A completed nomination form, along with photocopies of the registration papers of all nominated horses must be sent to the High Point Chairperson.

There is no fee for the nomination of the first horse, and a $10.00 nomination fee for each additional horse. A check, made payable to OVAHA, must be included with the nomination form.

If the horse is being leased, you must send a copy of the lease or other written verification from the lessor.

If the horse is being purchased by a time payment contract, you must send a copy of the purchase agreement or other written verification from the seller.

Adult Walk - Trot Equitation: Combined Purebred and Half-Arabian

Up to five (5) awards will be awarded in each of the categories listed. The award categories are defined as follows:

Halter: Any Arabian or Half-Arabian class in which only the horse is judged, either in hand or at liberty .Excludes futurities.

Western Performance: Any Arabian or Half-Arabian class judged under Western tack including, but not limited to: Western Pleasure, Western Trail, Stock Horse or Reining classes.

English Performance: Any Arabian or Half-Arabian class judged under English tack including, but not limited to English Pleasure, Hunter Pleasure, Country English Pleasure, Hunter Hack, Show Hack, Park, or English Trail.

Other Performance: Any Arabian or Half-Arabian class not covered under the three categories above, in which only the horse is judged; including, but is not limited to: Native Costume, Side Saddle, Formal or Pleasure Driving and Formal/Informal Combination.

Open Performance: Open classes consist of those which are NOT restricted to breed, in which any Arabian and/or Half- Arabian may enter and in which only the horse is judged. These include, but are not limited to: Open Pleasure (Western, English or Hunt), or Open Gymkhana. Also, whenever Arabians and Half-Arabians are combined in the same class, points will be awarded in this division rather that in the breed categories.

Dressage: Any competition open to Arabians and/or Half-Arabians in which the dressage tests compiled by the USEF, Pony club or FEI (Introductory through Grand Prix) are ridden; Suitability classes (In Hand or Under Saddle) will count in the Open Performance division. Musical Freestyle will count under the Dressage division. No points will be awarded for Dressage Equitation classes. All USDF shows will be awarded Class A points, while schooling and non-rated shows will be awarded Class C points.

Endurance - Competitive Trail - Field Trails: Any competition open to Arabians and/or Half-Arabians in which the primary objective of the ride is to complete a designated course of varying distances while maintaining the health and well-being of the horse.

Adult Walk - Trot Equitation: Any class where the rider, not the horse, is judged at a walk and trot, including but not limited to Western or English (hunt or saddle seat) tack. This includes classes that are either Purebred, Half-Arabian, and/or Open (not restricted to breed). Equitation classes that are three-gaited (walk-trot-canter) will not be counted.

The following classes will not be considered for points: Pairs classes, Get of Sire, Produce of Dam, Costume (other than Native Costume), Showmanship and Horsemanship.

All placing's in the "Payback" classes will be rated Class C regardless of total prize money paid. Shows which offer Sweepstakes and Championship classes, where the guaranteed payback in the other classes meet the total required for a Class A or Class B rating, will be rated A or B according to the previous descriptions.

A class will not count for points if a horse has been owned, trained, or boarded by the class judge or a member of his/her immediate family within 90 days of the show. This also applies if the judge has given riding lessons to the rider/handler of the horse.

If a horse is sold during the award year, the points will follow the horse, as long as the new owner is a member in good standing of OVAHA. If not, the accumulation of points ceases on the date of the sale.

If, at any time, an exhibitor or owner is suspended from showing by USEF or AHA, that person will be unable to accumulate any points for the duration of the suspension.

Any questions or situations not covered by these rules will be governed by the OVAHA Board of Directors.

The nomination fee is $5.00 per horse/rider. Each OVAHA youth member is entitled to one (1) horse/rider nomination free-of-charge in the youth program. However, this nomination is NOT AUTOMATIC with membership. You must follow the instructions set out above.