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Appaloosa
Newsletter
June 2007
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ApHC undertakes innovative plan
Nominate
your mom!
ApHC Volunteer
of the Year
Attention
trail riders
Trail register of
merit
Trail ride calendar
Enter the calendar
photo contest
What your ApHC membership provides
AJOX recipients: Still want your paper magazine?
U.S. and Canadian members: Want to subscribe
to AJOX?
Lifetime members: Rush your registration
work!
Registration fee schedule
Foundation Pedigree Designation
(FPD)
Want to frame your Appaloosa’s pedigree?
Support the AYA––sponsor a
prize
AYF meeting scheduled
Schedule in the 2006 year-end awards banquet
You be the judge
Scholarships awarded annually
2006 Yearbooks on sale now!
Hap P. Loosa coloring books on sale
Aged
Horse Special Extended through December 31, 2007
Promote
Your Spots!
Become
a Buckle Sponsor
Newsletter
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Enter
the calendar photo contest
Is your Appaloosa photogenic? Are your photographic talents blooming?
Send in quality photos of your Appaloosa for the calendar photo contest.
Photos must be accompanied by official release form printed in the
magazine. All entries must be received by June 30, 2007. Winners will
be announced in the October 2007 Journal.
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ApHC
Volunteer of the Year
The ApHC Board of Directors approved another innovative recognition
program specifically geared to recognizing the hard work, dedication
and enthusiasm of our regional volunteers.
Volunteers are a mainstay of non-profit organizations. Recruiting
and motivating volunteers does not differ significantly from other
types of human resource management with the major exception that
it’s essential to go that extra step to acknowledge their
contribution to your organization.
Volunteers become involved with an organization for reasons other
than financial gain and millions will tell you there are wonderful
intrinsic rewards in volunteering! The ApHC recognizes the collective
efforts of members and staff contributions to the overall mission
of the ApHC and that we should encourage opportunities for those
efforts to be acknowledged. In order to attract and retain members,
we must aim to create an environment where members feel appreciated
for their contributions.
Program Overview:
ApHC Chartered Regional Clubs will submit a Volunteer
of the Year Nomination Form with biography/resume and photo(s) of
the volunteer’s activities to the ApHC Regional Club Coordinator
by November 15. Each Regional Club can submit one nomination per
year.
The ApHC Regional Club Committee will vote on Volunteer
of the Year in each territory from the nominations submitted and
results will be issued by February 15 on the ApHC web site, to the
Regional Club Committee, the Regional Club Newsletter and Appaloosa
Journal, and letters sent to the nominees.
The winner will be recognized in the Regional Club
Newsletter, Appaloosa Journal, on the ApHC web site and in the Yearbook.
An award will be presented to the winner at the ApHC annual open
banquet if the winner attends. A slide show presentation will be
done in conjunction with the award.
By recognizing and rewarding regionally active members
who invest time and effort in promoting their regional club, the
ApHC and the Appaloosa breed, we are creating interest,
excitement and growth from the regional level that will resonate
throughout the Appaloosa industry with nearly immediate results.
Nominations due on November 15, 2007 and the
first Volunteer of the Year will be awarded at the ApHC open banquet
in 2008.
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ApHC
undertakes innovative plan
As part of a plan that sets it apart from other registries for colored
horses, the Appaloosa Horse Club is now issuing performance permits
to non-characteristic, or non-colored Appaloosas. These permits verify
pedigree, establish a horse’s right to show in all ApHC-approved
events and to earn ApHC race awards. They are part of the Performance
Permit Program (PPP), approved last year by the ApHC board of directors
and enacted by staff on January 1.
All non-characteristic Appaloosas are eligible, whether the result
of an Appaloosa-to-Appaloosa breeding or Appaloosa-to-approved-outcross
breeding. ApHC approves outcrosses to Quarter Horses, Thoroughbreds
and Arabians. PPP replaces the Certified Pedigree Option (CPO), which
since 2002 had been available only to foals with two registered Appaloosa
parents.
Shonda Nelson, ApHC registrar, reports that 231 permits were issued
through May 31, 2007. Of the permits issued, 71 percent were to horses
with two Appaloosa parents. The remaining 29 percent went to horses
with an approved-outcross parent.
Permits have a one-time fee and are good for the horse’s lifetime.
Fees range from $150 to $315, depending on the owner’s ApHC
membership status and the horse’s parentage. Fees are highest
for non-members and horses with an approved-outcross parent. The fee
schedule is set to increase on January 1, 2008, as an incentive for
owners to acquire permits prior to that date.
