Everything Horses and Livestock® Magazine Feb 2019 Vol 4 Issue 1

Everything Horses and Livestock Magazine ®

W hat makes AHCA provides their affiliates a competitor payback chart and affiliates are required to adhere to the 50% prize money payback; plus, the affiliates should award ribbons through 6th place. AHCA also sponsors an annual National Finals Challenge, which is generally held in October. At the Year End Awards, AHCA recognizes the following achievements: High point Horse/Rider team in each division and High point Horse over multiple divisions. Heartland AHCA is an affiliate of AHCA. Heartland was started in 2017 by Clayton and Windy Cummings. To date, Heartland has approximately seventy-five members from Kansas and Misswouri. DIVISIONS Green Horse I - This division is open to all horses that have not previously competed in any trail/ obstacle type event. Eligibility for this class is based on the horse and not the rider. A horse is only eligible to compete in this division for one competition year. The course for the Green Horse will consist of 10 obstacles. Green Horse II - This division is designed for the inexperienced horse of ANY age. The AHCA encourages you to ride your horse at their actual skill level. This division will consist of 10 obstacles. unlike other obstacle associations? AHCA

Lead line - Riders 10 years and under are eligible for this division. This division is designed for the rider not yet ready to ride on their own in a youth division. The course shall consist of 6 obstacles that can be safely negotiated by the young rider and their handler. Wranglers - A wrangler is an amateur rider age 12 years and under. The course shall consist of 8 obstacles. Youth - A youth shall be considered any amateur rider age 18 years old and under. The course shall consist of 13 obstacles. Novice Rider - The Novice rider has basic horsemanship skills but lacks the confidence and knowledge of a more advanced horseman. This division is designed for the beginning/ inexperienced rider of ANY age. The course shall consist of 10 obstacles. Limited Amateur - This division is designed for the Amateur rider who has not placed in the top half or top ten (whichever

is less) of ANY national competition under saddle. The course shall consist of 13 obstacles. Amateur - A person is considered an amateur when he/she has not trained, or assisted in training a horse for remuneration, either directly or indirectly, nor received compensation for instructing another person in riding, training or showing a horse in competition for five (5) previous years. The course shall consist of 13 obstacles. Legends - Any amateur rider age 55 years and older as determined by their birth date on January 1st shall be eligible to compete in this division. The course shall consist of 13 obstacles. English - This division is open to all riders that choose to compete in traditional English tack. The course shall consist of 13 obstacles. Open - This division is open to all riders, regardless of age, experience or status.

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