Region 12 Arabian Horse Association, Inc.

08/11/2024

🐴🌿🤠🤠🌹 We're pleased to share two exceptional youth leaders, Bug Burcham & Carli Marasco, the AHYA current president and immediate past president.

🤠🤠 They share their accomplishments, what's it's like working with the Youth National Show Commission, experience gained via their respective regions, R11 and R12, and their plans for their future.

🤠🤠 Carli and Bug focus on both listening to the membership and outreach and, especially, the Youth & Midsummer Nationals. They're energetic, well-spoken and have lotsa smart ideas. Enjoy and, for more helpful podcasts, please visit

✅ LISTEN to AHYA YOUTH PODCAST
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-love-arabian-horses/episodes/Bug-Burcham--Carli-Marasco--AHYA-President-Updates-2024-e2n21om


Arabian Horse Association

08/10/2024

**NEWS FLASH**

The Spotlight Board of Directors unanimously passed a proposal to extend the INTRODUCTORY ENROLLMENT INCENTIVE for nominations into the Spotlight Half Arabian Performance Futurity to 12/31/2024.

Any Spotlight Stallion of the past siring Half Arabians between 2020-2024 or due in 2025 are eligible to be enrolled.

To see the full rules, click on our website:
https://www.spotlightfuturity.com/half-arabian-performance-futurity/

07/22/2024

CLUB PRESIDENTS- DELEGATE SELECTION IS OPEN AND CLOSES SEPT. 1 - PLEASE BE SURE TO UPDATE YOUR DELEGATES FOR CONVENTION

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07/18/2024

Region 12 member, former Region 12 Youth Director, finishing up her year as AHYA President...we are proud of you Carli Marasco!!!

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06/22/2024

REGION 12 DELEGATES, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL!! -Laurie Salmi

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06/13/2024

Thank you National Horseman for your most excellent media coverage of the 2024 Region 12 Arabian and Half Arabian Championships! Let's enjoy some memorable moments!!

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06/01/2024

Upcoming AHA Town Hall Meeting

Submit your questions to [email protected]

05/27/2024

Fact: Rodeo is the only sport
That still sings the national anthem, has prayer and salutes the flag at all levels of the sport,
Thank God for Cowboys and Cowgirls!

Photos from
Donna Gantt & Molly McGraw
Of Dale Brown, Dale Brown Performance Horses, Rentz, GA
Region 12 Championship Show
May 2024

05/27/2024

Wishing you all a good and safe holiday… Memorial Day is not a happy holiday as it is a holiday to remember, love, respect and be thankful for those That gave the ultimate sacrifice so that we may be free… They are the ones who did not come home.

Photos from AHA REGION 12 Championship Show May 2024.
Region 12 Member:
Jesse Chase of NC

05/19/2024

Your Opinion Matters! Help shape AHA’s future. Survey responses accepted until 5 PM MT on May 31.
Take the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AHAMappingOurFuture

05/14/2024

🌹 Congrats Kaitlyn! 🌹

Kaitlyn Richmond rides with Casperey Stables in Loxahatchee, Fl. Kaitlyn and No Wake Zone (Colby) have only been riding together for 3 months and this was Colby’s 3rd rated show and his very first Regionals!

Kaitlyn and No Wake Zone (Colby)

Regional Grand Champion:
HA/AA, Working Hunter 18” Cross Rails, open

Regional Top 5:
Dressage Seat Equitation JTR
HA/AA SHIH, Open

⭐️ We want to hear from you! Send us your photos, stories, and favorite moments from the show. We will be sharing and showing off the owners, trainers, horses, and exhibitors that make our region great!

05/13/2024

🌹 Congrats Julia and Anna! 🌹

Julia Krift Obenour rides with Casperey Stables in Loxahatchee, FL. Such a fun show with Region 12 at the World Equestrian Center! This was Julia's first Regionals.

