Arabian Horse Association Now Included in World Registries
DENVER, CO-After nearly a decade of negotiations, an agreement has been made between the Purebred Arabian Trust (representing the Arabian Horse Association's 100-year old purebred Arabian horse registry) and the World Arabian Horse Organization (WAHO) that grants the Arabian Horse Association (AHA) Registry exclusive authority over American registrations as recognized by WAHO. This status change is effective January 01, 2008, and returns all associated responsibilities from the Purebred Arabian Horse Registry (PAHR) to the AHA Registry.
"We are delighted in the success of this agreement," said Bob Fauls, Chairman of the Purebred Arabian Trust (PAT), "and believe this to be a momentous occasion promising a bright future of significant benefit to the Arabian horse community."
While this changes nothing relating to domestic registration procedures for AHA members, it does affect registration activity requiring WAHO involvement-namely certain international importation and exportation procedures of purebred Arabian horses and semen. Beginning January 01, 2008, the PAT in conjunction with the Arabian Horse Association (AHA) will be the only registering authority in the United States recognized by WAHO.
In order to facilitate PAT's admission to WAHO membership, PAHR has agreed it will cease its activities December 31, 2007 and refer new and pending transactions to AHA. Since the WAHO membership of the AHA Registry's predecessor, the Arabian Horse Registry of America, was terminated in 1997, PAHR has provided to the American Arabian horse community a venue for international Arabian horse transactions, importations and exportations.
A major consideration in achieving this agreement with WAHO is the fact that the Studbooks have been closed and the purebred Arabian database is now firmly established and defined. Hans Nagel, president of WAHO, said "From now on, the world-wide Arabian horse breed is an exclusive and closed population and will be guarded as such."
"We're pleased to share this announcement with our membership as it reflects a successful conclusion for our breed following lengthy negotiations," said Myron Krause, president of AHA. "Ultimately, our membership and our Arabian breed will benefit greatly from this resolution."
More information will be forthcoming, including but not limited to the next AHA President's Letter, Modern Arabian Horse magazine, and www.PurebredArabianTrust.com.
Arabian Sport Horse Nationals Adds Driving to 2005 Championship
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The 3rd annual Sport Horse National Arabian & Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show (Sport Horse Nationals) returns to Lexington, Va., Sept. 21-25, with the addition of a pleasure carriage driving division for Arabians, Half-Arabians and Anglo-Arabians. Classes include pleasure driving working, pleasure driving reinsmanship and “pick your route” obstacles.
All driving competition will take place on Wednesday, September 21st.All driving classes will be judged according to the United States Equestrian Federation pleasure driving specifications. Show entries will consist of single horse hitches. |
The judge for the driving division is Francine Dismukes, an “R” rated judge in both the Arabian and Andalusian/Lusitano divisions, and a trainer based in Luling, Texas. Qualifications for pleasure driving have been waived for 2005 Sport Horse Nationals.
Driving is one of the fastest growing equestrian disciplines. The pleasure driving working class is judged primarily on the ability and suitability of the horse to give a pleasurable drive. In reinsmanship, the driver is judged on his or her skills and ability. The judge may select individual entries to perform a workout, in which they demonstrate a specific gait the judge calls for, as well as perform figure eights or other tests. Pleasure driving horses must halt, rein back and work both directions at the walk, slow trot, working trot and strong trot.
The Pick Your Route Obstacles class is driven over a course of obstacles (paired markers) with no set route. After passing the starting line, the driver shall proceed through each obstacle to the designated finish line, choosing his own route. Each obstacle is to be negotiated once and only once, but may be approached from either direction. This is a speed class with placings determined by completion time. Course faults such as missing or knocking down an obstacle are scored as penalty seconds and are added to the driver’s elapsed time.
The Sport Horse Nationals is the only national single breed competition focusing specifically on sport horse disciplines and catering to sport horse exhibitors. All horses competing are Arabians, Half-Arabians or Anglo-Arabians registered with AHA or the Canadian Arabian Horse Registry. The Sport Horse Nationals is produced by the Arabian Horse Association, Aurora, Colo., 303-696-4500.
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