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⏵ Announcements

Added classes

  • A/HA/AA Western Dressage Suitability is now a Championship class
  • A/HA/AA Western Dressage Hack is now a Championship class
  • A/HA/AA The Grier School Hunter Derby is now a Championship class
  • A/HA/AA Western Dressage Basic Level 4 Jr Horse
  • A/HA/AA Working Hunter ATR  2' Championship
  • A/HA/AA Sport Horse Showmanship Championship
  • A/HA/AA Low Working Hunter Open 2'6" Exhibition

 

⏵ Important Dates & Deadlines

Show Office Hours

Saturday - Sunday - September 6 - 7 - 8:30 AM - 7 PM
Monday - Saturday - September 8 - 13 - 7AM - 1/2 hour after last class

 

Entry Deadline – Tuesday, July 29 Midnight (MT)

  • Exhibitors are advised to use a form of expedited, traceable mail service when sending entries in order to ensure entries are received by AHA
  • METERED MAIL will only be accepted with an official postmark from a post office from the country of origin that indicated the location and date the Postal Service accepted custody of a mail piece and cancels affixed postage.

 

Post Entry Deadlines

New Horses

  • Wednesday, July 30 thru Tuesday, August 12 (New horses may be entered online)
    • $500.00 per horse if qualified for any class before July 30, including classes that require no qualifications

 

Adding Classes for Horses already entered

 Must be submitted on an entry form and waivers signed

     No Dressage or Combined Training entries are accepted after August 12

    • Wednesday, July 30 thru Tuesday, August 12
      • Regular class fee plus $100 late class fee regardless of when qualified, including classes that require no qualifications
    • Wednesday, August 13 thru Saturday, September 7 @ 5 pm Local Time 
      • Regular class fee plus $200 late class fee regardless of when qualified, including classes that require no qualifications. 
    • NO ENTRIES ACCEPTED AFTER September 7 @ 5 pm Local time for any reason.

 

IF you are not qualified for ANY class  that requires qualifications on July 29th, you can enter once qualifed and there is no post or late class fee due.

 

 

ENTERING CLASSES NOT QUALIFIED BY THE CLOSING DATE:

Horses and riders that enter by July 29 but not qualified for some class(es) but intend to qualify for the class(es) before the start of the National Show they are entering, MUST enter the non qualified class(es) and pay the fees.

By entering non qualified class(es) by July 29, helps in determining if a class must be split and published a revised schedule before the start of the show.


Qualifications for classes can be earned up to the start of the show.

If you do not qualify for the class, the class fee will be refunded.

 

 

⏵ Refund Information

All refunds are done after the show unless otherwise requested

Entries paid with a Credit card will be refunded to the Credit Card used for that entry. Entries paid by check will be refunded by check to the person who cut the check.

Cancellations are made upon receipt of a dated suitable Veterinarian/Doctor’s certificate on their official letterhead attesting to the illness or injury date, along with a letter from the exhibitor explaining the circumstances.

The fees refunded are as follows:

Received/Electronically Dated to the AHA office by:

  1. If an entry is canceled before the initial close, all but the office fee will be refunded, regardless of the reason.
  2. On or before 30 days before the first day of the show. All but the office fee.
  3. After 30 days and by 10 days before the show's first day: class entry & related class fees (see exceptions below), the 9-90 fee, and the USEF fee.
  4. After 10 days and during the show, the request must be made in writing to the show commission for review. Must be received OR electronically dated on or before the show's last day.

Exceptions – Halter Futurity (please refer to FUT 102), Performance Futurity/Maturity/Derby fees (please refer to PERF 107.9 and PERF 107.12), and ABS AAOTR Jackpot Fee (please refer to SWP 116.9 and SWP 116.10

If an injured horse is enrolled into the Performance Futurity/Maturity/Derby Program, submit the vet statement to info.comp@arabianhores.org as well as nationalevents@arabianhorses.org.

 

Sport Horse Nationals Dates

Closing Date 30 Days 10 Days
July 29 Aug. 9 Aug. 26

 

 

⏵ Arrival & Stalling Information

Group Stall Request forms are Due In House/Electroncially Dated by  Tuesday, August 12, Midnight MT to Guarantee Stalling.

ONE form per group and MUST list all owners and horses to be stabled together.  
After August 12 stalls are subject to availability and you will need to contact the barn manager for addition stalls

 

NO ARRIVAL is permitted prior to Noon on Thursday, September 4

  • Stalls must be vacated - Sunday, September 14, by 10 am 
  • Past 10 am sharp, you will be billed the facility late departure fee of $50 per hour, per stall.  NO EXCEPTIONS

 

 

For additional information or questions please contact National Events at NationalEvents@arabianhorses.org

 

 

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Future Show Dates

Show Dates Location Closing Date
September 7-12, 2026

Wilmington, OH