2019 ATAA Awards Winners!

Here are the results of the 2019 ATAA Awards, which were given out at the recent ATAA Conference in beautiful Ontario at Akhal Valley Farm, hosted by Giles and Katrina Ardiel

Volunteer winners receive lovely plaques engraved with their award and name and the Horse Award winners received an engraved leather photo frame.  Thank you to Betsy Wandler for doing her usual wonderful job on the awards and to everyone that nominated a volunteer or horse! 

Don’t forget to send your information in for the Incentive Fund Awards, which will be distributed in early 2020 for the 2019 competition season.  $5000 to share for 2019!
 
Volunteer Awards:  
1.  Community Involvement– promotes the ATAA and the Akhal-Teke to those outside of the breed (example:  local 4-H or Pony Club)
Winner: Cathy Leddy

Also nominated:  Cindy Sither, Tish Saare, Yorke McGillivray
 
2.  Event Attendance/Breed Promotion– a member that actively helps the ATAA at one or more horse function(s) (example: exposition or show)
Winner: Tish Saare

Also nominated:  Cathy Leddy, JC Darius, Sabine Desper, Victoria Tollman
 
3.  Publicity– contributes article(s) to one or more ATAA newsletters.
Winner: Yorke McGillivray 

Also nominated:  Cathy Leddy
 
4. Breed Preservation– a person or organization that contributes to the preservation of the Akhal-Teke breed. *does NOT need to be a member or affiliated with ATAA*.

Winner: Equus Survival Trust

Also nominated:  Matt Harris, Victoria Tollman
 
  
Horse Awards:
1. Endurance Award:  A registered horse that actively competes in recognized endurance or CTR rides.
Winner: MV Patrickhan, owned by Jas Shearer-McMahon
 
Also nominated:  Damascus, GED, JC Darius, Ophelia Khan, YV Arion

 2. Dressage Award:  A registered horse that actively competes in schooling shows and/or USDF recognized shows.
Winner: Gerald,  owned by Giles and Katrina Ardiel
Also nominated: Kazimir

 3. Eventing Award:  A registered horse that actively competes in schooling shows and/or USEA recognized events.  
Winner: Diesel, owned by Laura Spear

 4.  Jumping Award:  A registered horse that actively competes in schooling shows and/or USEF/USHJA recognized events.
Winner: Diesel, owned by Laura Spear

 5.  Horse of the Year:  A registered horse that is a great ambassador to the breed and ATAA by actively competing in any discipline(s) and/or is producing offspring that are actively competing in any discipline(s).
Winner: MV Patrickhan, owned by Jas Shearer-McMahon 

Also nominated:  Arin, Diesel, Hendrick, Kevlin 

2019 Awards Programs Outline:  Incentive Awards and ATAA Awards

Incentive Fund Awards:  
Incentive Awards Program 2019 – $5000 to share!
EVEN MORE MONEY
 
The incentive program will only be available for people competing in recognized events (we have been discussing this and look forward to comments from our members regarding schooling and or open shows) If you have comments, please send them to Catrina, email address below.
 
To participate:
 
1)    Must be a member in good standing with the ATAA by March 31st of that year.
2)    Horse competing must be registered (not pending) with the ATAA either as a pure or part bred.
3)    Send in 2 or more pictures from the event (must be 375kb or bigger) (if you placed please send a picture with your ribbon and/or prize)
4)    Sign a release that the ATAA may post photos and results to our website and use photos in promotions for the ATAA
5)    Email the link to the results page for the event
6)  Just sending photos in for the newsletter and/or website is NOT enough (but we appreciate it)
 
At the end of the year the ATAA will send you a check, so the more you compete the larger your share of the “jackpot” will be. The amount you receive will be divided out of the set amount in the awards fund and therefore will depend on how many people participate in the Incentive Program. The Incentive Program does not depend on you placing or earning points, it is completely about competing in recognized events in all disciplines and sending in the above listed information to the association.
 
Contact Catrina Quantrell for more information and send your results to her at: incentiveawards.ataa@gmail.com

 
2019 ATAA Awards
 
2019 has a new award!  Remember, these are all by nomination – nominate yourself or others.  Betsy always comes up with great prizes.
 
Guidelines and Rules:
•The awards outlined below are for ATAA members and ATAA registered horses (purebred and crosses) except if stated otherwise.
•A current board member may be asked to step in for a tie-breaker (that is not personally involved with a particular category).
•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.
•Individualized award will be given out to each award recipients (1 recipient per category).
•Nominations are due on September 15, 2019 by midnight (MST) and will be announced in the last ATAA Newsletter of the year. *send nominations to:  betsysee@gmail.com*
 
Volunteer Awards:  
1.  Community Involvement- promotes the ATAA and the Akhal-Teke to those outside of the breed (example:  local 4-H or Pony Club)
 2.  Event Attendance/Breed Promotion- a member that actively helps the ATAA at one or more horse function(s) (example: exposition or show)
3.  Publicity- contributes article(s) to one or more ATAA newsletters.
4. Breed Preservation- a person or organization that contributes to the preservation of the Akhal-Teke breed. *does NOT need to be a member or affiliated with ATAA* New for 2019!
 
