Official Alabama Championship Horse Show
The AOHA Alabama State Championship Horse Show became the official
state
championship horse show in May of 1988. The idea for a statewide horse
show was
the dream of a man named Don Witt. The first horse show was held
in W. O.
Crawford Arena in Montgomery in September 1988 with 994 entries
over a
two-day period. By 2002 the show had grown to three days with over
2,000 entries.
It is usually held at Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery over Labor
Day weekend
and is the second largest horse show east of the Mississippi
River. Winners receive
awards such as belt buckles, trophy saddles, and
plaques. The horse show
is sponsored by the Alabama Open Horseman
Association, which was first
organized in 1989 by Don Witt.
For more information see:
http://www.showaoha.org
Sources:
Act 88-656, Acts of Alabama, May 13, 1988
Letter from Mark Jarvis, Secretary, AOHA, 4 August 2003
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