I hope everyone had a great 4th of July and a safe summer so far. 

August Directors Message, I hope everyone had a great 4th of July and a safe summer so far. 

The Region I Championship show was, again, a great success. It is one of the only Regional Shows that had 4 arenas going. Adding the hunter over fences division brought in trainers from Northern Ca and other states, these horses crossed over to the Sport horse classes. I wanted to thank Rich and Ann Whitley for putting so much time into running this show. Carol Spangler in the Sport horse arenas, Tami Pacho Douglas ran the Working Western Arenas, Nancy Harvey holding down the office, Kathy Callahan Smith, who made sure we all kept our dogs on a leash, Melissa Schalles the Barn Manager, getting everyone into the barns on move in day, and to all our volunteers that helped keep things moving. We had our 2nd annual dog races and the Fiesta dinner on Saturday night from Casa de Bandini, hosted by Diane Powers and Brent Gilman. Looking forward to bringing this show back to the beautiful Show Park in Del Mar in 2026. 

The AHA Board of Directors have been meeting every month. It has been a great idea to be able to work on things as they come up. The restructuring committee presented their update to the 2/24 resolution. They have been listening to the members and Lisa Blackstone sent an email to the membership to let everyone know what is happening. There will be a presentation to all members on July 31st. Check your email and Facebook for more information. 

I want to thank some very important people that have been an integral part of Region 1 for many years. Due to time constraints, they are resigning.
Carol Spangler has been our secretary for about 6 years and I have always been able to count on her for being at every meeting.
You will be missed.
Don’t worry everyone, she will continue to be our Sport Horse/Dressage person!!
Joan and Christine Lawson have been doing our Newsletter and Social Media and I thank you for all your hard work.
Now, I would like to introduce you to Ashley Price and Taylor Story.
Both have been helping with revamping the AHASC Newsletter and they are a great team.
They will take over the newsletter and social media posts. 

Our next meeting will be August 16th at 6:30 by zoom. We will be accepting nominations for Officers at this meeting. If you would like to nominate someone, make sure to attend this meeting. AHA has announced that they have joined forced with Arabian Times, Arabian Horse World, and National Horsemen Arabian and with your membership you will get Free or reduced fees to their magazines.
What a GREAT IDEA!! – Keep an eye on your inbox – exclusive Promo codes and instructions are coming your way!!! I look forward to seeing you all on the zoom- August 16th.

See you all soon
Respectfully
Debbie Price Region 1 Director