Region 17 Spring 2026 AGM Meeting March 21
Saturday, March 21st the Spring AGM Meeting will be held in Victoria at the Coast Victoria Hotel and Marina by APA. Victoria BC.
Hotel Local Phone: 250-360-1211
Please book a room as soon as possible. The hotel has given us a standard room rate of $198.00 per room, per night plus taxes. When booking mention you are attending the “Region 17 Arabian Horse Association Spring Meeting”, which should give you the contracted rate for rooms. Room booking deadline is Friday Feb 27th.
Friday Night: Wine & Cheese @ 7:30pm in the Regional Directors’ Room
Saturday Region 17 AGM Meeting:
Room: Fairfield Room
Time 8:00 am to 3:00 pm (Approx)
Lunch will be arranged for the Delegates. If anyone has dietary restrictions please notify Laurie Mostowich before March 6th.
Delegates: Club Presidents please notify Emma Dufresne with the name of your Delegate(s).
Airport transport: There is no hotel airporter. Please notify Donna, Laurie or Gerald and they will do their best to have you picked up at the airport.
2025 Region 17 Fall 2025 Meeting
Saturday September 20th the Fall meeting will be held in the new The Point Agricultural Event Centre, 53462 Range Road 225, Sherwood Park, AB.
This is a period of change for our Region. We hope you can join in person, and Zoom has been requested. Stay tuned for details.
Host Hotel
SANDMAN SIGNATURE SHERWOOD PARK
901 Pembina Road | Sherwood Park AB | T8H0Y7
Phone 780 467 7263 |Direct 587 456 5523
Please use 2509Region as booking code and book before September 15.
We’d like to make a group reservation for Friday evening at the Chop Steakhouse and will be collecting RSVPs in early September.
Agenda
Spring 2025
Congratulations 2024 High Point Winners
Congratulations 2023 High Point Winners!
Region 17 2024 Spring Meeting March 23rd
The Region 17 Spring Meeting is scheduled Saturday, March 23rd. It is a virtual meeting, and will be held via Zoom:
Congratulations 2022 Equine Canada Breed Award Winners!
Congratulations to 2022 EC Arabian Horse of the Year, Khanquistador and 2022 EC Half-Arabian Horse of the Year, Luck Be A Lady Toknight. Proud owners are Arianna Bell and Norrie-Shan Fyfe. Trainer, Todd Ehret.
Congratulations to EC Saddle Seat Rider of the Year, Khennedy Leubner. Proud trainer and Mom, Wanda Leubner!
Read full details here!
Congratulations 2022 High Point Award Winners!
Equine Canada Coaching Status Licenses
In 2023, all coaches at EC Platinum and Gold sanctioned competitions must hold Licensed Coach Status, while coaches at Silver and Bronze sanctioned competitions may have the Registered Coach Status at a minimum. In 2024, coaches at all levels of EC sanctioned competitions will need to hold the Licensed Coach Status and by 2025, all coaches will need to be Certified in order to obtain the valid Licensed Coach Status that will be required.
You can find current details on the EC Coaching Status program here
Discovery Farms Update
The Local Level Committee’s mission is:
“To bring people to the Arabian horse through local outreach.”
History: In 2019, AHA formed the Local Level Involvement Task Force with the mission stated above. At the 2020 AHA Convention, the Task Force was given standing committee status and became the Local Level Committee. Our goal is to have representatives from each AHA Region participate on the Local Level Committee to bring ideas as well as help implement the programs created by the committee in their respective Regions.
Committee Members:
British Columbia: Shelley Morgan
Alberta: Hedi Klassen
Saskatchewan: Marvelle Machniak
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