Appaloosa Board of Directors Candidates Announced
   Apache Land Trail Ride Kicks Off The Trail Riding Season
   ApHC Employees Recognized for Years of Service
   ApHC Celebrates Employee’s 20 Years of Service
   ApHC joins USEF
   “The Appaloosa Horse” TV show Times
   ApHC Announces 2006 World Sales and $30,000 Guaranteed Futurity Payouts
   Appaloosa Horse Sales
   Promote Your Spots
   Free Promotional Literature
   CPO Clinics
   Foundation Pedigree Designation 
   ApHC Pedigrees
   Registration Fee Schedule
   Appaloosa Horse Club Updates Appearance of Certificate of Registration
   2006 ApHC European Judges Seminar
   ApHC Year-End Awards Banquet Registration Deadline 
   2005 Yearbooks on Sale Now
   Youth Speech Contest
   Are You a Creative Youth Member?
   Join a Youth Team and Compete for Awards
   Scholarships Awarded Annually
   Newsletter tools

Exercise Your Right to Vote

Attention members: To have the right to vote in the 2006 board of directors elections and on any bylaw changes, you must be a current Appaloosa Horse Club member by March 15, 2006. Please call the ApHC office at (208) 882-5578 ext 500 or renew online at www.appaloosa.com

In 2006, seven Appaloosa Horse Club Board of Director positions are up for election. Sixteen individuals formally declared their candidacy to fill the seven positions by the February 28 deadline. A full list of the candidates appears below. It should be noted that this is an unapproved list, pending ApHC auditor approval.

The following deadlines will apply:

March 15, 2006 – Candidate qualifications and statement of purpose and photograph must be received by the ApHC. Membership applications and dues must be received at the ApHC to be eligible to receive a ballot.
April 30, 2006 – Completed ballots to be postmarked on or before this date.
June 9, 2006 – Ballots must be received at CPA’s office to be counted.
June 15, 2006 – Election results reported.

The ApHC will post the candidate biographies and photos on the ApHC website by March 20, 2006. The Appaloosa Journal will run the candidate biographies and photos in the May issue. Candidate biographies and photos will not be sent with the ballots this year

Deadline to sign up for the ride is March 15, so plan your vacation today! Visit the ApHC’s Web site at www.appaloosa.com for ride fees and applications.

Visit USEF online at www.usef.org to learn more about the services offered and benefits of individual membership with USEF.
The ApHC maintains affiliate membership with several equine organizations to remain aware of issues affecting the equine industry and to advocate for ApHC members, Appaloosa owners and the Appaloosa horse. Contact Merida McClanahan, administrative assistant at ext. 235 or mmcclanahan@appaloosa.com.

More information and a description of each episode is available at www.appaloosa.com/tvshow.shtm. Order forms for DVD copies of the TV show are also available at www.appaloosa.com/tvshow.shtm, or you can order your DVD by contacting the ApHC Marketing Department ext. 225

To expose the athletic ability of the Appaloosa to equine competition arenas, the Appaloosa Horse Club will give $6,000 to the highest placing Appaloosas in the following events in 2006:

The ApHC will coordinate with the association managing each event, so no additional application is required to be eligible for the incentive awards. Appaloosas must be registered with the ApHC and shown under their registered names as recorded on their ApHC Certificate of Registration. 

Promote your business or farm at the 59th National and Youth World Appaloosa Show through a variety of venues including: 
National Network advertising —a daily show newsletter filled with class schedules, show results, articles, announcements and more. Attendees use National Network to plan each of their days at the show. Rates for advertising are:

Class sponsors are recognized with announcements, posters and in National Network. Also, the sponsorship is treated like a donation to the AYA. Sponsorship of one class costs $100; each additional class $50.
Promotional packages add value by combining promotional opportunities at a special rate. Custom promotional packages are also available.

*Prices are for existing banners. If you need a banner made, call for pricing. 
For more information, call ext. 282 or e-mail marketing@appaloosa.com

Brochures about the Appaloosa and the ApHC as well as the Guide to Identifying posters are available and free to ApHC members and regional clubs. To request ApHC promotional literature, fill out the form at www.appaloosa.com/association/promolit.shtm. Include your name, address and phone number with your request. 

