SHW813. YEAR-END HIGH-POINT HORSE - OPEN, AMATEUR, YOUTH - will be awarded annually based on the number of points earned by an individual horse in the open division or an amateur or youth with any one horse in their respective division during that year's competition, in each AQHA-approved event in which points are awarded.
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SHW813.1 Two or more AQHA trophies will be granted in the event of a tie in the open, amateur and youth divisions. In the event of a tie for any corporate sponsored award, the winner will be the horse earning the final point the earliest in the year.
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SHW813.2 The horse in the open division, and the amateur and youth with any one horse in their respective division, who earns more points during a calendar year than any other horse has earned in that event and in each sex division in halter/performance halter will be named the year's high-point earner for that event and an appropriate award will be given to the horse's record owner as of December 31.
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SHW813.2.1 For a year-end high-point performance halter award, a horse must earn at least 10 performance points in their respective division (open, youth, amateur) during the year in order to be eligible for a performance halter high-point( Example: If horse A has 100 performance halter gelding points and 16 western pleasure points and horse B has 135 performance halter gelding points and 7 western pleasure points, then horse A is eligible for year-end high point award in performance halter, but horse B is not eligible for the year --end high point award in performance halter)
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SHW813.4 The high-point horse in the open division of the other two sex divisions in performance classes for each event during the year will be designated, and a certificate mailed to the record owner.
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SHW813.5 Each of the top-10 point earners for that year in each event will be designated and a certificate mailed to the record owner.
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SHW813.6 The top-10 junior horses (5 years of age and younger) and the top-10 senior horses (6 years old and older) in the open division or the top-10 amateurs and top-10 youth with any one horse in their respective divisions will be designated, and certificates mailed to the record owner in the open division and to the exhibitor in the youth and amateur divisions.
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SHW813.7 At least one point must be earned in the youth division in an event for the year-end high-point award to be presented.