Akhal-Teke Association of America

The ATAA Awards Program

The ATAA Awards Program aims to recognize ATAA members and ATAA registered horses for their achievements, involvements, and activities which help to promote and preserve the Akhal-Teke breed, and grow the ATAA community.

Kevin Matthews

Nominations

Guidelines & Rules

The awards outlined here are for ATAA members and ATAA registered horses (purebred and crosses) except if stated otherwise.

Send a nomination
  • All awards will be chosen based on nominations from ATAA members (a paragraph or more explaining why the individual person and/or horse should be chosen for that award). An owner may nominate their own horse.
  • A current board member may be asked to step in for a tie-breaker (that is not personally involved with a particular category).
  • Individualized awards will be given out to each award recipients (1 recipient per category).
  • Award categories can change each year depending on what people want to see.
  • Nominations are due on September 15th by midnight (MST) and will be announced in the last ATAA Newsletter of the year.
  • Send nominations to: betsysee@gmail.com

Award categories

Achievement Awards

Junior Achievement Award

A youth (<18) who participates in promoting the breed and/or the registry. The youth must be a member OR horse owner must be a member AND horse must be registered.

Volunteer Achievement Award

A member that donates their time by helping out in any way to promote the breed and/or the registry.

Leadership Achievement Award

A member in the registry that shows great skills in leadership, ambition, promotion, and teamwork amongst fellow members.

Publicity Achievement Award

Any registered horse or member who brings the breed and/or registry into the public eye (example: magazine article, newspaper, television, etc).

Golden Achievement Award

A member >60 years old that has actively promoted, volunteered, or somehow contributed to furthering the breed or registry.

Award categories

Discipline Awards

Long-Distance Discipline Award

A member that actively competes in AERC or CTR rides on a registered horse.

Eventing Discipline Award

A member that actively competes in schooling shows and/or USEA recognized events on a registered horse.

Open Show (Discipline) Award

A member that actively competes in open shows (any discipline) on a registered horse.

Dressage Discipline Award

A member that actively competes in schooling shows and/or USDF recognized shows on a registered horse.

Jumping Discipline Award

A member that actively competes in schooling shows and/or USEF recognized shows on a registered horse.

Honor roll

2022 ATAA Achievement Award Recipients and Nominees

  1. Junior Achievement Award

    Nominees: Elizabeth Wandler

    Award recipient: Elizabeth Wandler

  2. Publicity Achievement Award

    Nominees: Sabine Desper/Adamek, Eve Deering/Raindancer

    Award Recipient: Sabine Desper/Adamek

  3. Volunteer Achievement Award

    Nominees: Kevin Matthews, Betsy Wandler, Katrina Ardiel, Yorke McGillivray

    Award Recipient: Kevin Matthews

  4. Golden Achievement Award

    Nominees: Jas Shearer-McMahon

    Award Recipient: Jas Shearer-McMahon

  5. Leadership Achievement Award

    Nominees: Betsy Wandler, Sabine Desper

    Award Recipient: Betsy Wandler

2022 ATAA Discipline Award Recipients and Nominees

  1. Long-Distance Discipline Award

    Nominees: Dean Miller/Damscus, Erin Hafla/Silver Hill Seyrek, Jas Shearer-McMahon/MV Patrickhan and Merdan, Amber Erickson/Lia, J***/GED, Giles Ardiel/Drogo, Morgan Reilly-Anson/Halla

    Award Recipient: Dean Miller/Damascus

  2. Dressage Discipline Award

    Nominees: Sabine Desper/Adamek, Kathy Thode/Kazimir

    Award Recipient: Kathy Thode/Kazimir

  3. Eventing Discipline Award

    Nominees: none

    Award Recipient: none

  4. Jumping Discipline Award

    Nominees: Katrina Ardiel/Hendrick, Laura Spear/Diesel

    Award Recipient: Laura Spear/Diesel

  5. Open Show (Discipline) Award

    Nominees: Eve Deering/Raindancer, Sarah Schumann/Midas Touch, Cathy Leddy/Alamet, Eleana Woods/Gala

    Award Recipient: Eve Deering/Raindancer