“U.S. Nationals ranks as the most prestigious North American championship in the Arabian show horse industry. As always, this flagship event will offer Arabian, Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses while both amateur and professional riders or handlers compete in halter, native costume, reining, working cow, cutting, trail, show hack, sidesaddle, park horse, driving and English, western and hunter classes. But U.S. Nationals is so much more than a horse show. World-class shopping, elaborate barn parties, and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to get up close to some of America’s most famous Arabian horses await you.

With U.S. Nationals moving to Tulsa in 2008, this is the final time Freedom Hall will welcome the breed’s best to it’s arena as we celebrate 30 years of history made on that very turf. See the “THE PAST CHAMPIONS LIVE COLLECTION,” arguably the grandest live collection of great Arabian horses who made their mark in Louisville. Or experience the magic of the most recognized Arabian horse of all time: Walter Farley’s Black Stallion with the Arabian Nights Dinner Theatre Road Show (Kissimmee, FL), bringing a fairy tale to life on horseback Friday evening, October 20th. And don’t miss largest square footage of Arabian horse shopping in the world at the U.S. Nationals Shopping Expo. See below for a complete guide to special 2006 Commemorative Activities ” Site of the Arabian Horse Association