Amarillo, Texas, December 16, 2008 – The qualifying season for the 2009 American Quarter Horse Association World Championship Show is under way, and the recommendations for qualifying points have been approved.
AQHA’s in-house World Show Committee uses a formula to determine the qualifying points. The committee then presents the recommendations to the AQHA Executive Committee for approval.
Qualifying points for the 2009 World Show will remain the same as in 2008, except for the junior heading, junior heeling, senior trail, ranch sorting and amateur ranch sorting classes. Junior heading and heeling and senior trail will increase by one point each, and open and amateur ranch sorting will increase by two points each.
Another notable change to the 2009 World Show is that there will no longer be a green working hunter class. Instead, AQHA will offer a progressive working hunter class with slightly higher fences.
Through the generosity of Bank of America, FedEx and other AQHA corporate partners, $600,000 of added money was added to the 2008 World Show purses. More than 3,400 entries competed for more than $2.7 million at the 2008 World Show and the show contributed an estimated $31.8 million to the Oklahoma City-area economy. Ranch sorting was the largest class for amateur and open competitions. There were 114 horses competing on 57 teams in amateur ranch sorting, and 150 horses on 75 teams competed for their share of the $83,535 purse in open ranch sorting. Horses in senior cutting competed for their share of $93,483, the largest purse of the show.
For the first time in World Show history, Most Valuable Horses were named in six open categories. These versatile horses rewarded their owners with a $5,000 bonus after being named Most Valuable Horse. By planning now, your horse could reward you with some extra cash in 2009.
For more information on the 2009 World Show visit aqha.com.
AQHA WORLD SHOW QUALIFYING POINTS
|
CLASS (OPEN DIVISION) |
2008 Points |
2009 Points |
|
Yearling Stallions |
4.5 |
4.5 |
|
Two-Year-Old Stallions |
6.5 |
6.5 |
|
Three-Year-Old Stallions |
8 |
8 |
|
Aged Stallions |
6 |
6 |
|
Performance Halter Stallions |
2 |
2 |
|
Yearling Mares |
6 |
6 |
|
Two-Year-Old Mares |
12.5 |
12.5 |
|
Three-Year-Old Mares |
11.5 |
11.5 |
|
Aged Mares |
15.5 |
15.5 |
|
Performance Halter Mares |
3 |
3 |
|
Yearling Geldings |
6 |
6 |
|
Two-Year-Old Geldings |
11 |
11 |
|
Three-Year-Old Geldings |
8.5 |
8.5 |
|
Aged Geldings |
23 |
23 |
|
Performance Halter Geldings |
4 |
4 |
|
Junior Cutting |
5 |
5 |
|
Senior Cutting |
5 |
5 |
|
Junior Working Cow Horse |
4.5 |
4.5 |
|
Senior Working Cow Horse |
6 |
6 |
|
Junior Tie-Down Roping |
12 |
12 |
|
Senior Tie-Down Roping |
17.5 |
17.5 |
|
Junior Heading |
19 |
20 |
|
Senior Heading |
27.5 |
27.5 |
|
Junior Heeling |
22 |
23 |
|
Senior Heeling |
29.5 |
29.5 |
|
Junior Barrel Racing |
5.5 |
5.5 |
|
Senior Barrel Racing |
9.5 |
9.5 |
|
Junior Pole Bending |
6.5 |
6.5 |
|
Senior Pole Bending |
10.5 |
10.5 |
|
Junior Reining |
14.5 |
14.5 |
|
Senior Reining |
14 |
14 |
|
Junior Western Riding |
5.5 |
5.5 |
|
Senior Western Riding |
21.5 |
21.5 |
|
Junior Trail |
20.5 |
20.5 |
|
Senior Trail |
34.5 |
35.5 |
|
Junior Western Pleasure |
22 |
22 |
|
Senior Western Pleasure |
19.5 |
19.5 |
|
Junior Hunter Under Saddle |
18 |
18 |
|
Senior Hunter Under Saddle |
11.5 |
11.5 |
|
Jumping |
2 |
2 |
|
Junior Working Hunter |
2.5 |
2.5 |
|
Senior Working Hunter |
7 |
7 |
|
Progressive Working Hunter (Formerly Green Working Hunter) |
7 |
7 |
|
Junior Hunter Hack |
2 |
2 |
|
Senior Hunter Hack |
6 |
6 |
|
Junior Pleasure Driving |
2 |
2 |
|
Senior Pleasure Driving |
2 |
2 |
|
Team Penning |
12 |
12 |
|
Ranch Sorting |
8 |
10 |
|
CLASS (AMATEUR DIVISION) |
2008 Points |
2009 Points |
|
Yearling Stallions |
2.5 |
2.5 |
|
Two-Year-Old Stallions |
2 |
2 |
|
Three-Year-Old Stallions |
2 |
2 |
|
Aged Stallions |
2 |
2 |
|
Performance Halter Stallions |
2 |
2 |
|
Yearling Mares |
4.5 |
4.5 |
|
Two-Year-Old Mares |
8 |
8 |
|
Three-Year-Old Mares |
13 |
13 |
|
Aged Mares |
11 |
11 |
|
Performance Halter Mares |
3 |
3 |
|
Yearling Geldings |
4.5 |
4.5 |
|
Two-Year-Old Geldings |
9 |
9 |
|
Three-Year-Old Geldings |
8 |
8 |
|
Aged Geldings |
20.5 |
20.5 |
|
Performance Halter Geldings |
4 |
4 |
|
Showmanship |
28.5 |
28.5 |
|
Cutting |
3.5 |
3.5 |
|
Working Cow Horse |
2.5 |
2.5 |
|
Tie-Down Roping |
5.5 |
5.5 |
|
Breakaway Roping |
4 |
4 |
|
Heading |
17.5 |
17.5 |
|
Heeling |
17 |
17 |
|
Barrel Racing |
8 |
8 |
|
Pole Bending |
6.5 |
6.5 |
|
Reining |
13.5 |
13.5 |
|
Western Riding |
10 |
10 |
|
Trail |
20 |
20 |
|
Western Horsemanship |
18.5 |
18.5 |
|
Western Pleasure |
24.5 |
24.5 |
|
Hunter Under Saddle |
23.5 |
23.5 |
|
Jumping |
2 |
2 |
|
Working Hunter |
6.5 |
6.5 |
|
Hunter Hack |
3.5 |
3.5 |
|
Hunt Seat Equitation |
15 |
15 |
|
Equitation Over Fences |
5.5 |
5.5 |
|
Pleasure Driving |
2.5 |
2.5 |
|
Team Penning |
9 |
9 |
|
Ranch Sorting |
8 |
10 |
AQHA news and information is a service of AQHA publications. For more information on The American Quarter Horse Journal, The American Quarter Horse Racing Journal or America’s Horse, visit www.aqha.com/magazines.
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