Bluff Arabian Horse Association in Region 3 was selected from an outstanding group of nominees to win this prestigious award.
Congratulations to all of our award recipients and thank you to everyone who participated!
Election Results
- President - Nancy Harvey
- Vice President - Deborah Johnson
- Treasurer - Robert Nash
- Secretary - Jan Decker
For a full list of elected commissions/committees/boards from the 2016 Convention, click
here.
- Ames Family
- Mary Trowbridge
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Sweepstakes 2017 In-Utero Nominations Due December 31
The deadline to enroll your 2017 in-utero foal as a Breeding Entry for $400 is December 31, 2016 (postmarked/electronic transaction dated). Late enrollments will be accepted postmarked/
electronic
transaction dated January 1 through February 15th the year the foal is due with an additional $100 late fee. Nominations postmarked/electronic transaction dated after February 15 will not be accepted.
Every fourth Breeding Entry enrolled in the same year by the same owner may be enrolled at one half price. The discount applies to each submission of at least four entries submitted at the same time. Forms can be found online.
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Halter Futurity In-Utero Nominations Due December 31
AHA's lowest entry fee Prize Money Program is a one shot competition for 3 year-old horses at both the U.S. and Canadian National Championship Shows. Arabian and Half-Arabian/Anglo-Arabian foals must have been enrolled in-utero and renominated each year to be eligible to compete. Deadline for Halter In-Utero nominations is December 31! Forms can be found online here!
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U.S. Bred Horse Wins World's Richest Arabian Horse Race
The Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown, the world's richest Arabian race with a purse of €1.2 million, not surprisingly drew the top-rated Arabian racehorses in the world last Sunday to Abu Dhabi. The field of 16 horses including eight Group 1 winners, including Al Mourtajez, who is rated the #1 Arabian racehorse by handicap ratings (134) and earnings and is well-known for taking the $1 million Qatar Arabian World Cup in Fran
ce this past October.
But Sunday's race at 1600 meters (1 mile) revealed a new superstar. RB Burn (Majd Al Arab x Burnie Gee PW), a four-year-old grey stallion, was not considered a serious contender having won only 1 of his last 4 starts in France and rated 115. He proved his skeptics wrong with a momentous ride by French jockey Gerald Avranche to win easily at just off the track record,for owner Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE president's son. Avranche stalked Silvestre de Sousa on Thakif as Al Mourtajez seemed unsettled by the searing pace.
The horse, trained by Eric Lemartinel just 30 minutes away from the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Center, host of the Jewel Crown, wore first-time blinkers to focus his concentration, a tactic that clearly paid off.
RB Burn was bred in the United States by noted USA breeder Dianne Waldron of Rosebrook Farm in Brooksville, Florida, making it the second consecutive year a USA-bred horse has won the Jewel Crown, which was inaugurated only two years ago. RB Burn carries French racing lines on his sire's side, and lines going to the great USA racehorse Kontiki on his tail female line coupled with the leading USA sire line, Burning Sand.
"As a young horse, 'Burn' stood out to me," said Waldron. "I love exaggerated parts that all fit together well on a young race horse, and he had them all! He was extremely strong with huge shoulders and hips, a long keen neck, and a great mind to go with it. He did nothing but improve as he grew up."
Waldron reflected on the emotions that went into selling him last year. "When I was approached about choosing and selling my best three-year-old non-starter prospect, I chose him," she said. "But I asked permission to run him just once in our colors, as I strongly felt he was a superstar in the making. I knew he'd win, and he did. When you've dreamed of what a sire and dam may produce, you have at least four years of dreams and emotions tied up into it, so to run at least one time meant a lot to me. And now he has gone on to prove he is more than I could have even dreamed of. I wish nothing but the best for him, his owners and his entire team. I know there will be many more exciting days ahead for all of us."
The statement made by USA-bred Arabian racehorses winning two consecutive years of the Jewel Crown immediately sounded across the globe of the Arabian racing community.
"This second running of the world's richest Arabian race was thrilling, as the invitees included the cream of the crop from Europe, the Middle East and the USA," said Kathy Smoke, president of the Arabian Jockey Club. "To have an American-bred horse win this prestigious race two years in a row proves that our horses can compete anywhere in the world. There were as many as six American-bred horses on Jewel Crown night, in multiple races, showing the market is strong for American-bred race lines."
The Arabian Jockey Club's onsite broadcasting the evening's championship race card on Facebook Live can be viewed
here
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Morocco Named Host of 2017 World Arabian Horse Racing Conference
The 2017 World Arabian Horse Racing Conference will be returning to Marrakesh, Morocco May 1-7, 2017 under the umbrella of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Flat Racing Festival
The World Arabian Horse Racing Conference will host three days of workshops and panel discussions, in addition to a day of races, press conferences, and other activities, and is supported by the UAE Embassy of Morocco and the Moroccan Royal Society of Horses.
