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KARABS members had big wins at the National Show Horse Finals held in Springfield, IL September
17-20. Wendy Combs and her gelding Slick Willy (The Viscount x Taxing Affair) were Reserve
Champion NSH English Pleasure Amateur 18-39 and received a Top Ten award in NSH Geldings
All Ages & Colts Under Two Amateur Handler. Lynn Tucker and her gelding Karlos Santana
(Santana’s Charm x Piatka) had a good show also, receiving Reserve Champion in NSH Hunter
Pleasure Geldings & Stallions and Top Ten awards in NSH Geldings All Ages & Colts Under Two
Amateur Handler, NSH Hunter Pleasure Novice Horse, NSH Hunter Pleasure Amateur 18 & Over,
NSH Geldings Three Years Old & Over, and Top Tens in both the NSH Hunter Pleasure Grand
Championship and NSH Hunter Pleasure Amateur Grand Championship. Duane Esser’s gelding
Great Days of Honor (Sultan’s Great Day x Pro Tasha [Pro-Fire]) was Champion NSH Hunter
Pleasure Junior Horse and Reserve Champion NSH Hunter Pleasure Grand Championship. Sharon
Esser’s Dutch Harness/Saddlebred cross mare Believe (Sir William Robert x Utijna) gave an
awesome performance and took home the Championship in the Show Horse Alliance Two Year Old
Walk Trot. Believe was also Reserve Champion Show Horse Alliance In Hand Females, while her
full sister Crimson-N-Clover was Champion in the same class.
November 19-23 is the time for the AHA Annual Convention which will be held in Denver Colorado.
KARABS will be sending one delegate, our president Duane Esser, to the convention. The
resolutions to be voted on at convention this year are available on-line at the AHA website (http:
//www.arabianhorses.org/membership/convention/2008/2008Resolutions.asp). There are a couple
of interesting resolutions concerning Hunter Pleasure Specifications and Hunter Pleasure Rider
Attire. One of the more controversial resolutions is one which seeks to make the Arabian Scoring
System for halter classes optional at all recognized rated, Regional Championship and National
Championship shows. Take the time to look over the resolutions and if you have any comments or
concerns please let Duane know (duane@esservalleyarabians.com).


The Kentucky Arabian Riders & Breeders Society (KARABS) was established as an
Arabian Horse Association Region 14 affiliate club in 1983. The object and purpose
of KARABS is to aid and encourage the breeding, exhibiting, use and perpetuation of
Arabian Horses, to formulate publicity and educational programs and other activities
in the interest of Arabian horse owners and enthusiasts in the Kentucky area, and to
promote and encourage and stimulate popular interest in the outstanding using
qualities of the Arabian horse.
KARABS members come from across the United States but the majority resides in the
Southwestern Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana region. Most of the
clubs activities take place in the Greater Cincinnati, Ohio area. Those activities
include general membership meetings, the annual awards banquet, and the Animal
Psychic event. The club’s horse show, the Medallion, is a 2-day, 2-Region (13 & 14)
qualifying show held in June. This year a fall trail ride and cookout is planned. Other
member benefits include subscriptions to the Corral and the Arabian News.
Programs: KARABS offers both a High Point Awards program for those members who
show their horses and a Recreational Rider Program open to all amateurs who just
enjoy time spent riding their horses.
The Medallion: This year the club’s show, The Medallion, will be held at Roberts
Arena in Wilmington, OH on June 10 & 11, 2006. The judge for Medallion I,
(Saturday) is Steve Lieblang from Richmond, TX and the Medallion II (Sunday) judge
is Susan Meyer of Raleigh, NC. Sport Horse classes will be held on Saturday, and
the class line up for Sunday will include National Show Horse classes.
2006 Officers: President – Duane Esser; Vice President- Debbie Uehlein; Secretary
– Rita Lykins; Treasurer – Bev Broughton; and Board of Directors – Brad Broughton,
Amanda Cochran, Malcolm Lykins (Past President) and Cindy Ryan. Membership
chair – Cindy Ryan.
Angel DeVroomen
As the 2009 show season draws near, don’t forget to send in your high point award forms. The high point program runs until November 1st. All points won in October must be postmarked on or before November 1, 2007 in order to be counted for the year-end awards. Each year KARABS sponsors High Point awards for Purebred Arabian/Open, Half-Arabian/Open, Youth 10 & Under (Leadline/walk-trot)/Open, Youth 13 & Under/Open and Youth 14-17/Open. For further information on the High Point Award program contact Angel DeVroomen at 859-384-4687 or DeVroomen@fuse.net.
Download the 2009 Entry Form HERE
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The KARABS Minute Winter 2008
Kentucky Arabian Riders And Breeders Society
High Point Awards
Jo Anne Schultz’s new Baske Afire colt,
born on July 15, with his dam La Reign