USDF All-Breeds Awards Program

The IDHSNA is participating in the USDF All-Breeds awards program. In order to be eligible for an award in this program, you must be a member of the IDHSNA in the current year. Full USDF rules can be downloaded and printed out from the Forms section.

IDHSNA 2008 Year End Awards Program

This awards program focuses on the Irish Draught and IDSH participation in a variety of performance fields. Be it at the amateur or international levels, the program is open to all members of the IDHSNA, whose competing horses are registered with the IDHSNA and it costs nothing to participate. 2008 marks the sixth year of this successful program and we hope our "regulars" will join us again as well as new competitors. These rules and the form for reporting results can be downloaded and printed out from the Forms section.

The show season for 2008 includes all competitions from December 1st 2007 through November 30, 2008. All results cards must be submitted before December 15th, 2008 to be counted. Contact the Program coordinator, Lyn Lindstrom with any further requests or questions.

The Irish Draught horse excels in many disciplines. The intent of the IDHSNA Year-End Award Program* is to acknowledge and honor those members with Irish Draught horses, both purebred and part bred, who are out competing and thus promoting the breed.

Divisions will be divided into two levels so competitors will be competing for an award against others of a similar level. (For example a horse competing at Novice level will not be competing for the same IDHSNA Award as a horse competing at Advanced level).

DISCIPLINES

Jumping (J)
Level I USEF Level 4 and below. Jumps listed below 3'9"
Level II USEF Level 5 and above. Jumps listed as 3'9" and above.

Hunters (H)
Level I Jump height below 3' 6". Includes under-saddle classes when entered as part of a division. (For example, the under-saddle class in an Amateur Owner division where the fence heights are 2'9" would be considered Level I, while the under saddle class for a Working Hunter division, where the fence heights are 4' would be considered Level II) *English pleasure or any hack classes not in a division with coordinating jumping classes will be considered in Level I.
Level II Jump height 3' 6" and over. Includes under-saddle classes when entered as part of a division.

Eventing (EV) Includes Combined Training
Level I All classes below Preliminary.
Level II All classes rated Preliminary and above.

Dressage (DS)
Level I All levels below and including 2nd Level.
Includes suitability for dressage classes.
Level II 3rd Level and above.

Driving (DV)
Level I All Pleasure Driving; All CDE levels preliminary and below.
Level II All CDE levels above preliminary.

Fox Hunting (FH)
Horses must have hunted six or more times and for at least half of the hunting day with any Master of Foxhounds Association of North America recognized pack during the current award period. A signed note from the hunt's MFH stating that the horse has hunted fairly and regularly according to the listed criteria must accompany the Year End Award results card.

5 Points Will be given per foxhunt to each horse with a letter from an MHF saying that they regularly and fairly hunted during a season.

10 Points Will be given to each horse with a letter from an MHF stating that the horse was used as a staff horse. "Staff horse" is defined as one that is used for the huntsman, field master (any flight) or whipper-in.

Unrecognized show points (Tier 1) will be awarded for placing at hunter trials or pairs races provided that horse has earned points for fairly hunting or as a staff horse.

In Hand (IH)
This is for horses showing in halter/in hand classes in ALL disciplines (hunter breeding, IDHS(NA) in hand classes etc.) Each level will be divided by age.

Age Group I Under 2 years old. Get of Sire/Produce of Dam
Age Group II 2 year olds or older of any gender.

In the event of a separately judged Championship Class (generally 1st and 2nd places from qualifying classes), horses awarded Champion will receive an extra 7 points for the Championship. Horses awarded Reserve Champion will receive an extra 5 points for the Reserve Championship.

Level Awards
Champion and Reserve will be given in each discipline at each level. A cash prize will be awarded to all Champions. Other prizes for champion (cooler, saddle pad, patch, lead rope etc.) TBA.

Point Distribution for Level Awards Points will be divided as follows:

"Recognized" is defined to include the USEF and all organizations directly affiliated with the USEF including USDA, CEF, USEA, USHJA, NRHA, etc. A 'Recognized Show' is one that can be looked up on the above named organization sites and is listed as one of their officially recognized shows.

