By: Adrienne Kisko
The AHAA would like to welcome returning directors Shelby Biddlecombe and Sherry Gresko. New directors are Tammy Mather and Susan Stewart. The board of directors for 2007 are: President Shelby Biddlecombe; Vice President Laurie Knox; Secretary Adrienne Kisko; and Treasurer Sherry Gresko.
Standing Committee Chairs are: Youth, Susan Stewart; Awards, Shelby Biddlecombe; Marketing, Tammy Mather; Promotion, Tammy Mather; Social, Adrienne Kisko; Shows, Laurie Knox; Fund Raising, Susan Stewart; Finance Committee, Sherry Gresko; and Education, Sherry Gresko.
Other committees include Trail Riding (Judy Ullmann), Battle of the Breeds (Sherry Gresko), Horse Industry (Judy Ullmann), and Spruce Meadows (Shelby Biddlecombe)
Appaloosa Competitive All Breed Activities Program
If you show your Appaloosa in all-breed competitions (no ApHC points earned) you may be interested in the ACAAP program the Appaloosa Horse Club (Moscow, Idaho) offers.
This program accepts most types of activities as long as the competition is sponsored by an organization or club that keeps official records on the performance of all horses entered in the event, has an established governing body, and a representative who will sign a verification form.
The categories and a description of the events that have been pre-approved by the ApHC are:
Barrel Racing: Restricted to the cloverleaf pattern. Includes WPRA and NBHA approved events or events sponsored by your local amateur association.
Challenged Riders: Includes all classes specifically for challenged riders (exhibition classes will receive participation merits).
Combined Training: Includes USCTA-approved events.
Cutting: Includes NCHA, ACHA and CCHA-approved events, or events sponsored by your local amateur association.
Dressage: Includes USDF and U.S. Equestrian-approved events.
Driving: Includes pleasure driving and ADS-approved events.
English Equitation: Includes English style equitation, English horsemanship, walk-trot English equitation, and equitation over fences.
English Pleasure: Includes bridle path hack, hunter under saddle, English pleasure, walk-trot English pleasure, English style longe line, and hunter go-as-you-please.
Games: Includes local, state or national gaming events including pole bending, stakes race, flag picking, speed (straight) barrels, keyhole, ring race, Cowboy Mounted Shooting and other gaming events. Limited to one-person events. Team events are not included. (Cloverleaf barrels do not count in the games category.)
Halter Classes: Includes halter and in-hand classes except showmanship and in-hand trail.
Judged Trail Riding: Includes all non-breed association-sponsored competitions.
Over Fences: Includes hunter hack, working hunter, cavaletti, and all variations of jumping except equitation over fences.
Reining: Includes snaffle bit, hackamore, open and NRHA-approved events or events sponsored by your local amateur association.
Roping: Includes team roping, heading, heeling, calf roping, breakaway roping and all events sanctioned by the PRCA, NHSRA, USTRC, NIRA, NARC, WPRA, INRA or events sponsored by your local amateur association.
Showmanship: Includes English and western style showmanship and fitting & showing.
Team Penning: Includes all non-breed association-sponsored events.
Trail: Includes all non-breed association-sponsored competitions and in-hand trail.
Western Equitation: Includes western style equitation, western horsemanship, and walk-trot western equitation.
Western Pleasure: Includes all non-breed association-sponsored events, including NSBA-approved events, western style longe line, and walk-trot western pleasure.
Western Riding: Includes all non-breed association-sponsored competitions.
Working Cow Horse: Includes NRCHA-approved events or events sponsored by your local amateur association.
4-H: Includes all classes strictly for 4-H members.
For more information go the Appaloosa Horse Club website.
2007 AHAA Memberships
AHAA memberships for 2007 are now due. Membership benefits include an optional subscription to Horses All, club liability Insurance coverage, advertising and marketing opportunities, and access to the other benefits, services, and recognition the AHAA offers.
Single: $30. Family: $45. (includes 2 adults, and all children under 18 years in same household). A subscription to Western Horse Review is also available for an additional $18.
The membership form is available on the AHAA website at www.ahaa.ca
