APHA is pleased to offer special recognition to Intermediate exhibitors in 76 performance and halter classes at the 2021 APHA World Show. Intermediate exhibitors that compete in the listed classes and meet the new enhanced criteria outlined below are eligible for special awards and could be named Intermediate World Show Champion!
Classes
Intermediate exhibitor recognition will be offered in the following classes:
YOUTH – 14 classes
18 & Under and 13 & Under
- Showmanship
- Hunt Seat Equitation
- Hunter Under Saddle
- Western Horsemanship
- Western Pleasure
- Trail
- Western Riding
AMATEUR – 22 classes
19 & Over and Masters
- Showmanship
- Hunt Seat Equitation
- Hunter Under Saddle (Junior and Senior)
- Western Horsemanship
- Ranch Riding (Amateur only)
- Ranch Trail (Amateur only)
- Western Pleasure (Junior and Senior)
- Trail
- Western Riding
- Western Yearling Longe Line (Amateur only)
- Hunter Yearling Longe Line (Amateur only)
AMATEUR HALTER – 9 classes
- Amateur Weanling Stallions
- Amateur Weanling Mares
- Amateur Yearling Mares
- Amateur 2-Year-Old Mares
- Amateur 3-Year-Old Mares
- Amateur Yearling Geldings
- Amateur Aged Geldings
- Amateur Solid Paint-Bred Weanling Mares
- Amateur Solid Paint-Bred Weanling Stallions & Geldings
AMATEUR WALK-TROT – 6 classes
- Showmanship
- Hunt Seat Equitation
- Hunter Under Saddle
- Western Horsemanship
- Western Pleasure
- Trail
OPEN – 17 classes
Junior & Senior
- Western Pleasure
- Western Riding
- Trail
- Hunter Under Saddle
- Ranch Riding
- Ranch Trail (All Ages)
- Green Hunter Under Saddle (All Ages)
- Green Western Pleasure (All Ages)
- Green Trail (All Ages)
- Green Western Riding (All Ages)
- Western Yearling Longe Line
- Hunter Yearling Longe Line
OPEN HALTER – 8 classes
- Weanling Mares
- Yearling Mares
- 2-Year-Old Mares
- 3-Year-Old Mares
- Weanling Stallions
- Yearling Geldings
- Solid Paint-Bred Weanling Mares
- Solid Paint-Bred Yearling Mares
Eligibility
For Performance classes, an Intermediate exhibitor is an exhibitor who has not:
- Placed in the Top 2 in the past 5 years (2016-2020) at the APHA and/or AQHA World Shows in the particular class (all divisions) in which they are competing.
- This includes all World Championship, Challenge, and Sweepstakes classes only.
- Excludes Intermediate division, Limited division, and Walk-Trot (except when competing in a Walk-Trot class).
- For the Intermediate division in Walk-Trot classes, previous Walk-Trot placings do apply.
- For Longe Line, includes both Western and Hunter divisions.
- NSBA earnings cannot exceed $15,000.
- Intermediate exhibitor status is based on an exhibitor’s combined World Show record, not on the number of points they have accumulated.
- This includes all World Championship, Challenge, and Sweepstakes classes only.
For Halter classes, an Intermediate exhibitor is an exhibitor who has not:
- Placed in the Top 2 in the past 5 years (2016-2020) at the APHA and/or AQHA World Shows in halter.
- Includes all World Championship classes, only excluding Intermediate division and Limited division.
- Intermediate exhibitor status is based on an exhibitor’s combined World Show record, not on the number of points they have accumulated.
Awards
The top five Intermediate exhibitors in each of the classes will be given special awards, with the top two recipients being named Intermediate World Show Champion and Intermediate World Show Reserve Champion. Intermediate exhibitors must place in the top 15 final placings to be eligible for this special recognition.
Entry Fees and Deadlines
The Youth entry fees are $35 per class, and Open & Amateur entry fees are $50 per class. The Intermediate divisions must be entered along with the applicable entry fees by 5 p.m. the day before the class to be eligible for the special Intermediate recognition.
Still have questions about the APHA World Show or Intermediate exhibitor recognition criteria? Contact us at [email protected] or (817) 222-6402.
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