A Lifetime Membership special of $650 effective April 1, 2007, will be available through March 31, 2008. Sorry kids. This is only available for adults 18 or over. This is a great opportunity to enjoy all of the benefits of an Adult membership plus receive automatic competition privileges, personal liability insurance through Equisure, a free pass to all AHA national events plus a show program and a special membership card. Sign up online by clicking here.

Have you heard the news about Sweepstakes points? What are you waiting for? Don't miss out on the most indispensable part of the NEW Sweepstakes prize money program that pays at more than 400 shows and rides every year! Only $100 per horse per year. Download a form. Click here.

Beth Noteman of Genoa, Ill., earned the AHA Amateur of the Year title by the prodigious amount of showing and winning she accomplished in 2006. She competed on her 11 year old Arabian liver chestnut stallion HSA Haleys Comet, who was the recipient of the AHA Horse of the Year title in 2001. Noteman earned 665.5 points during 2006 in the Amateur Achievement Awards (AAA) program, which boosted her to the top spot. She accrued points in both amateur and open classes in third and fourth level dressage, sport horse under saddle, sport horse in hand, working hunter and hunter hack. To read more, click here.

AHA will host its 50 and 100 mile National Championship Endurance Rides in conjunction with the Fort Howes Endurance Rides in Custer National Forest, Ashland, Mont. The 50 mile will be June 9 and the 100 mile on June 10. Awards include championship trophies, blankets, plaques, ribbons, belt buckles, coolers and a halter with cheek plate for the top junior finisher. Entries received paid in full by May 25, 2007 will be entered in a drawing for an embroidered turnout blanket. For information on the ride, click here.

Modern Arabian Horse magazine is introducing two brand new sections that require your input and participation. In For the Love of the Horse we would like you to share your horse tales and tips. Stories submitted should be between 300 and 800 words with between 1 and 2 photos. Caught in the Act will feature your candid photos of you and your horse showing how you and your friends are enjoying Arabian horses. Send no more than three pictures for our selection. Please email your stories and photos to editor@arabianhorses.org with the subject line reading "For the Love of the Horse" or "Caught in the Act" or mail to AHA, Attention Editor.

Sign up for a trail ride near you this year as AHA triples the fun. Fort Robinson in Crawford, Neb.; V6 Ranch in Parkfield, Calif.; and Leatherwood in Ferguson, N.C. are all sites for this year's rides. Enjoy the carefree camaraderie of these events. Check out the activities. Click here.

There's still plenty of time to order your tickets. Just remember to check the ticket request option on your YN entry form. Ticket requests will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis. There is a special reserved section for exhibitors ONLY, but those tickets are limited. We expect the concert to sell out very quickly, so get your entry forms in early!

Get your Omnibus. Order your tickets. It's that simple! Then get ready to rock at the most fun Youth Nationals ever with Emerson Drive and Liz Carlisle.

Place an ad in Modern Arabian Horse and get twice the attention because that same ad can also appear in either the Youth Nationals or Canadian Nationals show program at NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE! This outstanding opportunity not only allows you to reach the entire Arabian horse community though Modern Arabian Horse - the official magazine of AHA -but also to thousands of exhibitors, participants and fans who will gather at these two shows in 2007. Take advantage of this powerful opportunity to let the world know you're coming to Nationals with year. Schedule your photographer. Call today to reserve your space. Reservation deadlines fare May 25 (YN) and July 6 (CN). Contact Jim Sullivan at (303) 696-4584 or at advertising@arabianhorses.org for more information.

Make entering Youth Nationals easy and fast! Just sign up and go! Plus, if you enter online, you'll be automatically entered in a drawing to receive one free stall. Exhibitors are eligible for the giveaway by entering online or by sending a postcard with the name of the exhibitor and entry information. The postcard must be received separate from the entries and before the entry closing.

Entry Closing Deadline for Youth Nationals: June 18. Entry closing deadline for Youth Nationals: June 18. Click here to log on.

Online entries for Canadian, Sport Horse and U.S. Nationals are coming soon!

