Awards Program
Eligibility Qualifications For ALL IRHA Awards Programs:
1. Must be a current IRHA member in good standing. To check your membership status contact Charter Secretary Miriam Farrell at: indianaranchhorse@gmail.com
2. Owners of all horses must be a current IRHA member in good standings.
3. All horses must have an ARHA Certificate of Eligibility.
4. Points for Weekend High Point, TCH, TPH and Year End Class awards are based on a 1horse/1rider combination in all divisions except for All Age (JR & Sr Horse) where points are tallied on the horse only. TH/TH & High Point Saddle is based on a 1 horse/1 rider combination IN ALL DIVISIONS.
5. IRHA points follow the points calculation that is set forth by ARHA. That description and table of calculation can be found in your ARHA rule book.
6.Your points will start accumulating once you have paid your IRHA membership.
Hoosier Circuit Weekend High Point Awards:
1. Member Must Meet Eligibility Qualifications
2. Highest total accumulated points earned for all classes per horse for All Age and per one rider/horse combination for other divisions will determine the weekend champion. Reserve high point will be offered as well.3
3. Horse & Rider combination may choose to enter and show in more than one division to accumulate points for each division’s high point awards. It is possible for the same horse & rider combination to win more than one division if the combination earns enough points in each separate division.
Year End Class Awards:
1. Member Must Meet Eligibility Qualifications
2. No nomination fee required
3. Member and/or Horse combination must show in that particular class in at least 3 out of the 4 IRHA shows.
4. Member and/or Horse combination accumulating the highest amount of points out of all pointed shows in a class will be the Class Champion for that year.
5. In the few cases where the Regional show does not offer the same class as the 3 IRHA only shows, then the member and/or horse combination must compete in 2 of the 3 offered classes.
6. Champion and Reserve Class Champion will be recognized
NEW FOR 2022!!
Year End High Point for the Novie Youth Division
1. Member must meet eligibility qualifications.
2. No fee required for this award program
3. Points will be awarded to one rider/one horse combination in the Novice Youth division
4. Members must show in at least 3 out of the 4 IRHA pointed shows
5. Points will accumulate from ALL Novice Youth classes. This is to include Conformation.
A saddle will be presented to the winner made by Elite Saddles and donated by Lees Trees
Year End High Point Champion Saddle (Select classes)
1. Member must meet eligibility qualifications.
2. No fee required for this award program.
3. Points will be awarded to one rider/one horse combination from one division-AA, AMA, Novice AMA, YTH, and Novice YTH.
4. Member must show in at least 3 out of the 4 IRHA pointed shows.
5. Points will accumulate from the following classes:
- Ranch Trail
- Ranchmanship
- Ranch Riding
- Ranch Boxing
- Ranch Roping
- Ranch Cutting
- Ranch Reining
6. Only one soul rider/one horse combination of any division with the most accumulated points from the above select classes will be awarded Year End High Point Champion Saddle.
Champion High Point will receive a saddle hand made by Judson Harness & sponsored by the WEA ANIMAL CLINIC
Reserve Champion High Point will receive a pair of made to order pair of chinks. Hand made by Racheal Paul of Lucky Clover Tack. She is an IRHA sponsor!
Top Hand/Top Horse
{All Age, Amateur, Youth- One Horse, One Rider}
1. Member must meet Eligibility Qualifications
2. No fee required for this award
3. This award that is one horse/one rider combination
4. Points will accumulate in the following classes for Jr Horse, Sr Horse, Amateur, Nov Amateur,
Youth & Nov Youth Divisions:
- Ranch Trail
Ranch Riding - Ranch Reining
- Ranchmanship
- *Ranch Cutting
- *Ranch Roping
- *Working Ranch Horse
- *Ranch Boxing
5. You must show in 1 cattle class(*) and 1 pattern class at each
show to be eligible.
6. You must show in 3 out of the 4 IRHA sanctioned shows
7. Points in all the above classes will be tallied for this award. Howerver, you do not have to ride in all the classes to be eligible for this award
8. Champion, Res Champion and Top Five from each division will be recognized.
Top Hand/Top Horse winners
Top row: Sr Horse ~Dave DeWell
for owner Sheila Madden
Nov Youth ~Mason Loser,
Amateur ~Miriam Farrell
Nov Amateur ~ Mindy Weems
Youth ~ Lauren Keyes
Jr Horse ~ Quintana Garcia
for owner Harva Leigh Lambert
Thank you LybriSynHA for your sponsorship of the TopHand/TopHorse Award.
Top Cow Horse of the Year
1. Member Must Meet Eligibility Qualifications
2. No fee required for this award program.
3. Points will accumulate in the following classes for the Jr & Sr Horse, AMA, Nov AMA, YTH & Nov YTH divisions:
- Herd Work
- Ranch Roping
- Ranch Cutting
- Ranch Boxing
- Working Ranch Horse
- Working Cow Horse
4. Member and or horse combination must show in at least one TCH eligible class at each show in at least 3 of the 4 IRHA shows.
5. Points in all 5 eligible classes for each member and horse combination in each division will be accumulated from all IRHA shows to determine the placings for each division.
6. Champion and Reserve Champion from each division will be recognized.
Top Performance Horse of the Year
1. Member Must Meet Eligibility Qualifications
2. No fee required for this award program.
3. Points will accumulate in the following classes for each of the Jr & Sr Horse, AMA, Nov AMA, YTH & Nov YTH divisions:
- Ranch Trail
- Horsemanship
- Ranchmanship
- Ranch Riding
- Ranch Reining
4. Member and or horse combination must show in at least one TPH eligible class at each show in at least 3 of the 4 IRHA shows.
5. Points in all 6 eligible classes for each member and horse combination in each division will be accumulated from all IRHA shows to determine the placings for each division.
6. Champion and Reserve Champion from each division will be recognized.
IRHA rewards member with an ARHA Most Improved and Sportsmanship
in Youth and Amateur divisions