Arabian Sport Horse Alliance 2015 - 2016 Directory & Yearbook

ASHA Call To Action!
- How to Get Involved -
1) Join the Team! ASHA is a member based organization Arabian-bred sport horses are an important part of the sport
built to help connect many segments of the Arabian sport horse horse world!
community so we can work together to recognize and encourage
support for Arabian-bred sport horses and ponies throughfiles
posted by some of our Charter Farm and Farm members.
3) Farm Profile Gallery! Please check out the farm proout
the sport horse performance disciplines and in sport horse https://arabiansporthorsealliance.org/membership/farm-gallery/
This gallery is a great way to help spread the word about
and pony breeding.
We purposely built the governance structure to be rooted dedicated Arabian, Shagya, Anglo-Arabian, and Arabian lineage
in the membership and to be accountable to the membership. incorporating sport horse breeders and we are pleased to offer
this as a benefit to all our Charter Farm and Farm
Ultimately, the Alliance needs an engaged membership
that will help expand and improve our programs
members.
and our reach. We appreciate your support
These farm profiles are also included in the
and look forward to being able to welcome
Yearbook & Directory. Check them out!
people to committees, to assist with essential
tasks, and to run for the BOD.
have not yet done so are invited to submit
Charter Farm and Farm members who
Interested in helping form committees?
Want to help with our publica-
that can be accessed when logged in:
profiles of their farms via this form
tions, social media, or community outreach,
or any other aspect of helping
members/list-your-farm/
https://arabiansporthorsealliance.org/
to grow and strengthen the Alliance?
If you have questions or want
Reach out and let us know how you’d
assistance with editing your write-up
like to help via info@arabiansporthorsealliance.org
or (410) 823-5579
porthorsealliance.org
please contact us at info@arabians-
Even if you are not able to step
4) Horse Recording! Recording
your Arabian-bred sport horses
up to take on a leadership role in the
Alliance, membership participation at
with the Alliance is a free benefit of
all levels is necessary to make the Alliance
a great resource for its members
encourage all members to record their
all membership categories, and we
and for outreach to the wider sport horse
horses with the Alliance. Horse recording
is a requirement for horse participation
world.
2) Spread the Word! Help us to grow
in Alliance horse programs like the ASHA
the Alliance by telling people about us. Word
Competition Points Program, inclusion in the
of mouth is a valuable tool for a young organization
so tell your friends about us. Share information
Farm member stallions, listing in the Membership
Annual ASHA Stallion Roster for Farm and Charter
about the Alliance on social media and direct people to
Directory, and eligibility for special recognition awards like
our website.
ASHA Horse of the Year (and more to come).
We have several files that can be provided to members for The horse recording form can be found in the members area
promotion purposes
of the website when you are logged in. Here is the direct link
a. Flier for posting in tack stores or handing out at shows/ (will only work when you are logged in): https://arabiansporthorsealliance.org/members/points-horse-forms/#horse-recording
events
b. Stall Card that announces that you are a member of the The form is pretty simple to fill out with most fields simply presenting
a choice (breed, color, gender, primary discipline, etc.).
Alliance
c. Banner that can be printed for display at shows, clinics, The form does also ask for registration number and sire and dam
and other events
names as well as for a copy (a high resolution jpeg or PDF) of
The more people who learn about the Alliance’s mission
and outreach the more we can amplify the message that hand when you fill out the form. Since the Alliance is open
an official pedigree so make sure you have that information at
to
horses with a minimum of 25% Arabian or Shagya lineage and
thus includes horses from many registries including a copy of the
pedigree functions as proof of eligibility for ASHA programs and
awards.
For Farm and Charter Farm members entering stallions
the form asks for information relevant to stallion roster listing
including SCID, CA, and LFS status, stud fees, photos, and a blurb
promoting accomplishments, lineages, and siring qualities. We
are happy to assist members to write or edit their stallion’s promo
paragraph so contact us if you need help or have questions.
5) Consider participating in AHSA’s Competition Points Program!
This affordable program offers year end awards for points
earned in the discipline categories of eventing, dressage (plus
a high score for each level), hunters, combined driving, jumpers,
distance riding, carriage driving, western dressage, driven
dressage, sport discipline suitability, and sport discipline in-hand
in open competition and the same discipline categories (where
they exist) in breed show competitions. Rated shows earn higher
points than schooling shows, and FEI sanctioned events earn
even more!
For the progressive disciplines (everything except suitability
and in-hand) the program also includes a lifetime points system
called the Milestone Awards that recognizes achievement over
time with three award tiers in each discipline –Bronze, Silver,
Gold.
A third aspect of the ASHA Competition Points Program is the
ASHA Versatility Award which will be given to all horses that earn
Milestone Bronze Medals in 3 (or more) disciplines.
The Milestone Awards and Versatility Awards will begin to
be rolled out at the conclusion of the 2016 competition year,
andt points toward those programs were earned starting with the
2015 program.
We are looking forward to giving out cool prizes to the 2016
winners!
6) Award Sponsorships and Award Development! The Alliance
offers opportunities for members to co-sponsor awards
and supports member initiatives to develop perpetual awards or
other special awards to recognize a whole spectrum of achievements
within the Arabian-bred sport horse world. Several members
have already stepped up to sponsor Highlight Awards in
2015 and 2016 and a few perpetual awards are in development.
If you have an idea for an award or are interested in any level of
award sponsorship (the Highlight Awards are just $25 each to
sponsor) reach out to us at awards@arabiansporthorsealliance.
org All sponsors are announced with the awards and published
in news items relating to the awards.
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