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Region 3
Region 3 is held in Reno, Nevada. The dates are July 5-11, 2015. The staff is just exceptional and several special events are part of the show. There is a Jackpot Prize Program and a Performance Futurity. Silver Sire Futurity is held on Thursday July 9 at 6pm in the main arena. Contact Paul Richied by email. The theme "Give Cancer the Boot" will be back again. Last Chance Show judges are Karla Moffitt and Carla Jackson and the Region 3 Championship Show judges are Scott Benjamin, John Lambert and Bill Melendez. The Progressive Barn Party has gotten better every year. Live music and absolutely outstanding food. This year there is a Tandem Bareback Costume Class. 50%of this Calcutta proceeds will go the the Horseman's Distress Fund. As Director I want to thank all of the volunteers who work long hours every day to make the show run smoothly. And may all the shows be successful.
Horse Expo - Sacramento, CA Reported by Linda Siegel
The emphasis this year was on Youth. The booth was put together and staffed by Region 3 Youth Coordinator Tammy Collins. She brought along DAHA's full sized horse and a mannequin, and they were dressed in various types of matching horsey attire. Every time I checked the booth, there were happy groups of kids and moms/grandmas talking to people. Tammy had give aways of many types, coloring and other activities, and lots of information. (The booth was too small for all of this at 10x10 - she really needs 10x20 to have enough table and people space).
In looking at the demo area, there were two notable events - one was the presence of dressage trainer Valerie Baker and her large team of young dressage riders from White Horse Dressage (MLAHA member), Valerie and the kids continued the youth theme in the demo with their lively presence. The other was the ride on Fadjurz Kathleen by Jack Tone Ranch owner, Kathleen Tone Hammer. The horse was a last minute substitution for a "no show" horse, and it was a rare privilege to see Kathleen riding her namesake. In all the years I've been attending Horse Expo, Kathleen has always been there with the ranch horses, but I have never seen her ride. She is such a beautiful rider and they moved in perfect unity.
There were uncountable children waiting to paint a white Arabian at the Children's Park. Kathy Vrablick was just so great in her instructions to even the teeniest tiniest painter, and the horses were so proud and painted!
Wine Country AHA
Wine Country AHA is sponsoring a Lester Buckley Clinic. Lester Buckley is one of the most popular and highly regarded clinicians to participate in Light Hands Horsemanship Clinics in Santa Ynez. He is skilled in both Classical Dressage and Western disciplines as well as problem solving and ranch work. Blending the natural horsemanship principles of Ray Hunt/Tom Dorrance with the principles of the classical "training scale", Lester works with each horse and rider to help them achieve straightness, balance and forward movement, while also establishing trust and a happy partnership.
July 17-20 at Santa Rosa Horse Company
433 Sanford Rd, Santa Rosa, CA
Contact Dawn Williams by email
or Debbie Wiegmann by email
707-321-7060 or 650-851-1128
Gold Coast AHA
On July 4, 2015 there is a wonderful parade in Morgan Hill, California. Gold Coast AHA will participate. This parade is alway well attended and volunteers will be having a good time. A wonderful opportunity to present Arabians to the community.
Golden Gate AHA
GGAHA Trail ride coordinator - Robin Everett
Come join the fun and ride with Robin!
Jul 18 - (Sat afternoon) - Pt. Reyes, Limantour Beach, Olema.
Aug 22 - (Sat afternoon) - Spring Lake Regional Park, Santa Rosa.
Sep 12 - (Sat afternoon) - Skyline Park, Napa.
Oct 24 & 25 - (Sat/Sun) - Pt. Reyes, Stewart Horse Ranch, camp out and Bar-B-Que, Olema. Opportunity for a night ride?
Nov 8 - (Sun) - Lake Sonoma, Geyserville.
Dec 5 - (Sat afternoon) - Pt. Reyes, Five Brooks, Olema.
Please contact Robin for more information and/or reservations.
Vintage AHA
On Aug. 29 and Oct. 10 Vintage AHA will be presenting a showmanship and Trail clinic. The clinician is Jill Mitchell. She has had Regional and National Champions in Trail and Showmanship. Open to all riders and horses of all breeds. This will be held at Ranchotel Horse Center in Vacaville, CA. For more information contact Jane Rinka.
