· February 1 - Editorial deadline, AH Magazine, Apr/May

· February 2 - Box and reserve seats go on sale for U.S. Nationals

· February 2-8 - Equine Canada Convention, Richmond, BC

· February 15 - Sweepstakes Breeding & Nominated Sire Entries postmarked or electronically submitted with $100 late fee per horse.

· February 16 - Ad deadline, AH Magazine, Apr/May

· February 16 - Ad deadline, U.S. Nationals Prize List

· February 16 - Ad deadline, Sport Horse Nationals Prize List

· February 27-28 – AHA Board of Directors meeting, Aurora, CO

· March 4 – Judges National/ Regional Interviews, Embassy Suites Downtown, Denver, CO

· March 5-6 - Judges Seminar, Embassy Suites Downtown, Denver, CO

· March 19-21 - Sport Horse show Commission meeting, Rancho Murieta, CA

· March 31 - Halter Futurities (re-nominations only) due with $100 late fee per horse per country

· April 1 - Editorial deadline, AH Magazine, June/July

· April 15 - Ad deadline, AH Magazine, June/July

· April 22-24 – Judges/Exhibitor Spring School, Best Western Plaza Hotel, Puyallup, WA

· May 1 - Regional Youth Team Tournament entries due

· June 1 – First payment due for Performance Futurity Nominations

· June 1 - AHYA Convention delegates eligibility deadline

· June 1 - AHYA Creative Contest entries due

· June 1 - Club nominations for Board-elected positions at AHA Convention due

· June 1 – General admission seating goes on sale for U.S. Nationals

· June 1 - Editorial deadline, AH Magazine, Aug/Sept

· June 5 - Ad deadline Youth Nationals Show Program

· June 11 - Youth Nationals entries due

· June 15 - Ad deadline, AH Magazine, Aug/Sept

· June 25 - AHYA Convention delegate/alternate forms and candidate applications due at AHA

· June 30 - Final club membership count of delegates and alternates to annual Convention due

· July 1 – Second payment due for Performance Futurity Nominations

· July 2 - Youth Nationals final deadline with post-entry penalty

· July 3 - Ad deadline for Canadian Nationals Show Program

· July 12 - Canadian Nationals entries due

· July 23 - AHYA Board of Directors Meeting, Albuquerque, NM

· July 24 - AHYA Convention, Albuquerque, NM

· July 25-31 - Youth Nationals, Albuquerque, NM

· July 28 - Canadian Nationals final deadline with post entry penalty

· July 30 –August 2 – National Endurance Ride 50/100 Mile Championship, Glenboro, MB, Canada

· August 1 – Third and final payment due for Performance Futurity Nominations

· August 1 - Editorial deadline, AH Magazine, Oct/Nov

· August 4 - Sport Horse Nationals entry deadline

· August 6 - Ad deadline for Sport Horse Nationals Show Program

· August 12 - U.S. Nationals entries due

· August 13-14 - Board of Directors meeting, Aurora, CO

· August 15 - Ad deadline, AH Magazine, Oct/Nov

· August 15 - Pfizer Club Excellence Awards, awarded at AHA Convention, entries due

· August 18 - Convention resolutions submission deadline

· August 23-28 - Canadian Nationals, Regina, Saskatchewan

· August 31 - Regional Volunteer Service Award nominations due to Regional Director

· 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 2 - Ad deadline, U.S. Nationals show program

· September 3 - Election of Directors for even-numbered regions must be complete

· September 9 - U.S. Nationals late entry deadline for horses qualifying at a Labor Day show

· September 15 - Club level Volunteer Service Award nominations due from affiliate clubs

· September 15-19 - Sport Horse Nationals, Rancho Murieta, CA

· September 17- Early bird registration discount for AHA Convention

· 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 - Nominations for AHA Convention-elected positions deadline (candidates & resume)

· October 1 - Sub-committee request form due to AHA via fax, website or mail 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 2 - Resolutions mailed to registered convention attendees

· October 7-16 - U.S. Nationals, Louisville, KY

· October 11 - Hotel Reservation Deadline, discount rate for AHA Convention, Anchorage, AK

· October 8-9 – National Competitive Trail Ride Championship, Scioto Trails System, Chillicothe, OH

· October 15 - National Volunteer Service Award nominations, awarded at AHA Convention, due from regions to Executive Committee

· October 15 - Arabian Horse Youth Judging Contest, U.S. Nationals, Louisville, KY

· October 20 - Ad deadline, AH Magazine, Dec/Jan

· October 27 - Extraordinary Resolutions submission deadline for AHA Convention

· October 31 - Recommended date for 2005 membership renewal

· October 31 - Regional level Volunteer Service Award winners, presented at AHA Convention, due

· November 16 - Board of Directors meeting, Anchorage, AK

· November 16-21 - AHA Annual Convention, Anchorage, AK

· November 19 - Regional subcommittee chairs for national ballots due from regional directors

· November 20 - Application deadline, dates for regional shows

· November 21 - Show Secretary School, Anchorage, AK

· November 30 – Regional Youth Team Tournament points/results close

· December 1 - Editorial deadline, AH Magazine, Feb/Mar

· December 15 - Ad deadline, AH Magazine, Feb/Mar

· December 15 - Regional Youth Team Tournament results due to AHA

· December 22 - Ad deadline, Youth Nationals Prize List

· December 22 - 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 - Last date to postmark a renewed membership without being assessed a $10 late fee

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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