The Level 1 West Championships kicked off on Wednesday, April 20th and the show is being held through the 24th in Las Vegas at the South Point Equestrian & Events Center. This show will offer AQHA’s core and over-fences classes for West Coast Exhibitors. Please click on all the Go To Links for the show.
GO TO LINKS for West Show
CLICK HERE for Candids sponsored by The Rock Stallion and kindly taken by Julie Hoefling and various others.
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.
