AHA Inc., bestows two biennial awards (awarded at our notional conference which occurs every other year):

  1. The Barbara Heine Award for AHA Inc., Hippotherapy Horse of the Year
  2. The Barbara Glasow Award for AHA Inc., Therapist of the Year

These awards recognize the excellence of individual horses and therapists in all aspects of therapy.

Please download the nomination forms for each of the awards using the links below. Instructions on completing the form and directions regarding required materials are included.

Nomination Forms:

  1. Nomination: Horse of the Year
    (pdf, 2.5MB)
  2. Nomination: Therapist of the Year
    (pdf, 2.3MB)

The extended deadline for the 2013 awards is September 14th, 2012 and Award recipients will be announced and presented at the 2013 AHA Conference to be held in St Louis, Missouri in the spring of 2013.

Please send the completed nomination forms and required materials to:

American Hippotherapy Association, Inc.
PO Box 577
Lafayette, CO  80026

You may call 877-851-4592 with any questions regarding on the forms or required materials