Julia and Resilient (Pilgrim)

Regional Grand Champions:
HA/AA, Working 2' Hunter Open
HA/AA Sport Horse U/S Saddle Select Limit

Regional Top 5s:
HA/AA 2'3" Hunter Hack, JTR, 2'3"
HA/AA SHIH Geldings JTH
HA/AA Sport Horse U/S Select Limit
Hunt Seat Equitation ATR

Pilgrim also received with Anna...
Reserve Champion:
HA/AA SHIH Geldings Open
HA/AA SHIH Geldings 1 and over AATH

Julia and Anna are proud members of the Orlando Arabian Horse Club - OAHC

⭐️ We want to hear from you! Send us your photos, stories, and favorite moments from the show. We will be sharing and showing off the owners, trainers, horses, and exhibitors that make our region great!

05/12/2024

🌹 Congrats Addison! 🌹

Addison Wright and SAR Jasmine riding for Casperey Stables in Loxahatchee FL. Stable owner is Lori Cooper and Trainer is Gina Pengue. This was SAR Jasmine’s first Regional show! Jazzy is a 1/2 Arab/ 1/2 Welsh pony.

Hunter Crossrails - Champion
Dressage Intro B / ATR - Champion 75.0
Dressage intro B / 10U - Champion 68.75
In- Hand Sport Horse JTH- Champion
Dressage equitation - Reserve Champion
Hunt seat equation - Reserve Champion
SHUS - Hunt Type - Top 5
SHUS - Dressage Type - Top 5
In-Hand Sport Horse Open - Top 5

⭐️ We want to hear from you! Send us your photos, stories, and favorite moments from the show. We will be sharing and showing off the owners, trainers, horses, and exhibitors that make our region great!

05/10/2024

05/10/2024

🌹 Congrats Bianca and Karina! 🌹

Bianca & Karina Gonzalez are sisters who ride with Casperey Stables in Loxahatchee, FL. Another Fun show with Region 12 at World Equestrian Center.

*Bianca & "Giannis Blazin Legacy" (Blaze)*
Hunt Seat Equitation 14u- Champion
Training 3 JTR- Champion
First 3 JTR- Champion
Hunter Hack 2’3- Reserve Champion
Working Hunter 2’3- Reserve Champion
Sport Horse Dressage Type JTR- Reserve Champion
First 3 ATR- Reserve Champion
Dressage Seat Equitation- Reserve Champion
Sport Horse Hunt Type- Top 5
Sport Horse Hunt Type Select Rider- Top 5
Training 3 ATR- Top 5

Bianca & "Clementine CA" (Clementine)
In hand JTH-Champion
In hand Open- Champion
Sport Horse Dressage Type ATR- Reserve Champion
Training 3 JTR- Reserve Champion
Hunt Seat Eq ATR- Reserve Champion
Cross rails- top 5
Sport Horse Dressage type JTR- top 5
Sport Horse Dressage type Select rider-top 5
Training level ATR- top 5

Karina & "Sweet Soul Sister" (Angel)
Hunter Hack 2’3- Reserve Champion
Working Hunter 2ft-top 5
Hunter Seat Equitation ATR- top 5
Sport horse hunt type JTR- top 5
In hand hunt type- top 5

Both girls are proud members of the Orlando Arabian Horse Club - OAHC

⭐️ We want to hear from you! Send us your photos, stories, and favorite moments from the show. We will be sharing and showing off the owners, trainers, horses, and exhibitors that make our region great!

05/09/2024

🌹 Congrats Kaleigh! 🌹

This is what it's all about!
From Kaleigh:

"Sharing my very first region 12 experience 🙂 and my second Arabian horse show ever. H Loren gazsi H (Penny) and I truly had an excellent time and we are hooked !

She came home with top 5 sport horse in hand mares and gave me some solid dressage tests. She has only been under saddle for 6 months and this was her second show.

I am new to the Arabian breed myself and really have fallen in love with them."

Kaleigh also shared that she is actually an endurance rider who has ridden Saddlebreds. Penny is the first Arabian she has ever owned or competed on.

