MHJA Point System Rules

Horse Show Point System Rules

 

1. All riders must be paid up members of the Mountaineer Hunter/Jumper Association and the appropriate nomination fee for each horse must have been paid PRIOR TO the time the points are won for the points to count towards yearly awards.  Nomination fees will be used to defray costs of year-end awards and routine operating expenses.

 

2. Points are based on a horse/rider combination except for the following divisions in which the points accrue to the rider:  Walk-Trot Hunter, Canter Cross Rails Hunter, Short Stirrup Hunter, Long Stirrup Hunter, Beginner Rider Hunter and all equitation divisions.

 

      Members selecting any of the following divisions - Walk Trot

      Hunter, Canter Cross Rails Hunter, Short Stirrup Hunter, Long

      Stirrup Hunter or Beginner Rider Hunter - must pay one horse

      nomination fee when joining, but can ride any horse throughout

      the year.  Points will accrue by rider.

 

      If the member rides more than one horse in a show in one of

      the above divisions, only the ribbons won on the originally

      nominated horse will count towards points.  If none of the

      horses ridden is the nominated horse, then the horse on which

      the first ribbon is won in the first class will be used for the

      remaining classes to determine which ribbons count for points

      at that show.

 

3. Each horse/rider combination may be eligible for a maximum of two hunter division year-end awards with the exception of Very Green, Pre-Green, Canter Cross Rails and Walk-Trot.  The hunter divisions selected must meet the two division ruling as described below.  Horse/rider combinations in Very Green or Pre-Green may cross enter in two additional hunter divisions.  Canter Cross Rails and Walk-Trot entries cannot cross into another hunter division.

 

     The two divisions must be “back-to-back” in ability.  A division

     level cannot be skipped.  See “Class Descriptions” on page 7.

 

      If a rider wishes to switch any division within the current year,

      all points will be lost in the division that is dropped.  Points in

      the new division will be accumulated only from the date of the

      change.

 

4. The point year will begin on November 1st and end on

      October 31st of the following year.

 

5. Nominating  and membership forms will be available at each

      show and meeting, or by requesting them from the Point

      Secretary.

6. There must be a least three entrants in any class in order for

      it to count for points.  The points will count as follows:

 

            1st place    10 points            4th place     2 points

            2nd place    6 points            5th place     1 point

            3rd place    4 points             6th place     1/2 point

     

      Points will be determined according to the number of

      entries in the first class over fences in each division as

      follows:

                    3 to 11 entries…………...single points

                    12 to 17 entries…………double points

                    18 or more entries………triple points

 

      This system will apply to all MHJA approved shows

      regardless of USEF rating or location.

 

7. Each show will offer champion and reserve champion for all

      divisions except for equitation; however, the champions will

      not accrue any additional points.  Year end awards will offer

      champion and reserve champion in all divisions.

 

8.   If a rated show offers a Pre-Children’s division, points

      earned in this division will count for year-end points in the

      MHJA Children’s division as long as the horse and rider

    combination is nominated.

 

 

      If a show offers the WPaPHA Adult Hunter division and

      does not offer a MHJA Adult division, then the WPaPHA

      Adult Hunter division will count for points in the MHJA

      Adult division as long as the horse and rider combination is

      nominated.

 

9.   In order to qualify for points for the annual MHJA

      Championships, the following fence heights must be

      observed in each division.

 

              Open Hunter……………....……..2’6”, 2’9”, 3’

              Pre-Green Hunter……….…...…...2’9” - 3’

              Adult Amateur Hunter…..….……2’9” - 3’

              Low Adult Hunter…………...…...2’3”

               MHJA Adult……………………..2’6”

              Children’s Hunter (horse)…...……2’9”

              Children’s Pony Hunter…………..2’, 2’3”, 2’6”

              Intermediate Hunter……..….……2’6” - 2’9”

               Low Children’s Hunter…………...2’6”

              Low Intermediate Hunter……...…2’3”

              Pony Hunter………………..….…2’3”, 2’6”, 2’9”

              Very/Baby Green…………..….…2’3”

              Short Stirrup Hunter……….….…18” - 2’

              Long Stirrup Hunter……..…….…18” - 2’

              Beginner Rider Hunter…………...18” - 2’

               Canter Cross Rails Hunter….….....12” cross rails

              Walk-Trot Hunter……………..…12” cross rails

              Beginner Jumper……………..…...2’6”

              Hopeful Jumper…………….……2’9”

              Training Jumper………………….3’

 

10. The equitation divisions and their respective fence heights

      will be as follows:

 

              Adult Equitation…………….…...2’9” - 3’

              Age 15—17 Equitation……….….2’6” - 2’9”

              Age 14 and under Equitation…......2’3” - 2’6”

              Long Stirrup Equitation……….…18” - 2’

              Short Stirrup Equitation...………..18’ - 2’

               Canter Cross Rails…………...…...12” cross rails

              Walk-Trot Equitation….…..……..12” cross rails