The Radautzer Award
Honoring Outstanding Achievement in AERC Sanctioned Rides
The North American Shagya-Arabian Society (NASS) created the "Radautzer Award" to celebrate the outstanding achievements of horses with Shagya-Arabian blood who compete in rides sanctioned by the American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC).
This Breed Award is named after the horses from the famous Austrian military Shagya-Arabian stud farm of Radautz (located in present-day Romania) and the European tradition of giving a horse who showed exceptional courage and stamina the highest praise when described as being “tough as a Radautzer”.
The recognition is given annually to the horse who achieves the highest number of points within that competition year according to the scoring system.
Please see the Radautzer Award Guidelines posted below for an application form and other details.
Questions? Contact the Radautzer Award Chairperson: Radautzer@Shagya.net
Note: If you compete in endurance and competitive trail rides organized by AERC and/or other distance riding organizations on NASS registered horses, sign up for the Annual Performance Awards Program. Please visit the Annual Performance Awards Program page for details.
The 2025 Radautzer Award Winner
2025 Radautzer Award Results
The 2025 Radautzer Award recipient is CH Fancy Finesse (NASS/P-ShA-16-303) owned and ridden by Cameron Holzer. CH Fancy Finesse and Cameron earned the highest points (161 points) according to the Radautzer Calculation Table.
A big congratulations to Cameron and CH Fancy Finesse !
Remaining contenders and placings:
2. Valentine (NASS/P-Sh-19-296) owner: Cameron Holzer, 108 points
3. Lily Creek Kong (NASS/P-Sh-09-302) owner: Cameron Holzer, 100 points
4. SA Jeeka's Jessica (NASS/P-Sh-09-28) owner: Robert and/or Anna Sawyer, 84 points
5. SA Fiona (NASS/P-Sh-13-298) owner: Robert and/or Anna Sawyer, 76 points
6. Theo the Wonder Horse (NASS/P-ShA-11-293) owner: Rachel Miura, 45 points
7. Natalia PFF (NASS/P-ShA-04-248) owner: Barbbara Ott, 12 points,
More NASS registered horses were eligible, however their owners were not NASS members.
2026 Award Recognition:
Sign up for the Radautzer Award and the NASS Annual Performance Award Program if you compete on a Shagya-Arabian bred horse at AERC rides.
Sign up for the NASS Annual Performance Awards Program if you compete on a Shagya-Arabian bred horse at rides sanctioned by all other distance organizations.