Arabian Community Shows

For many years now Arabian horse owners around the country have asked for an affordable Arabian show venue where the novice can test his or her skill and where the local Amateur owner can compete with other Arabian enthusiasts at an affordable level outside of the Class A and Regional competitions.

Now, as a result of the establishment of the Arabian Horse Association and a streamlined process for launching new programs, AHA has developed a new show venue: "Arabian Community Shows (ACS)".

The basic concepts include:

• Affordability to encourage the fun of showing rather than qualifying.
• General guidelines that allow for a more flexible rules requirement.
• A primary focus on Arabians, Half-Arabians and Anglo-Arabians registered with the Arabian Horse Association Registry or the Canadian Arabian Horse Registry.
• Year-end High-point program that creates recognition for top achievement by category and value for the horse.
• A Milestone award program that recognizes personal achievements and tracking of an individual's progress.
• Web-based show approval, results entry and tracking to keep costs down and data current.

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High-Point Awards

As an exhibitor in an Arabian Community Show, you and/or your horse will accumulate points based on how you place. AHA member exhibitors will earn awards based on the number of points they accumulate within class categories and year-to-date.

Milestone Awards

Individual AHA member exhibitors will earn points that will accumulate over time based on how they place in ACS competitions. At specific "milestones", based on total points earned, individuals will receive awards and be recognized for their accomplishments on the AHA website.

Horse Performance Records

AHA & CAHR registered Arabians, Half-Arabians and Anglo-Arabians competing in an ACS will have their accomplishments recorded in the horse's permanent event record in the web-based world database, Arabian Horse DataSource

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The ACS Guidelines provide minimum requirements, recommendations and general descriptions for AHA Arabian Community Shows (ACS). These include:

• Requirements and process for "host" organization recognition;
• Results reporting requirements;
• Point Tabulation schedules;
• Award programs;
• Category definitions;
• General recommendations.

Click here to view the ACS Guidelines online

Click here to order a free hardcopy ACS Guidelines booklet.The ACS Guidelines is published as a 3" X 6" pocket booklet and will be sent to you at no charge.

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Go to:Create a New ACS

So you want to host an Arabian Community Show? Our online recognition process makes it easy to get your show recognized as an ACS. After filling out and submitting the online ACS Recognition Form and paying the $35 registration fee online, you'll be emailed an ACS Recognition Number that you'll use on your prize lists/show bill, etc. You will be able to access your ACS Account Manager for this ACS by logging on to your Member's Home Page on this website where you will be able to edit or modify the ACS information and enter the show results following the event.

Click here to order a free hardcopy ACS Show Host Packet.The ACS Show Host Packet is designed to provide additional information to ACS Show Hosts. This packet is free of charge.

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Go to: ACS Account Manager

Entering the show results from your ACS is a simple step by step process that must be initiated within 20 days after the last day of the show:

• Select the specific ACS Show from the Account Manager page from your Member Only area on the AHA website.
• Identify the appropriate Categories and build the Class lists by Category; and
• Enter the Exhibitor #, Horse Registration # and Member # for up to 8 places for each class.
• Click on "Check Information" to complete the class entries information.

After entering the ACS Show results, you will be asked to "Publish ACS Results", which requires an online credit card payment that equals $5 times the total number of AHA/CAHR registered horses competing at this ACS.

This fee covers the cost of enrolling each exhibitor/member into the Year-End High Point Award and individual Milestone Award programs; updating performance results for each horse that placed on the horse's show record at AHA and administrative processing for both the exhibitor and horse.

After completing the payment for "Publish ACS Results":

• ACS show results will be displayed on the AHA website,
• AHA's Arabian Horse DataSource online pedigree service will display the show results by horse,
• Status of ACS High-Point Award and individual Milestone Award programs will be updated and available for viewing via the AHA website, and
• Members that have achieved a specific Milestone in that award program will be mailed their individual award.

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