Kaleigh is a proud member of the Arabian Distance Riders Association

⭐️ We want to hear from you! Send us your photos, stories, and favorite moments from the show. We will be sharing and showing off the owners, trainers, horses, and exhibitors that make our region great!

05/09/2024

🌹 Congrats Tony and Katie Steiner! 🌹

Steiner Arabians had a great time and experience at Regionals, earning 2 Regional Championships, 2 Reserve Championships, and an additional 4 Top 5’s.

Check out their amazing photos from last week!

⭐️ We want to hear from you! Send us your photos, stories, and favorite moments from the show. We will be sharing and showing off the owners, trainers, horses, and exhibitors that make our region great!

05/09/2024

🌹 Congrats Michelle! 🌹

Grand Emerald and Michelle Lightcap had a successful Region 12 show! It was both horse and rider's very first time at a Regional Championship Show.

Michelle and Grand Emerald are also members of the winning Team Tournament Ammy Team! 👏

GRAND EMERALD
Champion Western Dressage Suitability
Champion Western Dressage Intro ATR
Reserve Champion Western Dressage Intro Open
Top Five Western Dressage Basic ATR
Top 5 PB SH Show Hack Open
Top Five PB SHUS Select Limit Rider

Michelle is a proud member of the Georgia Arabian Horse Association

⭐️ We want to hear from you! Send us your photos, stories, and favorite moments from the show. We will be sharing and showing off the owners, trainers, horses, and exhibitors that make our region great!

05/09/2024

🌹 Congrats Valerie Rice! 🌹

Valerie & H Motivation H “Colby” attended their first regional show!

Regional Champion:
Arabian SHIH Geldings JTH Hunter Type

Regional Top 5s:
Arabian SHIH Geldings JTH Dressage Type
A/HA/AA Western Dressage Suitability
A/HA/AA Training Level Select Limit Rider ATR
Arabian Training Level 3 JTR
A/HA/AA WD intro Test 4 ATR

Valerie is a proud member of the Orlando Arabian Horse Club - OAHC

⭐️ We want to hear from you! Send us your photos, stories, and favorite moments from the show. We will be sharing and showing off the owners, trainers, horses, and exhibitors that make our region great!

05/08/2024

🌹 Congrats to Rachel Romero and trainer Mikey Ancheta 🌹

A Revelation BHA:
Arabian Show Hack JTR Reserve Champion
Arabian Country Pleasure JOTR Reserve Champion
Arabian Ladies Side Saddle English Open Champion

⭐️ We want to hear from you! Send us your photos, stories, and favorite moments from the show. We will be sharing and showing off the owners, trainers, horses, and exhibitors that make our region great!

05/08/2024

🌹 Congrats Bay Area Equestrian Center and Krista Wilkes 🌹

Bay Area Equestrian had a successful show! Check out the photos of their week at Region 12, including a shot of their youngest and oldest showmanship kids!

⭐️ We want to hear from you! Send us your photos, stories, and favorite moments from the show. We will be sharing and showing off the owners, trainers, horses, and exhibitors that make our region great!

05/08/2024

🌹 Congrats Fox Performance Horses! 🌹

Trainer Brooke Fuchs and her team had a successful show!

TOA KHAMDEN
Champion SHUS Dressage Type Open
Champion Training Level Jr Horse
Reserve Champion Training Level Open
Top Five SHUS Jr Horse Dressage Type
Top Five SHIH Geldings ATH Hunt Type w/ owner Annette Turno

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GF VERASCION
Champion First Level Select Rider w/ owner Natalie Andrews (first regional championship!!)
Champion First Level Open
Reserve Champion Second Level Open

💜🦊💜🦊💜

FF MIDNIGHT FYRE
Reserve Champion Spotlight 3 & 4 Year Olds Hunter Pleasure

Brooke is a proud member of the North Carolina Arabian Horse Association

⭐️ We want to hear from you! Send us your photos, stories, and favorite moments from the show. We will be sharing and showing off the owners, trainers, horses, and exhibitors that make our region great!

