Directors. Lorry Wagner, President Association of Ridgecrest Arabian Breeders. March,

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1 March, Web-Site Manager No President: 2008 Officers & Directors Vice President: Jackie Bumgardner Secretary:, Treasurer: BOARD OF DIRECTORS: 3 Positions Open AHA DELEGATE: Stephanie Bennett cantinaarabians@sbcglobal.net AHA ALTERNATE DELEGATE: Margaret Fleming Web-Site Manager & News Editor Lorry Wagner, ARAB President Hi Members & Friends of ARAB: Spring has finally arrived and it is so good to be warm again, see the grass starting to grow and the horses enjoying the good weather...well, except for the windy days which March always brings to us here in the Indian Wells Valley area. If any of you have new foals or are expecting any, please share with us for upcoming newsletters and pictures are welcome. Whether a member of ARAB or a friend of ARAB, we would enjoy sharing your news. Stephanie Bennett, our newest ARAB member and our Region 2 Delegate, and I are busy at the R2 level putting the 2013 Championship Show together. For anyone who wishes to enter any classes, you will find dates, judges, location and contact information on page 2. Entries Close on May 22. In addition, we are looking for volunteers to help during the show. If you would like to participate as a volunteer, please contact Stephanie for more information ( in left column). She is organizing this group. See Page 2, President Association of Ridgecrest Arabian Breeders, 2013 by

2 If you wish to volunteer to help at this show please contact Stephanie Bennett: or

3 One Day Shows Provide Something Different The AHA One Day Show concept is simple. Areas of the country with a low show horse population and/or small club population have an opportunity to hold AHA-qualifying shows that are financially feasible for their circumstances. Fees and expenses rehttp:// Club Membership Drive Launched March 1 AHA has launched the 2013 Club Membership Drive and we need your help! "We wanted to do something to help build club membership. Our hope is that by giving away six convention delegate registrations, the clubs will participate in membership drives and grow not only their own clubs, but ultimately AHA. The clubs are such an important part of AHA and have the ability to reach out and build affinity to the breed and association. Good luck to everyone. See you in Lexington, Kentucky, if not before. " - Cynthia Richardson, AHA President The Club Membership Drive will run from March 1 - June 30, 2013 and the top five clubs will each win a free delegate registration. AHA will then draw a bonus delegate registration from a pool of all clubs that showed any increase in new members. All clubs are eligible, no entry is needed main low for the club or sponsoring group so that savings are passed on to exhibitors. One Day show venues can be simple and may not even require stalls. One Day shows offer Arabian horse exhibitors an affordable way to show their horses, earn qualification points, and get involved. Go to the AHA website for more information, including required forms. We Are Family! Don't forget, if your horse is jointly owned, you must meet the "family" definition in USEF/EC to compete in Amateur Owner classes. John Doe cannot compete in an AO, JO or AAO class if his horse is jointly owned with Jane Smith and they are not related within the "family" definition. Please see the 2013 Untied States Equestrian Federation Rule Book under USEF GR123. Open Yourself to Competition! Do you compete with your Arabian in the Open Circuit? Would you like to use your scores to qualify for the AHA Regional and National Championship events? The Open Qualifying Program is just $35.00 per year as long as you enroll before your first open event. This is available to members who participate in Cutting, Working Cow Horse, Reining, Reined Cow, Dressage, Eventing, Combined Driving, Carriage Pleasure Driving, Driven Dressage, Working Hunter, Jumper, Hunter Hack, Competitive Trail and Endurance. Call the Competitions Line at the Arabian Horse Association for further information at (303) , # 4. In addition to the Open Qualification program, AHA Members have the option to recognize the Arabian, Half-Arabian, or Anglo-Arabian who earns high achievement in the open circuit disciplines with the Open Competition Award. The horse must have received acknowledgement at the higher level of competition, such as regional championships, national competitions, and international competitions open to all breeds. The horse must also be publicly acknowledged and promoted as an Arabian in some form; publications, demonstrations or other public forums. If you or someone you know is the owner of an outstanding representative of the Arabian breed in the open circuit, nominations can be made at any time during the year up to September 31. More information on the Open Competition Award and past winners of this award can be found here, and you can call the Competition Department for further details at (303) , # 4. Just a reminder to keep track of when your membership for ARAB is due. You can renew online at the AHA website: or contact me directly: This service is free of charge for ARAB Members and is available at a cost of $0.15 per word to others and $25.00 for full-page with pictures (limit 3). Ad material must be Arabian-horse related. ARAB reserves the right to reject any submission for reasons of being too long and/or inappropriate. Contact: NOTE: Information submission for this page must be approved by the Newsletter Editor and must be appropriate for the subject of the Arabian Horse. If anyone has any news please send it to me:, 8222 Athel Street, Inyokern, California 93527, (760) fax same number, I will include it in the next minutes/newsletter publication and on our web site. Here is the URL for our web site: I look forward to hearing from the membership. ARAB Newsletter March, 2013 Page 3

4 This space is available at no charge for ARAB members. Advertise your ranch/farm, horses for sale or any service you provide that serves our horses. Contact: This book, by, is in memory of her best friend, Mary Anne Grimmell who made tremendous contributions to the Arabian horse. It is available in hard copy on the below link: html or go to Amazon.com Search for Payment by PayPal or Credit Card Now available on Kindle NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD! This DVD covers the basics of selecting, fitting to the horse, wrapping the mecate`, handling the horse in the hackamore from the ground and care and cleaning of the hackamore bringing over 200 years of Early California horsemanship to modern hackamore riders and trainers. For ordering information to: lorryvideo.html Payment by PayPal or Credit Card Our host site is AWhitehorse.com owned by Stacey Mayer. Stacey donates the hosting of our web pages. Stacey is also a fabulous artist, specializing in equine art. The below is an example of Stacey s wonderful work! For more information about this very talented equine artist, visit her web page: Stacey s art work! The above advertising is free of charge for ARAB Members. Advertising material must be Arabian-horse related. ARAB reserves the right to reject any submission for reasons of being too long and/or inappropriate. Contact: NOTE: Information submission for this page must be appropriate for the subject of the Arabian Horse and must be approved by this Newsletter s Editor. ARAB Newsletter March, 2013 Page 4

5 If anyone has any news please send it to me:, 8222 Athel Street, Inyokern, California 93527, or or I will include it in the next minutes/newsletter publication and on our web site. Here is the URL for our web site: I look forward to hearing from the membership. Patrick Swayze riding his beloved Arabian stallion Tammen. This pair often performed at the Arabian Horse Association Nationals and always brought the house down. The Arabian Horse world misses Pat and Tam who did so much to promote our breed. c/o Ms Athel Street Inyokern, California FIRST CLASS MAIL