About Us
Arabs Inc. (Arabian Riders & Breeders (ACT and Southern NSW) Inc.) was formed in 1962 by Denise Harvey, George Prince, Maria Jepperson & Noel Wilkinson.
The 1st National Capital Horse Show was held at Bowral and then went toHall Showgrounds. It was the first show after Canberra Royal to be held at EPIC (then known as Canberra Showgrounds, and then NATEX and eventually EPIC). The club has grown in status over the years, and is well respected within both the Arabian world and the larger show community.
Although the club was started by arabian breeders for arabian owners it has always held all breed shows and has always had a mixture of members, it's aim has been to promote 'the horse', and to encourage like minded people to get together on occasion to learn and develop their own horse knowledge.
The current committee as from July 2011 is as follows
President: Ally Hudson
Vice President: Sandra Gebbie
Vice President: Judith Perkins
Treasurer: Kem Hazelton
Secretary: Andrew Thorek
Committee:
Chrissy Miller
Bianca Chatillon
Sue Kowalski
Linda Arnold
Rosemary Agnew
Anita Bryant – Webmaster
Letitia Toms
President
Alison Hudson, Quartz Hill Arabians
In her youth, Alison was the holder of a Tom Quilty Endurance Buckle and ACT Endurance ride Completion Buckle. She was also an A Grade Polocrosse player on my purebred Arabian gelding, Santarabia Ramah. Along with being an open competition barrel racer and flag racer on the same purebred gelding.
In more recent years she has being lucky enough to be the breeder, owner and exhibitor of:
9 Australian National Top Ten Horses
2 East Coast Reserve Champion fillies
4 East Coast Top Fives
8 East Coast finalists
1 Classic Champion
1 Classic Res. Ch amongst many others
"I have had a lifetime journey with Arabian horses. They have been my life long passion. Along the way I have met many wonderful friends and had many exciting experiences. Arabian horses have given me all the joy and all the pain anyone can experience, and made my life complete.
After I finished riding I have concentrated entirely on my purebred breeding programme. My Arabians are horsemen’s horses, with good legs and feet, soundness, height, type and lovely trainable natures. They are suitable for any purpose you care to use them.
I have never followed fad or fashion but stuck to my dream of how a purebred Arabian should be.
In the past 3 few years I have travelled to Scotttsdale, Aachen , and Las Vegas to attend Arabian Horse shows, which have helped me understand how the wider world of Arabian breeding/showing is evolving.
I feel it is time to give something back to the industry and if I can make anyone else’s life as complete as mine through ownership of these wonderful animals I am only too happy to do so. Hopefully one such way will be through the Arabian Riders and Breeders Club."
Vice President
Sandra Gebbie
Sandra's love of horses started at a very young age and has never died. "I got my first Arabian (Arabian Stockhorse) as a young teenager and have admired the breed ever since. I currently own the perfect Arabian for me (Fairview Abha Mishanna aka Misha - Abha Muacim x Tahlyia). Misha is one of the quietest (yet very opinionated), most clever and willing horses I have ever come across and has set the gold standard for me in terms of the type of horse I want to own... no matter how far I have searched and tried others, nothing measures up to her. Misha is going to stud this season to CraveFF..so fingers crossed that I will have a gorgeous baby next year.
I also have two purebred geldings - Agent Provocateur aka Bailey (Bailey is the result of a National Capital Show raffle!) and Chaleureuse D'Artagnan aka Spike (Spike is my work in progress) that you will see out an about this show season. I am a self-confessed ROM addict, chasing those points all over the country-side with my great friends and show buddies (we call ourselves the Supreme Show Team as a joke on me chasing points and two of my horses having reached Supreme status) fellow committee member Mandy Lewis (with her super pony Lac La Biche Playboy) as well as other Arabian enthusiasts you will see at shows - Letitia Toms (AW gelding Buckwell Park Endeavour), Bianca Chatillon (AP Aratahnes Graphic and PB Filly Sienna Makin Luv Not War). I love showing but most important to me is having a quiet and sensible horse that I can enjoy just plodding along while gass-bagging with good friends."
Vice President
Secretary
Assistant Secretary
Treasurer
Publicity Officer
Committee Members
Membership
To become a member of Arabs Inc. you don't need to own an arabian bred horse. Membership benefits include:
Significant discounts on entry tickets at all Arabs Inc. shows
Insurance - you will be insured at all Arabs Inc shows and shows that are affiliated with the AHSA. The non-member insurance cost at these shows is now $20.00.
You will receive the club newsletter, which will be available to download from this website, and will be available quarterly and contain news, events, show reports, photos, profiles and member news and offers.
You will have exclusive opportunities to attend training days, clinics, social gatherings, trail rides and much more.
You could even become more involved in the club, either as a committee member, event steward, sponsorship opportunities etc