How to Qualify for an AHA Region 4 Sport Horse Championship General Requirements  For Equitation championships, it is the rider who must qualify; for all other championships, it is the horse.  Qualifications for this Championship show must have been earned within Region 4 (Oregon & southern Idaho) since Jan. 1, 2009.  Qualifications must be earned in AHA-recognized competitions. Exception: Dressage, Hunter, Jumper, Hunter Hack and Carriage Pleasure Driving qualifications may be earned at Open (USEF/EC/ADS) competitions by enrolling the horse in the AHA Open Show Program. See the AHA website, www.arabianhorses.org, for enrollment and results reporting forms, instructions and fees.  Points, scores & placings earned in a Regional or National Championship may not be used to qualify for a Regional Championship. How many points does my horse need? Most championships at this show require 1 or 2 qualifying points. Some don’t require any.  Carriage Pleasure Driving: all championships—no qualification required, just enter.  Dressage, from any test(s) of the level: Training-Third Level—2 points; Fourth Level & Above—1 point.  Hunter/Jumper/Hunter Seat Eq: Working Hunter, Hunter Hack, Eq over Obstacles—1 point; Green Hunter, Jumper—0 points.  Sport Horse In-Hand: Half-Arabian/Anglo-Arabian Stallions, Open or ATH—1 point; all others—2 points.  Sport Horse Show Hack: any championship—1 point.  Sport Horse under Saddle: any championship—2 points. How does my horse earn points?  A horse (or equitation rider) placing 1st-6th in a class will earn 1 point for him/herself + 1 point for each placing below him. Example: 1st place in a 12-horse class earns 12 pts; 2nd place earns 11 pts…6th place in that class earns 7 pts. Substituting placings or scores for points  A first or second place earned after 1/1/2010 in an AHA-recognized competition held within Region 4, regardless of the number of points earned, qualifies for a Regional Championship in that section.  Dressage horses may qualify on scores earned in AHA-recognized or properly reported Open competitions. Scores from any test(s) of the level: Training & First Levels, 2 scores, minimum 58%; Second & Third Levels, 2 scores, 55%; Fourth & Above, 1 score, 50%. How do I “spend” the points?  Points are valid for the remainder of the calendar year in which they are earned through the following year’s Regional and National Championships. They may be re-used for Regional and National Championships until they expire.  Qualifications must be earned in the same section as the championship(s). Hunter, Hunter Hack & Jumper are all different sections, as are Sport Horse In-Hand, Under Saddle & Show Hack. Each Level of Dressage is a different section.  Points/scores/placings for an Amateur championship must have been earned with an Amateur rider/driver/handler (junior or adult). Qualifications for a JTR Championships must have been earned with a Junior riding. Note that, except in equitation championships, the qualifications can be earned by a different Amateur or Junior than will ride/handle in the Championship class, because the qualifications belong to the horse, not to the rider. (Equitation riders may qualify on a different horse.)  Points earned with an Amateur rider/handler/driver, whether in an Open or an Amateur class, may be used for either Open or Amateur Championships, or split across both. Example: Your Junior horse was ridden by an Amateur in a Sport Horse Under Saddle class (any SH U/S class) at an AHA show in Region 4 earlier this year. It was an eight-horse class, and they placed 3rd, so your horse has 6 points. You can use 2 of those points for the Sport Horse Under Saddle Jr Horse Championship and, because the points were earned by an Amateur, 2 more for the ATR Championship. You have 2 points left over to enter the Sport Horse Under Saddle Open Championship, too! Deadlines and post-entry fees  If your horse (or equitation rider) qualifies for a championship prior to the July 6 closing date but you do not enter the championship until after the closing date, you must pay the post-entry fee.  If your horse (or equitation rider) does not qualify until after the closing date—for example, in an AiM Classic (‘pre-show’) class— post-entry fees will not apply.  If your horse is not yet qualified for a championship, do not enter it! Fees for classes entered in error will not be refunded. Disclaimer It is always the exhibitor’s responsibility to read and understand competition rules, including qualification requirements. This explanation is intended to provide general guidance and not to replace or amplify the governing rules of this competition as printed in the AHA Handbook. In the event of a conflict between this explanation and the governing rules, the Handbook prevails.