05/08/2024

🌹 Congrats Jaclyn! 🌹

Jaclyn Johnsen and Khemander Padron had a wonderful Regional Championship, bringing home:

Arabian In-Hand Trail ATH - Top Five
SHIH Hunt Type Open Stallion - Top Five
SHIH Hunt Type ATH Stallion - Reserve Champion
SHIH Dressage Type Open Stallion - Top Five
SHIH Dressage Type ATH Stallion - Top Five
A/HA/AA Intro Level Test B - Reserve Champion

Jacyln is a proud member and VP of the Orlando Arabian Horse Club - OAHC

⭐️ We want to hear from you! Send us your photos, stories, and favorite moments from the show. We will be sharing and showing off the owners, trainers, horses, and exhibitors that make our region great!

05/07/2024

🌹 Congrats Wilson Training Center and Bloodstock 🌹

Region 12 Results!!!

22 Champions
12 Reserve Champions
26 Top 5/Top 10
Over $30,000 won in prize money

"39 horses competed last week with us at Region 12. Thank you and congratulations to all of our clients on their wins last week with their beautiful horses!!! Thank you to the whole Wilson Team for all their hard work last week keeping everything rolling perfectly!!!"

The team that makes up Wilson Training Center and Bloodstock are proud members of the Arabian Horse Association of Florida

⭐️ We want to hear from you! Send us your photos, stories, and favorite moments from the show. We will be sharing and showing off the owners, trainers, horses, and exhibitors that make our region great!

05/07/2024

🌹 Congrats Sue Wilson and Team Tesoro! 🌹

From Sue:
"Team Tesoro wants to thank the volunteers, judges and exhibitors for making the 2024 Region 12 show such a success. Our superstar was Tiffany Vice, bringing home championships, reserve and top fives in hunter, dressage and in hand divisions of sport horse. We would like to recognise Dakota Johnson for handling Cienna, Mary Staten for in hand runs, Jade Perry for his constant support and smiles, Kayla Helms the best horse show mom, Reyle Helms our cheerleader, Lindsey Cartwright our talented Trainer, and Rayle Helms who has only been riding since January and amazes me with her talent and sportsmanship. I am blessed to have such a crew that makes my dreams come true!!!"

⭐️ We want to hear from you! Send us your photos, stories, and favorite moments from the show. We will be sharing and showing off the owners, trainers, horses, and exhibitors that make our region great!

05/07/2024

🌹 Congrats Sammi and Eloquence Sport Horses 🌹

This show was rider Sammi Reich's second Arabian show and first Regional Championship!

Sammi had a fantastic show - she was reserve champion and earned multiple top 5’s on Lesleis Heirs++++// in Arabian Hunter Hack and Sport Horse Under Saddle.

Sammi is a proud member of the Orlando Arabian Horse Club - OAHC

⭐️ We want to hear from you! Send us your photos, stories, and favorite moments from the show. We will be sharing and showing off the owners, trainers, horses, and exhibitors that make our region great!

05/07/2024

🌹Congrats Haydan and Eloquence Sport Horses!🌹

This was Haydan Bossart's second Arabian horse show and first Regional Championship ever. Haydan's successes include:

-Region 12 Champion on Koweta Fairly Famous ++++// in the 14.2 and under working Hunter division
-Region 12 Champion in the 15-18 Hunter eq NTJ
-Region 12 Champion in the PB 2ft working Hunter and PB Hunter type sport horse under saddle ATR with Lesleis Heir++++//
-Reserve Champion and multiple top 5’s on Miracle Max NKH +++/ I. Working Hunter and sport horse under saddle.

This horse is trainer Ashley Doyal-Richards personal horse and Haydan really stepped to show him when Ashley couldn’t due to a broken ankle.

Haydan is a proud member of the Orlando Arabian Horse Club - OAHC

⭐️ We want to hear from you! Send us your photos, stories, and favorite moments from the show. We will be sharing and showing off the owners, trainers, horses, and exhibitors that make our region great!