Last updated: February 29, 2008
KApOA Regional Show Program
KApOA has a Regional Show Program for Appaloosa owners and exhibitors to participate in. This program awards exhibitors for showing their KY-Bred Appaloosas at Regional Appaloosa Horse Shows. Points do not count for open all breed shows or county fairs.
***You must show, as a minimum, at four KY shows (under 4 judges) in order to qualify for KApOA Regional Show points.
For a list of approved Regional shows for the Regional Show program, visit Approved Shows, or you can visit the Appaloosa Horse Club for a list of ApHC sponsored shows.
Click on the following link to view the KApOA official show rules. The ApHC Rulebook will also be used.
Classes that Count for Points in the Regional Show Program
As of 2008: In order to qualify for year end results for a class, the horse must show in that class under 4 judges (in that class).
The following classes are eligible to receive points in the regional show division. For each class, there is a Jr. Horse and Sr. Horse Division.
- Halter (Jr Horse: 2 yrs old & under, Sr Horse: 3 years old and older)
- Stallions
- Mares
- Geldings
- ALL AGE CLASSES
- Hunter in Hand (Stallions, Geldings, Mares)
- Foundation Bred (Stallions, Geldings, Mares)
- Most Colorful (Weanling and Open)
- Performance (Jr. Horse: 5 yrs old and under; Sr. Horse: 6 yrs old and older)
- Western Pleasure
- Hunter Under Saddle
- Trail
- Reining
- Barrels
- Poles
There is also an opportunity for YOUTH in the Regional Show Program. There is also a Junior and Senior division, referring to the age of the youth, not the horse.
- Junior youth are age 13 and under as of January 1 on the show year, while Senior youth are age 14-18 as of January 1 of the show year.
The following classes can be counted for points in the Junior or Senior Youth division.
- Youth: Halter Mares & Geldings
- Youth: Western Pleasure: Junior and Senior
- Youth Barrels: Junior and Senior
- Youth Poles: Junior and Senior
- Youth Trail: Open
- Youth Reining : Open
- Youth Hunter Under Saddle: Junior and Senior
*Youth may only show a horse that is owned by them or a person in their immediate family.
**Youth who show in an open class for riders of all ages must designate the division they want their points to count in.
For Example: Sally shows and wins the Open Western Pleasure at a regional show. She can count her points for the KApOA regional show program in Youth Western Pleasure or Open Western Pleasure, not both.
HOW TO ENROLL
To be eligible for the regional show program, you must have your KY-Bred Appaloosa must be certified and nominated for the current show season. These forms can be found on the Downloadable Forms page of this website.
***In order to show, the exhibitor and the owner of the Appaloosa being shown MUST be a paid member of KApOA as well as one of the 3 KY regional Clubs. For more information about these clubs, Contact Us.
HOW TO REPORT YOUR SUCCESS
To report your success at shows, you must fill out an Regional Show Report Form. Be sure the following things are done.
- The manager or show secretary must sign the show report verifying your placing and the number of entries you competed against.
- The report must be signed by the exhibitor or owner.
- Results, Show bill and computer generated results (optional) must be returned to the KApOA point keeper .
*Classes will only count for shows held from May 1 up until September 30 of the current year.
THE AWARD SYSTEM
Points will be awarded by the following system. Ties will be broken by the horse that has beaten the most horses in the class that the tie occurs in.
2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 1 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 16 or more 6 5 4 3 2 1
Points will be totaled for all show reports filed and the top 3 horses in each class (both youth and open) will be awarded.
