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Gate Arabian Horse Association (GGAHA) was
formed in the mid-1950's by 14 horsemen in
Novato, California. They held monthly
meetings in members' homes as well as at the
Rancho Rafael in Novato. At that time to
belong to GGAHA you were required to own an
Arabian horse. The goals of the new
organization were to promote the Arabian
breed and to have Arabian Horse Shows. Thus
in 1958 the GGAHA June Show began and it has
been held each year since at the Sonoma
County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa,
California. GGAHA also sponsors Open
schooling shows and other various
activities, held at various locations in the
North Bay.
During the past
40 years GGAHA has continued to grow in size
with members coming from Marin, Sonoma,
Napa, and Mendocino counties as well as
other areas of Northern California. Members
are no longer required to own an Arabian
horse; however, the goals of promoting the
Arabian breed and providing Arabian horse
shows remains the same.
A youth organization, The
Golden Gate Junior Riders, composed of youth
members of GGAHA has been active in
providing the color guard for the horse
shows. They have monthly meetings and have
had Halloween and Christmas parties as well
as trail rides.
Golden Gate has monthly
board meetings which are open to all members
and annual general meetings held at various
locations. The general meetings usually have
a speaker and a program of interest to horse
owners. The club has an annual family
Christmas party in December and the annual
trail ride/BBQ dinner in the summer. We also
provide a Bi-Monthly newsletter sent to
every club member with information about
club and members' activities, as well as
Regional and International activities.
If you're interested in
joining Golden Gate or would like further
information about the club, please contact
Debbie Wiegmann, Membership Secretary, at
(707) 823-1751 or debwiegmann@comcast.net
