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The Distance Horse National Championships is the overhead titled event, hosted by AHA, which includes partnered Breed National Championships along with Iron Mountain Jubilee Open Rides. Our partnered breeds are Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC), Paso Fino Horse Association (PFHA), Performance Shagya-Arabian Registry (PShR), American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA), Akhal-Teke Association of America (ATAA) and the American Saddlebred Horse & Breeders Association (ASHBA.)

Along with the Breed National Championships we also offer Open Iron Mountain Jubilee 40 Mile Competitive Trail Ride recognized by AHA. We will also be holding Open Iron Mountain Jubilee Limited Distance Ride, Open 50 Mile Endurance Rides and an Open 100 Mile Endurance Ride which is sanctioned by American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC), Southeast Endurance Ride Association (SERA) and AHA.

We also offer a Limited Distance Challenge which is the same horse/rider combination entered in all three Open Iron Mountain Jubilee Limited Distance Rides; rules and information can be found under the Rider Information tab. All Iron Mountain Jubilee Rides are open to all equines and have no qualifications or membership requirements!

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Email Updates	Entry Explanations	Schedule

Sponsorships

Vendors

AHA Steward

Susan Kasemeyer

Control Judges

Head Vet - Nick Kohut

Treatment Vet - Bob Marshall

Duane Barnett & Ann Stuart

Farrier

Jen Smith

Official Photographer

Becky Pearman

⏵ Qualifications

*All Horses must be registered with the appropriate organization and must hold current leveled membership (with the exclusion of the Iron Mountain Jubilee.)

The qualification miles earned are held with the horse not with the rider.


RIDE TYPE	#MILES	TIME FRAME	FROM	OTHER CRITERIA
Open Iron Mountain Jubilee Rides	40 Mile CTR, 25, 50 & 100 Miles	N/A	N/A	N/A
AHA National CTR Championship	100	Lifetime	AHA Recognized CTR or recognized Open Organization Rides	Ride distance must be at least 25 miles At least 50 miles must be from a CTR. 50 miles can be from an AERC endurance ride
AHA National 50 Mile Championship	200	Lifetime	AHA, AERC, FEI endurance rides (no limited distance)	Each ride must be a minimum of 50 Miles and complete in the maximum time allowed
AHA National 100 Mile Championship	300	Lifetime	AHA, AERC, FEI endurance rides (no limited distance)	100 Mile must be from a single or multi-day 100 Mile or two consecutive 50+ endurance rides
ApHC National 50 Mile Championship	100	Lifetime	ApHC, AHA or AERC	Horse must be at least 5 years old on the day of the ride and currently enrolled in the ApHC Distance Program. 50 of the miles required must be earned at a recognized 50 Mile Endurance ride.
ApHC National 100 Mile Championship	200	Lifetime	ApHC, AHA or AERC	Horse must be at least 6 years old on the day of the ride and currently enrolled in the ApHC Distance Program. At least 100 miles required must be earned from a single or multi-day 100 Mile ride or two consecutive 50+ endurance rides
ApHC National CTR Championship	100	Lifetime	ApHC or AHA Recognized CTR or recognized Open Organization Rides	Horse must be at least 5 years old on the day of the ride and currently enrolled in the ApHC Distance Program. At least 50 miles must be from 2 successfully completed CTR’s. 50 miles can be from an AERC endurance ride
PFHA National 50 Mile Championship	100	Lifetime	PFHA, AHA or AERC	Horse must be at least 5 years old on the day of the ride. Rides must be at least 50 Miles in length.
PShR National 25 Mile Championship	50	Lifetime	PShR, AHA or AERC	Horse must be at least 5 years old on the day of the ride. Rides must be at least 25 Miles in length.
PShR National 50 Mile Championship	200	Lifetime	PShR, AHA or AERC	Horse must be at least 6 years old on the day of the ride. 100 Miles must be earned from at least two (2) rides of 50 Miles or more.
PShR National 100 Mile Championship	300	Lifetime	PShR, AHA or AERC	Horse must be at least 7 years old on the day of the ride.
AMHA National 25 Mile Championship	50	Lifetime	AMHA, AHA or AERC	Horse must be at least 5 years old on the day of the ride. Rides must be at least 25 Miles in length.
AMHA National 50 Mile Championship	100	Lifetime	AMHA, AHA or AERC	Horse must be at least 5 years old on the day of the ride. Rides must be at least 50 Miles in length.
ATAA National 50 Mile Championship	100	Lifetime	ATAA, AHA or AERC	Horse must be at least 5 years old on the day of the ride. Rides must be at least 50 Miles in length.
ASHBA National LD Championship	100	Lifetime	ASHBA, AHA or AERC	Horse must be at least 5 years old on the day of the ride. Rides must be at least 25 Miles in length.
ASHBA National 50 Mile Championship	100	Lifetime	ASHBA, AHA or AERC	Horse must be at least 5 years old on the day of the ride. Rides must be at least 50 Miles in length.
ASHBA National 100 Mile Championship	100	Lifetime	ASHBA, AHA or AERC	Horse must be at least 5 years old on the day of the ride. Rides must be at least 50 Miles in length.

⏵ Partnered Breeds

Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC)
www.appaloosa.com

Paso Fino Horse Assocation (PFHA)
www.pfha.org

Performance Shagya-Arabian Registry (PShR)
performanceshagyaregistry.org

American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA)
www.morganhorse.com

Akhal-Teke Association of America (ATAA)
www.akhal-teke.org

American Saddlebred Horse & Breeders Association (ASHBA)
www.asha.net

Future Ride Dates

Ride Dates	Location
August 23-25, 2024	Iron Mountain Jubilee, Cripple Creek, VA

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