American Collegiate Horsemen’s Association (ACHA) unites collegiate horsemen of all levels and disciplines through the promotion of leadership, education, service and national affiliations. ACHA hosts a national convention each year to bring student and chapter members together to learn more about the horse industry and develop their leadership skills through tours, panel discussions and other networking opportunities. The organization also recognizes outstanding chapters and students through annual awards.
ACHA welcomes students from any four-year or two-year equine programs in the country. If you would like more information about the organization, the benefits of membership or how to start a local chapter, visit our Membership page for more information.
Did you know we have a merch store?!
For this merch spotlight we have our former President, Maggie Waslaski repping our t-shirt! She was one of our officers from the 2025-2026 executive board to get the store up and running! She knows firsthand the work and dedication we have put into making our store what it is!
If you are interested in representing our amazing association like Maggie, shop now at the link below! We currently have t-shirts, polos and hoodies available to choose from! All are great quality and true to size!
T-shirts for the days you wanna be comfy or have barn chores. Polos that are customizable for professional development events. And hoodies for cold nights when you need another layer. We have it all!
What’s even better is we are is the process of expanding our store! We are thinking hats will be a great addition to the merch basics! Let us know what you wanna see in the store by commenting on this post or on our story! We would love to hear from you!
Link to shop!! …. americancollegiatehorsemen-sassociation.itemorder.com/shop/sale/
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ACHA is feeling “kinda chic” this week!
What horse related thing makes you feel kinda chic??
#horse #kindachic #collegiatehorsemens #futureofequine #alumni
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ABAC Horsemens Association 💚💚💛💛
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Meet our 2026-2027 executive board of officers! It’s an honor to welcome these lovely ladies to lead us through this year!
Flip through to find out more about our team! We all come from unique backgrounds but our love for the industry is the same. ACHA has given us that opportunity to find others who share our passions.
Share this post to bring more of us together!
We can’t wait to continue to grow and support this association.
Here’s to a great year! 🐎
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Hi everyone! As many of you know our professional development and networking convention, at the beginning of this year, was in Lexington, Kentucky hosted by University of Tennessee!
A yearly convention where we have the opportunity to get together with like-minded students looking for a career in the equine industry.
This experience gave a look into many different equine specific facilities that supplied our students with internship ideas, the ability to network with a plethora of companies, and in general have fun in fellowship with their peers.
From breeding facilities, to veterinary practices, to race tracks, our students got to learn all there is to know about the horse world of Kentucky.
At the end of convention, students got to meet a bit more personally with some of the facilities we toured at our awards dinner. This gave them the opportunity to talk one on one about what their future careers could look like.
This is then where we handed out some yearly awards and said farewell to our amazing 2025-2026 executive board. While wishing them the best on their new endeavors, they got to welcome our new board!
President: Bella Mcdonald
Vice President: Alana Bromenschenkel
Secretary: Gretchen Gautz
Treasurer: Claire Metzger
Director of Communications: Kristine Krstevski
National Representative: Chiara Castronovo
Thank you for everyone who attended this year! We hope to see you next spring!
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So proud of you, Bella. Congratulations and prayers for a wonderful year 🎉
The 2025-2026 ACHA Executive Board would like to thank each and every one of you for a successful year and great convention! We're so glad we had this opportunity to serve you all.
Good luck to the new executive team; we can't wait to see what you achieve!
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Thank you all for working so hard this year!
Congratulations on everything you accomplished and to the new team!
Great work and picture, Maggie!