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AQHA Director’s Report ............21 OQHA News...............................22 Area 3 QH News.........................24 Racing Funding...........................25 EOQHA News ............................25 Emma-Jane Wilson .....................26 QROOI News..............................27


AQHA Director’s Report


By Kathy Patterson AQHA Director


The AQHA Executive


Committee recently reviewed and approved rule changes from the AQHA Show Committee, which were approved by the AQHA Board of Directors at the conven- tion in March. The highlights of the approved show committee recommendations, which are not subject to completing computer programming, will be effective January 1, 2019, and are listed below: GENERAL SUBCOMMITTEE Amend SHW300.7 to recom- mend visible numbers on both sides of the horse when being shown under saddle except for over fence classes. Amend SHW771 PATTERNS to read: “All patterns must be posted one hour before the class. One of the three suggested EWD patterns for each class must be used.” Delete SHW766. Exhibitor Age “Participants must be eight years of age and over to compete.”


SHOW FORMAT AND PRO- CEDURES SUBCOMMITTEE Amend SHW100.14 to allow on- line certification and recertifica- tion for show management every three years that would include a new manager/secretary section as well as an update section for re- certifying. Approve the following recom- mendations from the Level 1 Task Force: • Amend walk/trot SHW755.1 with the addition of the sentence: Exhibitor cannot exhibit another horse in a corresponding lope class at the same show. • Regarding Rookie eligibility: Raise the maximum number of points for the horse to 50. Add phrase “combined between all di- visions” to SHW252.1. • With respect to SHW104, do not count rookie entry numbers against total show entry numbers for show approval fee purposes • Regarding horse eligibility in all open Level 1 classes, raise Level 1 earnings from $1,000 to $2,500 • Regarding Level 1 eligibility: amend SHW245.3.1 to add have


earned a Superior award within the past 10 years • Clarify World Show Level 2 restrictions on the rider ineli- gibility list and publish spe- cific point and earnings cut-offs • Extend World/Reserve World Champion restrictions in the Level 2 at the World Show from 3 years to 5 years. • Amend SHW400.4 to in- clude if less than three entries in Level 2 or Level 3, entries will be combined. • Amend SHW112 in Level 2


and Level 3 pattern/scored classes must be shown concurrently. Ex- ecutive Committee Action: Amended and approved to add wording: “to include the follow- ing classes: showmanship, horse- manship, and equitation over fences and hunt seat equitation. Approve the request of the AQHA International Committee from the 2017 Convention that the SHW101.3 be changed to 120 miles distance for international shows with the exception of Canada, which is included in the existing region system for North America. Amend rule SHW108.2.2 to change four (4) judges in halter at one time to a maximum of six (6) judges allowed to judge in halter classes at one time. Amend SHW245.1 to add level- ing for international shows in- cluding Canada to be calculated at 1/3 of the points utilized for each class and levels as domestic shows.


WESTERN AND TIMED EVENTS SUBCOMMITTEE Amend SHW452.4 WESTERN RIDING to read: First maneuver – walk at least 15 feet from the start cone to the first marker, tran- sition to jog, jog over log. On western riding patterns 1, 3, 5 and Level 1 pattern 1, the start cone should be placed a minimum of 15 feet before the first pattern marker. On western riding pat- terns 2, 4 and Level 1 patterns 2 and 4, the start cone should be placed even with the first pattern marker. Amend SHW305.7 WESTERN EQUIPMENT to read: Closed reins (example: mecate) may not be used with a snaffle bit, except in Versatility Ranch Horse classes, Ranching Heritage Chal- lenge, boxing, ranch riding, and working cow horse and reining, where a mecate is permitted.” 3. Modify rule SHW505.1 WORKING COW HORSE to read: The approved pattern will be used and each contestant will cause his or her horse to travel at the gait indicated for each part of the pattern. When judging reined work, the judge will refer to the


following penalties: Reined Work - Penalty Points: ½-point penalties: • Not changing leads simultane- ously • Over or under spin 1/8 turn • Jogging first two strides


