Calling All ARHA Charters! We annually ask you to generously support the ARHA Youth by sending a Charter Sponsored “basket” or item to be auctioned off at the World Show Exhibitor’s Party. We have commitments from some of you, but we need everyone’s participation. Can’t wait to see the fun and creative donations for 2013. Any individual donations are also gratefully accepted – bring your items and your competitive bidding spirit Monday evening, July 22 at 8:00 pm!

See you at the World Show!

ARHA World Championship Show Schedule of Events

Sunday, July 21 8:30 am 10:30 am

Paid Trail Warm-ups - $15 - Bradley Arena Roping Clinic - Perkins Roping Horses - $25 - Liberty Arena

Monday, July 22 4:00 pm

8:00 pm

Smoothie Social - Sponsored by Wisconsin Ranch Horse Assoc. Exhibitor’s Party, Taco Bar & Youth Scholarship Auction Roberts Hall - Supports the ARHA Youth Foundation Scholarship Program. Please bring donated items to be auctioned off.

Wednesday, July 24

2:00 pm

Kid’s Dummy Roping Contest - During break after class 57a Sponsored by Perkins Roping Horses ARHA Amateur Committee Rope Off Challenge - During break before Working Ranch Horse classes ARHA Ice Cream Social - Lamar Arena

Thursday, July 25 9:30 am

1:00 pm

Paid Working Cow Horse Warm-ups - $25 - Lamar Arena Youth Scholarship Awards Presentation - After class 71a Pizza Party - Sponsored by Missouri Ranch Horse Association

Friday, July 26 12:00 pm Dog ‘N Suds - Hosted by Indiana Ranch Horse Association - Gazebo

Saturday, July 27 9:00 am Continental Breakfast & Awards Presentation

Keep your Rope Up By Bandy Russell ARHA Amateur Committee This is a lesson that was learned the hard way. Start-ing out with Ranch Roping is a great way for ama-teurs to get started working your horse with cows. You get to move around the cattle slowly to work out your numbered cow, and set them up to throw a rope and catch. The greatest aspect about this is that the rope will have a break away dally. This means that when you dally off on your horn (wrap the rope on your horn with your thumb up), the rope will break off of the cow when you stop. This allows minimal opportunity for you and your horse to get in trouble as the cow gets away. However, when you are ready to move up to the Working Ranch Horse class, I would advise that you are comfortable using your rope and holding cows off of your horse. Find a place to work a cow with your breakaway rope so that when you are practic-ing, if you get into trouble, it is less likely for you to get hurt. Rope your cow, and follow it. As it goes away - let your rope out. As you get closer, recoil your rope. It is so important that your rope NEVER hits the ground - you can get into trouble..... I didn’t take the advice just given, and roped my first cow at a show. I let the rope hit the ground. My horse stepped over the rope with both front feet and the cow took off. Let’s just say I got a lot of hand-shakes for staying on - but it wrecked my back! So stay safe, and KEEP YOUR ROPE UP!

Dear ARHA Members,

M y time as Miss American Ranch Horse as flown by! It's already only about a month until I pass on the sash to the next lucky queen. The time I have spent as Miss American Ranch horse has been great for many reasons.

Through my time as Miss American Ranch Horse, I met many great people and enjoyed traveling to shows and events as a rep-resentative of the ARHA. In February, I attended the ARHA Year End Awards Banquet held in Somerset, Kentucky. There I presented awards to the winners. Impressive prizes – including saddles and huge printed canvas pictures - were the top prize for the overall high point for Youth, Amateur, and Open divisions. Most recently I was also able to attend the Missouri Ranch Horse Association show in Columbia, Missouri, and Volunteer Ranch Horse Show in Tennessee. Of course, just around the corner is this year's World Show in Wilmington, Ohio. I look forward to the friendly atmosphere of members from all over coming together to compete and have fun. Throughout the week, I will be handing out ribbons and awards and helping out wherever I can. During the World Show the com-petition to crown the Miss American Ranch Horse for 2013-2014 will take place. Last year's competition was one of the best ex-periences I have had in the ARHA, and I am really excited for this years’ contestants to experience the same. At the end of the week, the next Queen will be chosen. Although I am sad to see my year as Miss American Ranch Horse come to a close, I am very grateful for my time as Queen. I feel the Miss American Ranch Horse title is an important, unique op-portunity for young women to become more involved in the ARHA. I certainly feel even more at home in the ARHA after this wonderful year. I am also excited for another young woman to continue what is now becoming a tradition in the ARHA. American Ranch Horse Associations' 2012 year made me even prouder to be a part of ARHA. Innovations such as the first Mid-west Regional Classic Show reveal the perpetual growth and im-provement of our association. The hard work by everyone be-hind-the-scenes is amazing, and reflected by the determination and commitment of the competitors in the ring. Just as I said during the speech segment of last year's Miss American Ranch Horse competition, I really believe that the ideals we uphold in the ARHA can be seen as a metaphor for our membership. We prize the ideal ranch horse on its natural movement. The same authenticity we uphold in our horses can be related to the genu-ine, wonderful membership of the ARHA. This is just one of the reasons I look forward to many more years in the ARHA. Thank you to everyone who has made this year such a joy! See you at the show,

Mary Grace Warren Miss American Ranch Horse 2012-2013

The Queen’s Farewell

Mary Grace Warren

Congratulations to Liz Barrett 2013 ARHA Youth Scholarship Recipient

Have a Smartphone? Below are two QR Codes you can scan with

your phone. On the left is ARHA’s virtual business card. It contains contact and web info for ARHA. The code on the right is ARHA’s

Calendar of Events and all shows listed for 2013.

