April, 2013 http://www.arabaha.org arabridgecrest@gmail.com Web-Site Manager No. 4-2013 President: 2008 Officers & Directors Vice President: Jackie Bumgardner firemtarabians@endurance.net Secretary:, Treasurer: BOARD OF DIRECTORS: 3 Positions Open AHA DELEGATE: Stephanie Bennett cantinaarabians@sbcglobal.net AHA ALTERNATE DELE- GATE: Margaret Fleming Web-Site Manager & News Editor www.arabaha.org arabridgecrest@gmail.com Lorry Wagner, ARAB President Hi Members & Friends of ARAB: Region 2 is still looking for volunteers to help during the show. If you would like to participate as a volunteer, please contact Stephanie for more information (email in left column). She is organizing this group. For further information on the show is available on page 2. Since no information has come forth from AHA, I have included a brief history of our original International Arabian Horse Association organization under which ARAB was formed and functioned from 1977 until 2002 when IAHA was dissolved and AHA was created. This summary appears on page 3. Enjoy a bit of history., President Association of Ridgecrest Arabian Breeders See Page 2, 2013 by
If you wish to volunteer to help at this show please contact Stephanie Bennett: 818-519-2427 or cantinaarabians@sbcglobal.net
http://www.arabianhorses.org A Bit of History! Since March was apparently a fairly quiet month, AHA is not reporting any news. Therefore, as editor of this publication, I have gone back in my files for a bit of history behind the evolution of the Arabian in America leading to the creation of IAHA which after over 50 years of serving our breed evolved into today s AHA. Origin of the International Arabian Horse Association (IAHA) now Arabian Horse Association (AHA) Lets start with very early beginnings of the International Arabian Horse Association dubbed IAHA for short. Thought of creating this organization evolved in about 1949. By this time there were about 7 Club organizations, registrations number about 5157, breeders wanted to have organized competitions for their Arabian horses and it was recognized that individual Clubs had their own separate rules. A group of breeders got together at the 1949 Arabian Horse Breeders Society Show in Pomona. They decided that a parent organization was need to formulate rules, coordinate the activities of the clubs and encourage the formation of new clubs. The organizational meeting was held in Hotel Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 30 31, 1950. This group was comprised of A.L. Holland and Mrs. Ward Rulien of Idaho; Dr & Mrs. James Thompson and Mrs. Clarence V. Saylor of Montana; Kenneth Hall of Oregon; Anna Best Joder of Wyoming; Harry Harness and Minal Young of San Diego, California; Larry Duff and Edmund T. Smith of San Francisco, California; Glenn F. Purvine, Mr. & Mrs. Preston Dyer and Earle Hurlbutt of Southern California; and Dr. Dan McArthur, Dr. Fred Hardy and Dean and Noy Christofferson of Utah. This group elected the first officers and wrote their Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. The first annual meeting was held at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado, January 20, 1951. Gladys Brown Edwards donated artwork to create the IAHA logo, Booklets were prepared along with advertising and IAHA started growing. Below is the logo designed into the commemorative 50th Anniversary of IAHA. In 1975 IAHA President Yale Freed set up the Regional Concept which, when formally established at the 1975 Convention to be implemented in 1976, gave us the 18 Regions and their Directors. Thus, the IAHA Board of Directors was created. Conventions and this Board established committees, commissions and rules for the organization and for competitions throughout the ensuring years. In 2002, after over 10 years of problems with registration policies on a world-wide basis, IAHA and AHRA created an agreement to partially combined these organizations in a cooperative endeavor. IAHA and AHRA were dissolved and AHA and PAT were created. That s where we are today. This is a very brief and surface sketch of the history of our American organizations. Just a reminder to keep track of when your membership for ARAB is due. You can renew online at the AHA website: www.arabianhorses.org or contact me directly: This service is free of charge for ARAB Members and is available at a cost of $0.15 per word to others and $25.00 for full-page with pictures (limit 3). Ad material must be Arabian-horse related. ARAB reserves the right to reject any submission for reasons of being too long and/ or inappropriate. Contact: Stacey Mayer, Artist NOTE: Information submission for this page must be approved by the Newsletter Editor and must be appropriate for the subject of the Arabian Horse. ARAB Newsletter April, 2013 Page 3
