More saddle awards, happier exhibitors!
New for 2022, the APHA World Championship Show will award 22 saddles to all-around award winners in an expansion of its World Show awards package. And now, the all-around awards structure is simpler and easier to understand.
2022 World Show All-Around Awards
- All-Around Open Show Horse
(excludes reining, working cow horse, cutting, roping, mounted shooting, speed and ranch classes)
- All-Around Open Western Performance Horse
(includes reining, working cow horse, cutting, roping, mounted shooting and speed classes only)
- All-Around Open English Performance Horse
- All-Around Open Solid-Paint Bred Show Horse
(excludes ranch classes; all other classes count)
- All-Around Open Exhibitor
- All-Around Amateur 19-44
(excludes ranch classes; all other classes count)
- All-Around Masters Amateur
(excludes ranch classes; all other classes count)
- All-Around Amateur Solid Paint-Bred
(excludes ranch classes; all other classes count)
- All-Around Novice Amateur
(excludes ranch classes; all other classes count)
- All-Around Amateur Walk-Trot
- All-Around Youth 13 & Under
(excludes ranch classes; all other classes count)
- All-Around Youth 14-18
(excludes ranch classes; all other classes count)
- All-Around Youth Solid Paint-Bred
(excludes ranch classes; all other classes count)
- All-Around Novice Youth
(excludes ranch classes; all other classes count)
- All-Around Youth Walk-Trot
- All-Around Open Ranch Horse
(includes ranch classes only)
- All-Around Open Solid Paint-Bred Ranch Horse
(includes ranch classes only)
- All-Around Amateur Ranch
(includes ranch classes only)
- All-Around Amateur Solid Paint-Bred Ranch
(includes ranch classes only)
- All-Around Novice Amateur Ranch
(includes ranch classes only)
- All-Around Youth Ranch
(includes ranch classes only)
- All-Around Youth Solid Paint-Bred Ranch
(includes ranch classes only)
Champions receive:
- Bob’s Saddle certificate (Exception: English Performance receives a Pinnacle Kirkby close contact saddle)
- 8” x 10” photograph certificate
- $500 scholarship (Youth divisions only)
Reserve champions receive:
- Harris headstall certificate (Exception: English Performance receives an English bridle)
- Rod Patrick Boot certificate
- 8” x 10” photograph certificate
- $250 scholarship (Youth divisions only)
Full details will be in the World Show Premium Book, available soon at apha.com/worldshow.
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