American Ranch Horse Association • www.americanranchhorse.net

The Ramblings of a Novice By Becky Clark ARHA Amateur Committee

After successfully completing my first year showing horses, I decided it would be fun to try to do the showmanship class. At the Cloverdale show in May, I showed in my first one ever. I had shown rabbits for thirteen years and did showmanship with them, but this was a totally different animal. Luckily, the pat-tern was a pretty simple one to learn. I didn’t have much practice as far as how to really present myself in the class, but I had some help that gave me a few point-ers on what the judges would look for when I was out there being judged. I also got the chance to watch the other people in the class to see how they were doing things. That helped out a great deal. All and in all, it was a fun experience, and I thought I did a very respectable job in my first class. It was a good sized class and I finished in the top ten. I will be doing more showmanship classes in the future and really look forward to it!

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ARHA World Show Amateur Committee Rope Off Challenge

Tickets Sold During the World Show:

1 for $1 • 9 for $5 • 22 for $10 Two tickets will be drawn and the two competitors must out-rope each other on a dummy steer for 1/2 the pot! Substitute ropers may be used! Each roper gets 2 practice throws and the third throw is for the money! Proceeds benefit Amateur Committee Programs for ARHA Amateurs! For more info, email Bandy Russell:

bandyrussell@gmail.com

What: When: Where:

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Monday July 22, 2013 4:00 pm

The Things I Learn From My Horse By Robyn Wade ARHA Amateur Committee Through the many years I have been blessed to have horses in my life, they have all taught me many things that have helped me be a bet-ter person. First and foremost, they have taught me pa-tience. To take a deep breath and look at the situation before making a rash decision. To see both sides. Not that there aren’t moments that a blow up could happen, but how it is handled is SO important. Horses have shown me the true joy of life’s simple pleasures, to feel their nose touch your hair, to hold on their neck when no one else seems to care, just to watch them in the pas-ture doing what they love to do...be horses. For me, it’s not all about the ribbons and awards. It’s about the things my horse and I have accomplished together. Those things that should have been so easy and well just were-n’t, but when it all comes together... Some-times it seems you have to go through a lot of dance partners before you find that one that do both lead and follow, and when you find that one special one, those simple things in life mean the world. I am forever thankful for the many horses that have touched my life, for all the laughter, tears, friends and memories they have brought me. May GOD always bless horses!

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Check out the new items ARHA has to offer!

Buckles • Jackets • Embroidered Caps Vests • License Plates • T-shirts

Videos of the World Show may be purchased from the

video production company at the Show.

One of the biggest challenges to the novice and experienced competitor is working traffic in the large Ranch Riding classes and rail classes in gen-eral. With large numbers of horses in the ring at one time, all of which travel at different speeds, it can be intimidating to even the most seasoned of veterans. The most important thing to always keep in mind is your safety and the safety of others when riding on the rail. No ribbon or award is worth anyone getting hurt. One of the best things to do to pre-pare for this is to observe your fellow riders and horses in the warm up area. Look around and de-termine whose horses move on a little faster or slower and base your position in the arena accord-ing to the speed of your horse. If your horse moves a little quicker than most, don’t put yourself behind a slow moving horse, and vice versa. Do not be afraid to ride deeply into the corners of the arena. That can help you get away from a slower moving horse that is front of you by a stride or two. There is a common misconception that passing is looked down upon in riding classes. Quite the contrary is true as long as it is done qui-etly and correctly. Its your job as a exhibitor to

show your horse to the best of its potential, and if passing a slower horse is necessary do so, then move to the inside and pass and return to the rail, ensuring that there is enough room to do so without disrupting the rider behind you. Awareness is key in any riding situation but probably the most in the crowded rail classes. Keep your eyes and ears open to not only yourself but the riders around you. If there are trou-blesome horses or green horses in the class, pay attention to their location in the ring and always be prepared to take defen-sive action if the need arises. With a little mental preparation prior to your class and keen observations, you can have a smooth and easy ride to show your horse and yourself at your best!

Working Traffic By Kristen Smeenk - ARHA Amateur Committee

The ARHA Amateur Committee is pleased to announce the World Show Package Raffle was a success! We sold a total of 71 tickets. The winning recipient gifted the package to Meredith Graber, a youth mem-ber from Indiana! Congratulations Meredith!

See you at the World Championship Show!

ARHA CALENDAR OF Events

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