AHJA Year End Awards

This year's banquet was another success, thanks to the hard work of the AHJA board members and many others.

Held last Saturday, January 5th, at Doubletree Hotel in Scottsdale again. The buffet was absolutely delicious and the awards were wonderful. I wanted a few of those gorgeous ribbons, halters, coolers, jackets, saddle pads, and saddle stands myself! :)

After dinner came the awards ceremony. There was also a great silent auction, to which many local businesses donated goods and services. Among them were Greenway Saddlery, Equs Supplies, Happy's Dream Ranch, Karen Campbell Equine Massage, Collman Equestrian Productions, and of course, Equus Luminous.

Thanks again to everyone who stopped by for photos! And congratulations on your awards again too. :)

If you're not an AHJA member yet, now is a great time to sign up, as the year is just starting. Visit their website for more information.

Here are some (okay, quite a few) images from the evening:
































See the rest of the proofs here until March 7, 2008.

AHJA Year End Awards Banquet

I was invited by Wendy Dean Jorgensen, president of the AHJA, to be the official photographer for their annual Year End Awards Ceremony this past Saturday. I don't show much any more (although I plan to change that in the near future), so it was really nice to attend this, as I haven't been to an awards banquet in ages. It gave me some motive to get my horses into show gear, yay! :D

Although lighting is always less than ideal indoors (without a big light setup), I managed to get some cute and funny shots along with the traditional awards shots. If you'd like to see some of the fun that went on, click here to visit the proofs from the evening. You can also check out a the nifty silent action items, donated by companies such as Greenway Saddlery.