Membership Categories
AMATEUR
(Taken from AQHA Rule Book, August
1, 1999)
A person is considered an Amateur
Exhibitor by the AQHA;
a) When he or she is no longer eligible
to show in AQHA Youth Activity classes; and
b) Provided that he or she has not
personally received remuneration or any other form of compensation at any time in
the previous 3 calendar years for:
i. judging, showing, training or
assisted in training any horse; or
ii. instructed any other person in riding, driving, training or showing a horse
in competition;
iii. does not hold credentials of horse show judge for either AQHA or any other
equine organisation, effective 1st August, 2000.
Amateur Exhibitor Card - Every person
competing in an Amateur class must possess an Amateur card issued by the AQHA or
their relevant association. Show management must inspect this card or a photocopy
of this card at any show entered.
Application for an AQHA Amateur Card
shall be made on the form provided by the Association. There is an annual charge
for this card.
All AQHA Amateurs riding a registered
or recorded Quarter Horse must have a current year AQHA Membership listed in their
name. Amateurs must compete on a Registered Quarter Horse. If the Amateur is showing
a horse owned by a family member ( see AQHA rules) that owner must also be a member
of WAQHA for the Amateur to gain points towards end-of-year high point awards. For
more detailed information refer to the AQHA Rule Book, 1 August, 1999.
NOVICE AMATEUR PROGRAM
(Taken from AQHA Rule Book, August 1, 1999)
Every person competing in a Novice
Amateur class must possess a current Novice Amateur card issued by the AQHA or must
fill out a membership application in its entirety and pay for it at the show which
is to be submitted with the show result forms. Show Management must inspect this
card or a photocopy at any show entered. If the exhibitor is a Novice Amateur member,
but cannot produce the card or a photocopy of the card at the show, they must fill
out a replacement form and pay the appropriate fee at the show before entering.
ELIGIBILITY FOR NOVICE AMATEUR
Exhibitors cannot have earned a total of ten (10) or more performance points in
the AQHA Open and Amateur Divisions combined. (Example: 8 Amateur Showmanship points
+ 2 Open Western Pleasure points = 10 points ie they are not eligible for Novice
Amateur Division.)
Once an individual has earned twenty-five
(25) or more Novice Amateur points after the beginning of the points year, the Amateur
may continue to show in Novice Amateur classes until the end of the points year.
If an individual is considered a
Novice Amateur upon application, they will be considered a Novice for that points
year. Novice Amateur points earned may not be used for any of the AQHA Amateur awards
(ROMS, Year-end titles, etc.)
Novice Amateur points can only be
gained at AQHA 'A' approved shows and judged by an AQHA Approved or Associate Judge.
Amateurs must write to the AQHA office requesting a permit. The office will issue
that permit and keep a tally of Novice Amateur points. Once the Amateur "breaks
open", the permit will be revoked and the Amateur will be written to congratulating
him/her on breaking open and this will also be published in the Quarter Horse News.
Novice Amateurs must compete on a
Registered Quarter Horse. In order to gain Novice Amateur points with the WAQHA,
the horse must be owned by a member of the WAQHA.
YOUTH
A Youth is a competitor 18 years
of age and under. For horse show purposes the age of an individual on 1st August
of that year shall be maintained throughout the entire year. (Example - a youth
who has a birthday in July and is 18 years of age on 1st August, may show throughout
the entire year as an 18 year old until 1st August, the following year.)
In order to gain Youth Points, a
Youth must be a financial member of WAQHA and must compete on a Registered Quarter
Horse owned by a financial member of WAQHA. (For more detailed information please
refer to the AQHA Rule Book, 1 August, 1999).
NOVICE YOUTH PROGRAM (Taken
from AQHA Rule Book, August 1, 1999)
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Every person competing in a Novice
Youth class must possess a current Novice Youth card issued by the AQHA or must
fill out a membership application in its entirety and pay for it at the show to
be submitted with the show result forms. Show management must inspect this card
or a photocopy at any show entered.
If the exhibitor is a Novice member,
but cannot produce the card or a photocopy of the card at the show, they must fill
out a replacement form and pay the appropriate fee at the show before entering.
Novice Youth must compete on a Registered
Quarter Horse. In order to gain Novice Youth points with WAQHA, the horse must be
owned by a financial member of WAQHA.
ELIGIBILITY FOR NOVICE YOUTH
Exhibitors cannot have earned a total
of ten (10) or more performance points in the AQHA Open and Youth divisions combined.
(Example: 8 Youth Showmanship points + 2 Open Western Pleasure points = 10 points
ie not eligible for Novice Youth division.)
Once an individual has earned twenty-five
(25) or more Novice Youth Performance points, they will no longer be eligible to
participate in Novice Youth classes in subsequent years.
If the required twenty-five (25)
Novice points or ten (10) regular Youth points are earned after the beginning of
the calendar year, the Youth may continue to show in Novice Youth classes until
the end of the points year.
If an individual is considered a
Novice Youth upon application, they will be considered a Novice for that points
year. Novice Youth points earned may not be used for any of the AQHA Youth awards
(ROMS, Year-end titles, etc.)
Novice Youth points can only be gained
at AQHA 'A' approved shows and judged be an AQHA Approved or Associate Judge. Youth
must write to the office requesting a permit. The office will issue that permit
and keep a tally of Novice Youth points. Once the Youth "breaks open",
the permit will be revoked and the Youth will be written to congratulating him/her
on breaking open and this will also be published in the Quarter Horse News.
