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The Arabian Horse Association’s Frequent Rider Program rewards riders for every hour that they spend riding or driving an Arabian or Half-Arabian/Anglo-Arabian horse in non-competitive activities. AHA is committed to recognizing and rewarding the riders who work with and enjoy Arabian and Half-Arabian/Anglo-Arabian horses—in all types of non-competitive riding and driving.

The best part of the FRP is that the type of riding doesn't matter, as long as it is non-competitive. Whether members use an Arabian or Half-Arabian/Anglo-Arabian horse to trail ride, do ranch work, participate in parades, take riding lessons, train under saddle or just ride or drive for pleasure, they now can be recognized and rewarded for what they love most.

Riders who would like to compete in the FRP must fill out the Incentive Program Sign-Up Form and pay a one-time $25 processing fee to join.

Program participants are defined as an individual rider, not a specific horse and rider combination. This means that as a rider, members may ride any number of horses, regardless of whether they own them or not, as long as they are all Arabians or Half-Arabian/Anglo-Arabians registered with AHA.

The FRP will recognize any activity with a registered Arabian or Half-Arabian/Anglo-Arabian horse, as long as the participant is riding the horse. Some examples are trail riding, parades, riding lessons, training under saddle, demonstrations, pleasure riding, pleasure driving, and ranch work. Hours that do not count are any non-riding activities that might include groundwork, feeding, cleaning stalls, tacking up, trailering, and veterinary care.

After they have enrolled in the FRP program through the online sign-up form and paid the processing fee, members can access and update their account at any time online. Members can update the number of hours they've ridden and make changes to their account whenever it is convenient for them. As soon as they log their hours in the online FRP log, they will be permanently recorded with AHA. When they reach an FRP milestone, AHA will send them the appropriate award.

By accumulating the hours that they spend riding and reaching the following milestones, they will receive:

25 hours: 25-hour lapel pin.

100 hours: 100-hour lapel pin and AHA T-shirt.

250 hours: 25-hour lapel pin and AHA hat.

500 hours: 500-hour lapel pin, AHA soft-sided cooler, and photo recognition on website.

1,000 hours: 1,000-hour lapel pin and AHA throw blanket.

2,500 hours: 2,500-hour lapel pin and AHA hay bag.

5,000 hours: 5,000-hour lapel pin, AHA bridle bag, and short story and photo on website.

7,500 hours: 7,500-hour lapel pin and AHA fleece vest.

10,000 hours: 10,000-hour lapel pin and AHA fleece jacket.

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-- via AHA