WelcomeThe BC
Interior Arabian horse Association represents Arabian and part Arabian
enthusiasts from all over the beautiful Okanagan Valley, north to Kamloops and
area and east as far as the Kootenays. Our club newsletter "The Flying Carpet"
is also published monthly in Saddle Up magazine which is mailed directly to the
homes of club members
Each year we host BC's longest running Arabian
show, the Arabian Encampment as well as the only Region 5 Qualifying show in BC
at the Interior Provincial Fair grounds (IPE). Our club hosts a year end
Banquet in November each year at the Vernon Lodge where we present "The Horse
of the Year" high point awards
Our club membership is diverse with
members who are actively involved in Endurance & Competitive Trail, Arabian
Horse Racing, Arabian Sport Horse and Recreational Riding. Our Youth division
is active and enthusiastic with lessons, demos, clinics and field trips done on
a regular basis to encourage and inspire the youth members.
2008 Arabian Encampment
For full show details and forms for Regions 4, 5 and 6 and 2008 Arabian Encampment, see the Encampment page
Community Show Series
For show schedule & details visit the ACS page
The fun of showing is where
competitions begin. Now you have the opportunity to compete with other Arabian
enthusiasts on a local affordable level through the Arabian Horse Association's
new show venue, "Arabian Community Shows (ACS)". This all-amateur level
competition will allow the local amateur and novice owner to test his or her
skill level, gain competition experience and official recognition, and most of
all have fun! The basic concepts include:
- Affordability to encourage the fun of showing
rather than qualifying.
- General guidelines that allow for a more flexible
rules requirement.
- A primary focus on Arabians, Half-Arabians and
Anglo-Arabians registered with the Arabian Horse Association Registry or the
Canadian Arabian Horse Registry.
- Year-end High-point program that creates
recognition for top achievement by category and value for the horse.
- A Milestone award program that recognizes personal
achievements and tracking of an individual's progress.
- AHA & CAHR registered Arabians, Half-Arabians
and Anglo-Arabians competing in an ACS will have their accomplishments recorded
in the horse's permanent event record in the web-based world database, Arabian
Horse DataSource.
- BCIAHA will be offering Year End High Point Awards
for the Arabian Community Show series within our club
Flying Carpet Newsletter
 Steph and 'Source' Achievement Award
Membership Renewal
2008 Membership Application
Recreational Riding ProgramThe BCIAHA
Recreational Riding Program has been designed to recognize and reward our club
members for doing what they love most
spending time with their horse(s)!
The type of riding doesn't matter as long as it is non-competitive. From
trailing riding, to pleasure driving you can be rewarded for every hour you
spend with your horse. |
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2008
*Bulletin*
2008 Arabian Encampment and Region
4,5 & 6 Shows have been Cancelled.
We sincerely regret to inform you that due to the lack of entries, the Arabian Encampment Show Committee had to make the very hard decision to cancel the show that had been scheduled to begin Monday, May 19th. The projected loss to the club was estimated to be in the thousands of dollars if we had decided to go ahead with entries we had.

Lisa Klassen riding Sultan El Wady + and Breen Johnson riding Thee Source +/ in the Encampment opening ceremonies
ACS High Point Adult Colleen Kramer and Zakiyya El Bey
Stephie Goldenthal and Thee Source +/
2008 Canadian Nationals in Competitive Trail, Endurance and Ride N’ Tie
Note: there is also an AHA competition, FEI** 50 and FEI***100 at this Event.
www.canadiannationals.org
Chairman: Sandra Nielsen 403-637-0245 |