The ATAA Awards Program aims to recognize ATAA members and ATAA registered horses for their achievements, involvements, and activities which help to promote and preserve the Akhal-Teke breed, and grow the ATAA community.
The ATAA Awards Program
Achievement Awards
The awards outlined here are for ATAA members and ATAA registered horses (purebred and crosses) except if stated otherwise.
Guidelines & Rules
- All awards will be chosen based on nominations from ATAA members (a paragraph or more explaining why the individual person and/or horse should be chosen for that award). An owner may nominate their own horse.
- A current board member may be asked to step in for a tie-breaker (that is not personally involved with a particular category).
Individualized awards will be given out to each award recipients (1 recipient per category). - Award categories can change each year depending on what people want to see.
Nominations are due on September 15th by midnight (MST) and will be announced in the last ATAA Newsletter of the year. - Send nominations to: [email protected]
Junior Achievement Award
A youth (<18) who participates in promoting the breed and/or the registry. The youth must be a member OR horse owner must be a member AND horse must be registered.
Volunteer Achievement Award
A member that donates their time by helping out in any way to promote the breed and/or the registry.
Leadership Achievement Award
A member in the registry that shows great skills in leadership, ambition, promotion, and teamwork amongst fellow members.
Publicity Achievement Award
Any registered horse or member who brings the breed and/or registry into the public eye (example: magazine article, newspaper, television, etc).
Golden Achievement Award
A member >60 years old that has actively promoted, volunteered, or somehow contributed to furthering the breed or registry.
Discipline Awards
The awards outlined here are for ATAA members and ATAA registered horses (purebred and crosses) except if stated otherwise.
Guidelines & Rules
- All awards will be chosen based on nominations from ATAA members (a paragraph or more explaining why the individual person and/or horse should be chosen for that award). An owner may nominate their own horse.
- A current board member may be asked to step in for a tie-breaker (that is not personally involved with a particular category).
Individualized awards will be given out to each award recipients (1 recipient per category). - Award categories can change each year depending on what people want to see.
Nominations are due on September 15th by midnight (MST) and will be announced in the last ATAA Newsletter of the year. - Send nominations to: [email protected]
Long-Distance Discipline Award
A member that actively competes in AERC or CTR rides on a registered horse.
Eventing Discipline Award
A member that actively competes in schooling shows and/or USEA recognized events on a registered horse.
Open Show (Discipline) Award
A member that actively competes in open shows (any discipline) on a registered horse.
Dressage Discipline Award
A member that actively competes in schooling shows and/or USDF recognized shows on a registered horse.
Jumping Discipline Award
A member that actively competes in schooling shows and/or USEF recognized shows on a registered horse.
2022 ATAA Achievement Award Recipients and Nominees
Junior Achievement Award
Nominees: Elizabeth Wandler
Award recipient: Elizabeth Wandler
Publicity Achievement Award
Nominees: Sabine Desper/Adamek, Eve Deering/Raindancer
Award Recipient: Sabine Desper/Adamek
Volunteer Achievement Award
Nominees: Kevin Matthews, Betsy Wandler, Katrina Ardiel, Yorke McGillivray
Award Recipient: Kevin Matthews
Golden Achievement Award
Nominees: Jas Shearer-McMahon
Award Recipient: Jas Shearer-McMahon
Leadership Achievement Award
Nominees: Betsy Wandler, Sabine Desper
Award Recipient: Betsy Wandler
2022 ATAA Discipline Award Recipients and Nominees
Long-Distance Discipline Award
Nominees: Dean Miller/Damscus, Erin Hafla/Silver Hill Seyrek, Jas Shearer-McMahon/MV Patrickhan and Merdan, Amber Erickson/Lia, J***/GED, Giles Ardiel/Drogo, Morgan Reilly-Anson/Halla
Award Recipient: Dean Miller/Damascus
Dressage Discipline Award
Nominees: Sabine Desper/Adamek, Kathy Thode/Kazimir
Award Recipient: Kathy Thode/Kazimir
Eventing Discipline Award
Nominees: none
Award Recipient: none
Jumping Discipline Award
Nominees: Katrina Ardiel/Hendrick, Laura Spear/Diesel
Award Recipient: Laura Spear/Diesel
Open Show (Discipline) Award
Nominees: Eve Deering/Raindancer, Sarah Schumann/Midas Touch, Cathy Leddy/Alamet, Eleana Woods/Gala