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Rules - Awards Program VAHA AWARDS PROGRAM Enroll now!!! GENERAL RULES SECTION ONE. The winners of the awards shall be the registered Arabian horse and the registered Half-Arabian horse which scores the highest number of points during the period ending thirty (30) days prior to the Annual Meeting of the Virginia Arabian Horse Association and beginning the following day for the next year. If a horse show is in progress on the day that is thirty (30) days prior to the Annual Meeting, points won at said horse show shall be allowable in reckoning the total score for the year. Points submitted from the last eligible horse show for the year must be postmarked within twenty-five (25) days after the receipt prior to the Annual Meeting. SECTION TWO. (a) To be eligible for the award, a horse must be registered with the Arabian Horse Association. The horse must be shown under its full registered name. (b) To be eligible the horse must be recorded with the Awards Committee of the Virginia Arabian Horse Association. No points shall be credited toward the trophy until the horse is properly recorded with the Association. (c) Horse recording must be submitted on the official VAHA recording form or a computer printout from the horse show secretary. Horse recording forms are available from the Association. The responsibility of such recording shall rest entirely with the owner. The recording fee is $10.00 per year per division entered. SECTION THREE. (a) To be eligible for the awards, the owner of the horse must be a member in good standing of the Virginia Arabian Horse Association. Membership will be verified by the Membership Chairman. (b) In the case of a leased horse, the lessee must be a member in good standing of the Virginia Arabian Horse Association and must advise the VAHA Awards Committee Chairman that the horse is leased. Lessees must abide by all rules pertaining to owners. (c) When a recorded horse is sold, a transfer of ownership must be submitted to the VAHA Awards Committee Chairman by the seller stating the horse's name, to whom sold, and a full address and phone number of new owner. There is no charge for such transfers. (d) Ownership of a horse may be transferred without affecting the horse's score. Awards will be given to the recorded owner at the time the horse wins its last point in competition. (e) Points won previous to the date the owner becomes a member of the Virginia Arabian Horse Association will not count. SECTION
FOUR. (a) Points shall be scored for "A", "B",
or "C" rated shows. Points from unrecognized shows shall
count HALF that of the rated shows. (The Lewisfield Trophies are
an exception). (b) Points will count from qualifying shows in any
state. SECTION FIVE. The Virginia Arabian Horse Association Awards Committee shall maintain the only official record of winnings of participants in competition for the awards. It will be the duty of the Awards Committee Chairman to maintain the records of all winnings in competition. The Virginia Arabian Horse Association shall furnish free of charge forms for submitting results of competitions. Only points submitted on these forms, or computer printouts from the show secretary, shall be scored. The recording forms must be signed by the secretary of the horse show (in absence of a computer printout). A complete prize list or program must accompany each submission. The responsibility for submitting the completed form and prize list to the Awards Committee Chairman shall rest entirely with the exhibitor. These forms must be postmarked within thirty (30) days of the show date. The Awards Committee Chairman shall score all statements of winnings at his or her sole discretion. However, appeal of scoring may be submitted in writing to the Board of Directors at the least fifteen (15) days prior to the Annual Meeting.
LEWISFIELD PERPETUAL TROPHY WHEREAS: Mr. and Mrs. James Fielding Lewis, Jr. have so generously donated the beautiful Lewisfield Challenge Trophies to the Virginia Arabian Horse Association, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that it should be incumbent upon the Board of Directors to annually award the Lewisfield Perpetual Trophies under the following rules: PUREBRED ARABIAN SECTION ONE. The winner of the trophy shall abide by the rules as stated in SECTIONS ONE, TWO, THREE, and FIVE under GENERAL RULES. SECTION TWO. The winner of the trophy shall score the highest number of points in OPEN competition at horse shows. For the purpose of awarding this trophy, an Open Class is one which is NOT restricted to a particular breed of horse. No points shall be credited toward the trophy for classes restricted to Arabians. SECTION THREE. Points will be given for the first four (4) place ribbons only, regardless of the number of ribbons offered. SECTION
FOUR. (a) Points won in all eligible classes at member shows of
the Virginia Horse Show Association shall be scored as follows: (e) Points for Championships and Championship Stakes in unrecognized shows shall be double the score stated in Section Four (d). (f) When Championships are awarded on a point basis, only the Champion and Reserve Champion shall receive points. The Champion shall receive ten (10) points and the Reserve Champion shall receive eight (8) points. (g) When year-end Championships are awarded, the Champion shall receive fifteen (15) points and the Reserve Champion shall receive thirteen (13) points. (h) Points won in Halter, Model, or Breeding Classes in open competition shall carry a premium of double the normal score. (i) Placings won in Equitation Classes, Horsemanship Classes, Halter Classes divided by breed, or any other class in which performance or conformation is not a deciding factor shall not be scored. HALF-ARABIAN SECTION
ONE. The winner of the trophy shall abide by the rules as stated
in SECTIONS ONE, TWO, THREE, and FIVE under GENERAL RULES. SECTION THREE. All applicable rules from the Lewisfield Perpetual Trophy - Purebred Arabian will cover the Lewisfield Perpetual Trophy - Half-Arabian.
SECTION ONE. The winner of the award shall be the participant who meets the requirements for a Junior member in the current USAE Rulebook. SECTION
TWO. (a) To be eligible a participant must be a Junior member in
good standing of the Virginia Arabian Horse Association, either
as an individual Junior member or through a Family or Breeder membership.
Points won previous to the date the youth becomes a Junior member
of VAHA will not count. Membership will be verified by the Membership
Chairman. (b) Points will count from only one (1) horse per show
for all classes, including equitation. VAHA ADULT AMATEUR ACHIEVEMENT AWARD The Board of Directors of the Virginia Arabian Horse Association shall annually award the Adult Amateur Achievement Award following all applicable rules under the VAHA Youth Achievement Award. To be eligible for an award, an Adult Amateur must meet the requirements for an Amateur member in the current USAE Rulebook.
The Board of Directors of the Virginia Arabian Horse Association shall annually award the Most Versatile Arabian and the Most Versatile Half-Arabian Perpetual Trophies under the following rules: SECTION ONE. The winners of these trophies shall abide by the rules as stated in SECTIONS ONE, TWO, THREE, and FIVE under GENERAL RULES. SECTION
TWO. (a) Points MUST be earned in at least six (6) of the following
categories. At least one (1) of the six categories MUST be performed
outside the show ring or other confined area. Show ring classes
held outside the ring shall not count as the outside category. SECTION THREE. (a) Points will be determined as stated in SECTION
FOUR under GENERAL RULES. SECTION
FOUR. Points for other activities shall be scored as follows:
The Board
of Directors of the Virginia Arabian Horse Association shall annually
award the High Point in each of the following divisions: Halter,
Western Pleasure, Hunter Pleasure, Hunter/Jumper, English Pleasure/Country
English Pleasure/Park/Driving, Show Hack, Dressage, Trail, Sidesaddle,
and Native Costume, Sport Horse In Hand, and Sport Horse Under Saddle. SECTION
TWO. Points shall be scored as stated in SECTION FOUR under GENERAL
RULES.
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