Untitled.jpgTENNESSEE WALKING HORSE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA

HI-POINT AWARDS PROGRAM

At the beginning of each calendar year, the incoming T.W.H.A.C. Board of Directors will review all existing policies and practices relevant to T.W.H.A.C. Points and the Year End Awards for the upcoming show year. Any changes approved by the Board will take effect immediately.

1. POINTS ELIGIBILITY:

In order to earn points toward T.W.H.A.C. Year-End Awards you must:

A.) Be a current member in good standing of T.W.H.A.C., with all dues and other fees paid in full.

B.) You must register your horse(s) with the Association on appropriate forms.

C.) Horse must show and be judged in at least one class at three different shows pointed by T.W.H.A.C.  (Weanlings and yearlings qualify for points by only showing in two different shows pointed by T.W.H.A.C.)

D.) As an eligible T.W.H.A.C. member you may nominate your horse(s) at any time during the year but points will be counted only from the time of nomination. In the interest of those who do nominate their horses in a timely manner, there will be no retroactive points awarded.

 

2. OWNERSHIP:

A.) The registered owner (or other person holding bonafide leasing rights) shall, in all cases, be considered the "owner" of the horse for T.W.H.A.C. Point purposes.

B.) In cases of joint ownership (ownership of a horse by a barn and/or other entity), nomination shall be valid for purposes of accruing points, if, upon nomination, at least one member of the partnership or other entity is a member in good standing with T.W.H.A.C. at the time nomination is made and fees are paid.

C.) Once a horse has been nominated for T.W.H.A.C. Points, the nomination shall be valid for the entire show year without regard to changes in ownership (including additions or deletion of partners in the case of joint ownership, cancellation of lease agreements, etc.). If a change in ownership occurs during the show year, no new nomination fees will be required, however, the new owner must also be a T.W.H.A.C. member is good standing to accumulate any additional points.

D.) All Year-End Hi-Point Awards will name the last owners of record, effective the last time the affected horse was shown at a T.W.H.A.C.-Pointed show.

E.) The accumulated points earned will be carried forward with the horse, provided that the new owner qualifies under the ownership criteria listed in PP 1-3 above. Points will be carried forward only in the divisions in which they were earned and are not transferable to any other division. 

3. CHANGING DIVISIONS:

A.) Within the T.W.H.A.C. Show Year, a horse may change from one performance division to another one time only and may not change back, without forfeiture of all points earned prior to the date of changing back.

B.) Exception: When a bonafide change in ownership occurs, a new owner (as qualified under the provisions of "Ownership" PP 1-3 above) is allowed to make a division change regardless of previous changes in the same year and all points will be carried forward without penalty.

C.) In any case, all points will remain on account in the divisions in which they were earned and are not transferable to any other performance division.

D.) It is the responsibility of the owner to notify T.W.H.A.C. of any performance division or ownership change to assure proper point distribution.

 

4. T.W.H.A.C.-POINTED SHOWS*

Show

Date

Venue

Desert Classic

March 27th-29th

Mojave Crossing, Laughlin, NV

W.C.W.H.T.A. Trainers Show

April 24th-25th

Fairplex, Pomona, CA

TWHAC Pro/Am Spring Show

May 16th-17th

Fairplex, Pomona, CA

California Celebration

June 6th-7th

Fairplex, Pomona, CA

Western States Celebration

October 16-18

Mojave Crossing, Laughlin, NV

*Additional Shows may be pointed by the T.W.H.A.C. Board of Directors at any time during the year, with proper notice in the newly pointed Premium Book or other timely notice to the T.W.H.A.C. General Membership.

 

5. POINT VALUES BY CLASS PLACING:

1st Place

10 Pts.

2nd Place

8 Pts.

3rd Place

6 Pts.

4th Place

4 Pts.

5th Place

2 Pts.

*No points are awarded below 5th - even in cases where a class is tied beyond 5th Place (e.g. Performance Championships, Equitation, etc.).

All points earned by eligible entries in every class entered will automatically be applied cumulatively to the appropriate award division. Halter Championships are excluded from the T.W.H.A.C. Points Program.

 

 

HI-POINT AWARD CATEGORIES

Award Categories listed by Division and Places Awarded.

Hi-Point contenders must be nominated for TWHAC points
and show in at least 3 TWHAC-pointed shows.

 

SHOW HORSE DIVISION

Show Horse - Open  

(1st & 2nd Place)

Show Horse - Four Year Olds 

(1st & 2nd Place)

Show Horse - Three Year Olds

(1st & 2nd Place)

Show Horse - Two Year Olds 

(1st & 2nd Place)

Show Horse - Amateur 

(1st & 2nd Place)

Show Horse - Amateur - Specialty

(1st & 2nd Place)

Show Horse - Junior to Ride

(1st & 2nd Place)

 

 


SHOW PLEASURE DIVISION 

Show Pleasure

(1st & 2nd Place)

Show Pleasure - Specialty

(1st & 2nd Place)

Show Pleasure - Juvenile 

(1st & 2nd Place)

PARK PLEASURE DIVISION

Park Pleasure - Three-Gait 

(1st & 2nd Place)

Park Pleasure - Specialty 

(1st & 2nd Place)

Park Pleasure - Juvenile 

(1st & 2nd Place)

Park Pleasure - Western 

(1st & 2nd Place)

Park Pleasure - 4 Year Old & Under

(1st & 2nd Place)

Park Pleasure - 3 Year Old & Under

(1st & 2nd Place)

Park Pleasure - 2 Year Olds

(1st & 2nd Place)

                                                            PARK PERFORMANCE DIVISION

Park Performance  - Specialty

(1st & 2nd Place)

Park Performance – Juvenile

(1st & 2nd Place)

                                                         LITE-SHOD DIVISION

Lite-Shod - Three-Gait 

(1st & 2nd Place)

Lite-Shod - Specialty 

(1st & 2nd Place)

Lite-Shod - Juvenile 

(1st & 2nd Place)

Lite-Shod - Western

(1st & 2nd Place)

Lite-Shod - 4 Year Old & Under

(1st & 2nd Place)

Lite-Shod - 3 Year Old & Under 

(1st & 2nd Place)

Lite-Shod - 2 Year Olds

(1st & 2nd Place)

TRAIL PLEASURE

Trail Pleasure - English/Western Three-Gait 

(1st & 2nd Place)

Trail Pleasure - English/Western Two-Gait

(1st & 2nd Place)

Trail Pleasure - English/Western Junior Rider

(1st & 2nd Place)

 

 

 

LITE-SHOD PLEASURE

Lite-Shod Pleasure - English/Western Three-Gait 

(1st & 2nd Place)

Lite-Shod Pleasure - English/Western Two-Gait

(1st & 2nd Place)

Lite-Shod Pleasure - English/Western Junior Rider

(1st & 2nd Place)

 

VERSATILITY

One Award - All Versatility and Flat-Shod Driving Classes  (combined)  (1st & 2nd Place)

 

SPOTTED

One Award - All Spotted Horse Classes (combined)  (1st & 2nd Place)

 

HALTER DIVISION

Halter Weanling 

(1st & 2nd Place)

Halter Yearling

(1st & 2nd Place)

Halter Two & Over

(1st & 2nd Place)

 

AWARDS TO RIDER  

Hi Point Junior Rider

(1st & 2nd Place)

Equitation

(1st & 2nd Place)

Leadline

(1st to all who show 2 times!)

 

Last update: May 28, 2009