Kathy Smoke, president of the Arabian Jockey Club and USA IFAHR representative, speaks to the conference's impact on Arabian racing around the world.
"Holding the World Arabian Horse Racing Conference in Morocco once again demonstrates the unrivaled commitment that the Sheikh Mansoor Festival brings to the advancement of the sport of racing to the purebred Arabian horse," said Smoke. "'One World, Six Continents' is not just a slogan; it's a reality that continues to create awareness of this breed around the globe." 
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Members Tales
Three Women and Three Arabian Horses Battle Other Breeds for the Top Spot
Every year in Alberta, Canada during the Rural Roots Fair in  August, many gather and compete to see what breed will outperform and take home top honors in the BADAS Breed Battle. The Breed Battle is a "face off of the many breeds of Alberta horses to see which breed dominates in athleticism, trainability and versatility. Stemming from a rich history of breed competitions, the BADAS Breed Battle is designed to showcase and promote all breeds, with the most adaptable breed coming out on top. Each Breed will showcase their skills in five different disciplines spanning English and Western riding styles". The five different disciplines were:
- Dressage
- Driving
- Jumping
- Trail
- Barrel Racing
The teams are made up of three horse and rider pairs. The pairs can earn "points" in each discipline they go in. Different number of horses from each team must compete in the various disciplines. The team with the most points wins.
*The disciplines and scoring is broken out as such:
*Verbiage from website
- *Dressage- A list of acceptable movements will be distributed to registered teams before the show. 1 horse per team will line up at the end of the arena. The Judge will call 3-4 movements, to be performed as called, one breed at a time. The top 50%(appx) of horses for the first set of movements will move on to the next round of 3-4 movements, and so on, until there is only 1 horse left!
- *Gamblers Choice- A large number of jumps will be set up of varying height and difficulty. Each jump will have a certain number of points allocated to it. Within the allotted time frame, 2 horses per breed team will attempt to gain the most number of points by clearing as many jumps as they can. At the end, the Gamblers fence will be bigger and more difficult, and worth the most points. Riders are allowed to attempt this fence, but if it is knocked down or refused, they lose that number of points.
- *Barrel Race- A traditional barrel race, made different by using a 4 barrel, cloverleaf pattern. 2 horses per breed team will compete around the 4 barrel cloverleaf pattern. The top 50% of teams will have a chance to compete again to add points to their scores.
- *Driving- As a mixture of "Cones" and "Cross Country", this driving event will utilize many different obstacles throughout the Battle Arena. 1 horse per breed team will attempt to successfully complete as many obstacles for as many points as possible in the allotted time. At the end of the time, drivers will be allowed to attempt the "Jeopardy" obstacle, for a large amount of points, but if it is not completed successfully, that number of points will be deducted from their score.
- *Trail- As a mixture of "trail" and "Cowboy Challenge" obstacles, this event will test all of the skills of the horse. 2 horses per breed team will compete in this timed event, to gain as many points, based on obstacle difficulty, in the time allowed. At the end of the time, riders will be allowed to attempt the "Jeopardy" obstacle for a large amount of points, but if it is not completed successfully, the number of points will be deducted from their score.
 This year, three women decided to test their horses' versatility by competing in the Breed Battle. Katelyn Carter, a young local trainer specializing in western disciplines; Madison Ricard, a veterinary student at the University of Calgary and involved with the Hunter/Jumper circuit; and Sarah Lyle, who specializes in everything from Dressage, Skijoring to Eventing; have been friends for many years and have competed with one another on the Arabian horse circuit as youth, decided to form Team Arabian and go for the "gold". Katelyn and Sarah have competed previously in a breed challenge, the Spruce Meadows Battle of the Breeds, but the three of them have never been on a team together. However, through much determination, long-hours and generous sponsorship by
Canadian Arabian Horse Registry and Redco Envioronmental, they were prepared for the competition. The team comprised of two Purebred Arabians: PA Sebastion (Sarah Lyle) and Kashten (Madison Ricard), and one Half-Arabian: BG Firefly (Katelyn Carter). Battling over two days with 5 other breed teams, Team Arabian ended up taking home top honors in Jumping and Driving, and second place in Barrel Racing and Trail, securing the overall championship. Awesome jobs ladies and keep up the great ways you are representing the Arabian horse breed!
"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much." --Helen Keller
If you or another AHA member has a story that you would like to share in the AHA Insider, please email Mikayla Boge at Mikayla.Boge@arabianhorses.org with the subject line: Member's Tale Story.
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