November 9, 2022

Help Us Help You! As we near the close of calendar year 2022, it is very important that we clear all of our pending registrations. This is one of the most important activities your Arabian Horse Association manages every year, and we ask for your help to see to it that your foal registration records are completed.

We’re asking you to please contact us immediately if you have any type of registration work pending. Call Registry Services at 303-696-4500, option #2 or email info@arabianhorses.org.

We wish you and your family a Happy Holiday Season! 

-Your Registry Services Team

A big thank you to everyone participating in AHA's convention this week! We would not be possible without the dedication and hard work of all our staff, board members, committee members, and volunteers!

Resolutions The Agenda & Resolutions Committee have reviewed the resolutions submitted to the AHA office and will be placing 16 resolutions forward to convention for consideration. To view the resolutions click on the resolution number next to each of the resolution titles.

If you are a licensed judge due to at the Judges’ Seminar this year and have not yet registered, email reminders were sent November 1^st. If you are not sure when you are due, go through your USEF portal for continuing education information. The date due will be listed by competition year, NOT calendar year.  So, if the USEF information says you are due in 2023 (or earlier) you are due to participate in the virtual Seminar Dec. 1-2, 2022. Deadline to register for the Seminar has been extended to November 12^th. 

IN-UTERO FOAL APPLICATION DEADLINE

The deadline to enroll your in-utero as a Breeding Entry or in the US and/or Canadian Halter Futurity Program is December 31, 2022. Enrollments can be processed on-line click here or you can complete and submit the application click here.

Remember, in order for a foal to be eligible to be enrolled as a Breeding Entry, either the sire must be enrolled as a Nominated Sire or the mare must be enrolled as a Nominated Dam. A sire or dam that is only enrolled as a Breeding Entry does not qualify the horse as being eligible to be enrolled in-utero as a Breeding Entry.

Every fourth Breeding Entry enrolled in the same year by the same owner by be enrolled at one half price. The discount applies to each submission of at least four entries submitted at the same time by the exact same breeder/nominator.

Sweepstakes enrollments can be paid in full or placed on a Deferred Billing Agreement. AHA charges a 10% administrative fee for entries that are placed on a Deferred Billing Agreement. The first payment must accompany the application at the time of submission. Halter Futurity enrollments cannot be placed on a Deferred Billing Agreement and must be paid in full at the time of enrollment.

A Breeding Entry is the only way to earn prize money in the Arabian Breeders Sweepstakes Program.

For additional information regarding Sweepstakes enrollment information, see Sweepstakes Made Simple here.

Foals that are enrolled in-utero in the US and/or Canadian Halter Futurity Program will need to pay a renomination fee for the weanling, yearling and two-year-old year. When the horse is 3 years old and all requirements have been met, the horse will be eligible to show in the US and/or Canadian Halter Futurity Class, depending on enrollment.

NOTE: All Half-Arabians showing in the Halter Futurity Program must have parentage DNA verified to the purebred Arabian parent on file at the AHA office before they will be allowed to compete.

For complete rules regarding the Halter Futurity Program, refer to Chapter 19 of the AHA Handbook Chapter 19 and for the rules regarding the Sweepstakes Program, refer to Chapter 18.

DEAD FOAL CREDIT VOUCER

If for any reason a mare does not produce a live foal or a foal dies within the first 30 days, you can be eligible to receive a Dead Foal Credit Voucher. You will need to submit a signed vet statement (on vet letterhead or official documentation), that identifies the mare by registration number, registered name, and the year she was to foal. If a foal is born, the date of foaling and date of death must also be provided. 

Sweepstakes - AHA can then issue a Sweepstakes Dead Foal Credit Voucher for $400. If a foal is born but dies prior to December 31^st of the year of foaling, a half Credit Voucher ($200) can be issued. This credit can be used for any future Sweepstakes Entry. It can also be used towards the initial enrollment of horses that are placed on a Deferred Billing Agreement. The Voucher cannot be used in lieu of a down payment but will be evenly distributed towards the number of payments indicated and granted on the Deferred Billing Agreement.

If a dead foal entry is on a Deferred Billing Agreement, the payments must be completed in full before consideration of a credit will be made.

Halter Futurity - If the foal was enrolled in the Halter Futurity Program, a Halter Futurity Dead Foal Credit Voucher can be issued. This credit must be used the consecutive year. Foals that are born and die after 30 days are not eligible for a Halter Futurity Credit Voucher.

A new In-Utero Foal Application and the Dead Foal Credit Voucher(s) must be submitted to the AHA office by December 31 of the year the mare was bred. Dead Foal Credits for both programs DO NOT automatically rollover to the next year or future years. A new In-Utero Application must be submitted in order for a Dead Foal Credit to be used.

NOMINIATED SIRE BREEDING REPORTS

Nominated Sire Breeding Reports need to be submitted by November 15^, 2022. These reports can be completed on-line here or you can complete and submit the Breeding Report to the AHA office here.

COURTESY RENEWAL NOTICES

The AHA horse program courtesy renewal notices were sent out via email (to those that have a valid email address on file) on Thursday, October 13, 2022. Be sure to enroll/renominate your horse(s) into the program before the entry deadlines. 

For the Halter Futurity Program, it is the responsibility of the owner to renominate their horses prior to the stated deadlines even if the owner does not receive the renomination form from AHA for any reason.

Contact the AHA office at 303-696-4500, option # regarding any questions regarding these programs.

CHECK YOUR EMAIL FOR AHA COURTESY PROGRAM RENEWALS

Renominations will be sent to the current owner of record. It is the responsibility of the owner to renominate their horse(s) prior to the stated deadlines even if the owner does not receive the renomination forms from AHA for any reason. If an owner does not receive the renomination form, please call AHA to renew. Take advantage of lower fees and postmark/transact your renewals on or before December 31, 2022. Renewals postmarked after December 31, 2022 may be subject to late fees or additional fees.

For Achievement Award and Amateur Achievement Award renewals, please submit your request or renew online into the programs prior to your first competition of 2023.

You can renew on-line or by submitting the completed form with payment to AHA via fax, US Mail or email (pdf format) to info.comp@arabianhorses.org You may also contact the AHA office at 303-696-4500, option #4 and renew over the phone. 

Click the button below for instructions on how to renew online.