The Arabian Working Western Alliance
Ranch Horse Challenge
The purpose of the Arabian Working Western Alliance (AWWA) Ranch Horse Challenge is to create a sense
of community and comradery in the Arabian Horse industry by providing opportunities & incentives for the
breeding, showing, and owning of traditional Western performance Arabian-bred horses.
The AWWA Ranch Horse Challenge is held each October at the AHA Arabian & HA/AA U.S. National
Championship Show. There are two divisions: one for purebred Arabians and the other for
Half-Arabian/Anglo-Arabians. These horses are of any age or bloodline. The AWWA Incentive Fund Futurity for
4-year-olds runs concurrently in the Ranch Horse Challenge for awards and prize money set aside specifically for them.
Separate awards are given for the Top 10 high scoring amateurs entered in the Ranch Horse Challenge class.
New for 2025 is additional prize money and awards for Incentive Fund horses ages 5 & over shown by their amateur owners.
