2024 High Hour Award Winner
Congratulations to Shoshannah Lael Faber of Chapmansboro, TN on winning the 2024 Arabian Recreational Riding Program (ARRP) High Hour Award! She logged a total of 719 hours on her Purebred Arabian Symphonyin F Major V bred by Ketsiyah Faber between January 1 and December 31, 2024. She is receiving a beautiful, engraved buckle from Cut Above Buckles to commemorate her hourly achievement.
Shoshannah has loved horses her whole life! Her mom took her often to a park as a toddler that had pony rides. Although her mom had no horse knowledge, she did her best to get Shoshannah as much horse exposure as possible, as a family with limited funds this was not a easy feat. From riding at the neighbors’ houses to horse camps, but it wasn’t until she was 9 that Shoshannah started going to trainers’ facilities and offering to clean stalls to get any ride time or shared knowledge that anyone would give her. She began looking in the horse trader and found an Arabian filly for sale!!! She was a bit out of Shoshannah’s price range, but her mom encouraged her to call the owner and ask for a lower price and payments. The breeder/owner AGREED!!!!!
She was going to be a horse owner!!!!! A weanling filly named CF Shangri-La, barn name Shally! Through college, joining the Army, deployments, getting diagnosed with MS, moving from CA to TN, Shally has been there for Shoshannah. Shally always kept Shoshannah safe through her ignorance, was the foundation of her lesson program once I finally got an equine education that she fought tooth and nail for. Shoshannah taught herself and her whole family how to ride on Shally! Shally also took Shoshannah to victories of Rodeo Queen, Dressage firsts, 4H Jumping and trail ribbons, endless hours on the trail, helping me regain strength through therapeutic riding after my diagnosis, and now taking the next generation to AHA shows with leadline classes. At 30 years old, she is still growing strong and still a valued member of the family, shoot she’s been a part of the family 5 years longer than Shoshannah’s youngest sister.
Through several breeding attempts and help from Varian Arabians Shoshannah was able to get the foal she wanted through insemination of a recipient mare. In June of 2016 she got a MMV baby! A beautiful bay with chrome stallion, Symphonyin F Major V! He is everything Shoshannah wanted out of a breeding and the last 9 years with him have been amazing! He told her from a young age that he wanted to jump, so Shoshannah went outside her comfort zone to give him the career he wants! Symphony and Shoshannah have also shown success in dressage, ranch sorting, and dressage! Now that Shoshannah actually knows what she is doing, having another Arabian partner has been so fulfilling, he is very Brave and helps her when she gets insecure and has been a joy to teach and be taught by.
That is what Shoshannah loves about this beautiful breed! They listen to your directions but also take it upon themselves to keep you safe and tell you what they need. Shoshannah says she can see why they slept in the tents with the Bedouins, they are truly apart of the Family!!!
On behalf of AHA, we say congratulations again on her accomplishment and wish her the best of luck this season!
