Amateurs' Racking Horse Association

23/07/2024

⭐️ 2024 RHBAA WORLD Celebration Class Sheet!!! ⭐️

We hope everyone will make plans to attend the 2024 RHBAA World Celebration, October 7-12, at the Cooper Steel Arena in Shelbyville, TN.

***Show Reservation, Sponsorship, and The Beat Magazine forms will be posted soon!***

*Judges will be posted next week*

If you have not gotten your RHBAA membership, amateur/trainer/juvenile show card, or your Horse registered with RHBAA please get that done as soon as possible. 🙂

Reminder:
*Trail Pleasure, Western Pleasure, Pleasure Racking, Country Pleasure, and Park Pleasure may now cross-over and show in any of the 5 pleasure classes at the same show. However you must still qualify in the division of your choosing to show in it’s perspective stake class.
**Specialty Action Horses (performance horse with an action device) and Open Horses (barelegged performance horse, without an action device) may now cross-over and show in either or both divisions at the same show. However you must still qualify in the division of your choosing to show in it’s perspective stake or championship class.
***All Juvenile Riders 17 & Under riding in the Speed Division (Speed Racking or Country Speed) must wear an ASTM/SEI-Certified Equine Riding Helmet. If you need further information or clarification on this please contact the RHBAA office at (256)353-7225.
*Juveniles may not exhibit a stallion

23/07/2024

19/05/2024

My new favorite cat fight called mtg a bleached. Blonde bad butch body! After she told another congress member that she could read because her false eyelashes in her way made me belly laugh

07/05/2024

Racking Horse Family we are coming to you and asking everyone to pray for John Cordell and his family. John is in Huntsville Hospital, him and his family need your thoughts and prayers at this time. If you've attended any of our Spring or World Celebrations in the last few years you have seen John's smiling face. John has been a staple as our Ring Master for our horse shows for years. Him and his wife Karla are very kind hearted and could use your prayers for Johns healing.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

26/04/2024

Our very own “Vanna” - Julie George is super excited about the Amateur Association and Ladies Auxiliary Silent Auction!!! Lots of fantastic items donated!! Thank you all so much!!! GO BID!!

25/04/2024

Amateur’s Association Silent Auction for the Spring Celebration will be set up on the top concourse above the warm up area Bring your items tonight!!! Good Luck to Everyone! Also Remember to pay your Membership dues!!!

19/03/2024

Amateurs’ Association is planning to have a Silent Auction set up on the concourse above the warm up area for the Spring Celebration with New Items or Like New Items Friday and Saturday night!! Please bring SOMETHING!!!!

29/01/2024

2024 Amateurs Association Officers
President- Honey McGaha
Vice President- Ashley Latham Buckelew
Secretary- Luther Watts
Treasurer- Venita Miles
Social Media & PR correspondent - Mackenzie Lawrence
Membership dues are $15- Send to Venita Miles or ask for PayPal, CashApp, or Venmo information!
The Amateur Association is for ALL AMATEUR’s (Speed, Pleasure, and Performance owners & riders)

02/11/2023

Our condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Charlie Brown.

27/10/2023

Please keep Bryan Barnhill & all customers/owners in your prayers. 🙏😢

14/10/2023

Silent auction for Amateur Assoc going on at the middle concourse above the warm up ring at the RHBAA CELEBRATION !!!!! You can bid til #132 PAY BEFORE World grand Championship!!!! My number is 662-284-6663 if you would like to bid or donate!!!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️Barn 16 If u can’t find me or Amateur member Or Ashley Latham

11/10/2023

Don’t forget we need your donations for the Amateur Association’s Silent Auction- take to Barn 16

07/10/2023

Any donations accepted for new or like new items or clothing!! Thank you for all your support!

09/08/2023

Good Morning,
The wait is over! We would like to announce our Judge's Panel for the 2023 Racking Horse World Celebration October 9th-14th at the Cooper Steel Arena in Shelbyville TN!
In no particular order your Judges will be...

Jackie Barron
Ricky Parker
Greg Johnston
Steve Glidewell

The Judges Alternate will be...

Tommy Thompson

Thank you for your patience, we look forward to seeing everyone at the show!

The 2023 World Celebration Class Sheet will be posted soon, please stay tuned for updates, as soon as the Class Sheet is ready to be released it will be posted here.

24/07/2023

Membership is only $10 and we do have Cash App, PayPal, and Venmo available!
2023 Amateur Association Paid Members
Jaden Montgomery
Lacy Bailey
Ted Barmore
Jeff Best
James Bowman
Ashley Latham Buckelew
Amy Dupree
Ginger Evans
Brock & Rebecca Felton
Brittany Green
Deborah Hays
Annie Holcomb
Lora Holcomb
Emily Kiser Jackson
Henry & Dana Jenkins
Gary Kiser
Makayla Latham
Mackenzie Lawrence
Rick & Honey McGaha
Fred McRoy
Venita Miles
Pam Rossman
James Beech
Becky Siniard
Michael Tate
Lanette Toler
Tommy & Betsy Thompson
Luther Watts

24/07/2023

The Amateurs Association will have a zoom call tomorrow night at 8pm est/7pm cst to discuss possibilities of a show and a date.
Only Paid members or Trainers will be allowed on the call. Contact me, Venita Miles, Liz McDavid, or Lanette Toler if you need the code and don’t receive it.

