Rules and Regulations Version 4.0 January, 2010 FOREWORD The National Walking Horse Association (NWHA) is a non-profit organization formed to do the following: • to promote and increase public awareness of the true and inherent abilities of the Walking Horse, to provide an equitable horse show affiliation program for Walking Horses, Spotted Saddle Horses and Racking Horses to be exhibited, judged, and showcased in full compliance with the Horse Protection Act. The NWHA will accomplish these goals through: • Rules that are enforced fairly and consistently. • A judges program that trains judges to place horses in compliance with the rule book. • A designated qualified person (DQP) program with thorough and fair inspections. The term Rules, when used herein, are the Rules of the National Walking Horse Association unless otherwise stated. These Rules may be changed and amended from time to time by the National Walking Horse Association. NATIONAL WALKING HORSE ASSOCIATION 4059 Iron Works Parkway, Suite 4 Lexington, KY 40511 859-252-NWHA (6942) Visit our Web Site at: www.nwha.com NWHA Rules Page 2 Contents 1. AFFILIATED SHOWS AND SALES ................................................................................................................6 1.1 DEFINITIONS ...................................................................................................................................................6 1.2 AFFILIATION PROCEDURES .............................................................................................................................6 1.3 AFFILIATION FEES: .........................................................................................................................................6 1.4 SHOW OR SALE MANAGEMENT SHALL FURNISH NWHA WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER THE SHOW: ........................6 2. DUTIES OF SHOW OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES ..................................................................................7 2.1 SHOW OFFICIALS ............................................................................................................................................7 2.2 DUTIES OF SHOW MANAGEMENT: ..................................................................................................................7 2.3 DUTIES OF SHOW SECRETARY (OR SHOW MANAGEMENT IN ABSENCE OF SECRETARY) .................................8 3. HORSE SHOW JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURES ................................................................................9 3.1 GENERAL........................................................................................................................................................9 3.2 CLASS INTERRUPTIONS ...................................................................................................................................9 3.3 SERVICEABLE SOUNDNESS FOR HORSE SHOW OR HORSE SALE PURPOSES ....................................................9 3.4 STALLIONS .....................................................................................................................................................9 3.5 DRUGS AND MEDICATIONS .............................................................................................................................9 3.6 ENTRIES........................................................................................................................................................10 3.7 HORSES NAMES ............................................................................................................................................10 3.8 AMATEUR CARD AND NUMBERS ..................................................................................................................10 3.9 COMBINED OWNERSHIP ................................................................................................................................10 3.10 REFUSAL OF ENTRIES ...................................................................................................................................11 3.11 MEASUREMENT OF HEIGHT ENTRIES ............................................................................................................11 4. DIVISIONS AND CLASSES ............................................................................................................................11 4.1 UNDER SADDLE RAIL CLASS DIVISION: .......................................................................................................11 4.2 VERSATILITY DIVISION: ...............................................................................................................................12 4.3 HALTER DIVISION: .......................................................................................................................................12 4.4 EQUITATION DIVISION ..................................................................................................................................13 5. CLASS DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROCEDURE.............................................................................14 5.1 OPEN CLASSES: ............................................................................................................................................14 5.2 LOCAL CLASSES: ..........................................................................................................................................14 5.3 NOVICE CLASSES..........................................................................................................................................14 5.4 AGE CLASSES ...............................................................................................................................................14 5.5 AMATEUR CLASSES: .....................................................................................................................................14 5.6 OWNERS’ CLASSES .......................................................................................................................................14 5.7 AMATEUR OWNED AND TRAINED CLASSES: .................................................................................................15 5.8 YOUTH EXHIBITORS’ CLASSES: ....................................................................................................................15 5.9 HEIGHT:........................................................................................................................................................15 5.10 MODEL CLASSES: .........................................................................................................................................15 5.11 BREEDING OR IN-HAND CLASSES: ................................................................................................................15 5.12 QUALIFYING CLASSES: .................................................................................................................................15 5.13 CHAMPIONSHIPS ...........................................................................................................................................16 6. AMATEUR STATUS ........................................................................................................................................16 6.1 DEFINITION OF AN AMATEUR .......................................................................................................................16 6.2 NON-AMATEURS ..........................................................................................................................................17 6.3 RELATIVE OF A PROFESSIONAL.....................................................................................................................17 6.4 CHANGING FROM PROFESSIONAL TO AMATEUR STATUS ..............................................................................18 7. DEFINITIONS ...................................................................................................................................................18 NWHA Rules Page 3 7.1 HEARING COMMITTEE AND PROCEDURES: ...................................................................................................18 7.2 EXHIBITORS INCLUDE: ..................................................................................................................................18 7.3 EXHIBITING BY PERSONS ON SUSPENSION. ...................................................................................................18 7.4 TRAINER .......................................................................................................................................................18 7.5 SIZE DIVISION OF HORSE AND PONY ............................................................................................................19 7.6 FAMILY ........................................................................................................................................................19 8. ATTIRE AND EQUIPMENT...........................................................................................................................19 8.1 EXHIBITORS’ AND ATTENDANTS’ ATTIRE AND EQUIPMENT .........................................................................19 8.2 HORSE EQUIPMENT: ......................................................................................................................................20 8.3 SHOEING RULES AND REGULATIONS: ...........................................................................................................22 9. JUDGES .............................................................................................................................................................22