Welcome to the Arabian Horse Association Region 2 Website
Region 2 is one of 18 Regions that comprise the Arabian Horse Association. We were organized in 1976 as a 501c5, not-for-profit, California Corporation. Our geographical territory is central California. Our borders extend from the Salinas area in the North to the San Fernando Valley in the South and from the Pacific Ocean on the West to the California/Nevada border in the East. Region 2 is comprised of 10 local clubs and has over 500 members. Read more...
Latest News and Happenings:
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2022 Region 2 Arabian Sport Horse & Dressage Championships Coming Soon! +
AHA San Joaquin Valley and AHA San Fernando Valley Horse Show
Coming November 18- 20, 2022
Don’t forget to download the show premium for the AHA San Joaquin Valley and AHA San Fernando Valley Horse Show coming November 18- 20, 2022 at Los Angeles Equestrian Center! This show includes the Region 2 Sport Horse and Dressage Championships! The main ring is Saturday and Sunday and includes Western, English, Hunter Pleasure, Country Pleasure, Costume, Driving and we threw in some Academy Classes for the lessons people beginners and Opportunity Classes for the little more advanced!
There will be some vendors there, our photographer – Kelly Kenneally will do a clinic on horse photography Saturday afternoon, a food truck will be onsite throughout the entire show!
This is a great place to bring those young horses, or those that didn’t go to Nationals and have some fun!!! We need to support our local shows or they may all disappear! We love our Arabians, lets show them off!
We hope to see you all there!!!
Nancy Goertzen
Region 2 Director
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2022 Region 2 - Youth Judging at the U.S. Nationals +
2022 Region 2 - Youth Judging at the U.S. Nationals
AHA sent an email blast in September that they were offering a youth judging team scholarship. Natalie saw this and immediately went to work. She contacted other girls that she had been on teams with previously to see if they'd want to participate and go again. Despite the last minute proposal, they all said yes! She then wrote an essay and applied for the scholarship. They ended up winning the scholarship so now they all had to try and get the time off work and get reservations made.
The three teammates made it happen and reunited to compete again, this time in the senior division. The teammates were Danielle Garcia, Kate Day, and Natalie Zavala. In the end, they all received both top ten awards individually and team awards. Natalie was reserve champion overall and first in individual reasons, earning a school scholarship. This was a great feat because it was on nobody's radar this year.
The girls brushed up right beforehand but went with no practice contests or a coach. They just relied on the foundation training received years prior as juniors. They are already planning to compete again next year, in addition to being coaches/mentors for a junior team. AHASFV is looking forward to supporting both teams and we can't be more proud of their girl power, determination, and desire to pay it forward.
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2023 Region 2 Championship Show Announcement +
2023 Region 2 Championship Show Announcement
It is with great pleasure we announce that the 2023 Region 2 Championship Show will be held in Santa Barbara, CA at Earl Warren Showgrounds June 14 – 17. The executive show committee has met several times and discussed different sites throughout the Region and found that Earl Warren suits our show the best.
This past year we have talked to people at our show, sent out a survey monkey to all the exhibitors and owners, looked at our costs and talked with our corporate sponsors and it was unanimous to stay in Santa Barbara.
We are currently contacting judges and officials and hope to have that out soon. So, save the date – June 14 – 17,2023. Our class schedule will be improved, and we have listened to all the comments. We want to make this show the best on the West coast. As one of our members says, “WE ARE SMALL BUT WE ARE MIGHTY!!!!!”
Looking forward to seeing you all in Santa Barbara!!
Nancy Goertzen, Region 2 Director
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Arabian Horse Association of San Fernando Valley - September Event +
The Arabian Horse Association of San Fernando Valley is planning the following events:
September - Hippology Water Games at Taking the Reins in Los Angeles
The AHASFV youth will reunite and be put into teams to test their Arabian horse knowledge and compete for prizes and bragging rights.
Click here to visit their website
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2022 Arabian Horse Foundation Scholarship Winner - Elizabeth Lazear +
2022 Arabian Horse Foundation $1000 Scholarship Winner - Elizabeth Lazear
The Region 2 Scholarship winner Lizzie Lazear, graduate of Louisville High School in Woodland Hills, will be attending Cal State University Monterey Bay where she will be studying Marine Science, was also lucky enough to receive an additional scholarship from the Arabian Horse Foundation in the amount of $1,000.
Lizzie has been very active since 2015 with volunteering, participating in Hippology competition, continuing acts of service the the AHASFV Club, becoming a youth board member as treasurer coming into the Arabian Community through Taking The Reins.
Congratulation Lizzie!!
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