1-point penalties: • Out of lead • Out of lead each 1/4 circle • Slipping a rein in the bridle • Scotching or anticipating a stop • Over or under spinning up to 1/4 turn • Excessive whipping or spurring


2-point penalties: • Lead missed around end of arena past second corner • Not ever changing leads in pat- terns where there is only 1/2 cir- cle • Failure to run by marker before stop is initiated • Freezing up in turn • Breaking gait (Break of gait is defined as “when the cadence of the lope is disrupted or not main- tained.”


Break of gait only occurs from the lope gait) • Jogging beyond two strides • On trot in patterns, failure to “Stop” before executing a lope departure • A stop in the first one-quarter of the circle, after a lope departure, is a break of gait


5-point penalties: • Spurring or hitting in front of cinch at any time • Blatant disobedience, defined as kicking, biting, bucking, rearing, striking, or obviously insubordi- nate


0-Score: • Failure to complete the pattern as given (i.e. over or under spin more than 1/4) • Using two hands on the reins in a bridle or two-rein class • Fingers between the reins in a bridle class except in the two-rein class • Horse balking • Bloody mouth (inside) • Illegal equipment • Leaving the working area before pattern is complete • Fall of horse or rider • Backing more than two strides, when backing is not called for • Jogging in excess of one-half circle or one-half the length of the arena • Improper western attire • Failure to work in the proper working order.


A judge may blow his/her whistle at any time to terminate the work. A score of zero will be given if the work is not complete at that time.


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|N-E (Not an Entry) • Failure of an exhibitor to at- tempt to work the pattern • No Score • Abuse • Lameness of the horse Leads & Lead Change Penalties: A judge is required to penalize a horse 1/2 of a point for a delayed change of lead by one stride. The penalty for being out of lead is cumulative, and the judge will add 1 penalty point for each 1/4 of the circumference of a circle or any part thereof that a horse is out of lead. Adopt National Reining Horse Association rule for reining under five (5) point penalty the act of a horse dropping to its knees or hocks. This rule will be added to SHW484.


ENGLISH AND DRESSAGE SUBCOMMITTEE With respect to fence height in jumping, amend SHW657.5 to reflect a minimum of 2 feet, 9 inches and a maximum of 3 feet, 3 inches in youth and amateur.


WORLD SHOW SUBCOM- MITTEE Allow individuals who win a


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Level 2 class at the AQHA World Show to receive an auto- matic invite to compete in their Level 3 class at the World Show the following year. Youth and amateur invitation will be for the horse rider combination and the invitation in the open will be for the horse. Allow International exhibitors, excluding Canada, that have ei- ther earned or been invited to a World Show the ability to com- pete in the current year or com- pete in the following year so as to allow for travel and horse lease planning. Add Level 1 classes at the World Show in trail, ranch riding and western riding and continue Level 1 in western pleasure and hunter under saddle. This is ef- fective starting with the 2018 AQHA Lucas Oil World Cham- pionship Show.


AWARDS, RECOGNITION AND MARKETING SUB- COMMITTEE Change SHW 803.4 ALL- AROUND To read as follows: “only Select classes count for earning a Select all-around tro- phy, only amateur classes (not


Select amateur classes) count to- ward earning an amateur all- around. If the class is offered as an all-age class, the points will follow their respective age divi- sion. Should the Select class be combined with the amateur all- age class, the points earned by the Select will count toward their all-around eligibility as a Select.” Approve the request to amend SHW803.7 LEVEL 1, progres- sive working hunter points and boxing points do not count to- ward the all-around trophy. Present year-end high-point win- ners with buckle and trophy for all-around in each division to in- clude junior and senior in the open division, amateur and Se- lect amateur in the amateur divi- sion, and 13-&-Under and 14-18 in the youth division. Read more information on


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