Monday, March 12, 2012
Effective immediately, exhibitors in individual worked events at American Quarter Horse Association-approved shows can exhibit a maximum of three horses per division. Additional changes were approved regarding the number of horses that a competitor may show at an AQHA show. This change was on the AQHA Show and Professional Horsemen Committee’s agenda at the 2012 AQHA Convention this weekend in Las Vegas. It was approved by the AQHA Board of Directors and immediately approved by the AQHA Executive Committee.450. PERFORMANCE CLASSES Chart Clarification (m) In open competition, an exhibitor may enter one or more horses in a class, but each horse may have only one rider per class. In individual open working events (reining, working cow horse, western riding, barrel racing, pole bending, jumping, working hunter, trail, tie-down roping, dally team roping - heading, dally team roping - heeling, team penning, ranch sorting and cutting) a rider may:
(n) In novice youth, youth, novice amateur, select amateur and amateur in individual working events, (reining, working cow horse, western riding, barrel racing, pole bending, youth stakes race, jumping, working hunter, trail, breakaway roping, tie-down roping, dally team roping – heading, dally team roping – heeling, team penning, ranch sorting and cutting) an exhibitor may show three horses regardless of sex (except youth, novice youth and novice amateur where stallions may not be exhibited).
(o) A select exhibitor, in individual working events may show any combination in select and amateur as long as a maximum of three different horses is exhibited and that horse is only shown one time by any exhibitor in that class. For example, a select exhibitor in individual working events may exhibit all three horses in the amateur, all three horses in the select, two horses in select and one in amateur or one in select and two in amateur. A horse may only be exhibited one time in a class in either select or amateur no matter the exhibitor.
(p) A select exhibitor, in select amateur or amateur classes, may show up to two different horses in group classes (showmanship at halter, western pleasure, western horsemanship, hunter under saddle, hunter hack, hunt seat equitation, equitation over fences and pleasure driving) as long as one horse is shown in the amateur group class and a different horse is shown in the select group class. Should the classes be combined, the select amateur must choose on which horse to compete.
AQHA World Shows will follow class eligibility rules. For the AQHA World Championship Show, under Rule 450(m) (3), an open exhibitor may show a maximum of three junior and three senior horses in individual worked classes. Also, an amateur or youth exhibitor may show a maximum of three horses in individual worked classes.