UNITED STATES NATIONALS

http://www.arabianhorses.org/competitions/nationalevents/usnationals/2009/

I know it takes 2 points to reach Regionals and 10 points to reach National. If I can glean 10 points on my boy at all the Regional shows, does he have to go to Regional Championship show or would the 10 points automatically qualify him for Nationals?

Gail

Unless it's changed since I was showing a lot (10 years ago!), 10 points is 10 points. You do not have to go to Regionals to show at Nationals. I used to pick up my points at local Class As, and then skip Regionals to save up money for Nationals. And that's my plan currently as well--if Cisco gets his qualifications at Class A shows and I decide to take him to Nationals, we'll skip Regionals and put that money towards Nationals.

Cache wrote:

Unless it's changed since I was showing a lot (10 years ago!), 10 points is 10 points. You do not have to go to Regionals to show at Nationals. I used to pick up my points at local Class As, and then skip Regionals to save up money for Nationals. And that's my plan currently as well--if Cisco gets his qualifications at Class A shows and I decide to take him to Nationals, we'll skip Regionals and put that money towards Nationals.

CORRECT!

Given how small classes are it may be very expensive to put those 10 points together. LOLl...today it may take you 10 shows to put it together. That is what the ARMY is about...getting people in the ring at ALL shows.

If the new one & I are ready, count us in!

Prize and I are IN!!! Showing both AMMY AND OPEN

Del, did you get the pm?

I did. I have not yet had a chance to respond

I will be there helping out the AA and representing the 9th Regional Regiment. I am not bringing a horse.

I will try to be there as my usual "horse show hobo" self (Unless I happen to get a job as a groom at USN... Stranger things have happened!).
I LOVE nationals and I hope I get to see you all there (Horses too)!

-Danielle

Well, I may have to put showing Fire on the back burner for another year

Hubby still hasn't gotten a paycheck since January, so I guess I'll just be working with the horses, getting Fire under saddle, Andromeda (our HA out of an El Hilal granddaughter and our Morgan stallion) under saddle and halter training Psync instead of showing this year. (thank you, Mr. President)

Hubby owns a sawmill and none of the suppliers are buying right now. Will have to wait until June to see if the lumber business picks back up, or hubby gets another job. There is a very distinct possibility we may be moving to Region 8, to Whitney, NE. Will be going to look at a property down there in the next week or so, lease option on 40 acres w/house and outbuildings for the stallions....mares can be out in the pasture until we get a barn w/indoor arena erected!
Another Arab owner neighbor of ours owns it and would rather have US in the place. We are great at putting up hay and our neighbor has two ranches in Nebraska and doesn't like the way the person that is doing the hay leaves it lay in the field too long. This may be a good thing and I'll let everyone know what's up when I find out!

Region 6 cancelled the Sioux Falls show, in case anyone else was thinking of going. They only had 46 entries and would have lost $17,000 with so few entries. Hence, the show was cancelled.

Gail

You have to qualify right? How do we do that?

I have a PB western horse going - - for open and the olld ammies class

siiiamese wrote:

I have a PB western horse going - - for open and the olld ammies class

With a training barn or with the Army?

mine is with a trainer

Roger that.

but I will be watching for all of those ammy army drapes and people - - surely you will all be over in the giant Quick Trip building with us. and it is always good to have extra people/ammies to watch showing and cheer for.

Heck if we get 5 horses qualified from each Regional Regiment that will be a 90 horse string....Row after row after row:)

that would be amazing - - and at the very least I bet you can get 2 - 3 from each region
I was lucky when I first got into arabians that the area I lived in had tons of amateurs. and we did something similar with showing so that we would always have friends around to help each other and cheer. Plus the local club had what were called "mini-shows" ....... a series of shows each year, much like the community shows, and we could all attend these and do a lot of practicing for less than the class A or regional shows.

2 from each region is still 36 and would be a string that would require multiple rows:)

Ok, I may possibly have 1 from R9 so far. I know I'm going with my friend Sharri to R9 Championships but not sure who else from our AA band is heading up to Ft Worth.

Is any one from the ammy army going to nationals? I want to take my CEP horse but I don't want to go alone and I just cant see spending so much money to go with a trainer. If anyone is going please let me know I would love to stable neat some people from here :-)

Not me this year. Not with a horse at least--I'll certainly be there to watch and cheer people on.

If Cisco shapes up under sidesaddle, you can count on me in 2010 though!

sacheson10 wrote:

Is any one from the ammy army going to nationals? I want to take my CEP horse but I don't want to go alone and I just cant see spending so much money to go with a trainer. If anyone is going please let me know I would love to stable neat some people from here :-)

Yes, the AA will be there so keep looking back at this thread.

sacheson10 wrote:

Is any one from the ammy army going to nationals? I want to take my CEP horse but I don't want to go alone and I just cant see spending so much money to go with a trainer. If anyone is going please let me know I would love to stable neat some people from here :-)

I will be there with Sir Prize.

COMMANDER wrote:

sacheson10 wrote:

Is any one from the ammy army going to nationals? I want to take my CEP horse but I don't want to go alone and I just cant see spending so much money to go with a trainer. If anyone is going please let me know I would love to stable neat some people from here :-)

I will be there with Sir Prize.

That is great that you are going. We should try and get stalls near each other then :-)

you should all send your entries in together so you can stall together - - that way you can share grooming stalls, tack rooms, feeding duties, etc.

siiiamese wrote:

you should all send your entries in together so you can stall together - - that way you can share grooming stalls, tack rooms, feeding duties, etc.

That's how we roll:)

COMMANDER wrote:

siiiamese wrote:

you should all send your entries in together so you can stall together - - that way you can share grooming stalls, tack rooms, feeding duties, etc.

That's how we roll:)

I am 100 % game for this. I love helping and I am a hair dresser everyone I am the queen of manes and tails lol