Several Rookie classes were first added to the Level 1 Championships in 2014. Rookie classes are for exhibitor-and-horse teams that have earned fewer than 10 lifetime points in any division. Additional Rookie classes were added to this year’s list of classes due to the positive feedback and growth from the Rookie classes added in 2014.
Learn more about qualifying methods for Rookie and Level 1 classes at www.aqha.com/level1championships.
Rookie youth and Rookie amateur classes
• Showmanship
• Western pleasure
• Horsemanship
• Hunter under saddle
• Hunt seat equitation
• Trail
• Western riding
• Ranch riding
• Reining
Additional classes will also be added based on the exhibitor’s age – youth 13-&-under, youth 14-18, amateur and Select amateur. Level 1 13-&-Under, 14-18, Select and amateur classes
• Showmanship
• Horsemanship
• Western pleasure
• Hunter under saddle
• Hunt seat equitation
• Trail
• Western riding
• Ranch riding
Level 1 youth and Level 1 amateur classes
• Yearling fillies
• Yearling geldings
• 2-year-old fillies
• 2-year-old geldings
• 3-year-old fillies
• 3-year-old geldings
• Aged mares
• Aged geldings
• Performance halter mares
• Performance halter geldings
• Reining
• Working hunter
• Equitation over fences
• Hunter hack
• Barrel racing
• Pole bending
• Stake race
The SmartPak AQHA West Level 1 Championship in Las Vegas is tentatively scheduled for September 30 – October 4. The Nutrena AQHA East Level 1 Championship in Lexington, Virginia, is tentatively slated for September 30 – October 4. To learn more about the Level 1 Championships, visit www.aqha.com/level1championships.
