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Your chance to receive a discount on your horse's registration is coming to an end, December 31, 2009. Don't let this opportunity to save on your Arabian, Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian registrations pass you by. This offer is for horses two years of age and older. Save $100 on your purebred registrations and $40 on your Half-Arabian/Anglo-Arabian registrations.
Click here for a Purebred Registration Form.
Click here for a Half-Arabian/Anglo-Arabian Registration Form.

November 30 marks the end of the year for the Regional Youth Team Tournament. Time to tally points and submit results to Angela Mannick at Arabian Horse Association, C/O Angela Mannick, 10805 E. Bethany Drive, Aurora, Colo. 80014. For more information, contact Youth Programs.

Renewal notices for Halter Futurities and all award programs were mailed October 6. Please note that Halter Futurity re-nominations must be postmarked/electronic transaction dated by December 31, in order to avoid late fees. You may also re-nominate online by logging in here. If you have questions regarding your renewal notice, please call the Competition Line at 303-696-4500, press #4.

Don't forget that Breeding Entry and National Halter Futurity Enrollments must be postmarked/electronic transaction dated to the AHA office by December 31, in order to avoid late fees. You can enroll online or download and mail in the current enrollment application from the website here. The same form is used for both Breeding Entries and Halter Futurity enrollments. Please contact the Competition Line at 303-696-4500, #4, for assistance.

Region III, hosts of the 2009 AHA Convention at the Silver Legacy Resort Casino in Reno, Nev., is looking for door prize donations. Drawings will be held during general session and donors will be recognized by the announcer as the prize is presented. Door prizes must be delivered to Pam Bingham at Convention. Please contact Pam Bingham for more information. Get your Region, club, farm or business recognized, and help support the AHA Annual Convention.

We look forward to seeing convention attendees next week in Reno, Nev. Online registration has closed, but you may still register on site in Reno. Any changes to your registration, including additions or changes to meals and events can be paid for at the hotel at the AHA Registration desk.

View special, USEF coverage of U.S. Nationals on ClubEquestrian.com. Hear from Joel Kiesner, Vicki Humphrey, Cynthia Burkman and more. Click here to view videos.

An opportunity of this magnitude comes once in a lifetime. Take the opportunity to remember your loved one in perpetuity, while supporting the Arabian horse's story to millions. Gifts of $1,000 or more (larger gifts offer larger lettering) to the exhibits of the Arabian Horse Galleries offer permanent recognition on the beautiful glass-etched, backlit "Donor Wall" inside the Arabian Horse Galleries. The Donor Wall will stand tall and beautiful, as a fitting remembrance for those who loved and supported the Arabian horse.

You can designate your recognition to be listed as your name, your farm name, or In Honor of/ In Memory of a horse or loved one.

The Arabian Horse Galleries will be housed in the Kentucky Horse Park's International Museum of the Horse, and is set to open in the spring of 2010.The Kentucky Horse Park attracts over 1,000,000 visitors each year from around the world.

All gifts directly benefit the media technology component of the exhibits within the Arabian Horse Galleries, helping us effectively reach the hearts and minds of children for the Arabian horse.

Go to ArabianHorseGalleries.com/GiveAGift to make your donation and honor your loved one. Or, for more information, contact Evie Tubbs Sweeney at evie@PurebredArabianTrust.com.

As exhibits continue to be designed and built, images of Arabian Horse Galleries will be unveiled at the 2009 AHA Convention in Reno, Nev., and added to www.ArabianHorseGalleries.com shortly thereafter.

Be sure to attend the Arabian Horse Galleries Forum on Thursday, November 19 from 3pm-4pm for the most comprehensive overview and update on exhibit design, new images, building construction, opening and fundraising.

The 2009 Fall Exhibitor/Judges School will again be held in Scottsdale, Ariz. The dates for the School are December 3-5, 2009 with the Judges Evaluation coinciding on December 4-6, 2009. The Live Judging portion of the School and Evaluation will be held during the 2009 Saguaro Classic at Westworld. The classroom portion will be held at the Scottsdale Marriot at McDowell Mountain. Sleeping rooms will also be held at a special rate for the 2009 Fall School and Evaluation at the Marriot. You may contact the Marriott directly at 480-502-3836 to make room reservations. For more information on this event please contact the Judges and Stewards Commissioner's Office at 303-696-4537 or ahcommish@arabianhorses.org, or check out the website www.arabianhorses.org under Competitions, Judges & Stewards, Seminars and Schools, all the information you need to register is posted there.


November 2009
Register Your Horse for Less Regional Youth Team Tournament Results Due Re-nominate Your Halter Futurity Horses In-Utero Enrollment Forms, Due Dec. 31 Donate Door Prizes, Get Recognized Attend Convention, Register On Site Special Coverage of U.S. Nationals Honor Your Loved Ones Forever in the Arabian Horse Galleries New Images of Arabian Horse Galleries to be Released at Convention Want to Be a Judge or Just Think Like One?


