The new year is fast approaching, and with it some new AQHA show rules. Are you up to date? GoHorseShow.com will provide more detailed rule information closer to the new year. But, here is a small sample of rules that will be implemented January 1, 2011:
*Beginning January 1, exhibitors can show three horses in individually worked classes in junior and three in senior. Amateurs and youths can show three horses in those classes as well.
*Ear plugs in a horse’s ears and slip-on horse boots are legal.
*For reiners, a new pattern has been added to AQHA’s approved list.
*Green jumping is a new class that will follow the rules of AQHA’s other green classes. The horses will show at lower heights.
*American Quarter Horse owners can earn points through the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association beginning in 2011.
*Any youth or amateur exhibitor can lease a horse to show in AQHA events.
Be sure to consult the new 2011 AQHA Official Handbook of Rules and Regulations for the complete text.
