About Us...

Love and admiration for the Arabian Horse led a group of dedicated people in 1935 to form the INDIANA ARABIAN HORSE CLUB. In 1957, the club was incorporated and has established itself as one of the outstanding clubs in the nation. One of the oldest and most active Arabian organizations in America, the Club has grown steadily.  We are proud to be associated with the Arabian Horse Association (AHA), the AHA Region 13, and the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF).

Membership in the INDIANA ARABIAN HORSE CLUB is made up of purebred owners, Half-Arabian owners and people just interested in the Arabian horse. Members come from throughout Indiana and many other states.

Why should you join the INDIANA ARABIAN HORSE CLUB?

• To meet with other Indiana Arabian enthusiasts

• To enjoy group outings to local breeders' farms, listen to interesting equine related speakers, and to participate in our state AHA organized trail rides

• To receive the club's monthly newsletter, which will keep you abreast of Indiana and other equine happenings long before you read the news in breed publications

• To participate in clinics to acquaint 4-H and other youth with the Arabian horse

• To be able to list your breeding farms, training centers, and new foals on our web site without charge

• To enable you to show the club's fine Arabian movies and videos to any organization of your choosing

• To support Arabian racing through the Indiana Racing Committee

• To help put on some of the nation's finest Arabian Horse Shows

Please join our organization. Enjoy our beautiful Arabians and the wonderful people who love them. This is your chance to promote THE PROUD BREED in Indiana.

Read our by-laws!

Fill out your membership form today!

*Please note:  To compete in any AHA show or program, you must have the AHA MEMBERSHIP and AHA COMPETITION CARD.  For more information about AHA membership, click here!

*As of April 1, 2008, the AHA adult competition card fee will be increased to $35, and the AHA youth competition card will increase to $25.

Arabian Horse Association (AHA) History

The World Arabian Horse Organization (WAHO) was created in 1970 to ensure acceptable standards of all registering authorized members regarding their regulations, registrations, and stud book production.  To learn more about the WAHO, visit www.waho.org.

Historically, North America had two breed organizations.  The Arabian Horse Registry of America (AHRA, founded in 1908) has been the governing registry authority for the United States and Mexico.  The International Arabian Horse Association (IAHA, founded in 1950) administered half-Arabian and anglo-Arabian registries, produced hundreds of shows and distance ride competitions, and managed the sweepstakes and futurity programs.  However, in 2003, those two organizations were merged into today's Arabian Horse Association (AHA), which is located in Aurora, Colorado.   In conjunction with this merger, the Purebred Arabian Trust (PAT) was also formed for promotion of the purebred Arabian breed.  In an agreement between the World Arabian Horse Organization (WAHO) and the Purebred Arabian Trust (PAT), the Arabian Horse Association (AHA) Registry was granted exclusive authority over American registrations as recognized by WAHO starting January 1, 2008. 

Arabian Horse History

Originated in the Arabian peninsula and bred carefully by the Bedouin tribes, the Arabian horse evolved into a great war horse that could endure harsh conditions and with incredible endurance.  They are said to have "in your tent" personalities due to their many years of living in the tents of these Bedion warriors.  Mares were the most treasured by these tribesmen, and typically the ones taken into the war zones.  Over the years, these tribes created several different strains with their own recognizable characteristics; some of the better known strains are Kehilan, Seglawi, Abeyan, Hamdani, and Hadban.

These light breed horses grew in other nations by way of gift giving by Arab countries, and later by European buyers who made the trip to find and acquire these great horses.  The gifts of the Godolphin Arabian, The Byerly Turk, and the Darley Arabian to England by the Turkish rulers created the foundation for the Thoroughbred.  The value of the Arabian breed was noticed; stud farms were created by royalty throughout Europe (Russia, Poland, Germany, Spain, and the Crabbet Arabian Stud of England) and contributed to most light breeds of today.

North America saw its first Arabian horse with the importation by Nathan Harrison in 1725.  Breed registry and growth really took off after the 1893 Chicago World Fair when Turkey exhibited 45 Arabian horses.  Initial importations first came primarily from England, France, Turkey, and Egypt, and over the years the state stud farms of Poland, Germany, Spain, and Russia were discovered.

Today, the Arabian breed is considered one of diverse athletic abilities.  The sky is literally the limit with these fine animals with talents in nearly all divisions, - including trail, English pleasure, western pleasure, working western, endurance, jumping, dressage, and track racing.

For more Arabian history, go to http://www.arabianhorses.org/education/education_history_intro.asp.

For more Arabian bloodline information, go to http://www.arabianhorses.org/education/education_bloodlines_overview.asp.

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