Currently open for registration is the newly-incorporated American Roan Horse Association (ARHA). Recognizing roans as a distinct color breed and facilitating showing, networking, breeding, marketing, and the pleasure of roans is the focus of this association.
The idea for this association’s creation was a result of two women realizing that roans fit the same criteria used for Paints and Buckskins/Duns… the one parent that had to pass the genetics on to the offspring. “We are very excited to be able to offer roan horse owners their own association,” states Lori Watkins, in the leadership of ARHA. “We offer a central website for all roan owners, breeders, and marketers and have had an amazing response already. Our association is a secondary registration for all horses and targets Quarter, Paint, Appaloosa, and Buckskin horses.”
As with any offspring that must have at least one parent exhibiting color characteristics in order to have their own, a horse that does not exhibit the characteristics of roaning will not pass along the gene, hence there will be no “breeding stock” registration certificates issued. Roan, caused by the roan gene, (R), cannot appear in offspring of two non-roan parents, even if they have roan ancestors. The three primary base colors include red (chestnut “e” gene), black (“E” gene), and bay (Black “E” gene) +Agouti (“A”gene) which when paired with the roan gene result in the red or strawberry, blue, and bay roans respectively.
Through a process of online bidding and mailed in bids, the #1 horse registration was awarded to TJ CORGILL and her roan stallion “FACE IT IM GOOD”.
The Incentive Fund was initiated in 2009 and facilitates direct paybacks to owners and exhibitors of ARHA IF horses in designated classes at major shows throughout the country. The “Fast 50” program will be in place on June 1st of 2011 allowing ALL ARHA IF horses to be shown at any AQHA, APHA, PHBA, ApHC, or PtHA approved show and if they win the class (rules of eligibility on the website) will be sent a check for $50.00.
American Roan Horse Association
Lori Watkins, ARHA c/o
Black Creek Crossing
6172 S State Road 1
Hamilton, Indiana 46742
