Show Up

Fifth show - AQHA showing jacket patch and AQHA Cap

10th show - AQHA showing jacket patch and AQHA Jacket

15th show - AQHA showing jacket patch and AQHA Barn Plaque

25th show - AQHA showing jacket patch and Professional's Choice Saddle Pad

WAIT, THERE'S MORE!As an added bonus, the top new novice youth and new novice amateur competitor attending the most shows will win their pick of a Tex Tan western or a Collegiate English saddle!

We hope you enjoy your American Quarter Horse showing experience! Tell your friends about the AQHA Show-Up program, bring them to a couple of shows with you and they will be on thier way to thier first gift!

Sign-up for AQHA's Novice Rider Program, it doesn't cost you a dime and you'll be eligibile for even more awards and prizes.

WHAT'S NEW?
Now, your points earned in a particular class will not hinder your eligibility as a novice in other events. Previously, when you earned 40 novice points, you graduated out of novice altogether. Now, your points in the new skill sets do not affect your novice status in another skill set. All these changes will make your horse showing experience more fun and easier for you to try a new event!

WHO CAN SHOW AS A NOVICE?
As a youth or amateur competitor, you can show in any skill set as a novice if you never won a world or reserve world, national or reserve national championship title in any other equine breed organization or in an AQHA-approved event, never won a total of $5,000 in cash and prizes with any equine breed organization, never been an accredited horse show judge, never earned 25 or more performance points in the AQHA open, novice amateur, amateur, novice youth or youth divisions combined. If you have ever been or are currently an accredited horse show judge, you are ineligible to compete as a novice. You may still compete as an open limited rider in eligible skill sets.

HOW DO I GET STARTED AS A NOVICE EXHIBITOR?
If you want to show as a novice in a skill set, you must first have an active membership. Then, simply complete and attest to the novice criteria on the enrollment form designating you want to participate in AQHA-approved shows as a novice. Once your enrollment is received, AQHA will review your show record to determine your skill set eligibility.

WHEN CAN I ENROLL AS A NOVICE?
You can enroll into the novice program anytime throughout the year. When you enroll, you will receive a letter and a new membership card from us with your skill set eligibility. You can now compete in those skill sets as a novice at any AQHA-approved show until you earn 25 or more lifetime novice points. When you achieve 25 or more AQHA points in a skill set – Congratulations, you’ve graduated out of novice in that skill set!

After completing that skill set, find another one in which you are eligible and try your hand at something else. The new novice rules are a great way to gain experience in classes you’ve always wanted to try. So, go ahead – give it a try! Click here to visit AQHA's Showing site and download an enrollment form.

Get experience, try something new, get prizes ~ AQHA shows are rewarding and fun!

AQHA NOVICE Catagories:

A) Halter / Performance Halter

B) Reining/Working Cow Horse

C) Trail

D) Western Riding

E) Team Penning

Barrel Racing

Pole Bending

Stake Race

Ranch Sorting

F) Jumping

Working Hunter

Green Working Hunter

Hunter Hack

Equitation Over Fences

G) Western Pleasure

Two-Year-Old Pleasure

Western Horsemanship

H) Hunter Under Saddle

Hunt Seat Equitation

I) Tie-Down Roping

Breakaway Roping

Heading

Heeling

J) Cutting

K) Showmanship

L) Pleasure Driving

M) Versatility Ranch Horse


		AQHA's Show Up Program Rewarding people for showing with AQHA.


		Are you new to showing? Do you know someone who would like to try AQHA shows? Welcome to Showing with AQHA!! Welcome to your first American Quarter Horse Association show! We're glad to have you competing and hope your AQHA show experience is a positive one. When you attend your first show, we'll automatically enroll you in AQHA's Show Up! campaign, designed to reward you the more you show at AQHA shows. To the right are the series of patches you'll receive the more you show.
		You'll Also recieve these great items the more you show!! Fifth show - AQHA showing jacket patch and AQHA Cap 10th show - AQHA showing jacket patch and AQHA Jacket 15th show - AQHA showing jacket patch and AQHA Barn Plaque 25th show - AQHA showing jacket patch and Professional's Choice Saddle Pad WAIT, THERE'S MORE!As an added bonus, the top new novice youth and new novice amateur competitor attending the most shows will win their pick of a Tex Tan western or a Collegiate English saddle! We hope you enjoy your American Quarter Horse showing experience! Tell your friends about the AQHA Show-Up program, bring them to a couple of shows with you and they will be on thier way to thier first gift! Sign-up for AQHA's Novice Rider Program, it doesn't cost you a dime and you'll be eligibile for even more awards and prizes. AQHA’s Novice Rider Program WHAT'S NEW? Now, your points earned in a particular class will not hinder your eligibility as a novice in other events. Previously, when you earned 40 novice points, you graduated out of novice altogether. Now, your points in the new skill sets do not affect your novice status in another skill set. All these changes will make your horse showing experience more fun and easier for you to try a new event! WHO CAN SHOW AS A NOVICE? As a youth or amateur competitor, you can show in any skill set as a novice if you never won a world or reserve world, national or reserve national championship title in any other equine breed organization or in an AQHA-approved event, never won a total of $5,000 in cash and prizes with any equine breed organization, never been an accredited horse show judge, never earned 25 or more performance points in the AQHA open, novice amateur, amateur, novice youth or youth divisions combined. If you have ever been or are currently an accredited horse show judge, you are ineligible to compete as a novice. You may still compete as an open limited rider in eligible skill sets. HOW DO I GET STARTED AS A NOVICE EXHIBITOR? If you want to show as a novice in a skill set, you must first have an active membership. Then, simply complete and attest to the novice criteria on the enrollment form designating you want to participate in AQHA-approved shows as a novice. Once your enrollment is received, AQHA will review your show record to determine your skill set eligibility. WHEN CAN I ENROLL AS A NOVICE? You can enroll into the novice program anytime throughout the year. When you enroll, you will receive a letter and a new membership card from us with your skill set eligibility. You can now compete in those skill sets as a novice at any AQHA-approved show until you earn 25 or more lifetime novice points. When you achieve 25 or more AQHA points in a skill set – Congratulations, you’ve graduated out of novice in that skill set! After completing that skill set, find another one in which you are eligible and try your hand at something else. The new novice rules are a great way to gain experience in classes you’ve always wanted to try. So, go ahead – give it a try! Click here to visit AQHA's Showing site and download an enrollment form. Get experience, try something new, get prizes ~ AQHA shows are rewarding and fun! AQHA NOVICE Catagories: A) Halter / Performance Halter B) Reining/Working Cow Horse C) Trail D) Western Riding E) Team Penning Barrel Racing Pole Bending Stake Race Ranch Sorting F) Jumping Working Hunter Green Working Hunter Hunter Hack Equitation Over Fences G) Western Pleasure Two-Year-Old Pleasure Western Horsemanship H) Hunter Under Saddle Hunt Seat Equitation I) Tie-Down Roping Breakaway Roping Heading Heeling J) Cutting K) Showmanship L) Pleasure Driving M) Versatility Ranch Horse