Join Region 3 on Facebook and check out our website.
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The Region 7 Cutting Championships will be held at the SAAHA Silver Buckle Show in Tucson, AZ, September 11-13.
There will be be qualifying classes available prior to the Championship classes. Contact saahainfo@saaha.org for more information.
SAAHA (Tucson, AZ)
Welcome to our newest board member, Joyce Hostetter. Joyce is as long time friend of SAAHA and has been a big help at our schooling shows where she has announced for a number of years. Joyce has also been a past board member and we appreciate her stepping up to fill the existing vacancy.
Mark your calendars The Silver Buckle Show will be Sept 11-13, 2015 at Pima County Fairgrounds, Tucson, AZ We'll have multiple rings going, here's a sneak peak at 3 fun-filled days!
- Halter
- Trail, Reining, Horsemanship
- Pleasure
- Leadline (and plenty of walk/trot classes too!)
- Sport Horse Under Saddle, Sport Horse In Hand
- Cutting (including Region 7 Championships), Working Cow, Reined Cow
- Barn parties/dinners, morning hospitality, ice cream social!
Whew, we can't wait to get started!
To receive a premium, send your address to saahainfo@saaha.org. It will be available for download from our website by the end of July, but contact us if you have any questions about classes, schedules, etc.
We had a great start to the ABC season (All Breed Circuit) with 65 horses and lots of competition at the May show. Consider joining us in the cooled arena for more fun at the end of every month, the schedule and class list are on the web site: SAAHA - Southern Arizona Arabian Horse Association.
 Youth Corner:
Updates and Information on the Region Seven Youth Committee. The Region Seven Championships were exciting and productive. A Youth meeting was held, where new board members were appointed from many of the associations in the Region. A nice group gathered, met new friends, and shared thoughts on the future of the club. We are encouraged about what they can do not only for the associations in the Region, but for local organizations and charities.
A Silent Auction was held, and turned out to be a great success ! This will open the door for activities to come. We want to thank all the generous sponsors, vendors and private individuals for their donations, and to the bidders who made the event such a success. Many Youth members stepped in and sold garlands, built the Auction booth, and worked the tables at the booth , greeting the anxious bidders. We are so proud of their accomplishments. A Chuck-A-Duck event was also organized and proved to be lots of fun for all ! The Youth raised over $ 4,000.00 at the show.
With a new board in place, the goal is to bring many of the Youth from all of the associations in Region 7 together, to work on helping other groups, charities, and have fun, while promoting and sharing their love of the Arabian Horse!
Region 7 Youth Board
Chairman - Kelsey McMahan
Vice - Sammi Landsman
Board Members - Maddy Jahns
Molly Madden
Leah Vaidya
Maddie Schwanz
Makenna Dunn
Christina Schultz
Youth Coordinator - Susan Witte
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Region 8
We had a GREAT Region 8 Lead-In and Championship Show in Denver June 3-6. The number of entries was up, and everyone had a wonderful time. Classes of 10 or more are becoming the rule rather than the exception. During the Ice Cream Social on Saturday we watched American Pharoah win the triple crown! Congratulations to all who won Regional honors, and thanks to show sponsors, AHA staff and Cynthia Richardson who helped Director Rusty Cook present awards.
What's Happening in Region 8:
*For the first time in many years there will be a Region 8 Championship Endurance Ride in 2015. It will be held the first weekend in August in conjunction with the Mountain Mettle Rides in Colorado. More information is available on the Region 8 website. See the Shows/Rides page.
*At the Region 8 meeting June 5 delegates re-elected members of the Show Commission whose terms were expiring. Jim Porcher (NM) chair, Jim Hitt (CO), Alan Clanton (KS), and Chuck Mangan (at large) will all serve another 2-year term. These gentleman along with Gary Martinez (CO), John Simmons (KS), Fred Metcalf (NM), and Tim Moerbe (at large) have done an outstanding job of rebuilding our main ring show in Denver, which was up by 55 horses this year, and in moving specialty divisions to increase participation. The Sport Horse classes are now held in conjunction with the Zia Classic show in Albuquerque NM, and the Working Western cattle classes are held in conjunction with the CAHC Fall Show in Castle Rock CO.
