AWARDS

AWARDS

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WELCOME TO OUR ADA AWARDS PROGRAM....

Awards program: The association offers its members the chance to participate in its annual awards program. Awards are presented at an annual banquet, which is usually held in January.

New for 2008: recognized schooling shows. Schooling show chairwoman Ashley Hammill has developed a system for recognizing schooling shows that's a win-win for competitors, the association and the show management. Here are the details.

Here are the awards program's official rules:

The Alamo Dressage Association proudly honors its competing members with year-end awards in two divisions: Recognized Shows and Schooling Shows. Rider Achievement Certificates are also given. All awards are presented at the ADA Annual Banquet.

Qualifying Rules
1. The ADA competition year is Jan. 1-Dec. 31
2. To be eligible, the rider must be an ADA member in good standing at the time the scores are earned.
3. Qualification is based on same horse/rider combination.
4. Riders are responsible for submitting their scores to the Awards Chair by Dec. 1. Scores can be submitted by sending a copy of the front of the test sheet to the Awards Chair.
The score, Rider's name and Horse name must be legible.

Recognized Show Classifications
1. USDF/USEF Recognized Shows - Champion and Reserve at each:
Training Level thru Fourth Level, and FEI
a) Open b) Amateur c) Junior/ Young Rider
Divisions will be combined if less than 3 qualified horse rider combinations are in each division.
2. Recognized Show Awards are based on a combination's top five (5) scores under four (4) different USEF judges at each level.
3. Scores may be earned at any USDF/USEF recognized show, but at least one score must be earned at an ADA show recognized by the USDF and USEF.
4. Scores earned in championship classes can be applied towards year-end awards; however, when two scores are earned for one test, only the average will be used for year-end award calculations.

ADA-Recognized Local Schooling Shows
1. Champion and Reserve at each:
USDF Introductory
Training thru Second Level
Third Level and above
a) Amateur
b) Open c)
Junior/Young Rider
Divisions will be combined if fewer than three qualified horse rider combinations are in each division.
2. Schooling Show Awards are based on a minimum of six scores under three different judges. The high and low will be dropped and the remaining scores will be averaged.
3. An ADA schooling show is one that is listed in the Stall Street Journal or on the ADA Web site.

Rider Achievement Awards
1. Rider Achievement Certificates will be awarded to combinations who have earned five (5) scores of 60% or higher in either Recognized Shows or Schooling Shows (or both) per level during the ADA competition year.
2. The judges under whom the scores are earned must be L graduates, r, R, S, C, or O level judges. Scores must be from at least three different judges.
3. A combination may earn only one achievement award per level.