Close to 3,000 entries kept spectators on the edge of their seats as they battled for the more than $1 million in cash and prizes at the 35th Annual U.S. National Arabian & Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show held October 19-27, 2001 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Entries must qualify at regional championships and IAHA-recognized shows to be eligible to compete. Some of the winners are listed below. For complete results please see the USA Equestrian web site at www.equestrian.org/press/CompetitionResults/National/ .

PB Stallions National Champion
Millennium Loa, owned by Live Oak Arabians, handler Steve Heathcott
PB Mare Breeding National Champion
S Justadream, owned by Michael & Rachel Wilmet, handler Sandro Pinha
PB Western Pleasure National Champion
CA Hermosa, owned by Priscilla Richardson, rider Bill Porcher
PB Hunter Pleasure National Champion
WF Reigning Heir, owned by Shannon or Donna Chudzicki, rider Cynthia Burkman

PB Mounted Native Costume National Champion
Emirate, owner Russell Vento, Jr, exhibitor Joseph Canda
HA Western Pleasure National Champion
Phenom, owned by Wolf Springs Ranches, Inc, rider Chris Culbreth
HA Hunter Pleasure National Champion
Forever Fame SFL, owned by Petroglyph Arabians, rider Vickey Bowman