A show that is run by any organization including an affiliated organization of a National organization, but does not have 'Recognized' status with the main organization is considered unrecognized. (We realize there may be a few very large and prestigious shows that could fall into this classification which is unfortunate, but it is important to have an easily verifiable way to determine what point-tier will be used for any particular class.)

• A 'Recognized Class/Division' is one that is recorded for points, is open to organization members on a national level and can be looked up on the official site for the above organizations as a recognized class. Tier 3 points awarded.
• "Unrecognized classes at a recognized show" are all classes held at a 'Recognized Show' as defined in (1.) above, but the class is NOT being recorded for national points. Tier 2 points awarded.
• Any class with prize money of $10,000 or more (actually awarded) or any class on the USEF list of FEI classes for the awards year will be awarded Tier 4 points. Any other recognition status of the class or show it is held at is not relevant.
• Any classes held at a show and judged by IDHS(NA) provided judges; and any classes held at a show produced by the IDHS(NA) and judged by a USEF recognized judge for that type of class shall be given Tier 2 points.
• All other classes are considered unrecognized and receive Tier 1 points.

VERSATILITY AWARDS

Champion and Reserve will be awarded to the horses with the most points in two or more disciplines at any Levels. In-Hand points will not be counted for this award. Champion will be awarded a cash prize. Points will be awarded based on the horse's placing within each discipline where it was eligible for an award.
Points will be given as follows:

• Champion - 7 pts
• Reserve Champion - 5 pts
• 3rd - 4 pts
• 4th - 3 pts
• 5th - 2 pts
• All others - 1 pts

GENERAL RULES

• Horses must be fully registered with the IDHS(NA). A list of horses registered with IDHS(NA) and their owner of record will be created on 11/30 of the awards year and forwarded to the Awards Coordinator. Only horses on this list are eligible for awards. (Fully registered means all paperwork is complete; DNA results and fees have been received by the IDHS(NA); and the registration number has been assigned by the Registration Office). Do NOT wait to register your horse and Be sure any transfer of ownership is COMPLETED.
• Owners must be members of the IDHS(NA) and in good standing. A list of members in good standing will be sent to the Awards Coordinator on 11/30 of the awards year. Only fully registered horses where the owner of record is on this list are eligible for awards. DO NOT WAIT TO JOIN.
• A horse will NOT be eligible for any award if, for ANY reason, it is not fully registered or the recorded owner's membership is not in good standing on 11/30 of the awards year.
• Horses must show under their IDHS(NA) registered name.
• Points are awarded to the horse and stay with the horse. If a horse is sold during the competition year, those points already earned remain with the horse. The horse may continue earning points for the new owner from the date when a transfer of ownership form was signed and if not already a member, the new owner has completed application for membership including the fee.
• The Awards Year shall run from each December 1st through November 30th of the following year.
• To be eligible for an award in a discipline, a horse must receive points in at least 3 classes held in at least two different competitions. If the discipline is judged using objective criteria, then points must be earned under at least 2 different judges to be eligible for an award.
• Horses may compete for an award in more than one discipline.
• If a horse competes at more than one level in one discipline, they will be recorded in the level where their points would place them the highest.
• In the event of a tie, the award will go to the horse with the highest average score. (Total points divided by number of classes where points were earned.)
• Results must be turned in to the Awards Coordinator by December 15 of the awards year. Results will be announced in the Yearbook edition of the Blarney.
• Winners must submit a photograph and a short story (minimum 50 words) or complete a questionnaire before receiving their awards.
• The final determination of the point-tier to be used for any particular class will be made by the Awards Coordinator. In the event that the AC determines a lower tier should be used for any class, the party submitting shall be notified and given the opportunity to demonstrate that the class in question can be verified as defined in the points section above to be eligible for the higher point tier by the AC. Any dispute of the points awarded may be brought to the board as a Grievance.
• Should such a grievance result in a horse being awarded additional points and becoming eligible for either champion or reserve that horse will be declared a co-winner and an additional award shall be given.
• Falsification of any information provided to determine eligibility for year-end awards will result in the horse being disqualified. Any awarded prize money and/or prizes must be returned to the IDHSNA)and the horse will be removed from the list of winners.

Voted on January 12, 2006

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