WAHA Youth Programs

Youth Opportunities: WAHA, Regional and National:

Achievement awards; fun days; photo, essay and model contests; scholarships; regional Youth Team Tournament; national & local hippology contests and horse judging contests; national Youth of the Year Award.

WAHA Achievement Awards:

Two divisions: One for showing in open and 4-H shows and one for non-competitive activities such as attending clinics, helping at shows, participating in horseless contests & judging teams, and helping with handicapped riding programs. Joanne Jones is the contact person for this program. Email Joanne or call (608) 712-5844.

Youth Achievement Awards Program

Youth Achievement Reporting Form - PDF Form
Youth Achievement Reporting Form - WORD Form
Youth Achievement Awards Application - PDF Form
Youth Achievement Awards Application - WORD Form

Regional Youth Team Tournament:

Two divisions: one for teams who show at recognized shows and one for teams who show at non-recognized shows (open shows, 4-H & fun days). Youth earn points by placing at shows. The points accumulate during the show season and the team with the most points win!

WAHA Judging Team:

Learn about how to evaluate conformation and performance of horses, and be able to give explanations for your choices. Compete against other teams locally and nationally.

Hippology:

Learn how to answer questions on all aspects of horses, and participate in contests at local and national competitions. The Arabian Youth Nationals hosts a hippology contest sponsored by Region 10 and coordinated by WAHA.

Youth Nationals:

A national championship youth horse show, featuring nearly 100 classes from lead line to top level performance, a wide range of contests from stick horse to hippology, and exhibitor parties specially designed for youth. AHA Youth.

 

Congratulations Teal Dowling Recipient of the USEF Junior Equestrian of the Year award Lexington, KY - When asked to choose one word that best describes who she is, Teal Dowling pauses, laughs a little and gives a word that all who know her would heartily agree with. The word would have to be "original," she told the panel of judges in her interview as a finalist for 2005 USEF Junior Equestrian of the Year. The delightful 18-year-old from Spring Prairie, Wisconsin does her best to live up to that word, charting her own course as she navigates life and the world of equestrian sport, as the newest recipient of the USEF Junior Equestrian of the Year award.

USEF Junior Equestrian of the Year award