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.
“That’s all folks” your 2022-2023 National American Collegiate Horsemen’s Association Executive board is signing off 👋
All and all we had a great year serving as your executives this term, I think we can all say we are super excited to see what the new 2023-2024 board has in store for you this upcoming season. The friendships we have made, the bridges we have connected, and the people we have (hopefully) inspired has made this season worth while. We had a great season but the next season is going to be even BIGGER! 🙌
#thefutureofequine #acha #achanationalconvention
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You all were a great group! Stay in touch and let us know how we can help you in the future 🤩
WHAT A FUN DAY!! First of all we would like to give a huge thank you to @wvueq and Crystal Smith for being an amazing host and allowing us to be at their beautiful facility! Also thank you to Modern Homestead for a delicious lunch this afternoon. Now let’s get into it: we saw everything from saddlebreds, equine massage, chiropractic, and acupuncture. Members got the chance to ask questions and be hands on even attempting a little acupuncture! Some members even got the chance to test ride a saddlebred which was super cool! Thank you so much to everyone who has made this possible and a huge thank you to our national advisor and national officer board for working all year to make this happen 👏 we cannot wait to see what next years team accomplishes! Stay tuned for new officer announcements tonight at our delegates meeting! #achaconvention #acha #wvueq #wvu #saddlebred #americansaddlebred #equinechiropractic #equinemassage ... See MoreSee Less
So happy to have you all. You all are inspiring 🤩
Wow! Looks amazing!
Professional development day here at convention is complete 🙌 thank you so much to all of our amazing guest speakers who discussed topics and answered questions today! Also a huge thank you to all of our members for being a great audience and engaging with our speakers! huge shout out to @wvueq for allowing us to see your beautiful facility and host our dinner dance and annual T-shirt swap, tomorrow is industry day and we are so excited to be in the barns! 👀 get some rest and see y’all tomorrow! #achanationalconvention #acha #wvueq #wvu ... See MoreSee Less
Almost Heaven 🌅
Day 2 of convention! Members had an amazing time at the WVU Outdoor Education Center learning about team building and how to communicate with others to be able to accomplish difficult tasks! After a fun day in the beautiful West Virginia weather we headed to Mountain Man Axe Throwing for pizza and a relaxing evening choppin’ some wood 🪵 cannot wait to hear all of our speaker’s tomorrow on professional development day!! 🏔️ thank you to our gracious hosts and staff today helping make these events possible! @mountainmanaxe @wvu_outdoors @wvudavis @wvueq #wvu #wvuoutdooreducationcenter #mountainmanaxethrowing #acha #achaconvention ... See MoreSee Less
We had a GREAT first stop at On Eagles Wings Therapeutic Horsemanship! We enjoyed amazing BBQ brought to you by Mason Jar catering, learned all about the ins and outs of operating and owning a business to this scale, watched a rider and team demonstrate proper lesson technique, and even got to love on a mini ❤️🤩 great first day cannot want for tomorrow!! Huge thank you to @oneagleswings_wv for being such gracious hosts for us tonight! #Acha #achaconvention ... See MoreSee Less
What should you pack?!
We have lots of fun things planned, check out these helpful highlights to get ideas on what the proper attire is for each event! Click the link in our bio to find our program that will tell you our schedule of events. Wonderful West Virginia has sunny sky’s and 80s one minute to cold and rainy the next be sure to bring layers and clothing options as the weather changes unexpectedly!
We are so excited to see everyone in just a few short days! 👀🙌 #achanationalconvention23 #acha #nationalconvention #wvuequine #wvu
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ADVISOR: DR. CHELSEA SINCLAIR, SENIOR LECTURER OF ANIMAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES
EMAIL: [email protected]
ADVISOR: Dr. Crystal Smith, Teaching Associate Professor of Equine Management
PHONE: 304-980-3040 | EMAIL: [email protected]