December 7, 2022

Shop the AHA Store! Represent the breed you love with a wide variety of apparel available in the AHA Store! Place orders by December 15th to receive prior to Christmas.

NEW Judge's Perspective Video! Interested in learning more about the thought process of a Judge? Watch this insightful video from Judge Kathy Callahan-Smith to learn more about the mindset, scoring system, and thought process behind scoring.

Congratulations to Grace Smith, USEF Youth Sportsman's Award Overall Reserve Winner! Smith is currently serving as the AHYA President and was named 2022 AHYA Youth of the Year during AHA's Convention. With a passion for leadership and mental health awareness, Smith championed the Are U OK program during Youth and Mid Summer Nationals in both 2021 and 2022.⁠

AHA Member Spotlight Danielle Contarino, Owner Silver Birch Equestrian,

Arabian Horse Association of Florida Secretary

Danielle has been involved with Arabians since childhood. She owns a successful riding program called Silver Birch Equestrian. She is also an R rated Arabian judge. Danielle is very active in her role on the AHAF Board of Directors supporting the club's activities and helping to maintain the Social Media accounts both for the club and for Region 12. Danielle also had an instrumental role in organizing many of the activities for the inaugural Keystone Arabian Charity Experience Barn. She always has a smile for everyone and her positivity is contagious! 

Regional Youth Team Tournament Results are due by December 15^th. Please email results to youth@arabianhorses.org. 

Help us help you! As we near the close of calendar year 2022, it is very important that we clear all of our pending registrations. This is one of the most important activities the 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 please 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.

We wish you and your family a Happy Holiday Season! 

-Your Registry Services Team

Don’t Forget to Sign up for Tier B Committees! Please login into your member account and scroll down to the “I want to….” section on your homepage. Select the link “Sign up for a Committee” and make your 2023 selections.

Check your email for AHA Courtesy Program Renewals. 

The second and final notice for Halter Futurity renominations have been sent to the current owner of record. It is the responsibility of the owner to renominate their horse(s) prior to the December 31, 2022 deadline. If an owner does not receive the renomination form, please call AHA to renew. Take advantage of lower fees and postmark/transact your renewals on or before December 31, 2021. Renewals postmarked after December 31, 2022 may be subject to late fees or additional fees.

For Achievement Award and Amateur Achievement Award renewals, please submit your renewal prior to your first competition of 2023.

You can renew on-line or by submitting the completed form with payment to AHA via fax, US Mail or email (pdf format). You may also contact the AHA office at 303-696-4500, option #4 and renew over the phone.

In Utero Foal Application Deadline The deadline to enroll your in-utero as a Breeding Entry or in the US and/or Canadian Halter Futurity Program is December 31, 2022. Enrollments can be processed on-line here or you can complete and submit the application.

Remember, in order for a foal to be eligible to be enrolled as a Breeding Entry, either the sire must be enrolled as a Nominated Sire or the mare must be enrolled as a Nominated Dam. A sire or dam that is only enrolled as a Breeding Entry does not qualify the horse as being eligible to be enrolled in-utero as a Breeding Entry.

Every fourth Breeding Entry enrolled in the same year by the same owner by be enrolled at one half price. The discount applies to each submission of at least four entries submitted at the same time by the exact same breeder/nominator.

Sweepstakes enrollments can be paid in full or placed on a Deferred Billing Agreement. AHA charges a 10% administrative fee for entries that are placed on a Deferred Billing Agreement. The first payment must accompany the application at the time of submission. Halter Futurity enrollments cannot be placed on a Deferred Billing Agreement and must be paid in full at the time of enrollment.

A Breeding Entry is the only way to earn prize money in the Arabian Breeders Sweepstakes Program.

Foals that are enrolled in-utero in the US and/or Canadian Halter Futurity Program will need to pay a renomination fee for the weanling, yearling and two-year-old year. When the horse is 3 years old and all requirements have been met, the horse will be eligible to show in the US and/or Canadian Halter Futurity Class, depending on enrollment.

NOTE: All Half-Arabians showing in the Halter Futurity Program must have parentage DNA verified to the purebred Arabian parent on file at the AHA office before they will be allowed to compete.

For complete rules regarding the Halter Futurity Program, refer to Chapter 19 of the AHA Handbook and Chapter 18 for the rules regarding the Arabian Breeders