Points - Sponsored Awards - Banquet

All members who show the same horse in the same class(es) at three out of four shows over the course of the show season are eligible for year-end awards. Two awards, Champion and Reserve Champion, are presented for each class at our year-end banquet in October.

Points are awarded in every class to horse/rider (or horse/handler) combinations who place first through sixth, as long as the rider or handler is a member at the time of their entry in the class. These points accumulate across all four shows, so even though it is only required that the pair show in three, it is in their best interest to come to all four.

Each of the top six competitors recieves points. First place receives six points, second receives five points, third receives four points, and so on down to sixth, which receives one point.

Each show manager compiles their own points separately (or appoints someone else to compile them), so specific questions about points should be addressed to those people (all of their phone numbers can be found in the showbook). Remember that compiling points takes a good deal of time - especially as the season progresses - so it may take some time to get them updated after each show. Points and standings are not final until the banquet and depend on a number of factors, including membership and participation.

Sponsored Awards are additional trophies awarded for certain achievements in specific classes or areas. They do not replace Champion or Reserve Champion awards.

Recipients of Sponsored Awards will recieve a special engraved trophy that is theirs to keep.

Fiji Perpetual Miniature Horse Trophy
Awarded to the high point miniature horse handler aged twelve and under.

Vi Chadbourn Memorial
Awarded to the high point miniature horse handler aged thirteen to seventeen.

Wishes From Kentucky Award
Awarded to the high point adult handler at the miniature horse shows. Sponsored by Jeanne Wynne.

Harold Colby Memorial
Awarded to the high point adult handler in miniature costume. Sponsored by Rhea Prince and Jane Colby.

Ru Night Amir Memorial Trophy
Awarded to the horse/rider team that earns the most points in Western Pleasure.

Definitely Dirty Delilah Adult Memorial
Awarded to the high point Paint horse ridden by an adult at the pleasure shows.

Definitely Dirty Delilah Youth Memorial
Awarded to the high point Paint horse ridden by a youth at the pleasure shows.

Daniel O’Connell Memorial
Awarded to the high point Morgan or Morgan-cross horse at either the pleasure or gymkhana shows.

Flying Arrow Award
Awarded to the high point Appaloosa horse at the gymkhana shows. Sponsored by Janel and Britany Sewell.

Britany’s Arrow Award
Awarded to the high point Appaloosa horse at the pleasure shows. Sponsored by Janel and Britany Sewell.

Hanks Gold Glory High Point Barn/Trainer Award
Awarded to the barn/trainer whose group accumulates the most points over the season and across all three show series. The head of the barn or the trainer must be a member; all entries with the barn or trainer’s name listed will be included.

All our awards are presented at our end-of-year banquet on Sunday, November 15, 2009 from 1-5PM at the Great Bay Gallery in Somersworth, NH. Invitations will be sent to all the winners (who must buy tickets), but anyone is welcome - and encouraged! - to attend. Besides the awards, the banquet also features good food, great raffles, and lots of comaraderie.

Patty Milano will be available at the October Fun Show to sell tickets to the banquet Prices are $20 per person for adults, $10 per child 6-12 years old, and children 5 and under are free. You may also send a check along with the names and ages of all individuals attending the banquet to Patty Milano 608 Province Road Barrington, NH 03825. Please be aware that tickets will not be sent out. Names will be placed on a master list of attendees and checked at the door on the day of the banquet.