VHSA Associate Program
VHSA Associate Program
2008 VHSA
Associate Jumper Championship Horse Show
The VHSA Associate Program
is pleased to sponsor our VHSA Associate Year End Championship Jumper Show on
October 26, 2008 in conjunction with the Central Virginia Show Jumping
Association Year-End Horse Show. The show will be held at the Deep Run Show
grounds in Manakin-Sabot, Virginia, which is located off Interstate 64 west of
Richmond, Virginia. The Championship Classes wil carry double points and will be
the final points classes for the 2008 show year. As usual, the divisions will
include an Add Back Class with a Reserve Trophy and a Champion Cooler. All ties
will be broken by the highest placing in the Add Back Class. Stalls will be
available on the show grounds the day of and the night prior to the horse show.
The requirements for entering are that the rider and the horse be recorded with
the VHSA and that the horse and rider must have shown in four (4) VHSA Associate
shows, as current members, prior to the Championship Show. Please watch for the
Prize List and further details that will be posted on the VHSA website.
2008 VHSA Associate Hunter
Championship Horse Show
The VHSA Associate Hunter
Championship Horse Show will once again be held at the beautiful Virginia Horse
Center in Lexington, Virginia. The dates for the 2008 Championship Show will be November
14th ~ 16th. Stalls will be available beginning on
Thursday, November 13th. We encourage everyone to make their hotel
reservations immediately. The actual Prize List will be mailed to all
VHSA members in October. Qualifications for the VHSA Associate Hunter
Championship Show: A rider must have shown at five Associate Shows as a current
VHSA member throughout the show season and the horse must have been shown at
five Associate Shows as a VHSA recorded horse and must be owned by a current
VHSA member.
2008 Associate Program Pony Jump Heights
Small-Medium Pony: Jump Height no lower no lower than Small -
2';
Medium 2'3"
At the VHSA Associate Championship Horse Show the Jump Heights for this
Division will be Small - 2', Medium - 2'3".
Large Pony: Jump Height no lower than 2' 6".
At the VHSA Associate Championship Horse Show the Jump Height for this
Division will be 2'9".
Green Pony: Jump Height no lower than Small 2', Medium 2'3", Large
2'6"
At the VHSA Associate Championship Horse Show the Jump Heights for this
Division will be Small - 2', Medium - 2'3", Large - 2'6".
Pony Equitation Class: Jump Height no lower than small 2', medium
2'3", and large 2' 6".
At the VHSA Associate Championship Horse Show the Jump Heights for this Class
will be Small - 2', Medium - 2'3", Large - 2'9'.
Please also be aware that beginning with the 2007 VHSA Associate show season, all pony divisions including unjudged and warm-up classes will be restricted to Junior riders only.
The VHSA Associate Hunter Short
Stirrup Division
The Virginia Horse Shows Association's Associate
Program will include the VHSA Associate Hunter Short Stirrup
Division as a Year-End High Score Award. The following are the
specifications for this High Score Award Division: Rule 28, Section 1, (j) Short Stirrup. Open to horses and ponies
ridden by children 12 years and under, however,
shows may specify a lower age limit, i.e., 10 years and under. The
division will consist of three (3) classes, two over fence classes and a walk, trot, canter under saddle class. Short Stirrup
riders, ponies and horses may not cross
enter into any other VHSA Associate Division with the exception of Pleasure Pony
or Pleasure Horse at any show in which they exhibit in the Short Stirrup Division. Short Stirrup riders
will be limited to no more than two (2) entries in the Short Stirrup Division at any one horse show. The jump height for
this division shall be decided by individual horse shows, but should be no lower than 18" and no higher than 2" with a
minimum of four (4) jumps. The Short Stirrup division cannot be combined with any other VHSA Associate High Score Award Division.
At the year-end Championship show Short Stirrup riders may only cross enter into the Pleasure Horse or Pleasure
Pony Division. At the year-end Championship show Short Stirrup ponies and horses may only cross enter into the Pleasure
Horse, Pleasure Pony and any non-point division, i.e., Special Hunters. At the VHSA Associate Championship Horse Show the
Short Stirrup Division will be split nine (9) years and under and ten to twelve (10-12) years old (show age). At the VHSA
Associate Championship show the jump height will be approximately 18" and may include changes of direction.
The Barbara Meegan Young Rider Award
In recognition of Barbara's
support of the Associate Program and her many years of being involved with young
riders the Barbara Meegan Young Rider Award was established and will be awarded
each year to a deserving person in her honor. The following is the
criteria for this prestigious award:
1. The rider must be in their first year of completion in the VHSA
Associate Program and have completed in Hunter or Equitation Divisions.
2. The rider must have exhibited primarily in the Associate Program,
but may have competed in divisions at USEF rated shows, with the exclusion of
Regular Hunter, Working Hunter, Junior Hunters, Amateur Owner and Confirmation
Hunter Classes. (Limited showing to divisions such as: Short
Stirrup, Maiden Equitation, Local Classes- mostly Unrated Divisions)
3. Riders are to be nominated by their trainers.
4. The recipient will be selected at the year-end VHSA Associate
Championship Show.
5. Points of consideration will be as follows:
a) Points accumulated in the VHSA Associate
Program
b) Performance at the Year End Show
c) Conduct and sportsmanship at the
Associate Championship Show
6. The recipient will receive a ribbon at the show and the trophy at
the VHSA Banquet.