Stephanie Bennett, Delegate cantinaarabians@sbcglobal.net To my Fellow ARAB members: On April 6, 2013, the 2 nd Region 2 Delegates meeting was held in Valencia. Yeah! Meeting in Valencia cut my drive time in half. The agenda included the review and vote of the rewrite of our Region 2 By-laws which provides the procedure of replacing the Region 2 Vice Director. Depending on the results of the vote, our Director, Jay Greenberg, would either call for a vote to approve his appointment, or the delegation would proceed with a secret ballot for nominees from the floor. The vote for the rewrite of the bylaw was taken, and it was voted down. The Director proceeded with his appointment of Gordon Walter for Vice Director. The Delegation did not approve the appointment by the narrowest of margins. It is unfortunate that politics still plague our regional business. The Vice Director position will remain empty. The Region 2 Championship Show Committee has completed most of the Pre-show du- ties. The show premium list has been distributed, entries are due May 22, 2013. We are still seeking volunteers for the show. We discussed the awards provided to the Regional Endurance/ Competitive Trail winners. In the past, Plaques, horse blankets, and Region 2 vests have been awarded without ribbons and rosettes. The delegation agreed to offer rosettes to Champion and Reserve and Top Five ribbons to the winners if they want them. We are also considering having a presentation of winners at the Region 2 Championship show. This discussion will continue next meeting after the chairman has a chance to survey his Endurance participants. Please feel free to contact me with any questions about the meeting and/or your concerns. My email address is at the top of this report. Thanks, Stephanie Bennett, ARAB Delegate to AHA and Region 2 ARAB invites anyone to share their story, history of their particular method of training or other subjects of interest to the Arabian horse readers of this Newsletter. If you have a story to tell you are welcome to submit same, but it must be in reference to the Arabian horse breed. The ARAB Newsletter reserves the right to approve any submission for publishing in this Newsletter! Send your submission to:, Editor ARAB Newsletter Share pictures of your 2013 foals with us. They are the future of our Arabian Horse Breed! ARAB Newsletter April, 2013 Page 4
This space is available at no charge for ARAB members. Advertise your ranch/farm, horses for sale or any service you provide that serves our horses. Contact: This book, by, is in memory of her best friend, Mary Anne Grimmell who made tremendous contributions to the Arabian horse. It is available in hard copy on the below link: www.sdarabians.com/lorrybooks/ html or go to Amazon.com Search for Payment by PayPal or Credit Card Now available on Kindle NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD! This DVD covers the basics of selecting, fitting to the horse, wrapping the mecate`, handling the horse in the hackamore from the ground and care and cleaning of the hackamore bringing over 200 years of Early California horsemanship to modern hackamore riders and trainers. For ordering information to: http://www.sdarabians.com/ lorryvideo.html Payment by PayPal or Credit Card Our host site is AWhitehorse.com owned by Stacey Mayer. Stacey donates the hosting of our web pages. Stacey is also a fabulous artist, specializing in equine art. The below is an example of Stacey s wonderful work! For more information about this very talented equine artist, visit her web page: www.staceymayer.fineartamerica.com/ Stacey s art work! The above advertising is free of charge for ARAB Members. Advertising material must be Arabian-horse related. ARAB reserves the right to reject any submission for reasons of being too long and/or inappropriate. Contact: NOTE: Information submission for this page must be appropriate for the subject of the Arabian Horse and must be approved by this Newsletter s Editor. ARAB Newsletter April, 2013 Page 5
If anyone has any news please send it to me:, 8222 Athel Street, Inyokern, California 93527, 760-377-5579 or e-mail or lorrysda@gmail.com I will include it in the next minutes/newsletter publication and on our web site. Here is the URL for our web site: http://www.arabaha.org. I look forward to hearing from the membership. l. to r., Secretary Edith Poole and Vice President Jackie Bumgardner ARAB meeting, December, 2006, at the home of enjoying a bit of holiday cheer. c/o Ms. 8222 Athel Street Inyokern, California 93527 FIRST CLASS MAIL