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AQHA Leveling Program
AQHA announces the point ranges for leveling program classes held at two test shows in 2012.
The American Quarter Horse
Association recently announced the point ranges that will determine a rider’s or horse’s competition level for two 2012 test pilot shows per the new AQHA leveling pro- gram. Full leveling will go into effect in 2013. Leveling is determined on a class-by-class basis, and a rider’s level is based on his horse’s points or his points in that class accumu- lated over the previous three years. The leveling program will be tested at two pilot shows: the Kansas Quarter Horse Association Prairie Classic, February 15-19 in Oklahoma City; and the Nevada Quarter Horse Association Silver Dollar Circuit March 14-18 in Las Vegas. The leveled format will be test-
ed in the Intermediate and Progressive levels at these two shows. The Novice and Green lev- els will not be tested at these shows – the Novice and Green levels will be tested in the fall, along with the Intermediate and Progressive lev- els.
“Because we want to focus on
testing the Intermediate and Progressive levels, the Novice and Green levels’ point ranges are not included in this first test. The levels posted are exclusively for the Prairie Classic and the Silver Dollar Circuit,” says Patti Carter-Pratt, AQHA executive director of shows. The point range determining
each level will be recalculated annually after November 1. The level point ranges are calculat- ed from all point-earning exhibitors or horses in each class in the previ- ous three years combined. Once these are tabulated any change in exhibitor or horse level will take
effect on January 1 of the following year.
Youth, amateur and Select ama-
teur levels are determined by the exhibitor’s points. In the open, lev- els are determined by the horse’s points (except for halter and cattle classes in which levels are deter- mined by exhibitor points, to stay consistent with alliance partner competition). In every division, there are three
levels possible for horses and rid- ers. Horse levels are Green, Progressive and the regular open class. Exhibitor levels are Novice, Intermediate and the youth, ama- teur or Select amateur. “The leveling program will go
into full operation January 2013, but throughout 2012, the program will go through testing and refine- ment before it’s ready for full implementation,” Patti says. “This will include getting the computer programming in place, as well as educating show managers and exhibitors.” This year will also be a great
opportunity for theAQHA competi- tion department to get feedback on the program before it goes into full operation in 2013. Questions or comments? Contact Patti Carter- Pratt at (806) 378-4332, or email her at
pcpratt@aqha.org. AQHA has covered the leveling program at several show manage- ment seminars in 2011, and will continue to do so in 2012. The next show management seminar is February 3-4 in Raleigh, North Carolina. For information on addi- tional
dates,
www.aqha.com/showing. visit
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