THIS SHOW IS NOW CLOSED.  Thank you to all who participated! I will either have the entries of Part 2 judged later today or sometime Tuesday. 

PART ONE OF THE SHOW RESULTS HERE: 2nd Annual Desert Sands Arabian Horse Show Update

I will be judging the Halloween Themed show on November 1st...expect results then. Part Two of the Show (Thanksgiving Themed) starts November 1st as well. 

THIS SHOW WILL NOT BE EXTENDED. GET YOUR ENTRIES IN.



Show Opens: November 1st

Part One: October 1st to October 31st-FINISHED
Part Two: November 1st to November 30th-FINISHED

Show Ends: December 1st

Now a Qualifying Show for the Arabian Nationals!  

Also...MAKE SURE YOU NOTE ME OR COMMENT ON THIS JOURNAL WITH YOUR SHOW ENTRY! It makes life so much easier for me! Thank you


Welcome to Desert Sands Stud's SECOND Arabian horse show! After the success of the first show, I decided to make this a yearly event and, as promised, I now open up this event to ANYONE with purebred or partbred Arabian horses.

This show was designed to bring owners, breeders, and enthusiasts together to show off the magnificent and beautiful Arabian horse. The show will be separated into sections consisting of Halter/In Hand, Liberty, in hand Costume/Native, English Pleasure, Western Pleasure, free jumping, and showjumping. As stated above, purebreds and partbreds are welcome (NOTE: partbreds MUST have at LEAST 25% Arabian blood!!)

Note: For the Purebred Arabians I will ACCEPT only NATURAL COLORS OCCURRING IN THE ARABIAN BREED! Any that display a color NOT SEEN in the Breed will be labeled a "partbred". If you have any questions concerning this, let me know and I will clarify it for you. 

For those of you who would like to do a background, Desert Sands Stud is located in the heart of Oregon state, in 50 acres of the scrub desert. We have an outdoor natural desert-sand arena and an indoor arena (to protect against the weather). It is fall here in Oregon, so the terrain outside is in its fall stage. The surrounding countryside is an earthy brown with hints of dusky green from the sage. Snow flurries and frosty mornings and evenings are expected! Also, the show will be running through Halloween and  Thanksgiving, so I have decided to break this show up into TWO PARTS.

Part One of the Show will run from October 1st to October 31st. THE THEME IS HALLOWEEN. Make your entries decorative! I don't require anything crazy, but I do want to see some sort of theme in the picture

Part Two of the Show will run from November 1st to November 30th. THE THEME IS THANKSGIVING.

THE SHOW WILL END ON DECEMBER 1ST WITH NO EXTENSIONS. I am giving you all TWO MONTHS to complete your entries.

The events above will run through both parts of the show. Each horse can participate in both parts of the show
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Now for the Rules

ANY ARTISTIC MEDIUM IS ALLOWED

1) everyone is welcome !!
2) purebred Arabian and part bred Arabian horses allowed (including unnatural) NOTE: any horse that is labeled "purebred" but has an unnatural color not found in the Arabian breed will go under "partbred/unnatural"!! Example: palomino, buckskin, cremello, perlino, dun, roan, and paint/spotted patterns are NOT found in the purebred Arabian (for those of you who may be wondering, sabino and splash paint patterns are seen in purebred Arabians). Partbreds will carry these colors/dilutes.
3) You can enter more than one horse; for this event, each horse can participate TWICE, once for each part of the show
4) Draw your own pictures; no tracing, no pre-used drawings (you have to create a new piece for this show, no using a former show image), no coping other people's work-I WILL allow drawings that are done from stock images!
5) background and handler are NOT required, but encouraged, a small story is encouraged as well
6) comment on this journal with your entry

Show Registration Form (this is to be put in the artist's comments and in the note/comment you send me)

Stable/Farm/Owner Name
Horse's Name, Age, and Gender, Purebred or Partbred Arabian (If you have a purebred Arabian please indicate the strain-ie Egyptian, Domestic, Desert, Crabbet, Russian, Polish)
Class You are Entering
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CLASSES


HALTER/IN HAND PUREBRED and PART BRED (OR UN-NATURALS)-set up outside in our outdoor arena
Rules:
MUST have traditional/show halter and lead! Handler does not need to be present, but you may present a handler if you so wish
Horse must be in correct Arabian show stance-head elevated, left hind leg outstretched. Look up in Google images Arabian show horses and you will see what I mean (if you do not know)
Foals 0 to 6 Months MUST be shown with their dam (the mother is not being shown at the same time; if you want to show her you must show her separately)
full body and head shots allowed
HALLOWEEN THEME CLASS; Decorate your halter or your horse!