If you need the materials for a specific event, include the name and date(s) of the event, the name of your club (if applicable) and the estimated number of people expected to attend the event. Submit your request at least 30 days prior to any scheduled event. You may also order by calling ext. 225 or e-mailing promotions@appaloosa.com
 

In an effort to better serve its membership, the ApHC is issuing new registration certificates to owners who apply for Foundation Pedigree Designation (FPD) and Generational Advancement Program. (GAP).

Since applications for FPD and GAP must be accompanied by current photographs of the horse, it was determined that a professional appearance could be obtained most easily by reprinting the certificates to include the FPD and GAP designations once the new data was entered into the horses’ files. The FPD and GAP designations will appear to the right of the foal date, eliminating the need for stickers for both programs. If DNA is on file for the horse, that will also be added to the description line.

The ApHC and the Bavarian Western Riding Association (VWB) will conduct the next European Judges Seminar April 24–26, 2006, at Gut Matheshof in Kreuth bei Rieden, Germany. Professionals Jack Drechsler and Joe Carter of Ontario, Canada, will present sessions on English, western and halter events. Applicants must be ApHC members and will be eligible to test to become approved ApHC European judges. The seminar will include two days of classroom instruction and one day of testing and live judging. A short session on show management will also be offered.

Participants will judge video and live classes, take a written rulebook test and be interviewed. Instructors will discuss class rules as stated in the 2006 Official Handbook of the ApHC. The video and live judging portions may include, but are not limited to, halter, showmanship, horsemanship, western pleasure, trail, western riding, reining, hunter under saddle, hunt seat equitation and working hunter. Testing during the seminar will enable individuals that pass to obtain an ApHC European judges card subject to all rules and regulations of the ApHC..

The seminar is open to the public for $50 (U.S.). For those interested in becoming an approved ApHC European judge, the cost is $100 (U.S.). For more information and applications, visit the ApHC web site at www.appaloosa.com/shows/judgeseminars.shtm. To speak with an ApHC representative, contact ApHC International Delegate Wiebe Lise in The Netherlands at lise0003@planet.nl or by phone at 0031-594-631806, or ApHC Judges’ Coordinator Jessica Dixon at ext. 244 or show-judges@appaloosa.com.

To avoid late fees, submit your banquet registration form or purchase tickets to the 2005 ApHC year-end award banquets by April 11, 2006. Registration forms are in the March and April issues of Appaloosa Journal and can be printed off the ApHC web site. Contact the awards coordinator at ext. 264 for more information. For more information, please contact the ApHC Awards Coordinator at (208) 882-5578, ext. 264 or e-mail youth@appaloosa.com

For just $12.50, you can reserve your copy of the 2005 ApHC Yearbook. Yearbooks will be mailed out 2-4 weeks after the 2006 National Appaloosa Horse Show.  For more information, please contact the ApHC Awards Coordinator at (208) 882-5578, ext. 264 or e-mail youth@appaloosa.com

For information regarding youth and non-pro activities, contact the ApHC Youth Coordinator at (208) 882-5578, ext. 264 youth@appaloosa.com.

Here’s your chance to speak out, demonstrate your public speaking skills and win savings bonds. Held in conjunction with the World Championship Appaloosa Youth Show, contestants choose to “sell” an assigned horse as if the judges were prospective buyers—or speak on what the Appaloosa horse has done for their lives. Speech contest entries are due in the ApHC office by June 1, 2006.

If you can write well or express your love of the Appaloosa horse through your artistic talents, the art or essay contests are designed for you. These contests help Appaloosa youth explore and develop their Appaloosa knowledge using their writing and artistic skills while competing against same-age youth for savings bonds. Entries are due in the ApHC office by May 1, 2006.

Youth teams from the same territory compete for awards and the title of Team Tournament Champion during the World Championship Appaloosa Youth Show. Teams participate and earn points based on competition in the show arena, the speech contest, stall decorating contest and little buckaroo dummy roping contest. Team nomination entry forms are due in the ApHC office on or before May 31, 2006.