22/07/2023

Please put Adrian Rehkemper and his wonderful family on your prayer list. Adrian has been flown to Vanderbilt hospital and has had a stroke with at least a couple of blockages. 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻

17/07/2023

Membership forms must be received by Tuesday morning before 12pm July 25 in order to receive zoom info for ALL MEMBERS! In order to make this fair and accessible Do not share the code with anyone that has not paid their dues or is not a member of the PRHTA. (Trainers) If you would prefer to CashApp or Venmo or PayPal your membership that can be requested. Thanks
Honey McGaha - President
Venita Miles - treasurer

ATTENTION OWNERS & ALL AMATEURS 📣📣Don’t forget to join Amateurs Association attend and our Spring Celebration meeting will be April 28 Friday morning immediately following the morning session of classes!! Be there to be a part of the heart of our association!! ❤️❤️ Exciting News!!! You can bring your dues with you or mail them in!

07/07/2023

🛑ATTN: AMATEUR ASSOCIATION🛑
I’m going to try to make this as NICE as I possibly can!!

As President of the Amateur Association for the last 2 years, I have been asked countless times for a Horse Show. I have volunteered my time & energy for this breed and the people of this industry all while working 2 full time jobs and showing. I’ve tried to include EVERYONE by sending out numerous reminders for those who wanted to join and included Venmo & Zelle for additional convenience. I have asked (and practically begged!) for people to join, attend meetings, help raise money, and make suggestions. I’ve made myself accessible via phone, email, through social media, and in person yet I can count on ONE HAND who’ve actually reached out to me, offered help, or put forth any effort to make a Horse Show happen! If anyone can pick the PERFECT date, PERFECT location, PERFECT judge, PERFECT class sheet, Perfect Paybacks, etc. with a way to pay for it all and ensure that it doesn’t interfere with ANYONE’s work/family time or other hobbies or inconvenience anyone in any way, I would love for you to contact me and help out! However, ridiculing people’s ideas, efforts,downing the industry on social media, or cussing me/other members will NOT be tolerated, especially when most of those people HAVE NOT PAID their dues.
With that being said, shows are typically booked 1-2 years in advance, but we managed to place a deposit on the Tri-State Exhibition Center for a show (Tentatively Nov 25 because that’s literally the only open date) we have already guaranteed various sponsorships and Billie Nipper prints for all class winners And the Racking Stake class is in loving memory of Joel Nipper— Thank you to the Joel Nipper family for their generous donation and help! I will be hosting a Zoom Call July 25 (exact time TBD) for all PAID members/trainers to join! This will give everyone time to pay dues and an opportunity to gather ideas and join the discussion rather than make comments via social media. Thank you in advance and God Bless!
Honey McGaha

31/05/2023

The Amateurs Association is planning a horse show in Cleveland Tn!! This will be Racking and Walking. We would appreciate your support and your feedback for what classes are needed.

28/04/2023

ATTENTION OWNERS & ALL AMATEURS 📣📣Don’t forget to join Amateurs Association attend and our Spring Celebration meeting will be April 28 Friday morning immediately following the morning session of classes!! Be there to be a part of the heart of our association!! ❤️❤️ Exciting News!!! You can bring your dues with you or mail them in!

26/04/2023

18/04/2023

Spring Celebration Amateurs Association meeting Friday morning immediately after the morning session inside the arena by the front entrance. Be sure and try to make this meeting!! We will discuss our plans for the 1st Annual Amateurs Association show in August!!!!📣📣📣Remind ALL your barn customers and owners to join the association. Membership dues will be increasing soon!! 🎊🎈🎉📣

10/04/2023

REMINDER: Stall Reservations are due April 10th. All Stalls reserved must be paid for in advance. Stalls may not be placed on a TAB.

Stall reservations are $100 per stall, each will come with a bag of shavings and be available for you to use starting Tuesday afternoon/night April 25th until Sunday April 30th.

~Photo curteousy of Nat Douglas PPD. Photos are not to be used for printing, banners, advertising, or publication.~

03/04/2023

RHBAA would like to send a big THANK YOU to these sponsors for going "GOLD"! 🤩🏆

*The Hughes Family
*Rick and Honey McGaha
*The Kiser Family
*Brian Rolen and 2x WGC I'm McGregor
*The Morris Family
*Maria Perez and Three Sisters Stables
*The Roy Wester Family
*The Meisenheimer Family

It is not too late to become a GOLD CHAMPIONSHIP CIRCLE Sponsor. Call our office to hear the benefits you receive by going "GOLD" 256-353-7225.

07/03/2023

Let’s have a Spring Celebration!!!!

08/02/2023

The Amateur’s’ Association is wanting to put on a horse show. (Preferably centrally located for trainers) we are looking at Sept or early Aug time slot) We need a place that is affordable, that has barns and camper hook up available. We also need LOTS of help and support- this will not happen by itself and Needs to be planned out NOW for it to happen this year!!
ALL Members On Deck!!
Please let us know some of your ideas!