September 1 - Nominations for AHA Convention-elected positions deadline (candidates & resume)
September 1 - List of certified convention delegates and alternates for AHA Convention due from affiliate clubs
September 1 - Deadline for submission of nominations for the Special Recognition Award for Arabian, Half-Arabian or Anglo-Arabian horses
September 3 - Convention resolutions submission deadline
September 3 - Election of Directors for odd-numbered regions must be complete
September 15 - Club level Volunteer Service Award nominations due from affiliate clubs
September 17-21 - Sport Horse Nationals, Lexington, VA
September 22 - Arabian Horse Youth Judging Contest, U.S. Nationals, entry deadline
September 30 - List of mares bred in current year by Nominated Sire due in order for sire to receive Nominated Sire five percent payback in following year
October 1 - Sub-committee sign-up via website from any AHA member wishing to be published in the AHA Handbook and be eligible to serve as a committee chair
October 1 - Youth of the Year nomination due
October 1 - Editorial deadline, AH Magazine, Dec/Jan
October 3 - Early bird registration discount for AHA Convention
October 15 - National Volunteer Service Award nomination, awarded at AHA Convention, due from regions to Executive Committee
October 15 - Ad deadline, AH magazine, Dec/Jan
October 16-25 - U.S. Nationals, Albuquerque, NM
October 17 - Resolutions mailed to registered convention attendees
October 23 - AHA 100 Mile Endurance Championship, Henryville, IN
October 24 - Arabian Horse Youth Judging Contest, U.S. Nationals, Albuquerque, NM
October 25 - AHA 50 Mile Endurance Championship, Henryville, IN
October 31 - Recommended date for 2003 membership renewal
October 31 - Regional level Volunteer Service Award winners, presented at AHA Convention, due
November 1-2 - 2003 National Competitive Trail Ride, FL
· November 6 - Exhibitor/Judges School, Scottsdale, AZ

· November 7 - Judges Evaluation, Scottsdale, AZ

November 7 - Hotel Reservation Deadline, discount rate for AHA Convention, Milwaukee, WI
· November 9 - Reining Seminar, Scottsdale, AZ

November 12 - Extraordinary Resolutions submission deadline for AHA convention
November 15 - Regional Youth Team Tournament results due
December 1 - Editorial deadline, AH Magazine, Feb/Mar
December 2 - Board of Directors meeting, Milwaukee, WI
December 2-6 - AHA Annual Convention, Milwaukee, WI
December 5 - Regional subcommittee chairs for national ballots due from regional directors
December 6 - Application deadline, dates for regional shows
December 7 - Show Secretary School, Milwaukee, WI
December 15 - Ad deadline, AH Magazine, Feb/Mar
December 20 - Ad deadline, Youth Nationals Prize List
December 20 - Ad deadline, Canadian Nationals Prize List
December 31 - Breeders Sweepstakes Breeding Entries, Nominated Sires and Mares entry deadline
December 31 - Halter Futurities for new and re-nominated horses entry deadline
December 31 - Youth Achievement Awards official show report forms due
December 31 - Last date to postmark a renewed membership without being assessed a $10 late fee
December 31 - Youth Club of the Year nominations due

AHA is a 40,000 member equine association that registers and maintains a database of more then one million Arabian, Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses. It administers more than $4 million in annual prize money, produces national events, maintains official event records, recognizes more than 400 Arabian horse shows and distance rides and provides activities and programs that promote breeding and ownership. For information about Arabian, Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses, call 303-696-4500, e-mail info@ArabianHorses.org or visit www.ArabianHorses.org.

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