 Horse Awards:
1. Endurance Award:  A registered horse that actively competes in recognized endurance or CTR rides.
 2. Dressage Award:  A registered horse that actively competes in schooling shows and/or USDF recognized shows.
 3. Eventing Award:  A registered horse that actively competes in schooling shows and/or USEA recognized events.  
 4.  Jumping Award:  A registered horse that actively competes in schooling shows and/or USEF/USHJA recognized events.
 5.  Horse of the Year:  A registered horse that is a great ambassador to the breed and ATAA by actively competing in any discipline(s) and/or is producing offspring that are actively competing in any discipline(s).
Questions? Contact Betsy Wandler at betsysee@gmail.com

2018 Awards Programs Outline:

? Incentive Awards, which are cash awards given to participants in recognized sport events (USDF, USEA, AERC, to name a few). Checks are handed out  at the national organization’s yearly Conferences,  or sent in the mail.
This year’s pot is $2000 to share. 

ATAA Awards, which are by member nomination and are awarded at the ATAA Awards Banquet at the Yearly General Membership Meeting

Of course, you may be in both awards programs! Just make sure that you and your horse are eligible.

Our Incentive Fund Pot gets bigger every year !  Make sure you get some of it!
2015 pot $350
2016 pot $1000
2017 pot $2000
2018 pot $3000
To participate:

Incentive Fund Awards:
 
1)    Must be a member in good standing with the ATAA
2)    Horse competing must be registered with the ATAA either as a pure or part bred.
3)    Send in 2 or more pictures from the event (must be 375kb or bigger) (if you placed please send a picture with your ribbon and/or prize)
4)    Sign a release that the ATAA may post photos and results to our website and use photos in promotions for the ATAA
5)    Email the link to the results page for the recognized event you participated in for proof and registration # of your horse.
 
At the end of the year  the ATAA will tally up all the participants and send  a check in February.  The more you compete the larger your share of the “jackpot” will be. The amount you receive will be divided out of the set amount in the awards fund and therefore will depend on how many people participate in the incentive program. The incentive program does not depend on you placing or earning points, it is completely about competing in recognized events in all disciplines and sending in the above listed information to the association.
 
Contact Catrina Quantrell for more information and send your results to her at: godscavalry@gmail.com

Guidelines and Rules:

The awards outlined below are for ATAA members only.  *Exception:   see Junior Achievement*

The President or Vice-President may be asked to step in for a tie-breaker (or another committee member not personally involved in that particular award if it involves president or vice-president)

All awards will be chosen based on nominations from registry members (a paragraph or two explaining why the individual person and/or horse should be chosen for that award).

Plaques (or a similar award) will be given out to the discipline award recipients (A maximum of 3 recipients per discipline)

An individualized award will be given out to achievement award recipients (1 recipient per category)

Achievement Awards:

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.

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).

Volunteer Achievement Award:  A member that donates their time by helping out in any way to promote the breed and/or the registry. 

Golden Achievement Award:  A member >60 years old that has actively promoted, volunteered, or somehow contributed to furthering the breed or registry.

Leadership Achievement Award:  A member in the registry that shows great skills in leadership, ambition, promotion, and teamwork amongst fellow members.

Discipline Awards:

Long-Distance Discipline Award:  A member that actively competes in AERC or CTR rides on a registered horse.

Dressage Discipline Award:  A member that actively competes in schooling shows and/or USDF recognized shows on a registered horse.

Eventing Discipline Award:  A member that actively competes in schooling shows and/or USEA recognized events on a registered horse.

Jumping Discipline Award:  A member that actively competes in schooling shows and/or USEF recognized shows on a registered horse.

Open Show (Discipline) Award:  A member that actively competes in open shows (any discipline) on a registered horse. 

2015 Awards

2014 Awards

2013 Awards

Volunteer Awards:

Lucy Kester, Catrina Mettam, Terri Fender, Phil Case

Endurance Awards:

Jas Shearer-McMahon, Nicole Duarte, Monica Bretherton, Tom Thomsen, Cathy Leddy

Eventing Awards:

Amrita Ibold, Jenny Rice, Zoe Saccio (Jr)

Jumping Awards:

Jenny Rice, Amrita Ibold, Zoe Saccio (Jr), Catrina Mettam.

Endurance Champion, Jas Shearer-McMahon and MV Patrickhan (Astrachan x Minorka II)

Endurance Reserve Champion, Scott Sears, DVM and Aeolus (Alp x Samsa)

Limited Distance Champion, Cathy Leddy and Galen (MV Moondancer x Galka 4)

Limited Distance Reserve Champion, Monica Bretherton and Magdan (Astrachan x Meshhurlyk)

Awards were presented at the recent national AERC convention in Reno, NV at the Saturday night awards banquet.  They are also in the AERC yearbook.

New this year, members of the United States Eventing Association who are competing in three-day eventing on Akhal-Teke horses (purebred and part-bred) can now be eligible for year-end awards. 
To qualify, here are the requirements:  
– Horse must be registered with ATAA.   
– Rider & owner must be members of the ATAA.
– Horse must be registered under “Akhal-Teke” as its breed with the USEA.  
– There is NO participation fee for this award.   
– Horse can compete under registered name or show name.  

The Akhal-Teke/Akhal-Teke sport horse with the highest points earned in both limited distance and endurance will be awarded the ATAA bred award at the AERC convention.  The Akhal-Teke/Akhal-Teke Sport horse be registered with the ATAA to qualify for the award. 
http://www.aerc.org/Breed_Awards.aspx