Novice Championship Classes

Find out which classes will be offered at the inaugural AQHA Novice championship shows.

AQHA Novice Championships Logo Novice amateur and Novice youth competitors may qualify for the Novice championships in the following classes:

Halter: yearling, 2-year-old, 3-year-old, aged and performance halter geldings and mares
Showmanship
Horsemanship
Hunt seat equitation
Western pleasure
Hunter under saddle
Trail
Western riding
Reining
Barrel racing
Pole bending
Stake race

Several opportunities exist for Novice competitors to qualify for the Novice Championship Show Weekend.

A top-10 placing at an AQHA regional championship show in one of the above-listed Novice classes
To show at 20 AQHA shows throughout the year throughout the national qualifying period of May 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012
State/provincial qualifying, which varies by affiliate. Find your affiliate's qualifying method.

Learn more about the AQHA Novice championship shows.