2010 Border Bonanza news!

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2010 MOKAN Premium Book

2010 MOKAN Show Entry form

2010 Prize Money Program

2010 Slot Class Entry form

2010 Slot Class Lease form

2010 Slot Class prize money application form

2010 Class Sponsorship form

Mo-Kan Border Bonanza Volunteers Needed

Volunteers are needed to help with the gate and ribbons during the Border Bonanza show, during all daily sessions.
Because of the concurrent show format, ribbons will
be presented in the ring for each judge’s placings, and this will require more personnel to give them out.
Anyone interested in helping for a session please contact Pamm Payne, 816-524-1480 or ppayne14@aol.com
It is a great opportunity to see the show up close and
personal!

Mo-Kan Border Bonanza Class Sponsorships

Class Sponsorships are available, $25 for a regular class and $50 for a championship class. Sponsors will be announced during the class and have the opportunity to help present the blue ribbon to the class winner.
Forms are available here.

General membership & election meeting

The next GKCAHA General membership and election of board members & delegates will be Sunday April 11th, 2010.  A time and place to be determined.  Stay tuned!

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.

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.

Pprovidence Breeding now available!

Pprovidence - (Echo Magnifficoo x Bey Amore)
2003 Bay; Multi-National Champion

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Pprovidence breeding available at reduced price, $1,250! His current stud fee is $3,000. Where can you breed to this caliber of a stallion for a reasonable stud fee? For more information on Pprovidence please call Kari Kemper at 816.694.9469 or Shada Arabians website.  

Breeders Sweepstakes Nominated Sire, Scottsdale Signature Stallion, MN Medallion Stallion Colorado Breeders Stallion, SCID clear.

Accomplishments

• 2009 Scottsdale Unanimous Champion 6 & 7 Yr Old Stallions

• 2008 Region 16 Champion Western Pleasure Junior Horse

• 2008 Scottsdale Top 10 Arabian Western Pleasure Junior Horse

• 2007 U.S. National Reserve Champion Arabian Jr Stallion Breeding 3-5

• 2007 Canadian National Reserve Champion Arabian Stallion Breeding

• 2007 Scottsdale Reserve Champion Arabian Stallion Breeding

• 2006 U.S. National Reserve Champion Arabian Futurity Colt Breeding

• 2006 Canadian National Champion Arabian Futurity Colt Breeding

• 2004 U.S. National Top 10 Arabian Yearling Colt/Gelding Breeders Sweepstakes

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