Youth News
Thanks to everyone who helped make the youth fundraisers at the Region 8 Championship Show a success. The bake sale, coin wars, and saddle rack raffle were all well received. Youth Director Kendall Billingsley's term concludes in July, and new Region 8 Youth Officers will be elected at their meeting (date and time TBA) during Youth Nationals. Kendall will also spearhead the decorating of the golf cart for the Golf Cart Parade. The theme will be "Ireland". For more youth news see the Region 8 Youth Facebook page. If you're interested in running for an officer position contact Cindy Howey, Region 8 Youth Coordinator or call her at 316-200-6874, or see her at Youth Nationals.
We invite everyone to attend the last Youth Nationals to be held in Albuquerque and help make it the best ever!
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AUTUMN CLASSIC HORSE SHOW - September 18-20, 2015
The Gulf Coast Arabian Horse Club would like to invite you to their 'Autumn Classic Horse Show' that is to be held at the Brazos County Expo Center, in Bryan, Texas on September 18 -20, 2015. This is a concurrent qualifying show for Regions 9 and 12. The AHA judges are John Rannenberg (R) of Florida and Jennifer Anttonen (r) of Massachusetts.
This should be a fun show. There will be a dinner (fried chicken, ranch beans and salad) set-up in their Hospitality Room for early move-ins on Wednesday, September 17 at 7:00PM. NO Saturday (September 19) evening classes, instead there will be a pizza party with music for dancing. On Saturday, there will be an All Aggie Rodeo in the adjacent arena at the complex.
Great Championship trophies will be offered: Amateur championship classes will be awarded a horse cooler and Junior championship classes a multi-colored halter.
URGENT! This weekend will be a Texas A&M home football game, so hotel reservations must be booked early. Go online to download their list of hotels that they have been able to book rooms at, for a limited time. The rates vary and these rooms should be booked now, then cancelled later, if necessary. There are also single rooms still available at a number of hotels/motels.
For more information, visit the Gulf Coast Arabian Horse Club's website or contact Betty Bechtold.
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 2015 Region 10: Gaining momentum for a future that rivals the past
The 2015 Region 10 show, held June 10-14 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul, Minn., offered more than 150 classes, attracted more than 400 horses from Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, South and North Dakota, and Nebraska, and was supported by more than 25 show sponsors and patrons.
The classes, especially the reining, western pleasure and hunter pleasure, were some of the largest in several years.
New this year was a Pennant Race and Pole Bending fundraiser for the Arabian Horsemen's Distress Fund. The classes, open to trainers who dressed in costume and horses of any breed, raised more than $1,400 for the AHDF and included several notable trainers and horses. Overall winner was Tom Theisen riding Hollywood Gold Digger, Shan Wilson, who rode 19-year-old BC Huck Finn+, had the fastest time (0.19 seconds), Jill Scottston and "Action Jackson" won for best costume in their #tutusquad costume, and Sarah Perrin won for the slowest time.
The Youth of Region 10 were also honored with being chosen by Markel Insurance as one of three regions in 2015 that would receive its Highpoint Scholarship that awards the versatility and teamwork that occurs between an Arabian/Half-Arabian and its youth rider. The Region 10 2015 Markel Insurance High Point Champion is Katie Mahler, who was awarded a $750 scholarship for her teamwork with Little Jack Sprat. The Reserve Champion is Hunter Offord, who was awarded a $250 scholarship for her teamwork with Expressions of Gold. In addition, $362 was raised for the Youth of Region 10 through a Chuck-a-Duck contest.
One instructor commented that it was a "well run and fun show. The show committee and those who volunteered made us all feel welcomed. Well done Region 10...well done." Another exhibitor commented, "The other competitors, training barns and trainers made us feel welcome. Region 10 has such a great group of people. It really is a fun show."
The Region 10 show is not officially over yet, either: June 19 and 20 are the Region 10 Endurance and Competitive Rides and June 20-21 is the Sport Horse and Dressage Championship show.
Thank you for supporting the 2015 Region 10 show!
Club news and shows
It's summer time in the Midwest and that typically mean two things:
- We're finally able to get outside and enjoy this beautiful weather on our horses.
- We're fighting off mosquitoes and ticks to do so.
