SHN PERFORMANCE MATURITY PROGRAM DEADLINE APPROACHING

Planning to show your horse in the AOTR Maturity Class at Sport Horse Nationals?

The second payment must be submitted on or before June 1, 2023, and the third payment must be submitted on or before July 1, 2023 (postmarked/electronic transaction dated to the AHA office). Payments that are postmarked/electronic transactions dated after the first of each month will be assessed late fees.

Nominations are allowed with an additional $750 late fee up until the Final Post Entry Close for the National Show and any Program enrollment fees (including late fees) must be paid.

All entries in the Performance Maturity Program must also be entered into the corresponding class for the Sport Horse National Championship Show via an official entry form.

NOTE: A horse that is co-owned by two distinct non-family members cannot be shown in the Maturity and Jackpot Classes at any AHA National Championship Show.

Half-Arabians competing in this class must have DNA type of the horse and the horse’s purebred Arabian parent on permanent record with AHA and the horse must have been shown to qualify as an offspring of the stated purebred Arabian parent. The DNA parent verification must be on file with the AHA office in order for the horse to be eligible to compete in the class.

U.S. NATIONALS PERFORMANCE FUTURITY/MATURITY/DERBY – 2nd PAYMENT DUE

Planning to show your horse in a US National Performance Futurity/Maturity/Derby Class? Be sure your horse is enrolled in the U.S. Nationals Performance Futurity/Maturity/Derby Program. Enrollment into the program is required in order to show in these classes.

The deadline for the second payment (or payment in full) for the Performance Futurity/Maturity/Derby Program for U.S. Nationals is July 1, 2023. In order to avoid late fees, the entry can be paid in full ($745 per class or $1,045 for Reining) or the second payment ($200 or $300 for Reining) must be postmarked/electronic transaction dated by July 1, 2023.

If you chose the payment option, the third payment must be submitted on or before August 1, 2023 (postmarked/electronic transaction dated to the AHA office). Payments that are postmarked/electronic transaction dated after the first of each month will be assessed late fees.

All Performance Futurity/Maturity/Derby horses must be enrolled into the program and total fees paid. Nominations are allowed with an additional $750 late fee or an additional $1,000 late fee for Reining up until the Final Post Entry Close date for US Nationals. Nomination fees do not include the show entry fees, drug fees, stalls, etc.

All entries into the Performance Futurity/Maturity/Derby Program must also be entered into the corresponding class for the U.S. National Championship Show via an official show entry form.

CLASS SPLIT FOR US NATIONAL PERFORMANCE FUTURITY/MATURITY PROGRAM

Due to the increasing participation of the Ranch Horse Riding Futurity at U.S. Nationals, the class has been split. Beginning in 2023, there will be two classes, Arabian Ranch Horse Riding Futurity, and HA/AA Ranch Horse Riding Futurity.

Note: Half-Arabians competing in the Maturity Classes must have parentage DNA verified to the purebred Arabian parent on file at the AHA office before they are allowed to compete.

For those judges who are interested in pursuing the new AHA Sport Horse Specialty card, you may be interested in registering for the upcoming USDF Sport Horse Seminar Judges' Training Seminar in early July. Please check with USDF on eligibility to register for the various sessions.

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