The Arabian Horse Association has announced that Distance Nationals is going back to Steph Teeter's Ranch in Oreana, Idaho, October 6-8, 2017. This year's event adds the Paso Fino Horse Association and the return of the Appaloosa Horse Club. These organizations have decided to partner with the AHA in holding their National Championship Rides in conjunction with the AHA Distance National Championship Rides.
There are several ride opportunities at the Distance Horse National Championships starting on October 6 with the AHA Competitive Trail Ride (CTR) National Championship, AHA Open CTR, AHA/American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC) Open Limited Distance ride and AHA/AERC Open 50 Mile ride. On October 7, the AHA 50 Mile National Championship, Appaloosa National Championship Endurance Ride, Paso Fino National Championship Endurance Ride, AHA/AERC Open 50 Mile ride and AHA/AERC Open Limited Distance ride will be held. On the last day, October 8, the AHA 100 Mile National Championship, AHA/AERC Open 100 Mile, AHA/AERC Open 50 Mile ride and an AHA/AERC Open Limited Distance ride will be held. All Open CTR, Open 100 Mile, Open 50 Mile and Open Limited Distance rides are open to ALL BREEDS and are recognized by both AHA and AERC.
The Distance Commission would like to thank all its current 2017 Distance Horse National Championship Sponsors:
Corporate Sponsors
Regional Sponsors
Club Sponsors
Individual Sponsors
Product Sponsors
Click here for more information on sponsoring, or contact Paige Lockard at paige.lockard@arabianhorses.org or 303-696-4535.
All camping spots will be on a first-come, first-serve basis and will require a one-time processing fee of $10 per rider. Horse pens will be available for $50 each and must be reserved prior to arriving; reservations must be made through Steph Teeter at (208) 473-4877 or steph@endurance.net. AHA is not responsible for any camping or horse pen reservations.
-- via AHA