AHA Website Scheduled Maintenance
The AHA website will undergo scheduled maintenance beginning Friday, August 30 at 7:00 am MST.
Throughout the day, the website and DataSource will be intermittently available as we migrate to a new web server. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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The Arabian Horse Association would like to welcome clubs, barns and members to participate in Meet an Arabian Horse Day. September 21, 2019, is the associated date for the event, but all are welcome to host an event on another day. This is an opportunity to introduce the Arabian horse to your community and encourage guests to take lessons, volunteer or learn what it means to be a horse owner.
Brenna Johnson
303-696-4505
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Arabian Breeders Sweepstakes
NEW FOR 2019
ABS will offer the following new Jackpot classes that will have $15,000 in prize money available for each class:
- Arabian English Pleasure AAOTR
- Arabian Reining AAOTR
- HA/AA English Pleasure AAOTR
- HA/AA Reining AAOTR
Payout for the Arabian Yearling Sweepstakes Classes at U.S. Nationals will be $25,000 per class:
- Champion - $5,000
- Reserve Champion - $3,200
- Top Ten - $2,100
Arabian Yearling Sweepstakes Classes at the Regional level will be held as open and not AAOTH. These classes will still be restricted to Breeding Entries only.
- There will be no Open Arabian Yearling Breeding/In-Hand Classes for non-Sweepstakes horses in 2019.
- The 2-Year-Old Arabian and HA/AA In-Hand Classes at U.S. Nationals will be discontinued as Sweepstakes designated classes in 2020.
- The HA/AA Sweepstakes Yearling In-Hand Open Classes at U.S. Nationals will be discontinued as Sweepstakes designated classes in 2021.
- The Sweepstakes Yearling Classes and 2-Year-Old classes at Canadian Nationals and Sport Horse Nationals have not changed and payout will remain the same.
To qualify for the U.S. National Yearling Open Sweepstakes Classes, the Breeding Entry must have placed as a Top Ten from one of the corresponding 18 Regional Yearling Sweepstakes Classes
New Sweepstakes Classes Starting at the 2020 U.S. Nationals
The Arabian Breeders Sweepstakes Commission is pleased to announce that the following classes will be offered at the 2020 U.S. National Championship Show:
- ABS Arabian Stallion AAO Performance Halter
- ABS Arabian Gelding AAO Performance Halter
- ABS Arabian Mare AAO Performance Halter
- ABS HA/AA Gelding AAO Performance Halter
- ABS HA/AA Mare AAO Performance Halter
$25,000 will be available for each Arabian class:
- Champion - $5,000
- Reserve Champion - $3,200
- Top Ten - $2,100
$15,00 will be available for each HA/AA class:
- Champion - $4,000
- Reserve Champion - $3,000
- Top Ten - $1,000
Prize money will be awarded to a full Top Ten in each class. Horses must be enrolled as a Breeding Entry or Original Entry in order to be eligible to be shown in these classes. The horse must have been entered, shown and judged in any Performance class at U.S. Nationals. Showmanship classes do not count as Performance classes.
Performance Halter rules, specifications and procedures will be strictly enforced, including the use of the Performance Halter scorecard.
If your horse was not enrolled in-utero as a Breeding Entry, you can still enroll them as an Original Entry in the Last Chance Buy-In for Sweepstakes. This will be your
last chance
to enroll your non-Sweepstakes horse in the program to be eligible to earn Sweepstakes Prize money. Enrollment is available until October 15, 2019.
Last Chance Buy-In for Sweepstakes
Enrollment is available until October 15, 2019 for the Last Chance Buy-In for Sweepstakes. This program is for any horse(s) that were not entered into the Sweepstakes Program.
This one-time nomination makes your horse eligible to compete at the 18 Regional Championship Shows, Canadian Nationals, Sport Horse Nationals and U.S. Nationals in Sweepstakes-designated classes and Jackpot classes (qualifications may be required in some classes). Horses must be enrolled in the Sweepstakes Program prior to the start of the show in order to be eligible to earn prize money at that show. Retroactive enrollments will not be allowed. The only classes not eligible to the Original Entry category are the Sweepstakes Yearling Halter classes which are reserved for Breeding Entries only.
