President's Message
2020 continues to test our ability to adapt to an ever changing environment and everyone who donates their time to the Wisconsin Arabian Horse Association has worked extremely hard to help the association though these times. Our membership numbers fell again this year, and we hope it was just due to the lack of opportunities to exhibit our horses and that when the pandemic finally starts to reside, the numbers will go back up to where we were. We continue to try and find ways to engage those who do not exhibit at sanctioned shows and give them a reason to belong to our association.
We have already started the planning process for our annual meeting and our ability to communicate with our membership electronically will be more important than ever. Since this newsletter is only sent to those that subscribe, please remind your friends and family to login to their AHA account and make sure their contact information is correct so we can reach every member with information. This is a big election year for the association. The executive board (president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer), several board seats, and regional delegate position all need to be elected this year. Our association has always had a strong history of volunteering and that tradition carries on today. We are always looking for new voices and opinions to help steer the association forward. If you have questions, please contact any board member and talk to them about their service and how you can help shape WAHA for the future.
Tim Schaap
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Upcoming Events
October 10th: WAHA Fall Colors Open Show. Elkhorn, WI
October 14th: WAHA Board of Directors Meeting (Online via Zoom)
November 11th: WAHA Board of Directors Meeting (Online via Zoom)
November 16th-21st: AHA Virtual Convention
January 2021: WAHA Annual Meeting and Elections. To be held virtually, look for more information coming soon!
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The WAHA Fall Colors Open Show will take place Saturday, October 10th at the Walworth County Fairgrounds, Elkhorn, WI. Tracy Lynch will judge and the WAHA Youth will provide a food stand with pre-packaged options. Show clothes and tack are required, but winter jackets will be allowed in the event of cold weather.
***New this year, a liberty jackpot class will take place after the halter classes and before the riding classes. Halter, English, and western championship classes will also be held, in addition to highpoint awards. Due to popular request, we have also added additional walk-trot classes to our fall show!
Volunteers and sponsors are always needed! If you are able to volunteer for part of the day or are interested in sponsoring classes please contact Tammy Teubert at grassponi@yahoo.com.
Stall reservations and pre-entries should be sent to Karissa Held, post marked by October 3rd. Office fees are waived for those who pre-enter, and pre-entries will be entered into a drawing for a special prize.
Visit https://wisconsinarabian.com/shows for full details on the 2020 Fall Colors open show and entry forms.
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Judge's Bio: Tracy Lynch
2020 Fall Colors Open Show
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Since being born, Tracy has been involved in the Arabian horse community. It started at the young age of 1 1/2 yrs old when she was entered in her first lead line class with her father, professional horse trainer, Dan Lynch. She has taken her showing path on to multiple National Top Tens, Regional Championships and 2 Reserve Canadian National Championships. To say horses run in Tracy’s blood would be an understatement. Today, Tracy enjoys many different activities on her beloved Arabians. Most recently exploring the mountains of Montana.
In her “spare” time, for the past 23 years, Tracy sells Real Estate in the greater Madison, WI area. Tracy has also volunteered on her local fire department for the last 12 years.
The part Tracy enjoys most when judging is watching the beauty and athleticism of our beautiful Arabians as well as the love we all have for these beautiful creatures!
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Youth Bio: Ainsley Stapelfeldt
WAHA Youth President
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The 2020 WAHA Youth President is Ainsley Stapelfeldt. Ainsley is a junior at Stoughton High School. She very literally "grew up in the barn" and has been riding horses her entire life - most of that time has included riding and showing Arabian horses. She primarily shows her Purebred Arabian, Louis Vuitton BF, in hunter pleasure and sidesaddle classes, and the pair had a particularly successful show season last year. She has recently been exploring the working western divisions, so don't be surprised if you see her in anything from a sidesaddle skirt to chinks and spurs!
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2020 Arabian Horse Association Convention
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