SHW116. OPEN DIVISION APPROVAL. An open division may be approved provided a minimum of five halter classes for stallions, a minimum of five halter classes for mares, a minimum of five halter classes for geldings and one performance class are offered.
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SHW116.1 The halter classes must include individual classes for yearlings, 2-year-olds, 3-year-olds, 4-year-olds and older, and performance halter for American Quarter Horses.
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SHW116.2 Show management will have the option of combining age groups into 2 and under and 3 and over with the unanimous consent of all exhibitors to be affected.
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SHW116.3 Classes may be combined only if there are 2 or less entries in at least one of the halter age groups to be combined.
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SHW116.3.1 Once halter age groups are combined and additional entries are taken, it is mandatory that halter age groups be split to the originally requested classes should 1/2 point or more become available in each age group. Performance Halter would continue to be offered as a separate class.
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SHW116.3.2 a Grand Champion and Reserve Champion must be selected for each sex in halter classes having three or more entries.