Hi! I’m Dakota Diamond Griffith, president of the American Quarter Horse Youth Association (AQHYA). We’re a very active group with Affiliates in every state, across Canada, and in many other countries. We’d love having your daughter, son, niece, nephew, or grandchild involved with us in AQHYA.
A membership in our Association is the perfect holiday gift. AQHYA is all about having fun — and learning and growing personally through participation in our activities around the American Quarter Horse. Young people in your life can be an AQHYA member until age 19 — and can start getting involved as soon as they’re ready to begin falling in love with the smartest, best looking, and most friendly breed of horse around.
An AQHYA membership puts your loved one on a good path. It surrounds them with a really terrific group of kids that share a common passion for the American Quarter Horse and the western lifestyle. Everyone grows up together being active, learning responsibility, and developing what will be important lifelong friendships.
All the resources of AQHA are at every member’s disposal. They can learn everything about the American Quarter Horse and pursue whatever riding interest they like. They can ride recreationally — or work to compete at the highest levels nationally. They can have fun learning with the Junior Master Horseman curriculum, get involved with racing, and enroll in the Horseback Riding Program where everyone can earn terrific awards just for saddling up! And, AQHYA also hosts a Youth World Cup where they can meet young people from all over the world.
Being an AQHYA member offers great opportunities to develop leadership skills and earn significant college scholarships. Members can attend our annual Youth in Excellence Seminar where they hear great speakers and participate in a wide variety of activities that help instill traits associated with success.
We have our own section on AQHA’s website; members receive America’s Horse magazine, can subscribe to the America’s Horse Weekly enewsletter, and can stay involved with us daily on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
The best part is the price to join.
A youth membership is only $15 for one year, $35 for three years,or only $50 for a Life Youth membership that covers them until December 31 of the year they turn 19.
Click here to purchase a membership
And each new person enrolled as an AQHYA member by midnight December 22, 2010 will get a personal email from me on Christmas Eve welcoming them to the AQHYA and giving them $10 toward any purchase at the Quarter Horse Outfitters’ store.
This year, give a gift that can lead to a lifetime of joy. I hope to be sending an email to one of your loved ones soon!
Happy Holidays
