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Update from the President
February 2008

• Half-Arab Futurity Classic – 4th annual, $94,000 prize money
• Purebred Arab Futurity Classic – 3rd annual, $56,000 prize money
• Calcutta, February 21, Bretts Barn (on show grounds), 5:30 p.m. featuring a Mexican dinner. Tickets $15, available at the ARHA show office, silent auction, other fun.
• Silent Stallion Auction. This will now be held during the US Nationals. The board felt most breeding decisions have been made by mid-February and that having the auction in the fall would be better. An outstanding array of stallions will be available.
• 2008 Reining program featuring all futurity entries.
• Non Pro Derby for 6, 7 and 8 year old horses with a total of 50 entries in purebred and Half-Arab championship classes.
• NRHA sanctioned classes – Purebred and Half-Arab Champion classes, open.

Judy Kibler and Jim Hitt were elected to the ARHA board replacing Crystal McNutt-Brock and Russ Brown. Neither Crystal nor Russ ran for re-election. They are now two of the projected four members of the newly formed Ex-Officio team (all trainers) with two on/at each ARHA board meeting. Judy’s email: judykibler@comline.com

Both Judy and Jim have jumped into action. Judy is organizing four reining clinics to be held around the country and Jim will be a clinician for the Colorado clinic. These clinics are designed to get new people involved in the industry. Two clinics and dates are firm and two others are pending.

• May 17th – Brian Scoggins – AHA & USEF Regional and National accredited judge and a 2008 US National judge and Matt Lantz- winner of the 2007 US National Champion Half-Arabian Futurity Reining Class. Will be sponsored by Region 11 for lunch. Location: Brian Scoggins Training Stable, 700 N CR 1375 E., Tuscola, IL 61953. Brian’s email: stc@net66.com
• May 24th – Crystal McNutt Brock – trainer of many National Champion Reining horses and riders and Deborah Johnson of Reno, Nevada – AHA & USEF Regional and National accredited judge and trainer of top reining, working cow and pleasure horses. Lunch will be provided. Location: Crystal McNutt Brock Training Stable, Scottsdale, AZ. Crystal’s phone #: 602-708-8883
• Colorado – Terry & Ann Wegener, Jim & Linda Hitt & Tyson Randle. Jim Hitt’s email: jimhittreg8@msn.com
• Temecula, CA – Margaret Rich & Kathy Callahan-Smith.

The first annual membership directory will be available at the ARHA show office in Scottsdale. After the Scottsdale Show, contact Phyllis LaMalfa for a directory. Patti Felker, ARHA secretary, put in the effort to get this project accomplished. Contact Patti at pforovista@aol.com with your suggestions for the next edition.

Region AOTR reining classes, purebred and Half-Arab, to win money remember you must be an ARHA member and have your horse nominated. Form is on the web site. Each class has $500 prize money available.

Your ARHA board will again have a two-day planning session in Scottsdale at the end of May. The clinics, membership directories, Ex-Officios are three ideas that developed from last year’s meeting.

Eleanor Hamilton
ARHA President