Megan Vincent of Janesville, Wisconsin, has been awarded the first $5,000 Dale and Debbie Harvill Foundation scholarship to pursue her studies in biology at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin, and seek a career in a health-related field. The scholarship is awarded on the basis of financial need, academic ability, leadership and equine involvement. 

This deserving youth has competed actively with Region 10 in showmanship, western pleasure and Team Tournament activities and has also earned a showmanship Top Ten at Youth Nationals and a Canadian National Championship in showmanship. Read more here.

Your foal is finally here - time to get it registered! Registration fees increase as the filly or colt ages. Be sure to get your registration in as soon as possible to get the best price on registration. See below for registration fees for current members.

Arabians

Birth - 6 months: $100

6 - 12 months: $115

12-24 months: $190

Over 24 months: $350 (non-refundable) 

*A DNA kit for the foal is included in the purebred registration fees

Half-Arabians

Birth - 6 months: $35

6 - 12 months: $50

12 - 24 months: $65

Over 24 months: $115

Contact a Registry Service Representative for more information at (303) 696-4500, option #2 or email the info box.

Take advantage of the Judges & Exhibitors School, December 6-8, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Students of the Judges & Exhibitors School are future judges, horse show exhibitors, or just plain horse enthusiasts. 

"We can all look and see a horse that we like, but until you really stand in the shoes of a judge, it's very difficult to really grasp the important elements of showing a horse to its best advantage and then evaluate why one horse won and one horse didn't. Once you stand in center ring and you start evaluating horses and you realize some of the things you have to deal with, besides just having a good eye for a horse, that's when you realize how important it is to become as educated as you can at the Judges & Exhibitors School." 

- Lisa B. Blackstone

Take advantage at this opportunity to further your education. Sign up before October 29 and pay $375 or pay $400 after October 29. It will make you a better horsemen. Click here for more information or call (303) 696-4539 or email the Judges & Stewards Office with questions. 

The Arabian Horse Association would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has made Youth Nationals a possibility over the years. Without the support of members, volunteers, exhibitors, trainers, grooms, vendors, staff, wonderful horses, family, and friends, Youth Nationals could not have lasted two decades. Thank you again and here's to another 20 years!

On July 19, delegates voted on the 2012-2013 AHYA Executive Committee. AHA, Youth Programs, and AHYA are excited to have the following young Arabian enthusiasts working hard all year for Youth Programs and the Arabian horse. Welcome aboard!

President: Camille Waechter, Region 3

Vice President: Tori Oto, Region 3

Secretary: Hannah Bell, Region 2

Treasurer: Jackie Pakula, Region 7

Youth of the Year Nominations Due Sept. 1

 Apply for the honor of becoming the 2012 Youth of the Year! The winning youth will be honored at the AHYA and AHA Conventions as well as during Youth Nationals. This person may also be featured on the cover of Modern Arabian Horse magazine. Click here for a nomination form. 

Download a nomination form today. Be sure to have your Regional Director or Director at Large sign the application before submitting it to AHA. Forms must be postmarked by September 1. Don't miss out on a great opportunity. We know you're out there!

Watch a live stream of Canadian Nationals for FREE from August 13-18 on www.ArabianHorseGlobal.com. Don't miss a second of the action!

The Sport Horse National Arabian & Half-Arabian Championship will celebrate its 10th Anniversary this year, Sept. 19-22, at the Idaho Horse Center in 

U.S. Nationals held in Tulsa, Oklahoma - August 24

Leo Hansen is replacing Carole Stohlmann on the Hunter Pleasure/Show Hack panel for the 2012 U.S. Nationals. Contact the Judges & Stewards Commissioner's office for information on AHA judges and stewards at (303) 696-4539 or ahcommish@arabianhorses.org.

The 2012 Distance Nationals will be held in conjunction with the AERC National Championship Ride at the Biltmore Equestrian Center in Asheville, N.C., September 20 - 24.  

To find out more information regarding sponsorship opportunities and ride entry, click here. 

Be one of the first to send in your AHA Distance Nationals entry and be automatically entered into the AHA Go-Pro Camera Raffle!!!  If you send in your entry forms on or before the close of entry deadline, you will be automatically entered to win a Go-Pro HD Hero Camera with helmet mount. Check out the website for more details.

Remember, when qualifying for an Amateur (AT) or Amateur Owner (AO) class, you cannot use points and/or a first or second place obtained by a Professional.  To compete in an AT class, an Amateur must have obtained the qualifications, and in an AO class, the Amateur Owner must have obtained the qualifications.  You may use AT and AO qualifications for an Open class.

Qualifications for Nationals are determined by:

• Points or Qualifying Scores
• A Top Five from Regional Championship classes or East Coast or Pacific Slope Championship classes
• A Top Six from East or West Canadian Breeders Championship classes

Did you know that the qualification points that you earn within a qualification period (which is defined as the previous calendar year and the current year up to the close of entries) may be used at multiple shows to qualify a horse and/or rider for Regionals and/or Nationals? An example would be to use the same points to qualify for a regional show, Canadian Nationals and U.S. Nationals.  In other words, points are not used up. You may not use the same points for more than one class at that particular show.  If you had earned 10 qualification points in Western Pleasure, you could not use them for Western Pleasure Open (requires 10 qual points) and Western Pleasure AAOTR (requires 10 qual points) at U.S. Nationals. To compete in both of these classes at U.S. Nationals, a total of 20 qualification points would need to be earned. 

Any qualification points you earn are good up until the expiration of the qualification period.

If you need your Competition Card to submit with show entries, know that you can print this information from the "Welcome back" page after logging into the AHA Website. Use this section if you have not yet received your card or if you have misplaced your card. It is handy to use!  

Don't forget the August 15 deadline to submit resolutions for the 2012 AHA Convention. Resolutions may be submitted by any AHA Committee/Commission/Club or by the AHA Board of Directors or the AHA President.

Proponents must now state whether a resolution is "extraordinary" or "standard" when submitting resolutions.  An extraordinary resolution is defined as one that affects the health, safety or well being of the horse and/or rider; affects the financial well being of AHA, and/or Member Organizations; or creates a severe hardship or gross unfairness to the Association's recognized events or involves other compelling circumstances clearly specified.

If a resolution is submitted as extraordinary, it must clearly define how it meets the "extraordinary" criteria. It will then be reviewed by the Agenda & Resolutions Committee to determine if it meets the necessary criteria.  Upon approval, the effective date will be December 31 of the year adopted or upon approval by USEF/EC, if applicable.

A resolution deemed as "Standard" will upon passage, have the effective date of December 31 the year after adoption, i.e. adopted November 2012, effective December 31, 2013

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A 2012 Resolution form is available online. Also see the "How to Submit Resolutions" document for help in creating a resolution. Look for these items here. 

Any member wanting to be on an AHA Committee in 2013 and have his or her name printed in the 2013 Handbook, needs to sign up by September 15. Sign up is available online at www.ArabianHorses.org in the "Members Only" section. Please check your contact information and make sure it is all correct.