Ep 36: The Arabian Working Western Alliance. – AWWA – The newest discipline to the enter the working western horse show arena. Change is upon us as doing it different and better has to adapt.

Episode 36 The Arabian Working Western Alliance. AWWA. The newest challenge to the working western horse in a competitive arena. Amateurs are the highlight as well as the skills of a western horse put together in a challenging format that is more than Ranch Riding.

AWWA, The Arabian Working Western Alliance. An innovative approach to highlighting and showcasing the working western horse as the Arabian and Half-Arabian Working Western Alliance leads the way.

Epic discussion, Lesson Learned and where we are headed.

The Executive Director and Board of Director share their insight , goals and direction  for a new program and discipline destined to do it different and better for the western lifestyle & competitive arena.   

The Show Rundown

  • 2018 program initiation after testing the show market from 2013 – 2019. 
  • Bringing the skills of ranch horses into a new competitive challenge.  
  • Amateurs & Amateur owners get a chance to purse money & rewards of achievement.      
  • A National program in the development.
  • Helping & assisting the local shows by adding new value and advanced programming.   
  • Stimulating the local level to show more and compete on equal ground that showcases the skills and way of going needed in today’s western horse. 
  • Short term and longer term goals to open to all breed competition. 
  • Advancing the officiating from lesson already learned.  

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Keep Your Questions Coming

The Cowboy Office continues to address all of the amazing questions we’ve received since the show started … don’t worry, we keep a list. In honor of you and your viewership, stay tuned and check the website for blog articles now being published.  And don’t forget, keep ‘em coming.  We are always working on these throughout our series.

ONE MORE THING

Fewer horses readily available to more people may be the real goal? 

Cowboy Office

Resources

AWWA, The Arabian Working Western Alliance

, Minneapolis, MN

  Website: https://www.arabianworkingwestern.com

  • Contact: 
  • Sandra Woerle, Executive Director 
  • workingwestern@gmail.com
  • 715.638.0369

Production and marketing by ConsultMent.Agency

 

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