New Holland is proud to be an AHA Corporate Partner and the main supplier of equipment for AHA events. In appreciation, New Holland invites AHA members to visit one of their dealerships and receive an exclusive member discount on the purchase of selected New Holland tractors and/or haytools. Click here for a one-time use coupon that can be used on multiple items purchased at the same time. This coupon can be used with other retail offers or in combination with available CNH Capital offers in effect. Bring both the coupon and your AHA membership card to a New Holland dealership at the time of purchase. This coupon, along with attractive financing or cash back programs running through April, gives you the opportunity to become a proud owner of New Holland equipment. We look forward to serving you. Click here for a dealership near you.

MD Barns and AHA have kicked off a Spring Incentive Program which allows AHA members ONLY to receive $500 off the purchase of a barn of $15,000 or more. This offer is good for a one-time purchase from March 18 – May 1 for current members only. All orders must be signed by April 28 and in-house by May 1. The offer is good for barns, corrals, round pens, loafing sheds or accessory orders which total at least $15,000 in materials only. This does not include tax, installation, concrete or freight. The customer must have a current membership card at the signing of the contract. Other terms and conditions are:

• No other discounts or offers will be accepted with this promotion and there will be no cash refunds.
• Offer good only in the USA.
• MD Barns reserves the right to discontinue this offer at any time for any reason.
• All decisions made by MD Barns relating to the validity of any submissions are final and binding.

Want to know more about the Sweepstakes Points program? How and when to enroll? How points are calculated? Which classes count? Click here for a brand new list of FAQs about Sweepstakes Points!

Sign up your team and compete for points all year long! Teams of up to six youth members can earn points at events within their respective regions. Great prizes are sent to year-end winners in each region. Join an unlimited number of teams! Cost: $10 per team. Get your form here.

Enter the 2006 Creative Contest by June 1 to compete for Breyer horse models and cash! Use the theme Treasure of the Desert in Art, Creative Writing, Photography, Audio/Visual, and Computer-Generated categories. Enter multiple categories for just $10! Open to contestants 21 & under. Winners receive Breyer model horses and cash. The contest is sponsored by Breyer Animal Creations. Click here for info and an application.

Seein' as how the AHYA Convention is just o'er the horizon, it’s time to e-mail ye blighted landlubbers and fellow sand walkers and tell ye what the plans be. Ye corsairs need to don your bandannas, tricorns, pistols and cutlasses and have fun with totally new hands-on workshops at the 2006 AHYA Convention on July 21-22 in the landlocked holds of Albuquerque. All youth pirates and buccaneers are welcome so long as ye don’t pilfer the pieces of eight. Hope the fair winds bring ye to Albuquerque this summer. Watch for details in future issues of Generation Equus, the youth newsletter in Arabian Horse Magazine. We dare ye to show yer face!

Support AHYA by purchasing a blue rubber bracelet for $5 that says Enjoy the Ride. Show your colors, and make it blue for youth! Just click here to order.

If you advertise in the ’06 Youth Nationals Show Program, you’ll be forever in the memories of those who attend this year’s show. This commemorative keepsake is the only official program of the show. Make this year’s experience last a lifetime. Contact Jim.Sullivan@ArabianHorses.org to reserve your space. Deadline is June 10.

The Arabian horse needs your help! Nominate a PR Network Representative to your Regional Director Today!

The Public Relations Network will consist of one or more representatives from each AHA Region who will work to disseminate education, awareness, support and resources of AHA and the Arabian horse into the local clubs and organizations to maximize grassroots breed promotion and membership growth. See timeline of important dates below:

• July 1: All PR Network Reps will be identified.
• August 1: Begin communication with PR Network Reps
• November 19: 1st Annual Network Training Seminar—8am-5pm, AHA Convention (Louisville, KY)
• January 1: Program Launch

The Public Relations Network Representative is a high visibility volunteer position of AHA who will be responsible for establishing strong relationships with local interest groups through face-to-face contact within his/her region of responsibility and growing AHA’s promotional programs. PR Reps must have a passion and expertise for the Arabian horse and its community, and possess strong interpersonal communication skills for speaking, presentations and public relations. A marketing background or related field is preferred, but not required.

If you would like to nominate yourself or another person, please send a written or emailed recommendation to your Regional Director. No form is necessary, but resumes are preferred. Click here to find out who your Regional Director is and how to contact him/her.

For more information, contact Evie Tubbs, AHA Marketing Manager at evie.tubbs@ArabianHorses.org.

The 19th Annual Darley Award Ceremony, held on February 25 in Scottsdale, Ariz., recognized the outstanding Arabian racehorses and people in the industry. Award recipients were:
Horse of the Year - TH Richie, owned by Dianne Waldron
Champion 3-Year-Old Colt - Thoroughbred, owned by Guy Neivens
Champion 3-Year-Old Filly - Cath, owned by Bill and Cathy Waldron
Champion 4-Year-Old Colt - TH Richie, owned by Dianne Waldron
Champion 4-Year-Old Filly - Dixies Delight, owned by Bill and Cathy Waldron
Champion Older Horse - Sudden Mischief - owned by Mandolynn Hill Farm and Denise Gault
Champion Older Mare - Rodania Arbi, owned by Rick Kiekow
Champion Sprinter - TH Richie, owned by Dianne Waldron
Owner - Bill and Cathy Waldron
Trainer - Bill Waldron
Jockey - Juan Umana
Breeder - Darley Stable

Click here for additional information.

National Volunteer Week is April 23-29. Sponsored by the Points of Light Foundation, National Volunteer Week is about thanking one of America's most valuable assets – its volunteers – and calling the public's attention to all that they do to improve our communities. The 2006 theme is "Inspire By Example" because it truly reflects the power volunteers have to inspire the people they help and others to serve! Thanks to all the AHA volunteers throughout North America who enhance the ability of others to enjoy the Arabian horse.

Club Presidents may put forth the name of a qualified member, prior to June 1 each year, for consideration by the Executive Committee to the committees/boards/commissions which are elected by the Board of Directors. Click here for procedures and nomination form.

It’s not too late to enjoy springtime in Calgary this year at the 2006 Exhibitor/Judges School on May 11-13 at the Fairmont Palliser Hotel. Held in conjunction with the Calgary AHA Spring Show, the school offers a 2-day classroom and 1-day on site judging experience. The Judges School is for anyone who either wants to obtain a Judge’s card or increase their knowledge regarding what judges are looking for. The registration deadline is April 16. Click here for a downloadable form.