Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Awards:
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Please
note the following policy recently adopted
by the Federation members regarding USDF/All-Breeds awards:
"To be eligible to compete for USDF All-Breeds awards with one of the undersigned Federation of North American Sport Horse Registries (FNASHR), an eligible horse may not compete for, or accept, a USDF All-Breeds award from another All Breeds participating organization.
An individual owning a horse legitimately registered with more than one FNASHR member must declare to USDF the preferred organization for the All-Breeds awards program."
Federation
members supporting this policy are: AHS, AHHA, BWP/NAD, NA/WPN,
ISR/Oldenburg, NASFA, SWANA, CWHBA.
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Does your registry provide year-end awards? If so, in what disciplines?
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AHHA: Yes. Breeding Classes, Dressage, Driving, Eventing, Hunters, Jumpers. |
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AHS: Yes. We recognize all the FEI disciplines (except reining). |
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ATA: Yes. Any/all. Participates in USDF All Breed Award Program. |
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BWP/NAD: |
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ISR/OLD: The ISR/Oldenburg award program is currently under re-construction. The registry participates in the USDF All Breed Award Program. |
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NASFA: Yes. NASFA provides year-end awards for hunters, jumpers, eventing and dressage horses as well as in-hand horses. NASFA is a participant in the USDF All Breed Awards Program. Awards in the hunters, jumpers and in-hand (hunter breeding) are based on USA Equestrian year-end points. In eventing, awards are based on USEA year-end points. |
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NA/WPN: Yes. Dressage, Jumping and Eventing. Would do Hunters if possible. |
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SWANA: Yes. Dressage, Combined Training, Hunters and Jumpers. |
What are the requirements to participate in your awards programs?
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AHHA: Owner must be AHHA member at the time scores are earned. Must be able to document the horse is at least part Holsteiner, through a registration paper, certificate of pedigree, etc., from any breed registry, through DNA/parent verification, or if it has a Holsteiner brand. |
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AHS: The horse must be a registered AHS Hanoverian or if an imported Hanoverian, must be recorded with the AHS and the owner must be, minimally, an Associate member of the Society. |
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ATA: USDF and USEA provide results. Horse owner only has to be a member and register horse as Trakehner. Other disciplines must submit results to awards committee, in addition to being an ATA member and owner of ATA-registered horse. |
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BWP/NAD: |
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ISR/OLD: The ISR/Oldenburg award program is currently under re-construction. |
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NASFA: The owner of the horse must be a member of NASFA and the horse must be registered with the Institut du Cheval in France (either North American or French-bred). For USDF All Breed Awards, the horse / owner must meet USDF's qualifying requirements. |
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NA/WPN: For year-end awards, horse must be on file at the NA/WPN office, owner must be the owner of record and a current subscriber of the NA/WPN. Dressage must meet USDF HOY requirements. |
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SWANA: To be eligible for an award, horses must be registered with SWANA as either full or appendix SWBs. Owners must be SWANA members for the year of the award and official owner of record with SWANA. Awards will be given on a yearly basis and announced in SWANA publications. |
Does your registry provide awards at specific shows? If so, what awards and what are the requirements?
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AHHA: Yes. Ribbons usually and the above criteria must be met and confirmed by AHHA. |
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AHS: Yes. The AHS provides awards for high-score Hanoverians and Individual Breed Classes at shows requesting same from the AHS. |
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ATA: We also offer High Point ribbons at USDF shows and USDF DSHB. Management must request ribbons and provide info on winner. |
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BWP/NAD: |
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ISR/OLD: Yes, we provide High Point Oldenburg / ISR Awards at shows (upon request of the show management). Awarded horses must have Oldenburg N.A. or ISR registration papers. We sponsor individual breed classes only at major breed shows (e.g., Devon Breed Show). Since we put much emphasis on inspections (all foals, mares, stallions must be inspected), we give High Score Foal and Mare awards at each inspection site. We also award Premium Foals and Premium Mares. We established the Star Award System for stallions. Stallions receive up to 5 stars for excellent inspection scores, for outstanding 100 Day Test results, for outstanding performance records, for at least 10 pemium foals, and for successful offspring. |
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NASFA: If participation warrants and upon request of the show committee. NASFA also provides awards each year to the high-scoring foals in the Foal Evaluation program. |
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NA/WPN: Upon request, for shows, horse must be on file at the NA/WPN office. There must be a minimum of three WPN horses in the show. Awards are determined by the number of WPN horses in the show and range from Neck Ribbons to Coolers. Show managers must fill in a request for sponsorship and send into office at least a month prior to show, NA/WPN to get sponsorship recognition in program, receive a copy of the program, results, name(s) and photo(s) of winner(s). |
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SWANA: Yes, to the high point SWB of the show. Ribbons are awarded. |