Become a Voting Delegate
AHYA Convention is just around the corner. Are you interested in being a voting delegate for your Region? Delegates represent their Region and help with making the decisions for AHYA. As a delegate, you get to vote for the next AHYA President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. Contact your AHYA Youth Regional Director for more information on how to become a delegate for your Region. Click here to find your Youth Regional Director.
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Photo Contest Open - Win this Breyer
Summer is upon us. School is out. Spending every waking moment at the barn is a give-in. So, how do you and your best four-legged-friend stay cool in the summer heat? Email us a picture of you and your Arabian enjoying the summer weather and if chosen, you could win a Breyer Horse! Email your photo to [email protected].
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The Parade of Eras at Youth Nationals
Don't forget that the AHYA Youth Board, in support of this year's theme, would like to challenge each region to decorate their Regional golf cart based on a specific decade or era voted on by your Regional Youth Directors at the March Meeting. Each cart will be different, each cart exciting, a journey though the eras!
Region 1 Cavemen
Region 2 Vikings
Region 3 The Future
Region 4 Desert Bedouins
Region 5 2000's
Region 6 1920-1929
Region 7 1880's and the Wild West
Region 8 Medieval & Renaissance
Region 9 1950-1959
Region 10 1980-1989
Region 11 1970-1979
Region 12 Turn of the Century 1900-1919
Region 13 1940-1949
Region 14 1930-1939
Region 15 Victorian/Civil War
Region 16 1960-1969
Region 17 & 18 1990-1999
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Youth Fundraiser Announcement
Youth Programs will NOT be holding the Consignment Sale at Youth Nationals July 2012.
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We want YOU to cover Youth Nationals Activities! Enter the 2012 Youth Journalism contest by submitting a writing sample. If you win, you'll be one of several kids to become journalists for Youth Nationals. Your work will be featured in official Youth Nationals coverage, and on the AHA website. Wow!
Winning youth journalists will work with an AHA staff member to write accounts of activities, get interviews, and take fun photos! If you're interested, make sure you'll be in Albuquerque, New Mexico for at least a few days of the upcoming Youth Nationals. Winners must be able to write their own stories and attend activities.
Check out the youth website for more details, including details about the writing sample.
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Youth Nationals Poker Run Fundraiser Needs Your Support
The 2012 Poker Run Fundraiser is looking for 'Host Barns' to volunteer a little of their time on Tuesday as a poker stop for the fundraiser. The kids would like the Poker Run to resemble a Barn Party feel. Host Barns will hand out cards to participating individuals during the duration of the contest Tuesday. All materials will be provided for each barn. It is up to the Host Barn to add any extras like candy, refreshments, and fun throughout the day for the kids. Please contact Youth Programs to volunteer as a poker stop.
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The 9th annual Arabian Professional and Amateur Horseman's Association horsemen's award clinics will be held at the AHA Youth National Horse Show on July 19, 2012 in the Horse Arena at Expo New Mexico. Lisa Jo White, APAHA instructor of the year will hold her clinic on Saddle Seat Equitation from 2:00-3:30 and Crystal McNutt-Brock, APAHA's Horsewoman of the Year, will hold her clinic on reining from 3:30- 5pm. These clinics are free and open to 6 youth with their horses on a first come first serve basis. There is unlimited space for others to attend as auditors. To place your reservation for either clinic please contact Kathie Hart.
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Arabian horses are the topic of many myths and legends, particularly about their origins. One creation myth tells how Muhammad chose his foundation mares by a test of their courage and loyalty. While there are several variants on the tale, one common version states that after a long journey through the desert, Muhammad turned his herd of horses loose to race to an oasis for a desperately-needed drink of water. Before the herd reached the water, Muhammad called for the horses to return to him. Only five mares responded. Because they faithfully returned to their master, even though desperate with thirst, these mares became his favorites and were called Al Khamsa, meaning, the five. These mares thus became the legendary founders of the five choice "strains" of the Arabian horse. Although the Al Khamsa are probably fictional horses of legend, some breeders today claim the modern Bedouin Arabian actually descended from these mares.
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