EHAL Magazine May 2019

Everything Horses and Livestock Magazine ®

AHCA is a family, friendly competition and a diverse skills challenge. It is an obstacle course event, perfect for all riders,

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Competition - Enjoy the competition of your peers. Show your skills and see how you compare to others in your area. Also, have your points tracked nationally for qualification in the National Finals. Riders compete for recognition and prizes and most of all MONEY. Camaraderie - Everyone will have a great time hanging out with their friends and make new friends. Respect - Respect for riders…respect for horses…respect for everyone is a critical element of every AHCA event. We want to see horse and rider perform to their best and be encouraged all along the way. Negative behavior is not tolerated, and everyone is expected to promote themselves, their peers and their sport. Integrity - We will always to present our association and this sport with the highest integrity. Our Mission The mission of the AHCA is to promote horsemanship and sportsmanship at its highest level while providing an arena of camaraderie within a competitive obstacle course setting. Its purpose is to instill public awareness and respect for the horse while members strive to improve their horsemanship skills. All competitions will be conducted with the highest level of integrity. To date, the Association has 200 active members and 37 certified judges. AHCA has a total of 11 affiliates spread between Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri and Texas.

Upcoming events: 05/04-5/05/2019 – Enchanted Acres Challenge ; Swartz Creek, MI 05/04/-5/05/2019 – Horsemen of Texas ; Angleton, TX 05/11/2019 – Horsemen of Arkansas ; TBA, 05/18-5/19/2019 – Eagle Ranch Resort Challenge ; Collins, MO 05/18-5/19/2019 – Gulf Coast Horsemanship Assoc ; La Porte, Texas 05/18/2019 – Sunrise Equestrian Sports Challenge ; Lincoln, MI 05/25-5/26/2019 – Heartland AHCA ; Overbrook, KS 06/01/2019 – Douglas County Trail Riders Challenge ; Lawrence, KS 06/02/2019 – 10 Shot Ranch Challenge ; Lapeer, MI 06/08/2019 – Eagle Ranch Resort Challenge ; Collins, MO 06/09/2019 – Eagle Ranch Resort Challenge ; Collins, MO 06/15/2019 – Eagles Flight Arena Challenge ; Pickford, MI 06/15/2019 – Heartland AHCA ; Windsor, MO 06/16/2019 – Eagles Flight Arena Challenge ; Pickford, MI

06/16/2019 – Heartland AHCA ; Windsor, MO 06/22/2019 – Horsemen of Arkansas ; TBA, 06/22/2019 – Horsemen of Texas ; Richmond, TX 06/23/2019 – Horsemen of Arkansas ; TBA, 06/23/2019 – Horsemen of Texas ; Richmond, TX 06/29/2019 – 10 Shot Ranch Challenge ; Lapeer, MI 06/30/2019 – 10 Shot Ranch Challenge ; Lapeer, MI

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