APHA PAC World Championship E-Show Rules

1. Classes are judged according to the current APHA Rule Book. Traditional and Western Dressage will be judged according to the USDF and WDAA Rulebooks, respectively. All equipment and attire must be legal according to the class’s respective rulebook, but silver and sequins will not count over a good working outfit. 

• In all Western classes, exhibitor should wear western hat and cowboy boots, a long sleeve collared shirt and pants, ankle length or longer (slacks, trousers, jeans, etc.); shirt, blouse or showmanship type jacket with long sleeves and a collar (band, standup, tuxedo, etc.). A vest accompanied with a long-sleeve shirt or blouse with a collar, and/or a jacket with a shirt that has a collar, is acceptable.  Exhibitors wearing attire that has been deemed inappropriate by the judge will be disqualified.
  • Optional Western Attire: The use of spurs, chaps, belts, and hard hats are optional.
• In all English classes, rider should wear a long sleeved collared shirt and breeches. Breeches are to be of traditional shades of buff, khaki, canary, light grey, or rust (or jodhpurs), with high English boots or paddock (jodhpur) boots of black or brown. Black, navy blue or brown hard hat (with harness if jumping fences at any time on the grounds) is mandatory. Exhibitors wearing attire that has been deemed inappropriate by the judge will be disqualified.
  • Optional English Attire: Hunt coats of traditional colors such as navy, dark green, grey, black or brown. Maroon and red are improper. A tie or choker. Gloves, half chaps, spurs of the un-rowelled type that are no longer than one inch and crops and bats are optional. Hair must be neat and contained (as in net or braid).
• Please see SC-195: English Attire, SC-200: English Tack, SC-235: Western Attire, and SC-240: Western Tack. for full APHA Tack and Attire rules.

2. Horses may only compete in a class once. Multiple exhibitors cannot ride the same horse in the same class.

3. No crossover in entry from any Walk-Trot class to any loping classes during the same E-Show. Also no crossover from Walk-Only Showmanship to Showmanship. Walk-Trot exhibitors may enter any non-loping class they choose. Walk-Only Showmanship may enter any riding classes they choose.

4. No crossover in entry from any Ranch class into its corresponding Western Performance or English class  during the same E-Show (i.e. Ranch Cutting and Cutting, Ranch Trail and Trail, Ranch Riding/Ranch Rail Pleasure and Western Pleasure/Hunter Under Saddle, Ranch Reining and Reining).

5. To enter into the Performance Halter classes, the horse must also compete in at least one performance class, excluding showmanship. Horses entered in Performance Halter cannot be entered into regular Halter.

6. To enter into the Ranch Conformation classes, the horse must also compete in at least one other ranch class. Horses entered in Ranch Conformation cannot be entered into regular or Performance Halter.

7. Follow the class’ posted pattern/format and class filming guidelines; failure to do so is grounds for disqualification.

8. Videos must show a continuous shot, and clips may not be edited together.

9. Each video should only include one “entry” for a single class.

10. Video entries must be taped during the posted show dates and submitted by the posted deadline. Failure to do so is grounds for disqualification.

11. The judge’s decision is final.