of the Futurity / Performance Stakes & Youth Benefit What if she has kids who also ride? For the same
“fun” classes). This includes all qualifying show class- single $600 entry fee, this member can let her children
es, Dressage Classes, Specialty Halter classes, and ride the same horse and enter the showmanship, equi-
National Championship halter and performance class- tation, or other youth classes sprinkled throughout the
es. week. By the end of the show, this family could end up
with over $2000 in savings over previous years!
What does this mean? How does this fee structure benefit breeders?
Imagine a youth who might never have given the Breeders interested in bringing their young horses
IALHA National Championships much thought in the to the show will have two options: either pay the per-
past –they were too big a dream. class fee or opt for one of the Super Saver Fees (these
will make most sense for horses who have not qualified
This year, for a single entry fee of $600, that youth for the show prior to coming to Fort Worth) and have
could enter: the opportunity to compete in dressage sport horse in
• Halter, Amateur to Handle hand, specialty halter, regular halter, and best move-
• Halter, Open ment.
• Showmanship Getting Into the Main Barn
• Dressage Sport Horse in Hand Over the years, we’ve gotten requests to make the
• A Specialty Halter Class process for getting placed in the main barn at the show
• Best Movement more transparent. In response, we’ve made some
• Several driving or riding classes in English changes to the process we’re using to place people in
and/or Western, both pleasure and equitation the main barn this year.
• And Costume, all for one very low fee! First, in recognition of their many years of show
(up to a $1650 savings!) patronage, we’re giving people who have stabled in the
main barn in the past two years the opportunity to
How about an adult amateur with one riding-age reserve their stalls first by sending in a non-refundable
horse she has been showing in dressage? deposit by May 30th. During this time period, they will
She could pay the $600 Early Bird Entry fee for the have priority for stall reservations. However, we will
riding-age horse. She could then show that riding age begin assigning the remaining stalls in the main barn on
horse on Monday (qualifying show) and qualify it for a first-come / first-served basis as soon as the priority
halter, best movement, dressage suitability or dressage registration deadline has passed.
hack, and native attire.
This means that a person who has not been in the
By finishing the classes, she will have qualified for
main barn in the past and who sends in their stall
the National Championship show. Then, she could
deposit on May 5th, for instance, would have priority
show in a National Championship Dressage Sport
for those stalls once the previous years’ patrons have
Horse In Hand class and ride the National
been placed. If you haven’t been in the main barn in the
Championship Dressage Tests at her chosen level on
past and you would like to be there this year, we
Tuesday. On Wednesday, she could show in one of the
Specialty Halter classes (there are classes for
encourage you to send in your stall reservation form
Portuguese, Spanish, and Spanish/Portuguese pure-
and deposit as early as possible. The Stall Reservation
breds as well as three different Specialty Halter classes
Form can be found on the IALHA website in the
for Half-Andalusians). Later in the week, she could
“Shows” link.
show in Halter, Open and Amateur, Best Movement,
and either Dressage Suitability or Dressage Hack class,
depending on the horse’s level. For the flat fee of $600,
So, make your plans now to join in the
she could have participated in 12 classes. In previous
years, this would have cost her $1725. By using the
fun. We look forward to seeing you at
Super Saver Fee, she will have saved $1125 for her rid-
Nationals!
ing-age horse!
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