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SHW762.1 In the case of adult participants, each participant assumes all risk of personal injury or property damage and releases and discharges American Quarter Horse Association and show management, their respective officers, directors, representatives, and employees, from any and all liability, whenever or however arising, as to personal injury or property damage occurring as a result of participation in these events, except for the negligent act or omission, if any, of said indemnities.
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SHW762.2 If the participant is a minor, the parent or guardian, by allowing participation, assumes all risk of personal injury or property damage occurring as a result of the participation and does hereby release and discharge AQHA and show management, their respective officers, directors, representatives and employees from any and all liability, whenever or however arising, from such participation, except for the negligent act or omission, if any, of an indemnity. Further, as parent or legal guardian, they agree to indemnify and hold harmless AQHA and show management from such liability to the minor.
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SHW762.3 Each participant, and if a minor, the consenting parent or guardian, authorizes the use of any picture, still or video, which may be taken in conjunction with the exhibitor's participation in these equestrians with disabilities events for AQHA's official use.
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SHW762.4 Horse and exhibitor eligibility requirements must be met.
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SHW762.5 The rider or their family does not have to own the horse.
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SHW762.6 Horses with a slight disability or lameness may be used at the discretion of the judge.
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SHW762.7 Only geldings and mares are eligible to be shown; no stallions are allowed.
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SHW762.8 An exhibitor cannot show more than one horse and a horse cannot be shown by more than one exhibitor in any EWD class.
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SHW762.9 Participation in these approved events are for riders age (8) eight and over requires a Special Adaptive Equipment and Independent Riding Ability Form. This form must be completed and signed by a PATH Intl. certified instructor, a certified Special Olympics Equestrian Coach or any other certified therapeutic riding instructor who is also a member in good standing of A.Q.H.A., indicating the independent riding ability and adaptive equipment that is required for the participant and returned to AQHA prior to competing.
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SHW762.10 Participants must be (8) eight years of age and over to compete in walk, trot/jog classes and (12) twelve years of age and over to compete in walk, trot/jog ,canter/lope classes with a diagnosed cognitive or physical condition attested to by a licensed medical doctor. A special diagnosis form to be executed by a doctor is available from AQHA. Upon approval of both these forms, and a valid membership number or new membership application, an appropriate AQHA membership card with EWD endorsement will be furnished by AQHA.
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SHW762.11 Open to walk, trot/jog; walk, trot/jog, canter/lope riders only. Walk, trot/jog classes open to riders never judged in a class at a recognized or non-recognized show that requires a lope or canter in which the rider performed a lope or canter. Once a rider moves up to walk, trot/jog, canter/lope, they cannot return to walk, trot/jog. Academy classes are considered non-recognized shows. If an able-bodied rider contracts an eligible condition, or if an EWD rider has a progressive disorder that results in a decrease in functioning level, then they may be exempted from the canter/lope rule with documentation from a licensed medical doctor presented to AQHA.