Rooms are already going quickly for this year's Annual Convention. Visit the AHA Annual Convention web page and access reservation services at both the Renaissance Tulsa and the Tulsa Homewood Suites by clicking here. There are many options for rooms and suites at each hotel, and availability is on a first come, first served basis. Even if you are not expected to participate as a delegate, all members are welcome to attend. This year's Convention is expected to be the biggest yet. Don't miss the opportunity to hear keynote speakers, participate in AHA business, see the future site for U.S. Nationals and kick off the celebration of 100 years of service. Start booking now!

Sign up for the Regional Youth Team Tournament competition 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.

There's so much fun stuff going on at Youth Nationals and it's all thanks to generous industry sponsors who have made a commitment to youth. AHA can tailor a sponsorship to fit your budget and maximize your exposure at the event and to the general membership. Whether you're a club, individual or farm, you can get involved with the fun. Contact Youth Coordinator Katie Reynolds, click here.

AHA is proud to reintroduce the Forums message board with a brand new look! The Forums, located on ArabianHorses.org, allow participants to post comments and opinions and chat with other members of the Arabian horse community. Announce your foal. Share your triumph. Give an informal commentary about a show or event. Think of it as your "backyard fence" to the Arabian horse community. There's even a special section for youth! Log in, register, and start the conversation. Just click here.

The Best Horse Stories Never Told, the popular Cup of Comfort book series is now seeking uplifting true stories for publication in A Cup of Comfort for Horse Lovers. Celebrating the powerful, almost magical, bond between horses and humans, this anthology will feature 50 inspiring true stories that reveal the extraordinary impact that horses have on the people who ride, own, raise, train, race, study, care for, rescue, or simply love them. The company is seeking stories that portray horses (or ponies) as companions, helpers, messengers, healers, teachers, heroes, and inspirational forces in human lives. They're also soliciting stories about the incredible things that people do out of love for a horse or horses. Stories must be uplifting and between 1000 and 2000 words. Preference given to narrative nonfiction that reads like fiction. $500 grand prize; $100 each for all other stories published, plus copy of book. No entry fee. Submission Deadline: 5/15/07. For guidelines, click here.

Right now you can earn triple the rewards starting with your second stay. This spring, choose triple Choice Privileges® points or triple Airline Rewards with Choice Hotels International 11 airline partners starting with your second stay between February 1st and April 30th.* There's no limit to how many rewards you can earn at any Comfort Inn®, Comfort Suites®, Quality Inn®, Sleep Inn®, Clarion®, Cambria Suites™ or MainStay Suites® hotel in the U.S., Canada, Caribbean or Mexico. Remember, the Choice Privileges rewards program is easy, fast and free to join.

The news get even better! You can take advantage of both the promotion and the AHA 20 percent discount! Make reservations conveniently by booking online. Click here. or call 800-258-2847. You must book in advance and reference the AHA Special Rate Identification Number 00802151 and your personal Choice Privileges Identification Number. To become a Choice Privileges member, click here. and get your personal Choice Privileges Identification Number. Subscribe to the SOS Sentinel, a complimentary e-newsletter to get the news about promotions, Choice Hotels International property information, new choicehotels.com features and more! Please make sure to note that you are a AHA member.

For AHA Reining Seat Medal classes, contestants are required to perform a Reining Horse Pattern as described in USEF RN107. Rail work is no longer required. Also, Judges are required to use the AHA prescribed Reining Seat Equitation Score Sheet for Reining Seat Medal Classes in USEF/EC rated, Regional and National Championship competitions, and these score sheets are to be posted in accordance with USEF rules (AR199.5).

Beginning at 1:00 pm on April 21, 2007, in the Saddling Paddock at Retama Park Race Track, in San Antonio, Texas, some of the nation's finest Arabian horses will walk across the auction floor. With nearly $5 million per year to win in Arabian races across the country, the 35 select horses offered have very good odds to earn back their purchase price. Participate in the 2007 TABA Auction and have some fun with Arabian racing. Absentee and Phone Bids Accepted. For Online Catalog, click here.

Join us in sunny Southern California! Our Spring Exhibitor/Judges School to be held in Industry City, Calif., at the beautiful Pacific Palms Conference and Resort on May 17-19, 2007. Deadline for registration is May 1, 2007. Call 303-696-4539 for details or click here.