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AGPR Riding & Driving Program

To enroll a Gaited Pony in the Program, an application must be completed and returned to the AGPR Office along with the appropriate enrollment fee. No credit for hours spent riding or driving prior to enrollment will be given.

Once you enroll in this program you simply log the hours you spend riding/driving your American Gaited Pony. Any type of riding or driving can be recorded, whether it be on the trails, parades, training for and competing in shows, or ranch work, etc. On the "Honor System", each participant must maintain their own records on the Official AGPR Horseback Riding/Driving forms. To become eligible to recieve awards, all log sheets must be completed by the participant and postmarked no later than January 10th.

Sign up now and take advantage of this unique activity. If you're going to spend long hours in the saddle riding or in the seat driving anyway, why not earn some extra recognition for it? Enroll your American Gaited Pony today and start "racking" up the hours. (Pun definitely intended!)

Award Levels:

250 ~ Hours
500 ~ Hours
750 ~ Hours
1,000 ~ Hours
2,000 ~ Hours
3,000 ~ Hours
4,000 ~ Hours
5,000 ~ Hours

Qualifications, Rules & Eligibility:

$ 15 Yearly enrollment fee per pony, per year.
Log hours riding or driving American Gaited Ponies on official AGPR log sheets.
Rider/driver does not have to own the pony.
The pony(ies) must be registered with AGPR.
Registered name and number of the pony must be listed on the log sheet.
Separate log sheets must be used for each pony.
AGPR reserves the right to change the terms or conditions of these rules as well as awards.

Print Enrollment forms and Time Logs below.

A big YEE HA! to Jennifer Rhodes and her 50" mare, "Little Bit O' Honey" of Coeur D Alene, Idaho. They have over 530 hours logged since 2005.

PERFOMANCE PROGRAM

CATEGORIES & DEFINITIONS

Any and all qualified classes can be divided by age and experience of exhibitor and pony as well as size of pony. For example, "13 & Under Rider", "Green Horse", "12hh & Under", "Novice Handler", etc.

Equitation

Any class where the exhibitor is mainly judged.

Equitation- Rider's posture and control over pony. Showmanship- Handler's control over pony "in-hand". Reinsmanship- Driver's posture and control over pony. Leadline also falls in this category.

Western Gaited

Any class where the pony is judged in a stock-type saddle (including side-saddle) . The pony is judged on manners and way of going at the walk and gait and/or lope. This division excludes classes that involve trail, working livestock, gymkhana events, and classes that judge the exhibitor.

Western Pleasure

Western Riding

Stock Seat

Reining

Working Rancher (no livestock)

English Gaited

Any class where the pony is judged in an English saddle (including side-saddle, saddle-seat and dressage). The pony is judged on manners and way of going at the walk and gait and/or canter. This division excludes trail, dressage events, racing, over fences and classes that judge the exhibitor.

English Pleasure

Park Seat

Hunt Seat

Saddle Seat

Cow Pony

Any class where the pony is judged on it's ability to work livestock. (Cattle, sheep, goats.)

Team Penning

Cutting

Working Cow Horse

Working Rancher (must involve livestock)

Calf Roping

Tie-Down Roping

Goat Tying

Steer Dobbing

Team Roping (Heading or Heeling or as a team)

Steer Wrestling

Sport Pony

Any class where the pony is judged during events related to 3-Day Eventing: Dressage, Stadium Jumping and Cross-Country Jumping.

Dressage Suitability

Dressage Test (Any test any level)

Hunter Hack

Hunter over fences

Jumping

In-Hand Jumping

Cross-Country Jumping/Hunting

Trail

Any event where the pony is judged on its manners and its ability to negotiate obstacles.

Trail

In-Hand Trail

Endurance Racing

Competitive Trail

Gymkhana

Any timed gaming event where the pony is judged. The event MUST be timed and the placing made according the the fasted equine.

Barrel Racing

Pole Bending

Flags

Stake Race

Key Hole

Figure 8

Events that do NOT count would be those considered "Fun Classes" (i.e Egg and Spoon, Musical Chairs, Simon Says, Toilet Paper Race, etc.)

Driving

Any event where the pony is judged on it's ability to pull a two or four-wheeled carriage. The pony is judged on manners and its way of traveling at the walk and/or gaite. This division is for single pony hitches only, no teams.

Pleasure Driving

Working Driving

Fine Harness

Dressage Driving

Cross-Country Driving

Obstacle Driving

Roadster

Halter

Any class where the pony is judged on conformation and manner of traveling.

Halter

Model

Hunter In-Hand

Lunge Line

Costume classes & "Fun Classes" do not count towards points.

Point System

Points follow the pony through transfers of ownership and roll over from year to year.

Points may be earned at any show or contest, registered, open, rodeo or 4-H. Points are tabulated as follows:

Points will be earned for placements of First, Second & Third. First place with only one pony in the class does not earn points and the last placing (2nd place of two in the class, 3rd place of three in the class) does not earn points.

1st with 2 ponies in the class earns 1 point
1st with 3 ponies in tth class earns 2 points
1st with 4 ponies in the class earns 3 points
1st with 5 or more ponies in the class earns 4 points

2nd with 3 ponies in the class earns 1 point
2nd with 4 ponies in the class earns 2 points
2nd with 5 or more ponies in the class earns 3 points

3rd with 4 ponies in the class earns 1 point
3rd with 5 or more ponies in the class earns 2 points

Titles & Awards

ROM (Register of Merit): 25 points in one category.

ROH (Register of Honor): 50 points in one category.

ROS (Register of Superior): 100 points in one category.

Honorary Champion: Acheive 3 ROM

Superior Champion: Acheive 3 ROH

Versatility Champion: Acheive 5 ROM

Supreme Champion: Acheive 5 ROS (one must be in Halter)

Qualifications, Rules & Eligibility:

Point forms must be signed and dated by the Judge or Show Secretary for each placing. Submit point forms to AGPR for Official Recording toward AGPR Titles and Awards.
$15 Yearly enrollment fee per pony, per year.
Riders/Drivers does not have to own the pony.
The pony must be registered with AGPR.
Registered name and number of the pony must be listed on the log sheet.
Separate log sheets must be used for each pony and for each show.
AGPR reserves the right to change the terms or conditions of these rules as well as awards.