AHA Weekly Insider - April 3, 2019

April 3, 2019

3% Convenience Fee to be Added to AHA Credit Card Payments

Effective June 1, 2019, a 3% Convenience Fee will be added by AHA to payments made by Credit Card. The Convenience Fee charge does not apply if the customer submits payment by cash, check or money order.

The 3% convenience fee for credit card transactions was voted on and approved by the AHA Board of Directors on March 8, 2019, as part of the budget planning for Fiscal Year 2020. A steady growth in credit card processing fees has occurred over the past 10 years and has elevated to a point of significant impact on AHA’s budget in an amount exceeding $250,000 per year. The 3% convenience fee will cover the cost of rising credit card fees that is applied by the vendor who processes credit card payments for AHA.

A 3% convenience fee will not be applied to payments made by cash, check or money order for AHA business transactions.

Performance Halter Qualifications Explained

Performance Halter does not require previous point qualifications from either the AHA local qualifying competitions or Top Five placings Regionals. The “qualifications” required are from the show/ride the horse is currently competing at determined as follows:

All horses three years of age and older must have been entered and shown in a Performance class (Under Saddle and/or Driving) at the same show as the one in which the Performance Halter class is being held.
Have completed an AHA or AERC sanctioned Endurance ride or a Competitive Trail Ride recognized by AHA or sanctioned by an AHA recognized Competitive Trail riding organization in the past 90 days, exhibitors must present dated proof of completion to the show secretary.
If Performance Halter classes are held in conjunction with an AHA or AERC sanctioned Endurance ride or a Competitive Trail riding organization, all registered Arabian and Half-Arabian/Anglo-Arabian horses entered in the ride are eligible to compete.

Performance Halter classes can be run as Open, Amateur and Junior Exhibitor. Classes will not be split by horse’s age with the exception of “Prospect” class for horses two and under at the discretion of show management. Classes must be separated by Arabian and Half-Arabian/Anglo-Arabian. In addition, they must be separated by:

Stallion
Mare
Gelding

NEW for the 2019 competition year–horses with the loss of sight in one eye can now compete in Performance Halter classes. For complete general and procedural rules please refer to USEF Subchapter AR-4.

Competitions

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Important Information Regarding the Co-Owner Rule (found in USEF AR110.4.e)

e. Combined ownership is permitted in Owner’s or Amateur Owner’s classes. As per GR142.4 combined ownership is permitted in Junior Owner’s or Amateur Owner’s classes under the following conditions.

Specify Your Studbook Search

Your search will automatically default to "All Studbooks," but there is a way to specify from which studbook you want your search to pull from.

To search one or more specific studbooks, click in the Studbooks box and every studbook in DataSource will display in a list. Click on your desired studbook to search only from that studbook.

To search from two or more studbooks, click in the Studbook box. Once the list displays, press and hold your Ctrl button and click every studbook you want to search.

Print a Pedigree on One Page

To keep your pedigree on one printable page click "Pedigree" on the horse's profile. To print the pedigree click "Download Pedigree" located at the top left of the pedigree. The five-generation pedigree will then be downloaded to your computer in a printable PDF format.

Arabian Horse Life Magazine

Do you have a funny, fun, heartwarming success story about showing your Arabian or Half/Anglo-Arabian horse? Arabian Horse Life wants to hear from you!

We are collecting member stories to potentially include in a digital issue later this year.

Please email your story to editor@arabianhorses.org .

Arabian Horse Life Blog

Equine Basics - Bathing Your Horse .

2019 Darley Awards

On March 23, 2019, the Darley Awards hit the stage of the St. Regis Houston fresh and re-energized as it sought to honor the past, celebrate the present and embrace the future for Arabian racing in the United States. They previously had been ho sted in Hollywood since 2014.

Click here to view the champions .

A Walk Through the Archives at Cal Poly Pomona

Rob Strauss was hired under a National Archives grant to help organize the archives on the university and its Arabian horses , and the history of the Pomona Valley and the Southern California wine industry.