You can now enter all four national shows online: Youth, Canadian, Sport Horse and U.S. Nationals. Just click here to access the Member Login and follow the instructions.

The Arabian Professional and Amateur Horse Association (APAHA) will host its Annual Youth National Clinics on Saturday, July 22, from 2-4 p.m. in the Dairy Barn Arena. Clinicians include Kim Potts and Andy Sellman (in-hand/2-3 p.m.) and Lori Conway and Larry Hoffman (hunter pleasure/3-4 p.m.) Each clinic is free and open to all youth exhibitors. Six youth participants and their horses may participate in each clinic and must sign up at the show office prior to the clinic presentation.

Youth Programs are hoppin! Get the scoop at the Youth Nationals by entering the Journalism Contest! Then gear up for the AHYA Convention July 21-22 in Albuquerque. You can drop in or become a delegate. Contact your club or region for details. Consider running for a national AHYA office, just download the form and complete it today. Get ready for a bajillion activities during Youth Nationals!!! Everything from workshops and clinics to dances and national contests. Can't wait to see you there! Details on all programs are available at ArabianHorses.org/youth. Thanks to all our AHYA Convention and Activity Sponsors: Sundowner, EquineProAuctions.com, EquineProTack.com, Dealer Direct, Hesten Park and the Hoffman Family, Equine Sports Medicine, Strawberry Banks Farm, Resting S Ranch, S.P.E.A.H., Jim & Christy Egan & Results, Creamland Dairies, Turtle Rock Partners, Region 10, Bein Performance Horses, Region 8, Ariat, and Region 1.

Arabian Horsepower is ready for a third successful year at Youth Nationals on Sunday afternoon, July 23 from 1 to 4 p.m. This interactive program is designed to introduce parents and kids from the Albuquerque area to Arabian horses at a variety of "learning station" barns.

It's great fun! If you're an extroverted youth exhibitor who loves to talk about Arabian horses, you'd be the perfect tour guide. To volunteer, contact Susan Bavaria at susan.bavaria@arabianhorses.org. Click here for more info on Arabian Horsepower.

Thank you to our 2006 participating barns: Chase Harvill Training Center, Magnolia, Texas; Conway Arabians, Chatfield, Minn.; Tricolor Arabians, Eaton Rapids, Mich.; and Wallen West, Temecula, Calif.

School's out and that means horse crazy kids will be pestering their parents for everything from riding lessons to horse camps. It's a perfect time to promote your Discovery Farm, the primary avenue to introduce newcomers to the Arabian horse. If you're not a Discovery Farm but would like to become one, click here . If you're a Discovery Farm and need to update your information, be sure to do it soon. You don't want to miss those calls! You never know when you will turn a browser into a buyer!

For the first time, AHA will fund a breed award for the top placing Arabian, Half-Arabian or Anglo-Arabian in the Sport Horse In Hand All Breeds class at the prestigious Dressage at Devon 2006 show. The award is sponsored by the AHA Market Development and Promotion Committee and Region 15. The award will be a black cooler with gold embroidery manufactured by AHA Corporate Partner Paint Rock Designs. AHA encourages owners to enter their sport horses and compete. Dressage at Devon provides an excellent opportunity to showcase the merits of the Arabian sport horse to a strong cross section of the sport horse industry.

The 32nd Annual Dressage at Devon show is the premier North American Equestrian Show of its kind. This event combines a world class dressage competition and the world's largest open breed show with an exciting international Fall Festival and special activities for the entire family. Show management has informed AHA that a current prize list and show schedule will be available soon from their official website, www.dressageatdevon.org.

Read the latest article on regulating estrus in your mare. Get updates on Vesicular Stomatitis. Find a vet. There's a great resource for AHA members sponsored by Alliance Partner, American Association of Equine Practitioners, called MyHorseMatters.com. It's the best resource for horse owners wanting to stay abreast of the latest science regarding horse health and care. Bookmark it now. It'll become a favorite.

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The Nominating Committee would like all potential officer candidates for 2006, including the present slate, to submit the application form to the committee chair, Mickey Aboussie, by August 1, 2006. The Committee will review the forms and the appropriate action will be taken that is consistent with an equitable presentation of eligible candidates. A decision on whether to have a candidates' forum will be predicated on the number of new candidates submitting applications.

Don’t let summer slip away without getting your advertising in order for the national show programs. Contact jim.sullivan@ArabianHorses.org to place your farm in the official Canadian or Sport Horse Nationals Show Programs.