- The Minnesota Arabian Horse Association (MAHA) is planning its first 2015 member trail ride for June 28 at Murphy Hanrehan Park Reserve in Savage, Minn. MAHA provides beverages and riders are asked to bring a snack to share after the ride. All riders aged 12 and older are required to carry a valid $5 MN DNR Trail Pass on their person. For more information, see MAHA's website.
- The Minnesota Half Arabian Horse Association is planning its Great Arabian Get Together show for July 19-13 at Cannon Falls, Minn. For more information, go online.
For a full calendar of the Region's happenings, go online.
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Youth Corner:
Region 11 Championships - Youth Activities
Thursday, July 2 from 4-6pm Getting to Know Youth! Ice Cream & Ice Breakers
Friday, July 3 at approximately 4 pm Annual Region 11 Youth Meeting & FREE T-shirts
Saturday, July 4 from 4-6 pm Youth Party! Food & Fun!
Fundraisers:
- Chuck A Duck buy ducks to toss during the Saturday evening session for your chance to win money!
- Silent Auction - Please donate items for our Silent Auction and Bid
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July 1 DEADLINE for all club dues to be paid on all full members for eligibility of delegates to vote at AHA convention and at all regional meetings. Contact: Jean Hedger - Treasurer (937) 434-6114
July 11-12, 2015 SUMMER SIZZLER I & II Champions Center Clarke Co. Fairgrounds - CONCURRENT - SUMMER SIZZLER I (OVAHA) & II (IAHC)SHOW, (AHA Regions 13 and 14 Qualifier) 1 Price 2 Judges, Sport Horse & All Breed Opportunity Classes Offered on Sunday (Sport Horse Region 14 only) DRESSAGE classes must be pre-entered, Western Dressage Included-NO POST ENTRIES, One of Region 14's MOST AFFORDABLE & FUN Shows! - See more online. Show Manager: Sherri Lewis Phone: (513)934-1031 or by email, Show Secretary: Jean Hedger Phone: (937)434-6114 or by email.
Jul 17 - Jul 19 Breyerfest 2015, Again this year Region 14 will have a booth at this event and will also show off our horses in the various disciplines that Arabians and Half-Arabians participate in. Kentucky Horse Park 4089 Iron Works Parkway, Lexington, KY 40511. Coordinator for Region 14 booth and breed demo Contact Lorie Henderson Call: (502) 477-1018 or by email.
Jul 31 - Aug 1, 2015 AHA Board of Directors Meeting @ AHA Office 10805 East Bethany Drive Aurora, CO 80014 Duane Esser Region 14 Director.
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2015 ECAHS Crabbet Celebration
The 2015 Crabbet Celebration is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Richard Stoneback. Crabbet Celebration XXII will be held September 4, 5 and 6, 2015, at Airfield 4-H Conference Center in Wakefield, VA. There will be clinics and demonstrations, along with dressage fix-a-tests, sport horse, hunter and western pleasure, over fences, trail and mounted games that include a variety of fun classes for juniors and adults alike. For more information contact Vivian Mack by email or 434-535-0923.
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Toronto Horse Day is a great success!
Families, seniors, young couples were all part of the thousands of horse enthusiasts attending the 2015 Toronto Horse Day at the famed Horse Palace in downtown Toronto on Saturday June
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Benjamin Ben meets the Toronto Horse Day's mascot!
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6th. The Arabian breed's promotion booth was kept busy throughout the day conversing with everyone and handing out a variety of breed information, including the Arabian horse colouring pages, parts of the horse and old magazines. The booth also offered a free draw for an Arabian horse Breyer model & storybook. Our demonstration horses were 2 purebred geldings owned by Charlene Zubrickas, and they gave multiple performances at liberty. Charli has recently completed an 18-month tour with the international company Cavalia, and has now returned home to Canada and has put her new skills in action training her own horses.
 July 2-4 Region 18 Championships,
including Last Chance Show & Eastern Canadian Breeders Show
New show dates, new facility! Stabling, rings, arena & services all under one roof, and now air conditioned! Janet Henderson judges Last Chance & Eastern Breeders, Donnie Bullock will judge the Region 18 Championships. Clinics & BBQ dinner included this year! website, R18Prizelist2015.
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