Arabian E News Vol. 1, Issue 2 April 15, 2009 Your source for Arabian and Half-Arabian Small Farm, Club, and Organizational news! AM Michael Love 4 times Scottsdale winner in Dressage and holds multiple regional championships in halter and regional wins in hunter. Arabian E News Subsidiary of Mayhem Farm, LLC Lynn Blake 460 W Parkins Mill Rd. Winchester, Virginia 22602 [email protected] Copyright 2009 Arabian E News. All rights reserved. Vol. 1, Issue 2 April 15, 2009 American Shagya-Arabian Verband, Inc ASAV 2009 Annual Meeting Detailed Agenda & Sign-Up Form will be posted shortly - please check back again! Latest Updates 03/31/09: Check out also our ASAV-2009 Annual Meeting Flyer. We are putting together a packet to hand out at our national meeting. Included will be information about ASAV, articles on judging Shagyas and their use in Trakehner breeding, and several other items of interest. If you would like to have your farm, stallion, or sale fliers included, please mail copies to Nancy Skakel. Nancy will put the packets together to hand out to attendees. Thank you for helping to promote our Shagyas! Nancy Skakel is also organizing the presentation of horses. Please contact Nancy if you would like to bring your horse. Think about how you would like to make your presentation - liberty, in-hand, under saddle, or ? We would like to have as many Shagyas as we can muster for everyone to admire. Contact Nancy at: [email protected] Nancy R. Skakel Paradise Flat Farm 687 Snowden Road White Salmon, WA 98672 SHAGYA 1 of 1 JUMP START STALLION PROGRAM Board Members of the American Shagya Arabian Verband, inc. have a new and truly innovative program that will give mare owners the chance to breed their mares for a stud fee of only $200. This promotion will bring attention to this amazing breed and assist those with limited budgets a chance to compete in today's market. Details can be found at www.shagyaregistry.com The Shagya is very rare with only about 150 in the U.S. and about 1500 in the world. It is an Arabian based breed since 1789! For more then 200 years a certain type has been selected and ruthless culling has set these traits. You will observe temperament and a “Shagya” mind that is a horseman’s dream! The modified Baroque conformation crosses well with all breeds and improves hip and shouder angles, legs A typical purebred Shagya Stallion and feet and a soft back that is easy to sit. Typically one can expect taller foals with more bone and substance. The goal of an ideal cavalry horse was the orginal purpose for the breed’s existence. This has been accomplished and resulted in a potent and desirable animal. The breed has been discovered by the endurance people and many purebreds and cross breds are competing at the FEI level and have won International races. One cross that is producing division winners in the Hunter ring is the Shagya stallion crossed with Thoroughbred mares. The foals are tall, with improved conformation, better feet and legs and all of the flight reaction of the Throughbred is replaced with a lovely prospect, perfect for jumping, combined training and many other disciplines. This sounds too amazing to be true, but has been proven several times. In fact the famous, "stallion of the century", RAMZES, was the result of a TB sire and Shagya dam. He began the "R" line prominent in dressage and Grand Prix jumping family lines. ASAV has a registry book that records the Anglo Shagya cross. The breed, in order to thrive in the U.S, needs more numbers as those who have contact with the Shagya will all confirm that Yes," this breed is really different!" and is very much worthy of surviving and recognized for what it can contribute to the horse world. The Shagya blood is welcomed in all of the warmblood registries and in Europe is highly prized. Many Shagya stallions can be found in the warmblood stud books and is one of the recognized breeds used in Trakehner breeding. They can add refinement without loss of bone and substance and superior horses in the first generation. They are not supposed to resemble purebred Arabians, although nothing, but Arabian, is allowed in the stud book. Instead the old horse masters selected for superior riding qualities and temperament. This is a rare breed that has earned it’s recognition and new breeders will find a desirable foal in the first generation and the beginning of an endeavor that will capture their imagination. The ASAV 2009 annual meeting is scheduled for May 1-2-3 in Bend, Or. The emphasis will be on endurance. Welcome to Victory Equine Centre! Above, Victory Equine Centre in Frederick, MD, on 32 acres, showing indoor and outdoor arenas. Top right, Linsey Adams of