Further details about PPP are available at www.appaloosa.com,
under the Registration category on the main menu. Or, call the ApHC
Registration Department at (208) 882-5578, ext. 300, or e-mail registration@appaloosa.com.
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2006 Yearbooks on sale now
For $12.50, you can reserve your copy of the 2006 ApHC Yearbook. Yearbooks
will be mailed out two to four weeks after the 2007 National Appaloosa
Show.
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Hap P. Loosa coloring books
on sale
For only $3.95 plus shipping and handling, you can order your Hap
P. Loosa coloring and activity book, a 32-page book designed to entertain
young Appaloosa enthusiasts for a full year. Hap P. Loosa and his
bunny friend are busy each month with different horse activities and
projects including word searches, word scrambles, mazes and much more.
Contact the ApHC Youth Coordinator at 208-882-5578 ext. 264 to order.
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| Promote Your Spots!
Promotion at the 60th National Appaloosa Show and Youth World Show
is one of the best ways for Appaloosa breeders and trainers to reach
the dedicated Appaloosa market. The ApHC offers opportunities to
advertise your farm or business in many different ways:
National Network advertising - a daily show newsletter distributed
free to show attendees. The Network includes class schedules, results,
articles, announcements and more. Our marketing department will
work with you to design an ad that best showcases your product or
service. Ads run for the entire 13-day show. Rates for advertising
are:
Full-page ad for the entire show: $425
Half-page ad for the entire show: $275
Quarter-page ad for the entire show: $175
Classified ad (maximum 50 words): $50
Farm Flag advertising ensures your logo is seen by thousands of
exhibitors over the 13-day show. Flags are hung in the State Fair
Arena for maximum visibility. Cost is $100 to hang an existing banner,
or $250 to create and hang a new banner.
Class sponsors are recognized with announcements, on the top ten
results page on the website, and in the National Network. Sponsorships
at the Youth World Show are recognized as donations to the AYA.
Cost is $100 to sponsor 1 class; each additional class is $50.
Promotional Packages add value by combining promotional opportunities
at a discounted rate. We can also arrange custom packages; just
give Marketing a call at extension 273 or 282.
$550 for Promo Package 1 - $1025 value, includes a full page Network
ad for the entire show, your banner* hung in the arena, sponsorship
of a full day of the show including announcements made throughout
the day and the option of presenting awards on that day, and the
sponsorship of three show classes of your choice.
$375 for Promo Package 2 - $600 value, includes a half-page Network
ad for the entire show, your banner* hung in the arena, and the
sponsorship of three show classes of your choice.
$250 for Promo Package 3 - $475 value, includes a quarter-page
Network ad for the entire show, your banner hung in the arena* and
the sponsorship of three show classes of your choice.
*Prices are for existing banners only. Call
208-882-5578 ext. 273 if you need to have a banner made.
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| Become a Buckle Sponsor
Each high-point and reserve high-point winner at the National and
Youth World Show will receive a custom-designed sterling silver
Gist Silversmiths Buckle. Many of these buckles are provided through
the support of sponsors. You can sponsor a buckle for a youth, non-pro,
or open high-point award for $325. This covers the cost of the buckle
and engraving. To thank you for your generosity, you'll receive
the following benefits:
- Listed as the sponsor of the award in the show
premium book
- Listed as a show sponsor in the July and September
issues of Appaloosa Journal
- Announced as a sponsor during the show
- Listed on the sponsor wall at the show and on
the ApHC website
- Listed as a sponsor in the daily National Network
We encourage buckle sponsors to present the award
in the arena for a photo with the winner, to be published in Appaloosa
Journal. For a list of buckles available for sponsorship, call 208-882-5578
ext. 273 or email publicrelations@appaloosa.com.
You can sponsor a buckle at any point up to the start of the show.
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What
your ApHC membership provides
Annual Individual, Family or Couple—United States and Canadian
members:
• You’ll receive Appaloosa Journal shipped to your mailbox.
• You can also purchase a subscription to Appaloosa Journal
Online Xpress (AJOX)—the entire magazine in PDF format, available
online.
Annual Individual, Family or Couple—members outside
the U.S. and Canada:
• You’ll receive Appaloosa Journal Online Xpress (AJOX)—the
entire magazine in PDF format, available online.
• You can also purchase a subscription to Appaloosa Journal.
Annual Youth members:
• You’ll receive Appaloosa Journal Online Xpress (AJOX)—the
entire magazine in PDF format, available online.
