This will be my 2nd season showing my horse Wizard. Last season I did very well, I qualified for the Regional Show in Del Mar California, and also for Youth Nationals in Albuquerque New Mexico. I was not quite ready to compete my very first year at Youth Nationals, so I went with my barn and worked for my trainer Katherine for the 2 weeks of the show, so that I could get a good feel for the level of competition the quality and talent that these riders bring to this show, which is only the best, top qualified in the United States and Canada. I trained all summer and have done very well in the first 2 shows of the 2009 -2010 season and I am ready to take on this challenge!

I will have to compete in 5 to 8 local shows for both the points and experience needed to qualify for both Regional & Youth Nationals. These shows are very expensive and I am looking for sponsorship to help me achieve my goal and dreams to competing.

I am 13 years old and I attend a Middle School in Temecula. I work very hard my school work and have a 3.9 grade average and I am working towards a 4.0. I ride 4 – 6 times a week, I come home do my homework and chores every day. I also worked at Green Acres youth work program, helping with getting the horses ready for lessons, showing the younger girls how to groom and tack up their lesson horses and working with the many summer camps and birthday’s that are celebrated at Green Acres.

I have 2 horses, Wizard Of Roz, who I will be competing on this year, he is a handsome liver chestnut ½ Arab – ½ Saddlebreed gelding. I ride him in English Hunt Seat, Pleasure and Equitation classes. We bought him in November 2008 and he is the love of my life, and I am so excited to see what we can accomplish together this year.

My 2nd horse is Black Primo, she is a beautiful black ½ Arab – ½ Saddlebreed, she will be 4 in April 2010, and was just broke this summer. She is a fantastic horse, my trainer said she has not ridden a horse with so much potential in a very long time and we hope to have a National Champion with her! I will be competing with her next year in the country classes, they will be Country English Pleasure, Saddle Seat Equitation, Show Hack and Native Costume.

I know asking for sponsorship is a lot to ask, but with your help I know I can exceed in the sport I love!

Thank you so much!

Keeley

Breed History
Nathan Harrison of Virginia imported the first Arabian stallion in 1725. This horse reportedly sired 300 foals from grade mares. Our first President, George Washington, rode an Arabian horse. The first breeder of consequence, however, was A. Keene Richard. He journeyed into the desert in 1853 and 1856, subsequently importing several stallions and two mares. However, his breeding program fell victim to the Civil War and nothing survived.

In 1877, General Ulysses S. Grant visited Abdul Hamid II, His Imperial Majesty the Sultan of Turkey. There, he was presented with two stallions from the Sultan's stable, Leopard and Lindentree. Leopard was later given to Randolph Huntington who subsequently imported two mares and two stallions in 1888 from England . This program, limited as it was, must be considered as the first purebred Arabian breeding program in the United States.

In 1908, the Arabian Horse Club of America was formed (today known as the Arabian Horse Association) and the first stud book published. Recognition of the Arabian stud book by the U.S. Department of Agriculture established the Registry as a national registry and the only one for the purebred Arabian breed. Seventy-one purebred Arabians were registered at that point.

The high intelligence, trainability, gentle disposition and stamina of the Arabian enable it to excel at a wide variety of activities popular today. Arabians are excellent on the trail as well as in the show ring. Show classes in English and western pleasure, cutting and reining, even jumping and dressage provide opportunities for fun and enjoyment at both all-Arabian events and open breed shows alike. As an endurance horse, the Arabian has no equal. The top prizes at endurance events almost always go to riders of Arabians.

The breed became recognized by United States Equestrian Federation in 1951. Today, the USEF Rule Book contains a full division of rules governing the sport of showing Arabian, Half Arabian, and Anglo Arabian horses. The Arabian Horse Association (AHA), serves as the breed affiliate organization to the United States Equestrian Federation, Inc.

Some of the larger Arabian events in the United States include the U.S. National Arabian/Half Arabian Championship, AHA Youth National Championship, the Scottsdale Arabian Show, the Arabian and Half-Arabian Sport Horse Nationals, and the AHA Convention.

Our Training Facility

Green Acres Ranch, Inc.
KATHERINE RICH
35750 De Portola Rd. Temecula, CA 92592

Katherine Rich has been involved in the Arabian Horse Industry her entire life. The third generation of her family’s business, Green Acres Ranch, Inc., Katherine continues to carry the torch. Both her mother and father grew up involved with showing, breeding and training Arabian horses.

Katherine’s grandparents were introduced to the beautiful breed of horse in the late 1950’s and soon became heavily involved in all facets of the Arabian horse world. The family’s focus on breeding pure Crabbet Arabians, led to a multitude of athletic, chestnut-colored horses that excelled in Regional and National shows. For more information for training with Katherine call (951) 302-6045 or 909-518-0100