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2010 American Royal
Arabian show
The American Royal has added Academy classes to
this years show!
Click
here to go to their site for an entry form and show
schedule.
GKCAHA Board meeting
Date: Monday August 30th, 2010
Time: 6:00pm
Location: TBD
Sugar Creek Equinapy Grand Opening!
The Sugar Creek Equinapy is having their grand
opening on March 27th 2010 from 1pm - 4pm. They are having a horse
show on Saturday April 10th starting at 10am.
They are a 501c3 nonprofit equine assisted therapy
center serving those who encounter disabilities. The facility is
run by Melissa Morgan.
The Greater Kansas City Arabian Horse
association turned 45 this year. We thought we would start off
with a little trivia.
When was the first GKCAHA show?
June 22-23, 1968 at the American Royal
How many classes were held?
There were only a total of 66 classes for the entire show
What current GKCAHA board member
exhibited in the 13 and under at the 1970 show? Kevin Jochens
Does anyone know the answer to these
questions?
What was a masquerade class?
Who designed the cover of the
first show book?
Stay tuned for additional trivia
and other questions along with some copies of old show programs from the
early years of GKCAHA!
Mid-Winter Celebration
wrap up!
The annual GKCAHA Mid-Winter
Celebration was on January 23rd, 2010 at 6pm at the Lions
Community Building in Peculiar. Our theme this year was Mardi
Gras! Everyone had a great time!
The food was delicious! Thank
you to everyone that attended.
We will be providing a wrap up of the
high point awards that were given that night soon! Stay tuned.
Glen True, American Royal Arabian
Horse Person of the Year!
The American Royal has chosen Glen True at the
American Royal Arabian Horse Person of the Year! This is a new
honor that was started this year. One member from each breed was
selected. Congratulations Glen!
Arabian Horse
Galleries
The new Al-Marah Arabian Horse Galleries is close to reality,
with an opening planned in June, 2010. The Gallery is located in the
Kentucky Horse Park at Lexington, Kentucky.
The Galleries will serve as one of the few permanent exhibits in the
world dedicated to the history and celebration of the Arabian horse
breed. It will be situated as part of the International Museum of
the Horse, attracting well over 1 million visitors a year.
Bazy Tankersley, owner of Al-Marah Arabians in
Tucson, is the major donor that enabled the Galleries to be constructed.
Future maintenance and operation is to be under the State of Kentucky,
as part of the Museum.
Exciting media-enhanced exhibits will be an integral part of the
Galleries, enabling visitors to experience the beauty and contributions
of the Arabian horse throughout history, and to see the many important
people who have been a part of Arabian history.
As part of the grand-opening celebration, a permanent donor wall is
being established, consisting of etched glass panels. The Greater Kansas
City
Arabian Horse Association has contributed $1000 to the Galleries,
thereby joining many others in supporting this wonderful project that is
dedicated to
the Arabian horse.
GKCAHA also plans to sponsor a week-end bus trip at a future
date to Lexington to view the Galleries. Watch for more information
about this event on the website.
Click the logo below to see pictures and information about the Al-Marah
Arabian Horse Galleries.
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here to view archived news.
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American Royal Arabian Show coming
up!
(Click on the picture for a larger image)
The 2010 American Royal Arabian Show will be held
Friday September 24th through Sunday September 26th.
2010 Border Bonanza Corporate &
Patron Sponsor list
We want to thank our Corporate Sponsors and our
Patrons!
Click here to view our sponsors!
New GKCAHA Advertising
Opportunity
Would you like to reach at least 200 horse lovers to advertise your
horse or maybe a trailer or tack for sale?
In one easy step, an advertising e-mail blast can be sent from the
GKCAHA website for the bargain price of $25 if ready to send, or $50 for
composition
work.
If you are interested in advertising on our
website you can click
here to check out our rates.
Contact the
webmaster at the GKCAHA website.
Region 11 Director & Vice
Director
The AHA region 11 leadership has a distinct GKCAHA
flavor. Angela O'Neill was elected as the new director of Region
11 and Glen True is the new vice-director. Congratulations to
both! Kansas City was the site of the Region 11 delegate meeting.
Sharon True put together gift baskets for our friends from the rest of
Region 11. They were a big hit and enjoyed by all.
AHA Convention Wrap up (by
Sharon True)
Convention opened in Reno on Thursday with its
closing on Saturday with over 335 delegates attending. Lance Walters AHA
president opened his address to the delegates with a review of AHA s
financial concerns. Under strict audits all monies that had been used
for other AHA needs pulled from sweepstakes are being reinstated now in
$20,000.00 increments. President Walters’s hopes are for 2010 to break
even or be slightly ahead in profit.
MEMBERSHIP- No clubs were reinstated that had folded in the last year.
With no active club charters revoked this year. Membership continues to
be down with youth having a 500 member increase. PB registration down
10% HA registration down 24%
NATIONAL SHOWS
- Youth Nationals facility reported to be in
better condition
- Sport Horse was in Lexington, KY moving to
the west coast next year
- Canadian Natls- 64 million being spent for
a new facility for 2010
- U.S. Natls- Almost exactly the same in
attendance with halter Competition deep and improved show schedule
RESOLUTIONS
Adding disclosures of Lavender Foal Syndrome and Cerebellar Abiotrophy
to AHA code of ethics, disclosing genetic problems for potential
breeders.
Shoe pad resolution was withdrawn with the Arabian Professional
Horseman’s Assoc. to a make a committee to meet during the year to
create guidelines for number of pads/bars for shoeing to present at 2010
convention
Tying stirrups to equipment approved not to allow with a major emphasis
on safety
Sport horse withdrew in hand/under saddle splits
Saddle seat equitation approved riders Top 4 at Youth Naltls. To change
horse and rider to be picked based on accumulative points
Park horse classes PB/HA approved horse to show more balance and cadence
in movement
Select rider was approved for national classes. The national show
commission is diligently working to get these classes approved for 2010
shows. Qualifications are now being clarified.
Regional classes can now be qualified by using the current point system
or by placing 1st or 2nd in the classes being qualified for.
A full top ten at national shows or rides will be awarded regardless of
the number of entries.
North American Halter resolution was rewritten and presented again on
Saturday and given great consideration but was defeated by a close
majority vote. This resolution would have allowed halter to go to a
comparative system of judging.
Next Convention; 2010 November 18-21st in Orlando, Fla.
2011 Will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia | 
