The AQHA Level 1 Central Championships got underway on Wednesday, April 13th, and this inaugural event is being held through the 17th in Oklahoma City. This show will offer AQHA’s core and over-fences classes and will be the only Level 1 Championships to offer cattle classes. This is the first year for the Level 1 Central Championships, and it is a recent addition to the highly popular and successful Level 1 East and West shows.
GO TO LINKS for Central Show
CLICK HERE to view candids sponsored by The Rock Stallion and kindly taken by Carey Nowacek and various other competitors
CLICK HERE for Main Page
CLICK HERE for Schedule
CLICK HERE for Classes
CLICK HERE for Results
CLICK HERE for Patterns
CLICK HERE for Competitor Resources
Rookie and Level 1 are the two levels of AQHA competition designed for beginner to minimally accomplished competitors, respectively. The Level 1 Championships were designed to celebrate the accomplishments of these riders and their horses in an environment that provides education and fun competition.
For 2016 only, AQHA has changed the qualifying rules. To be eligible to enter the 2016 Level 1 Championships, an exhibitor must:
- Be Level 1-eligible in the class they wish to enter as of January 1, 2015
- Be an AQHA member at the time of entry and at the time of the 2016 Level 1 Championships.
If a competitor graduated out of Level 1 in the 2015 show season, he or she is still invited to enter the event. - If you won a Level 1 championship in 2015, you cannot show in the same class at future Level 1 Championships, including the 2016 Level 1 Championships. However, you can still show in the class at AQHA shows (excluding the Level 1 Championships) until you meet the point level. You can still show at the Level 1 Championships in any other class(es) for which you are still Level 1-eligible. Learn more about AQHA Rule SHW245.3 in the AQHA Official Handbook of Rules and Regulations.
Level 1 eligibility is determined on a class-by-class basis. Exhibitors are encouraged to use the online level verification system at services3.aqha.com/leveling to determine if they are Level 1-eligible in a particular class. Once they have verified their eligibility, exhibitors may download the Farnam Central Level 1 entry form at www.aqha.com/level1championships.