• You can also purchase a subscription to Appaloosa Journal
at the special Youth Member Rate.
Lifetime Adult or One-time Youth members:
• You’ll receive a subscription to Appaloosa Journal
Online Xpress (AJOX)—the entire magazine in PDF format, available
online for the term of your membership.
• You can also purchase a subscription to Appaloosa Journal
at the special Lifetime Member rate.
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AJOX recipients:
Still want your paper magazine?
If you’re a Youth, International or Lifetime member who now
receives Appaloosa Journal Online Xpress but would also like to subscribe
to the paper magazine, you can sign up online at www.appaloosa.com
(click on Journal Subscription under the Membership pull-down menu);
or at www.appaloosajournal.com
(click on Subscribe under the Merchandise pull-down menu); or
phone 208-882-5578 ext. 258 at the ApHC. Just $25 (even less for two-year
and youth members!).
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U.S.
and Canadian members: Want to subscribe to AJOX?
If AJOX isn’t part of your membership package (that is, if you
live in the United States or Canada and aren’t a Youth or Lifetime
member), you can get a sneak peek at Appaloosa Journal! For just $25
($35 for non-members), you can access Appaloosa Journal Online Xpress
from your home computer or laptop.* Simply call 208-882-5578 ext.
258 or visit www.appaloosa.com
and click on Appaloosa Journal/AJOX under the Online Services drop-down
menu, or visit http://appaloosa.epubxpress.com/
and click on Subscribe.
*Internet access required
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Trail register of merit
As of January 2006, distance riders can earn a register of merit
for completing 250 miles of approved open endurance, open limited
distance and open competitive trail rides—separate or combined—consisting
of rides 25 miles or longer, over the lifetime of the horse. Only
miles completed from 2006 forward will be used for the calculation
of this award.
A year-end jacket will be awarded annually to the year-end high-mileage
endurance horse at the American Endurance Ride Conference banquet.
For a one-time fee of $25 per horse, enroll your ApHC-registered
Appaloosa in the ApHC Distance Program. This fee allows the owner
to participate in ApHC-approved endurance and competitive rides.
By enrolling in the ApHC Distance Program and submitting the ride
report forms, you can earn medallions, a register of merit, plaques,
a high-mileage jacket, year-end awards and recognition in Appaloosa
Journal.
For more information, call 208-882-5578 ext. 221
or e-mail trailrides@appaloosa.com.
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| Trail ride calendar:
Whether you’re looking for an adventure or a relaxing getaway;
a ride close to home or a far-off vacation, the ApHC has a trail
ride for you.
ApHC-sponsored rides:
Land of Liberty
Pennsylvania
June 17–23, 2007
Chief Joseph
Idaho
August 5–11, 2007
Sheltowee
Kentucky
September 30–October 6, 2007
For trail and distance information, visit www.appaloosa.com,
e-mail trailrides@appaloosa.com
or phone 208-882-5578 ext. 221.
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Attention trail riders
Due to changing liability insurance requirements, all participants
(riders and non-riders) on ApHC-sponsored trail rides must be current
members of the ApHC. Participants on the Apache Land, Land of Liberty
and Sheltowee Trail Rides will be affected by this change. If you’ve
already signed up for one of these rides and are not a member, please
contact the ApHC office at 208-882-5578 ext. 221 or e-mail the trail
department at trailrides@appaloosa.com.
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Lifetime
members: Rush your registration work!
When registration work such as transfers, advancements and registrations
are submitted to the Appaloosa Horse Club by a member who purchased
a lifetime membership, the work receives a complimentary 10-day
rush only when an ApHC-issued “Rush” sticker is affixed
to the outside of the envelope.
Official ApHC rush stickers are available from the ApHC Registration
Department at 208-882-5578 ext. 300.
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Registration Fee
Schedule
Allow six to eight weeks for your certificate of registration.
The ApHC offers rush orders, so contact the registration department
if you need your certificate in less time.
Registration fees are:
Foal date to 6th month
foal date: $30 members and $95 non-members
7th–12th month foal date: $50 members and $115 non-members
13th–24th month foal date: $100 members and $215 non-members
25th–36th month foal date: $200 members and $415 non-members
37th month and thereafter: $250 members and $515 non-members |
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Foundation pedigree designation
The FPD classification on your horse’s certificate of
registration provides proof of Appaloosa bloodlines and important
clues to breeding potential. By taking notice of valuable foundation
bloodlines, breeders are able to select desired qualities such
as conformation, soundness, athletic ability and Appaloosa characteristics.