Register Your Horse for Less Your chance to receive a discount on your horse's registration is coming to an end, December 31, 2009. Don't let this opportunity to save on your Arabian, Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian registrations pass you by. This offer is for horses two years of age and older. Save $100 on your purebred registrations and $40 on your Half-Arabian/Anglo-Arabian registrations. Click here for a Purebred Registration Form. Click here for a Half-Arabian/Anglo-Arabian Registration Form. Regional Youth Team Tournament Results Due November 30 marks the end of the year for the Regional Youth Team Tournament. Time to tally points and submit results to Angela Mannick at Arabian Horse Association, C/O Angela Mannick, 10805 E. Bethany Drive, Aurora, Colo. 80014. For more information, contact Youth Programs. Re-nominate Your Halter Futurity Horses Renewal notices for Halter Futurities and all award programs were mailed October 6. Please note that Halter Futurity re-nominations must be postmarked/electronic transaction dated by December 31, in order to avoid late fees. You may also re-nominate online by logging in here. If you have questions regarding your renewal notice, please call the Competition Line at 303-696-4500, press #4. In-Utero Enrollment Forms, Due Dec. 31 Don't forget that Breeding Entry and National Halter Futurity Enrollments must be postmarked/electronic transaction dated to the AHA office by December 31, in order to avoid late fees. You can enroll online or download and mail in the current enrollment application from the website here. The same form is used for both Breeding Entries and Halter Futurity enrollments. Please contact the Competition Line at 303-696-4500, #4, for assistance.


Donate Door Prizes, Get Recognized Region III, hosts of the 2009 AHA Convention at the Silver Legacy Resort Casino in Reno, Nev., is looking for door prize donations. Drawings will be held during general session and donors will be recognized by the announcer as the prize is presented. Door prizes must be delivered to Pam Bingham at Convention. Please contact Pam Bingham for more information. Get your Region, club, farm or business recognized, and help support the AHA Annual Convention. Attend Convention, Register On Site We look forward to seeing convention attendees next week in Reno, Nev. Online registration has closed, but you may still register on site in Reno. Any changes to your registration, including additions or changes to meals and events can be paid for at the hotel at the AHA Registration desk.


Special Coverage of U.S. Nationals View special, USEF coverage of U.S. Nationals on ClubEquestrian.com. Hear from Joel Kiesner, Vicki Humphrey, Cynthia Burkman and more. Click here to view videos.


Honor Your Loved Ones (Human or Horse) Forever in the Arabian Horse Galleries An opportunity of this magnitude comes once in a lifetime. Take the opportunity to remember your loved one in perpetuity, while supporting the Arabian horse's story to millions. Gifts of $1,000 or more (larger gifts offer larger lettering) to the exhibits of the Arabian Horse Galleries offer permanent recognition on the beautiful glass-etched, backlit "Donor Wall" inside the Arabian Horse Galleries. The Donor Wall will stand tall and beautiful, as a fitting remembrance for those who loved and supported the Arabian horse. You can designate your recognition to be listed as your name, your farm name, or In Honor of/ In Memory of a horse or loved one. The Arabian Horse Galleries will be housed in the Kentucky Horse Park's International Museum of the Horse, and is set to open in the spring of 2010.The Kentucky Horse Park attracts over 1,000,000 visitors each year from around the world. All gifts directly benefit the media technology component of the exhibits within the Arabian Horse Galleries, helping us effectively reach the hearts and minds of children for the Arabian horse. Go to ArabianHorseGalleries.com/GiveAGift to make your donation and honor your loved one. Or, for more information, contact Evie Tubbs Sweeney at evie@PurebredArabianTrust.com. New Images of Arabian Horse Galleries to be Released at AHA Convention As exhibits continue to be designed and built, images of Arabian Horse Galleries will be unveiled at the 2009 AHA Convention in Reno, Nev., and added to www.ArabianHorseGalleries.com shortly thereafter. Be sure to attend the Arabian Horse Galleries Forum on Thursday, November 19 from 3pm-4pm for the most comprehensive overview and update on exhibit design, new images, building construction, opening and fundraising.


Want to Be a Judge or Just Think Like One? The 2009 Fall Exhibitor/Judges School will again be held in Scottsdale, Ariz. The dates for the School are December 3-5, 2009 with the Judges Evaluation coinciding on December 4-6, 2009. The Live Judging portion of the School and Evaluation will be held during the 2009 Saguaro Classic at Westworld. The classroom portion will be held at the Scottsdale Marriot at McDowell Mountain. Sleeping rooms will also be held at a special rate for the 2009 Fall School and Evaluation at the Marriot. You may contact the Marriott directly at 480-502-3836 to make room reservations. For more information on this event please contact the Judges and Stewards Commissioner's Office at 303-696-4537 or ahcommish@arabianhorses.org, or check out the website www.arabianhorses.org under Competitions, Judges & Stewards, Seminars and Schools, all the information you need to register is posted there.