• Youth High Point
• Youth Versatility
• Adult High Point
• Adult Versatility

Year-End Awards

The year-end High Point Champion in each category will receive an award. The image displayed above is the actual 2008 High Point Award from Cowboy Bronze^TM. http://cowboybronze.com/

Tie-breakers

In case of a tie at year-end, the rankings from individual shows will be used as a tie-breaker. The participant with the better show ranking will win the tie. For example, if Bonnie was the high point winner at two shows while Samantha was the high point winner at one show only, Bonnie would win the tie-breaker.

Eligibility

• Participants must be NWHA Adult or Youth members.
• An individual may earn points as a Youth rider or an Adult rider, but not both, during a single calendar year. Points earned competing in a youth class will not count towards the adult high point awards. (see note)
• Participants must complete in at least 2 of the eligible shows.
• Participant may compete on any horse in any eligible class.
• Participant must pre-register.
• Participant does not have to be a resident of Texas.

Registration

Participants must register in order to compete in the Red River Awards program.

• Registration will be accepted at the East Texas Gaited Classic in Nacogdoches.
• Registration by online form or download form and snail mail.  Include
  • your name
  • your mailing address
  • your NWHA member number
  • your adult/youth status
• Registration will be accepted at the Gaited Gala, before the start of the show.

The registration deadline for 2008 is June 19. This is the day before the start of the Gaited Gala in Athens. Registration forms may be turned in when you arrive at the show.

Class List for High Point
Revised 31 December 2007

Classes may be English, Western, or Tack Optional.
Classes may be designated as Open, Amateur, AOT, Adult, Youth, Novice Horse or Novice Rider.
Classes may be either 2-gait or 3-gait.

• TWH Lite Shod Jr. Horse 4 and under
• TWH Lite Shod
• TWH Trail Pleasure Jr. Horse 4 and under
• TWH Trail Pleasure
• TWH Plantation Pleasure Jr. Horse 4 and under
• TWH Plantation Pleasure
• TWH Country Pleasure Jr. Horse 4 and under
• TWH Country Pleasure
• TWH Keg Shod Jr. Horse 4 and under
• TWH Keg Shod
• SSH Lite Shod Jr. Horse 4 and under
• SSH Lite Shod
• SSH Trail Pleasure Jr. Horse 4 and under
• SSH Trail Pleasure
• SSH Keg Shod Jr. Horse 4 and under
• SSH Keg Shod
• RH Flat Shod Jr. Horse 4 and under
• RH Flat Shod
• RH Trail Pleasure Jr. Horse 4 and under
• RH Trail Pleasure
• RH Country Pleasure Jr. Horse 4 and under
• RH Country Pleasure
• RH Pleasure Jr. Horse 4 and under
• RH Pleasure
• RH Open Shod Jr. Horse 4 and under
• RH Open Shod
• OGB Jr. Horse 4 and under
• OGB

The following classes will not earn Red River points.

• Speed Racking
• Texas Bred
• any Mountain Horse class
• NWHA Members Only (these classes generally have special NWHA awards)
• Senior Rider (sometimes called "Jack Benny" classes)

Class List for Versatility
Revised 31 December 2007

Versatility classes marked with an asterisk (*) require the participant to designate the horse that will earn Red River points. This must be done prior to the start of the show (a form will be available in the show office). This is not required if the participant only shows one horse. If the participant shows multiple horses, but does not identify which horse will earn Red River points, no points will be earned.

• Showmanship
• Trail Obstacle^*
• Western Riding^*
• Pole Bending^*
• Barrel Racing^*
• Water Glass
• Basic Reining^*
• Jumping (TWH Over Fences)^*
• Dressage^*
• Equitation (English or Stock Seat 3-Gait)
• Pleasure Driving
• Obstacle Driving^*
• Natural Horsemanship^*

Scoring
Updated 31 December 2007

Points are awarded to the rider only, not the horse and rider combination. This means that an individual may earn points on multiple horses at a single show.

Scoring is slightly different from the way that NWHA and TWHBEA calculate high point scores. Since the Red River awards are meant to promote participation, anyone placing in an eligible class will receive at least 0.5 points. The maximum points that may be earned are 6 for 1st place, 5 for 2nd place, down to 1 point for 6th place. The following table shows how points are awarded.

Regional shows earn double points.

• East Texas Gaited Classic: an extra 2 points will be awarded for each placing.
• Gaited Gala: "double" points (one set of regular points for each judge)
• Moonwalker Memorial Show: regular points

Notes

• In the normal scheme of things, a person is considered a youth for the entire show season if they were under 18 at the start of the show season. NWHA defines a show season using the NWHA National Show as the end of the year. Since the Red River Awards use points earned during a calendar year, it is possible for an individual to compete as a youth from 1 January up to and including the National Show, and then compete as an adult from the National Show to 31 December. For the Red River Awards only, an individual who turns 18 during the calendar year in which points are earned may decide to accrue points as an adult or a youth.
  • If you start the year as a youth, all points earned will count towards the youth awards unless you inform the sponsors otherwise.
  • Send an email to Paula Sue if you wish to change your status from youth to adult.
  • You can only change your status once; reversal is not allowed.
  • You can only change your status from youth to adult; changing your status from adult to youth is not allowed.
  • Points earned in any youth classes will not count towards the adult awards.
  • You cannot change your status after the start of the final show in the series.