President's Message

Spring is upon us and as the days get longer and the temperature climbs, I hope everyone gets an opportunity to enjoy their horses more. 

The Association held our annual general membership meeting and awards banquet on January 25th. A huge thank you to all that were able to attend with the date change due to winter weather.

I would like to thank Jamie Wright for volunteering to be our new Youth Coordinator replacing Hunter Offord. For the youth that would like to become involved, or find out more about the Youth Association, Jamie can be contacted at WAHA.youthcoordinator@gmail.com.

In addition, I would like to thank Melanie Erce for volunteering to be our new representative on the Wisconsin Horse Council.

The item on the agenda that had the most discussion this year was the budget. Specifically, the two traditional rated shows that WAHA has been involved in. The Show Committee spent countless hours analyzing the data and attempting to find solutions to the financial issues. In the end they were unable to find a way to have the Badger Classic show make a profit or break even. Significant changes for 2020 projected a small profit for the August show, but even more changes will likely be needed for 2021. Both shows are suffering from declining horse counts making it difficult to cover facility, judging, and show administration expenses. The final budget approved was to not participate in the Badger Classic this year, host the August show this year, and run a spring and fall open show.  Thank you to everyone who spoke on this topic at the meeting and for keeping it polite and professional. Ideas presented, such as open breed dressage classes and partnering with another breed organization, will all be evaluated by the show committee to make our rated shows, and our association, financially viable into the future. For anyone wishing to serve on the Show Committee, or contribute ideas, please feel free to email me (tim@antearmannarabians.com) and I will forward on to the committee.

Tim Schaap

2020 Point System Updates

Hello from the 2020 WAHA Points Committee,

First I wanted to thank the previous committee members that lovingly tended to this program and answered so many questions over the years: Deb Alt, Gay-Jean Bower, and Cheryl Bumgarner. Thank you for all of your service.

The 2020 WAHA Points System Committee consists of Kristin Hendrickson, Lerin Hendrickson, Tammy Teubert, Jessica Dillingham, and Nyssa Sheridan. All are very enthusiastic about this wonderful program that WAHA offers.

The committee just wanted to invite all members to review the new rules for 2020 and wanted to highlight some of the changes for this year:
 

• Reduced and reviewed categories based on entry and showing trends
• A FREE entry into the age division for each associate or full WAHA member
• A flat rate entry into all show divisions and the WAHA Legion of Merit Program
• Inclusion of “closed” classes and shows, like National Show Horse or Fall Fest
• One point per mile ridden for trail riding division
• Online submissions available for show results!

There are a few other minor changes. Your new committee looks forward to serving the members in this exciting program. Feedback, of course, is always welcomed and taken into consideration. 

Look for complete rules, entry forms, and point reporting forms on the WAHA website soon!
 

Your WAHA Points Committee Team,

Jessica, Kristin, Lerin, Tammy, and Nyssa

Open Incentive Event Program (OEIP)

This program is run through the Arabian Horse Association. Show managers can register their open show events and then participants submit points to the Arabian Horse Association. There are yearly high point awards in different divisions, along with milestone awards. Submitted results become a part of the horse’s competition record on datasource for all to see the open show accomplishments.
 

WAHA Youth Achievement Awards

WAHA-supported program where youth can earn points in either open show/4H/WIHA events or in “horsemaster” events, such as hippology, volunteering, and attending 4H events or clinics. Cumulative milestone awards. Program is for WAHA Youth Members only.
 

WAHA Points Program

WAHA-supported program with annual high point awards in different divisions, including endurance, limited distance, and trail riding. Points can be counted from rated shows, open shows, and 4H shows.
 

WAHA Legion of Merit (LOM)

WAHA-supported program where points are earned through the WAHA point system towards a beautiful custom bronze statue. Points count from rated shows, open shows, and 4H shows. Members can also earn points from trail riding.
 

AHA Achievement Awards

Cumulative milestone awards from rated events. Points accumulate towards the Arabian Legion of Merit, Honor, and so forth. Results in the permanent + or / seen behind some horses’ names.

Each of these programs have different annual enrollment fees. Additional information can be found online at www.wisconsinarabian.com and www.ArabianHorses.org.

Definitions

Annual Awards: Points are tracked on a calendar year and compared against other enrolled members. Typical result in “high point” awards for different divisions or categories.
Milestone Awards: Awards are given once members reach a certain benchmark of points either overall or in a division.
Rated Shows: Either AHA Arabian only events or events rated by USEF i.e. a recognized all breed dressage show, reining show, etc.