The Rack Across America (RAA) program is owned by the Pleasure Association of the Racking Horse Breeders' Association of America. This program promotes safe trail riding and is a chance for a rider to "log" their hours of movement while on the trials. The RAA program is not competitive but instead is just a log of you and your horse while trail riding.. No hours can be counted during a competitive event. Also, this program allows for riders who only have access to a riding ring but are not "training" their horse to also accrue hours.. Examples would be someone who boards their horse, but doesn't have access to trails; or children in a therapeutic riding program. In all cases, the horses must be RHBAA registered and the participants must be members of the Pleasure Association of the RHBAA.
Awards are given at 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000, 2000, and 3000 hour milestones. All awards are given or mailed during or after the Winter Meetings of the RHBAA. Log books are due to Margie Smith after December 31st of each year.. She must have the log books by January 31st then they may keep and continue to use the previous year's blog book for the next consecutive year. Many riders often do no accrue many hours during the year, so they will opt to keep the log book until they have reached a milestone. If a rider chooses to do this, Margie asks that you email her ( margiesracking@earthlink.net ) to let her know how many hours you and your horse have achieved. This is only so the RAA program can keep total hours ridden by all riders for each year to report to the RHBAA Winter Meetings annually.
For more information on the rules and regulations, and for the membership form click here.
RHBAA
Pleasure Association
February, 2011
2010 Awards
Rack Across
Awards
Presented by:
Pleasure Association
of the RHBAA
Bold Print means the horse has achieved 500, 1,000, 2,000 or 3,000
hr for current year
Barbie Batson
Golden Senator – 2,273 (jacket)
Stephanie Brooks
Lynda Rehse
Eb’s Dusty Tour – 394 (250)
Donna Rowell
AD Donna’s Princess – 666 (cert.)
Jean Sloan
Shake Rattle N Roll – 54 (patch)
Skywalker’s KY Dream – 50 (patch)
Carmiletta Steele
QB’s Pusher Ace – 908 (cert.)
Sonny – 204 (100)
Marty Castle -
KY Princess – 363 (cert)
Mickey Dalton
Shanber’s Juney – 429 (cert)
Darlene Harris
Ebony’s Top Gun – 699 (cert.)
Christine Mackey
My Little Dunkun – 402 (cert.)
Brook Morris
My Little Angel – 101 (100)
Jim & Debbie Morris
E’s Little Big Man – 52 (patch)
Jamie Steger
Just Your Ave. Joe – 125 (patch, 100)
Gretchen Cox
My
Mary E. Smith
Jonnas Dimples – 1,216 (cert.)
Summerset Crystal Coin – 628 (cert)
Summerset Silken Mist – 3,373 (cert)
Judy Jones
Buckles – 102 (100)
Jack Kwok
Knight’s Blue-Eyed Pirate-350 (250)
Melisa Neal
A Little Mo’ Beta – 605 (halter)
Janet Putnam
Lil’ Babe Starlight – 1,918 (cert)
Margie Smith
Topper - 1,756
Cindy Tenney
Cindy’s Rambling Pride – 1,334 (cert)
Charlie Crane
American Made Patriot – 477 (cert)
CT’s Diamond Lily – 764 (cert)
Millie Crane
Frosty’s Strait Talk – 1,187 (cert)
American’s Basket Case – 733 (cert)
Susan St. Amand
Sunday Morning Rain – 490 (250)
Debbie Cox
Memory Magical Blaze – 503 (halter)
Kala Cox
Jim Oak’s Jake – 841 (cert))
Memory’s Little Miss – (bar,100,250)
Kayla Kuenzi
Dude’s Sun Rise “
RAA Fun Facts
1.
We now have:
31 - horses to ride over
500 hours;
12 - horses to ride over
1,000 hours;
6 - horses to ride over 2,000 hours;
2 – horse to ride over 3,000 hours.
*This
is counting horses currently & previously entered in the RAA
program. Some riders have dropped out of the RAA program, some
horses were sold, retired or died.
2.
Riders this year to earn
milestones:
500 hours:
Gretchen Cox on My
Melisa Neal on A Little Mo’ Beta
Debbie Cox on Memory’s Magical Blaze
2,000 hours:
Barbie Batson on Golden Senator
3.
34 riders with 43 horses reported hours in 2010.
4. To
give everyone credit for riding, if you see (cert.) after a horse’s
name, it means that the horse did not meet a milestone but logged
hours for the year. All
riders will receive either a milestone (50, 100, 250. 500,
etc) award or they receive a
Certificate of Riding for the year.
5.
The horse with the most
number of log books
– Muffin (Summerset Silken Mist) owned by Mary Smith, NJ with 3,373
hours!
7.
State with the most riders
–
State with the most horses
– Virginia (9 horses)
If you are interested in participating in the RAA program, contact
Margie Smith at:
margiesracking@earthlink.net
Or call: (717) 624 -4742