FOALS 0-11 MONTHS

YEARLINGS

* Fontaine owned by Lilium Stables 

* RTS Dawn Full of Diamonds owned by Raining Tree Stable-partbred Arabian 

FILLIES and COLTS 2-4 YEARS

* Nader owned by Wonderland Stables

* ADSAHS Badia owned by The Azurro Castle

MARES, STALLIONS, and GELDINGS 5+

* AO Tygyr owned by Aurora Olympian Stable 

* ADSAHS Dune owned by The Azurro Castle-partbred Arabian (Marwari influence) 


LIBERTY PUREBRED and PARTBRED (or Un-naturals) -set up outdoor in our outdoor paddock
Rules:
Any style! Be creative and show off your horse's quirks and talents!
full body images ONLY
background should have a Halloween theme; YOU MAY ADD A SOUNDTRACK/SONG TO YOUR ENTRY
all genders allowed

* Janan Bint Taher - owned by Raina Mune

* RTS Loves Barricade owned by Raining Tree Stable

* RTS Big Sky owned by Raining Tree Stable



IN HAND COSTUME/NATIVE PUREBRED and PARTBRED-set up outdoor in the arena
Rules:
full body images of your horse with traditional Arabian decorative tack. Make it as seasonal as possible!
THERE DOES NOT NEED TO BE A RIDER. This is just like the halter entry except there is tack on the horse.
all genders allowed; FOALS AND YEARLINGS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THIS CLASS

FILLIES and COLTS 2-4 YEARS

* HTS Illegal Dancing owned by High Tide Stables

MARES, STALLIONS, and GELDINGS 5+


ENGLISH PLEASURE PUREBRED and PARTBRED-set up in the indoor arena
Rules:
full, 1/2 body, or headshots allowed; NOTE: a full body will get extra judging points over a headshot!
CORRECT English pleasure tack; if you are not sure what is allowed in English pleasure, go to google images and research; IF rider is present, he/she will be wearing a Halloween costume of your choice!
OPEN ONLY TO HORSES THAT ARE BROKE TO RIDE

MARES, STALLIONS, GELDINGS 3+


WESTERN PLEASURE PUREBRED and PARTBRED -set up in the indoor arena
Rules: same as English pleasure; MAKE SURE YOUR HORSE IS WEARING CORRECT WESTERN TACK!

MARES, STALLIONS, GELDINGS 3+


FREE JUMPING PUREBRED and PARTBRED-set up in the in door arena
Rules:
horse is free jumping over obstacles that are in a Halloween theme. Can be shown in an approach, jumping, or even balking before a jump. Tackless event

YEARLINGS

COLTS AND FILLIES 2-4

MARES, STALLION AND GELDINGS 5+



SHOW JUMPING PUREBRED and PARTBRED- set up in the indoor arena
Rules:
full, half, or head shots allowed; must be in correct English jumping tack/attire.
horse is free to be shown jumping, approaching, landing, or balking
jumps are Halloween decorated
ONLY HORSES BROKE TO RIDE CAN ENTER

MARES STALLIONS AND GELDINGS 3+


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JUDGING

Judging for Grand and Reserve Grand Champion will be done by my own person. All other placings will be RNG judged.

PRIZES

Unfortunately I cannot provide much in prizes. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP OR DONATE PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!!!! (I would really appreciate it).

If your horse is AHA registered, you will gain show points to help your horse reach Finest.

What I CAN offer is this:
--> To the Grand Champion of EACH Class, I will personally draw a headshot of YOUR horse with a Grand Champion ribbon, and a Traditional Arabian headstall/halter and lead with a breast-collar with your horse's name/the name of your stable on it.
--> To first placings in EACH Class, I will award points (I am limited on the amount of points I have so it will not be much)
--> To ALL placings 1-5th place, I offer a FREE breeding to ANY of my horses (I can reserve breedings to my young stock). I have a stallion who has reached AHA's Finest, and he is available to outside mares, and all of my other stallions are active and gathering AHA points.


THAT'S IT! I look forward to seeing you at the show! If you have any prizes you would like to add, please let me know! Thank you!

-Desert Sands Stud Owner and Staff