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AHA Corporate Partners support expanded opportunities for all who participate in Arabian Horse activities. AHA would like to thank our 2012 Corporate Partners & Sponsors. By purchasing products and services provided by these companies, you are supporting the horse you love-The Arabian!
 
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June, 2012
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. 

Photo Contest Open - Win this BreyerBreyer

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]

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

Youth Fundraiser Announcement

Youth Programs will NOT be holding the Consignment Sale at Youth Nationals July 2012. 


Get the Scoop

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. 

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.

Come Learn From the Best

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.

Story Time!

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.

AHA is a major equine association serving 27,000 members across North America. It registers and maintains a database of more than one million Arabian, Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses and administers approximately $3 million in annual prize money. AHA produces championship events, recognizes close to 600 Arabian horse shows and distance rides and provides activities and programs that promote breeding and ownership. For information about Arabian, Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses, call 303-696-4500, e-mail [email protected] or visit ArabianHorses.org
 
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