Las Vegas on Farah, one of our lesson horses. Below right, 5 new 12x12 stalls plus locking grooming/tack room, added to north and south sides of arena barn. Arabian Horse Boarding Open Now • Indoor Arena • Outdoor Arena • Round Pen • Pastures & Turnouts • ½ mile track A. Riding Division—Open Now No-stress lessons for adults and children, many levels Affordable six-week sessions B. Show Division—when you’re ready, we’ll take you to local shows Open Barn Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 1 p.m. Meet Arabian horses: beautiful, athletic, sweet-natured, intelligent horses Meet our instructors: • James Blehr and Karlen Brett—fundamentals and many levels, dressage; groups limited to five riders per class, private lessons • Richard O’Toole—serious riders in hunter pleasure, Western pleasure, reining Riding Demonstrations Sign up for a free trial lesson Victory Equine Centre International, Inc., Edward & Merrie Aiken, 4501 Cap Stine Road, Frederick, MD 21703 Barn: (301) 631-2722 Cell: (702) 845-6752 www.VictoryEquineCentre.com Credit cards accepted. Vol. 1, Issue 2 April 15, 2009 Blue Ridge Arabian Horse Association TO: BRAHA MEMBERS FROM: Sherry Crow SUBJECT: 2009 HIGH POINT PROGRAM Dear Member(s): Enclosed is your 2009 High Point Package which includes information on the following topics: 1. Eligibility Requirements and Rules 2. Descriptions of Divisions 3. List of High Point Classes 4. Registration Form 5. Tally Point Sheet 6. Tally Scale for placement in shows (Arab A, Open, and Unrated Arab) 7. Tally Scale for Competitive Trail and Endurance Race The goal is to make BRAHA’s High Point Program the best it can be and fun for all who participate. Your involvement is needed and will result in exciting year-end awards and possibly more classes. Special awards will be presented to members who enter four (4) or more classes or four (4) or more horses. All high point awards are awarded at the BRAHA banquet, which is always held the first Saturday in November at TimBuktu. Registration and tally point sheets are enclosed. Please complete the registration sheet and return to me as soon as possible. Deadlines for registration are June 1 ($15.00) and September 30, 2009 ($25.00). Tally sheets may be sent to me by postal mail or e-mail, whichever is more convenient for you. For those points sent by e-mail, I will confirm receiving that information by e-mail. If you have any questions or problems, I can be contacted at (410-741-5122 or 410-263-3820) or you can email me: [email protected]. Here is hoping for a very successful 2009 show season. Sincerely, Sherry L. Crow BRAHA 1 of 17 Vol. 1, Issue 2 April 15, 2009 BRAHA HIGH POINT PROGRAM 2009 RULES AND REGULATIONS The High Point Program is open to all BRAHA members. The goal of this awards program is to promote greater competitive participation and patronage, as well as recognize and honor the pure and part bred Arabians as well as non Arabian horses owned by BRAHA members for their outstanding achievements. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT - All horses must be entered by a BRAHA member. You must enter and pay for each division that you would like to participate in. A copy of registration papers for horses entered must be included, except for horses entered in the Non Arabian division. All purebred and part bred registered Arabian mares, stallions and geldings are eligible to participate. Please complete ALL information requested on the Registration Form. NOMINATIONS FEE DEADLINE - The postmark deadline is June 1, 2009 with a $15.00 entry fee per horse per division. Late entry fee is $25.00 per horse per division until September 30, 2009. For all you procrastinators, this year we will allow entries up to October 15, 2009 for a fee of $50.00 per horse per division. SHOW/EVENT VERIFICATION - A Secretary’s signature IS NOT required, but the following information must be provided on the tally point sheet and sent to the High Point Chairman: SHOW/EVENT NAME, DATE, RATING, CLASS, PLACING, SECRETARY’S NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBER. Please do not send tally point sheets without this information. NO POINTS WILL BE GIVEN FOR EVENTS THAT ARE MISSING INFORMATION FROM YOUR TALLY POINT SHEET. Sorry, we will not call you to obtain missing information. TALLY POINT SHEET DEADLINE -It is requested tally point sheets be sent to the High Point chairman on a monthly basis. Please feel free to send tally sheets by e-mail or postal mail. When tally sheets are sent by e- mail, you will receive a confirmation by e-mail that your information has been received by me (Sherry Crow). The deadline for ALL tally point sheets must be postmarked by October 1.