The Original Entry category is open to any horse that is registered with the Arabian Horse Association or the Canadian Registries. Your horse does not have to be by a Sweepstakes Nominated Sire or out of a Sweepstakes Nominated Dam to enroll.
This is your last chance to buy-in to the Sweepstakes Program for those not previously enrolled!
Competition Services
303-696-4500, option #4
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USDF All Breed Dressage Award Deadline September 6, 2019
The United States Dressage Federation and the Arabian Horse Association have teamed up for the Dressage All Breeds Awards. Scores earned through USDF/AHA Recognized Shows or through USDF Open Shows can count toward the USDF All Breeds Awards. To be considered for this award, horses must be enrolled with AHA, prior to September 1. Any enrollments postmarked or electronic transaction dated after August 31 will be processed for the upcoming award year. Top horses will receive a certificate and other recognition.
Ambassador Award Nomination Deadline September 6, 2019
This award recognizes the Arabian or Half-Arabian/Anglo-Arabian horse(s) for outstanding achievement in representing the Arabian horse community to the general public.
The horse must have achieved a unique accomplishment that showcases the breed in order to be eligible. Persons who wish to have their horse considered for this award or persons who know of an outstanding horse to be considered for this award, must prepare a letter of particulars along with recommendation letters from a minimum of three (3) AHA members, including their AHA member numbers and submit it to the AHA office by September 1. Please see chapter 19 of the current AHA Handbook for additional details.
Open Competition Award Nominations Deadline September 6, 2019
This award recognizes an Arabian or Half-Arabian/Anglo-Arabian Horse(s) for outstanding achievement in representing the Arabian horse community in areas of Open competition such as, but not limited to: Open reining, competitive trail, competitive endurance, combined driving, hunter, eventing, jumping, carriage pleasure driving, working western and dressage. The horse must have received acknowledgement at the higher levels of competition such as, but not limited to: Regional championships, National competitions and International competitions open to all breeds and/or shown progressive and consistent accomplishment within the discipline.
In addition, it must have been acknowledged and promoted that the horse was a representative of the Arabian breed in some form; publications, demonstrations, or other public forums. Persons who wish to have their horse considered for this award or persons who know of an outstanding horse to be considered for this award must prepare a letter of particulars along with recommendation letters from a minimum of three (3) AHA members, including their AHA member numbers and submit it to the AHA office by September 1. Please see chapter 19 of the current AHA Handbook for additional details.
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AHYA Board members Payne Harper and Cole Reser are taking a stand against bullying. Join them by signing this pledge to help stop bullying and stand up for those being bullied.
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On behalf of the Arabian Horse Association, you are invited to the 2019 AHA Annual Convention!
The convention will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Tulsa, OK. Located in the heart of Downtown Tulsa, it is close to the cultural, entertainment, businesses and art districts.Room rates are $99 USD plus applicable taxes. Rooms will be booked on a first come, first served basis. All meetings will be held at the Hyatt Regency Tulsa.
For scheduling updates, contact your Committee Chair.
Interested in becoming a 2019 Convention sponsor? There are a variety of ways to sponsor the event that fit most budgets. See if one is right for you.
Uriah Quezada
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Arabian Horse Life Magazine
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"In the spring of 2018, I began volunteering my time at CrackerBox Palace Farm, a non-profit animal haven. There are nearly 40 horses who reside at the rescue and were rehabilitated from extreme cases. When starting out there, horse barn manager Sara Buys offered to show a more in-depth training method for these special case horses."
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"Wrapped front-to-back in a deep and star-studded indigo, the cover art features a bright-eyed little girl with a bubblegum pink superhero cape billowing behind her. She’s captured forever in time, wildly tossing her hands in the air as she rockets through the atmosphere on a shimmering star."
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AHA Calendar of Events
September 2-7
Crete, IL
Distance Nationals
Entry Deadline
October 1
October 25-27
Vinita, OK
October 18-26
Tulsa, OK
November 13-16
Tulsa, OK
for upcoming dates.
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