Rancho California Arabian Horse Association

Newsletter - October 2025

2025 Board of Directors

OFFICERS

President: Debbie Moss

(951)775-8978

DebraGMoss@msn.com

Vice President: 

Katherine Rich-Elzig

951-302-6045

Katherine_richgar@

yahoo.com

Secretary: Joyce Alford

951-265-2038

suprizm@yahoo.com

Treasurer: 

Past President 

Leslie Smith

lesliemsmith2019@gmail.com

951-767-0282

DIRECTORS

Marsha Bustin (951)285-1426, mbustin_2@msn.com

Margaret Rich (909)240-4500, margaret@greenacresranchinc.com

Debra Zickafoose (951)219-8426

dlzickafoose@gmail.com

Terhi Weber (949) 310-3855 terhviitanen@hotmail.com


2025 DELEGATES

Katherine Rich-Elzig

Margaret Rich

Alternates:

Debbie Moss

Debra Zickafoose



PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

by Debbie Moss

Everyone!


Our Fall RCAHA show was held at Green Acres in conjunction with the SCPHA show. We offered main ring and sport horse classes. It was a great way to inexpensively gain show experience, qualify for Regionals, and earn Achievement Award points! SCPHA does almost monthly shows at Green Acres, and RCAHA would like to continue to offer Arabian classes at those shows a few times per year. Let us know what classes you need/like to see offered and then come out and support our efforts.


As many of you are probably aware, as of December 1, 2025, USEF is going to require that all horses competing at USEF Events must be microchipped. Even if you don’t show your horse, having them microchipped is a great idea, as horses can get loose, stolen, or in case of a brush fire, are often just turned loose. Writing your phone number in sharpie on a hoof, or braiding a tag into their mane is time consuming in an emergency, so a microchip is a great way to prove ownership to recover your horse.


RCAHA is going to sponsor a “Get chipped day” hosted at Green Acres Ranch. Dr. Doug Lawrence will be microchipping horses for anyone who’d like to get their horses done. Additional details (date, times, cost, etc.) will be provided soon. Watch your email, Facebook, and Instagram for further information.


Our annual RCAHA Christmas party will be held jointly with Green Acres on December 6th. We will be holding our annual election for our board members. President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Director positions are available.


Also, if you are interested in representing RCAHA at the AHA convention as a delegate, we will be electing those positions as well. Please notify me or any other board member if you’re interested in running for any position.


Happy Halloween!

Until next time, I’m yours truly,


Debbie


JOIN US FOR THE

GREEN ACRES - RCAHA CHRISTMAS PARTY


SATURDAY DECEMBER 6, 2025 @ GREEN ACRES

tickets on sale soon!

THE RCAHA BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL HAVE THEIR ANNUAL ELECTIONS

DECEMBER 6, 2025 at THE RCAHA GREEN ACRES CHRISTMAS PARTY


A ballot will be read and nominations by any member may be taken from from the floor for any position followed by a vote of all current adult members.


The Board of Directors meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm - Green Acres Ranch. The board positions include President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasures.

  • All board positions are up for re election and nominitions.
  • There are 2 of 4 Delegate positions open.
  • Current Delegates are Margaret Rich and Diana Bien


For any interested Delegates to AHA REGION 1 please submit a letter of intent to Debbie Moss by November 15th. The letter shoulder include your interest and history with Arabian horses, the Arabian community and reasons why you would

like to represent our club at Region 1 meetings (virtual) and

attend AHA Convention held in November each year (virtual and live). RCAHA provides a stipend for Delegate travel and attendance.


We look forward to interested candidates - new ideas and can only share the rewards of supporting and participation in the Arabian Community through service to and support of our members!


Debbie Moss, President (951)699-8016 cell or debragmoss@msn.com

Leslie Smith, (951)294-0667 cell or lesliemsmith2019@gmail.com

AHA CALENDAR OF EVENTS - 2025

AHA SHOWS NATIONWIDE - LINK



SAVE THE DATE - SPRING 2026


REGION 2 - RCAHA

SPORT HORSE AND DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS


APRIL 23rd - 26th 2026


Great new central location!!

links below


Paso Robles Horse Park

Paso Robles, CA


REGION 2 - RCAHA SPORT HORSE- DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS


THE RCAHA FALL SHOW

October 12th - a successful collaboration with SCPHA!

We cannot thank SCPHA President, Kelly Dunn enough for saying "YES" and making this collaboration happen. Everyone had a wonderful time and we hope to offer these ONE DAY QUALIFYING SHOWS at least twice a year if not more!


  • ALL HELD AT GREEN ACRES RANCH
  • AHA QUALIFYING CLASSES - SHUS and MAIN RING
  • ONE DAY ONLY - AN AFFORDABLE & ACCESSIBLE WAY TO QUALIFY

"Had a great time at the show with my 2 boys Sabbi and Thunder. Rode both in the SCPHA trail class and rode Thunder in the AHA WD Suitability class. Appreciate having shows in So Cal I can get to." Sandra Harris

"What a fun filled day! Thank you RCAHA & SCPHA & Green Acres Ranch for having a great show and supporting our local riders!" Stacie Lyons-Kelly

"Thank you RCAHA Board for making this show happen!!! We really, really appreciate it." Sandra Cramer

YOUTH CORNER

YOUTH NATIONALS & RCAHA SPONSORSHIP


Each year RCAHA sponsors a YOUTH NATIONALS CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS

This year the club sponsored the

Arabian 10 and under SHUS Championship Class


& RCAHA caught up with FIRST TIME YOUTH NATIONALS CHAMPION



CLARE RARIDEN and her mother CHRISTINA



Clare and her mom sent a wonderful Thank You to the club!

Clare - "What I loved the most was getting to ride my horse. I also loved getting to play with my friends and their horses. I really had fun. My friends all told me good luck before I rode and that made me feel good. I liked the dance too- me and my friend went and pretended like we were singing while we danced. It was so much fun.

Clare's mother Christina - "This was our family's first trip to Youth and it was a wonderful experience! Clare is an avid equestrian and she rides at home and at the Herbst Farms. Riding horses is her love - she reads about it, writes about it in school projects, and devotes all her spare time to her horses."

Clare and her trainer - Kassidy Herbst

YOUTH RESOURCES -- SCHOLARSHIP LINKS


BACK AT THE RANCH


Meanwhile back at the ranch..... Practice makes perfect and what we do back at the ranch is as important as our show performance!

"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard." -- Tim Notke

It takes a village!

BRAGGIN' RIGHTS

RCAHA YOUTH VICE PRESIDENT, CAROLINE WILLIS is an active INSTRUCTOR IN THE GA LESSON PROGRAM in additional to her own full time riding (and school!)


She recently prepared her GA STUDENTS for the RCAHA FALL SHOW. For several riders it was their first rated show ever!

HAPPY TRAILS!!!

See you in Paso Robles....

SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS....



RCAHA/AHA DUES: Save money with a three-year renewal when renewing (AHA sends you an email). When renewing, make sure to choose RCAHA as your affiliated Region One club. 

If you are not getting AHA email announcements, make sure to update your email address with Membership Chair Debbie Moss at debragmoss@msn.com or at info@arabianhorse.org


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