East Valley Arabian Horse Association

Welcome to the EVAHYA: East Valley Arabian Horse YOUTH Association; we are excited that you stopped by! You can find members of the EVAHYA throughout the state of Arizona with varying degrees of horsemanship skills. Our members may or may not own horses, they may or may not own Arabian horse, but there's one thing they do have: a love for horses!

For information about joining EVAHYA, contact our Youth Coordinator, Kristie Britt by clicking here.

YOUTH CALENDAR

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EVAHYA YOUTH ACTIVITIES

EVAHYA offers its members a wealth of opportunities, such as:

Clinics
Tours of vet facilities, horse farms, colleges
Pool parties
Networking with Arizona youths
Volunteering opportunities
Mentoring opportunities
and so much more!

AHA YOUTH ACTIVITIES

Through the Arabian Horse Association, EVAHA Youth Association has many opportunities for its members.

AHA Youth Judging Contest

One of the longest-running horse judging competitions anywhere, since 1970 the Arabian Horse Judging Contest has been held with the famous US National Championship show! Each year 4-H, FFA, AHA and Collegiate teams compete for over $10,000 in scholarships and prizes! This national-level contest features ten Arabian horse classes and requires oral reasons.

Regional Youth Team Tournament

The Regional Youth Team Tournament offers youth from each region the opportunity to form teams which work together to earn points. These points, earned from both recognized and non-recognized shows and rides, lead to great year-end awards for the high scoring team in each region. In addition to these awards, regional winners are posted here, on the AHA youth webpage, and in the Generation Equus section of Arabian Horse Magazine.

AHA Creative Contests

If you are a youth member of AHA up to the age of 21 you can enter our annual creative contest! Enter as many categories as you like for just $10.00! Photography, Creative Writing, Computer, Art, or Audio Visual-we want to see your talent! There will be a champion and reserve champion in each category for each age group: 13 and under, 14-17 and 18-21. The Champion of each category wins $50.00 cash and a large Breyer Model Horse! The Reserve Champion in each category wins a smaller model Breyer Horse.

Champions will also each have their winning entry featured right here on the AHA website, and also in a future issue of Generation Equus in Arabian Horse Magazine. Entries are due June 1st so hurry and enter today! This year's Creative Contest theme is "Treasure of the Desert." Entries are judged on creativity, use of theme, orginality, and overall talent.

Youth Nationals Journalism Contest

AHA wants YOU to cover 2006 Youth Nationals Activities! Enter the contest by submitting a writing sample (details below). If you win, you'll be one of several kids to become journalists for Youth Nationals. Your work will be featured right here on the AHYA website.

Winning youth journalists will work with an AHA staff member to write accounts of activities, get interviews, and take fun photos! If you're interested, make sure you'll be in Albuquerque, New Mexico for at least a few days of the 2007 Youth Nationals (July 22-28). Winners must be able to write their own stories and attend activities.

AHA Horse of the Month

Do you have an outstanding Arabian or Half-Arabian horse that you feel deserves extra special recognition? If so, enter him or her in the AHA "Horse of the Month" Contest!

AHA Youth Scholarships

In a convenient one-stop shopping approach, the Arabian Horse Foundation allows students to fill out a single application that automatically makes them eligible for all memorial and regional scholarships. The deadline for application is February 1 each year.

Find out more about the Arabian Horse Foundation Scholarships and download the application at ArabianHorseFoundation.org.