The 2021 Annual Meeting was a tremendous success!! There are many rule changes that go into effect on Jan 1st, 2022. The Carriage Driving Division is approved! Membership renewal date is 12/31 now; for 2022 only we will prorate your renewal so it ends on 12/31/22. Temporary Registration Certificates will expire on 12/31 after the horse has reached it's third birthday. Late fees will incur after that date. Beginning in 2022, the deadline for rule change proposals to be submitted to the AMHA office will be 30 days after the conclusion of the Annual Meeting.  The 2022 Annual Meeting will be in the DFW area. The age at which our Youth exhibitors age out of the program did not change. Regions with more than 400 members will now have 2 Directors; Regions 4,5,6 and 9 will now each have 2 Regional Directors. Hardship measuring and inspection may now be held at an AMHA Special Event - please watch for a new application for that. AOTE Versatility, AOTE Hunter, and AOTE Halter Obstacle are now recognized classes; they will be eligible for Honor Roll Awards in 2023. Golden Hunter shall have 4 jumps and 1 left turn. There are other rule change proposals as well, so please watch for the updated 2022 Rule Book which will be online sometime this spring. 

Make sure your paperwork is in order - leases, owner transfers, temp to perms, and stallion changes must be done before you show. The office is busy transitioning to the new software system. We are getting caught up, but please be patient with us as we work hard to get your papers sent out. DNA kits are now being emailed directly from the lab at UC Davis. The sending email address is amha-kit-reply@vgl.ucdavis.edu Please put this email address in your contacts, so they don't get rejected or go to spam. If you need your kit mailed instead of emailed, please let us know when you order your kit. We are emailing Membership and Amateur cards, so please add our email address, memberservices@amha.org to your email contacts so our emails don't end up in your Junk/Spam folders. Remember, we do NOT need photos for Transfers unless the horse is also going Permanent or being registered for the first time. We hope you like the look of our new certificates. We have put a place for an Owner Transfer on the back, so you do not need to send us an Owner Transfer form.  If you have any questions at all, please email memberservices@amha.org or info@amha.org 

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***WE ARE LAUNCHING THE NEW AMHA STUD BOOK ONLINE AND SHOW RESULTS WEBSITES VERY SOON***

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EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY  -  IF YOU DNA YOUR 2022 FOAL AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION, THE DNA IS DISCOUNTED 50%   SALE ENDS  AND REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED ON OR BEFORE 12/31/22

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         IMPORTANT DATES:​​

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• Jan 15th - Postmark deadline for Northern Hemisphere Stallion Breeding Reports

• Mar 1st - Postmark deadline for 2021 Breeding season Halter Futurity Stallion nominations

• June 7th - Close of entries for Central Regionals

• June 14th - Close of Entries Eastern Regionals

• July 5th - Close of entries Western Regionals

• July 8-10th - Central Regionals, Belton, TX

• July 15-17th - Eastern Regionals, Springfield, OH

• Aug 1st - Postmark deadline for Southern Hemisphere Stallion Breeding Reports

• Aug 5-7th - Western Regionals, Eugene, OR

• Aug 11th - Close of entries AMHA World Show

• Sept 24 - Oct 1 - AMHA World Show

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

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• Make sure your membership is current! Make sure we have your email address.

• Trainers; Order your Open Cards now!

• Keep up with your paperwork - send in your transfers, temp to perms, gelding status and registrations so you are ready for the 2022 show season!

• Do you want a Permanent Height Card? Be sure to send in your completed application

• Watch the AMHA website for Annual Meeting news

• Show managers - send in your show approvals asap

• Don't let your Stud Book Online lapse - renew before that happens

• Watch for your emailed membership renewals. We are emailing all renewals except for those that do not have an email address on file.

The office is working diligently to process your paperwork as quickly as possible. We greatly appreciate your patience if you experience longer than usual response times. We hope to complete the transition to the new software system soon, which should greatly reduce our turnaround time.