Earn recognition for you and your horse through the AHA Achievement Award programs. Amateur Riders can participate in the year-end points race. Horses earn Achievement Awards points and have permanent symbols added to their name, signifying honor and prestige.

Fee Summary

Horse Achievement Awards:

• Initial enrollment fee/horse - $70
• Annual renewal fee/horse - $70
• Retroactive points fee/year - $125
• Duplicate plaque - varies

Amateur Achievement Awards:

• Initial enrollment fee - $70
• Annual renewal fee - $70
• Retroactive points fee/year (2002 points forward) - $125

Effective December 1, 2024

Beginning on December 1, 2024, the scores for Dressage/Western Dressage will be raised in order to obtain Achievement Award Points.

The new points scale for Training, Basic, 1^st and Level 1 will be as follows:

New for 2025!

Starting with the 2025 competition year, the number of points required to obtain an award will be increased for Half-Arabians and Anglo-Arabians to match those required for Purebreds. In 2025, the point levels will be:

• Legion of Honor – 75 points
• Legion of Supreme Honor – 150 points
• Legion of Excellence – 300 points
• Legion of Merit – 75 points (combination of pts. which includes Breeding/In-Hand)
• Legion of Supreme Merit – 150 points (combination of pts. which includes Breeding/In-Hand)
• Legion of Masters - 300 points (combination of pts. which includes Breeding/In-Hand)

Refer to Chapter 21 under the Arabian point section of the current AHA Handbook for the classes and disciplines required for each level for Half-Arabians/Anglo-Arabians in 2025.

Important Award Plaque Update

If you have received a letter or notification that you and/or your horse has earned the next award for the achievement awards program but have not received the plaque yet. Currently due to supply chain shortages your plaque will be delayed in getting shipped to you. However, once our vendor has been received or been restocked with the supplies, they will be shipping out the plaques as soon as they are able.

Horse Achievement Awards

AHA's premier recognition program for horses that actively compete. Achievement Awards symbols printed behind a horse's name provide a visible sign of honor and prestige. Horses earn points for competing and placing in AHA-recognized events, including: 

• Breeding/in-hand classes
• Performance classes
• Competitive trail rides
• Endurance rides
• Combined driving
• Arabian racing
• Gymkhana
• Dressage
• Pleasure carriage driving
• Eventing

This unique program may be the only one in the equine industry that adds achievement symbols that become a permanent part of a horse's name. 

Amateur Achievement Awards

Modeled after the popular Achievement Awards Program, which tracks a horse's performance, the Amateur Achievement Awards (AAA) Program assigns points to individual riders, handlers and drivers. Riders don't have to own the horse they compete with since this program tracks riders only. Available for youth and adults.

Qualifying classes and rides include AHA Recognized & U.S. Equestrian Federation/EC-rated shows and events; Endurance & Competitive Trail Rides and Open Dressage Classes; USEA Eventing; and some pole bending and barrel racing competitions in Arabian divisions.

For additional information, contact Competition Services at 303.696.4500 Option 1

or info.comp@arabianhorses.org