Click here Downloadable
Forms for enrollment forms, or apply when registering or
transferring horses. If you have questions or would like a free
printout of horses you own that may be eligible, contact the
registration department at 208-882-5578 ext. 300 or registration@appaloosa.com.
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Want to frame your Appaloosa’s
pedigree?
The ApHC offers four kinds of Appaloosa pedigrees
to further promote and preserve the breed:
• Five-generation pedigree — includes horses’
names and numbers, $15.
• Four-generation color pedigree — includes horses’
names, numbers, foaling years, Appaloosa base colors and coat
patterns, $20.
• Four-generation show/race pedigree — includes
horses’ names, numbers, foaling years, Appaloosa show
and race histories, $25.
• Three-generation color show/race pedigree — includes
horses’ names, numbers, foaling years, Appaloosa base
colors, coat patterns and show/race histories, $25.
To order your Appaloosa’s pedigree,contact
the registration department at 208-882-5578 ext. 300 or visit
www.appaloosa.com
and click on Order
Pedigrees under the Registration link.
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Aged
horse special
The Appaloosa Horse Club is offering members an opportunity
to register eligible Appaloosas over 2 years of age for the
reduced rate of only $150.
ApHC Regional Clubs are eligible for monetary incentive by recruiting
members to take advantage of this special opportunity!
Eligibility requirements: (Applications
must be postmarked by December 31, 2007)
• ApHC members only (you may purchase a membership at
the time of registration)
• Applicant horse may be eligible for Regular (#) or Non-characteristic
(N) classification
• Applicant horse must be 2 years old or older
• Applicant horse must meet all ApHC registration requirements
• Applicant horse must meet ApHC bloodline requirements:
at least one parent must be ApHC-registered with Regular (#)
classification; non-Appaloosa parents must be registered with
an approved breed association (AQHA, JC or AHA)
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Nominate
your mom!
Nominate your mom to be "Queen for a day" at the 2007
Youth World Show and show her how much you appreciate her. Submit
a short written essay why you think your mom should be "Queen"
for a day. If she is chosen, she will receive a wonderful day of
pampering and prizes! Fax, email, or mail in your nominations by
June 13. 2007. For more information, contact the Appaloosa Youth
Coordinator at 208-882-5578 ext. 264 or e-mail mknapp@appaloosa.com
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| Support
the AYA and sponsor a prize
The ApHC will again award neck medallions and ribbons to the top
10 youth placing under each of the five judges in each youth class
held at the 2007 World Championship Appaloosa Youth Show. Please
help the ApHC and AYA by helping sponsor these awards. Contact
the ApHC Youth Coordinator at 208-882-5578 ext. 264.
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AYF
meeting scheduled
The annual Appaloosa Youth Foundation meeting will be held Thursday,
July 4, at 3:30 p.m. following the ApHC national membership meeting
at the Biltmore Hotel in Oklahoma City.
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Schedule
in the 2006 year-end awards banquet
The youth year-end awards banquet is scheduled for Sunday, June 24,
2007 at the Biltmore Hotel in Oklahoma City. Dinner will be served
at 6 p.m., followed by the awards presentation.
The open/non-pro/trail/race year-end awards banquet is scheduled for
Sunday, July 1, 2007 at the same location. Cocktail hour begins at
6 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. followed by the awards presentation.
Contact the ApHC Awards Coordinator at 208-882-5578 ext. 280 to reserve
your seat.
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You be the judge
Are you involved in youth judging contests? Whether you’re a
youth leader, an active youth judging contestant, or just want to
learn more about what the judges are looking for, this guide has your
answer. The ApHC’s Youth Judging Guide explains how to judge
a conformation class or any one of the typical performance classes
offered. It provides you with step-by-step instructions for competing
in a judging contest including how to determine your score against
the official judges’ placings. For more information or to request
your free guide, contact the Appaloosa Youth Coordinator at 208-882-5578
ext. 264 or e-mail mknapp@appaloosa.com.
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| Scholarships
awarded annually
An official scholarship application must be filled out and submitted
to the ApHC office by June 10, 2007, to be considered by the scholarship
selection committee. Selection is based on scholastic aptitude,
leadership, community and civic responsibility and involvement in
the Appaloosa industry. Take advantage of your chance to earn up
to $1,000 for advanced education by contacting the Appaloosa Youth
Coordinator at 208-882-5578 ext. 264 or e-mail mknapp@appaloosa.com.
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