Level 1/All-Breed Shows

Our Inaugural Level 1/All-Breed Open Shows were a great success in 2022! Please join us back in Benton in 2023 on March 25-26 and August 19-20!

View 2022 High Point Winners here

Host Hotel

Fairfield Inn and Suites Benton
17320 I-30, Benton, AR 72019
(501) 722-6330

Ask for the Arkansas Quarter Horse rate
Nightly rate $79

Directions

Traveling I-30 West (coming from Little Rock)

Take Exit 116
Travel down I-30 Frontage Rd and continue right to go onto the W South St overpass
Once across the overpass, take a slight right toward I-30 Frontage Rd
Turn left onto I-30 Frontage Rd down to the stop sign at Citizen Dr
Turn left onto Citizen Drive and continue to the traffic circle
Take the first exit on the traffic circle onto Jackman Street
At the end of Jackman St, turn right onto Fairfield Rd
Turn right into the entrance at the back of the arena (grass area with the barn)

All trailers not hooking up to RV spots must park in the grass area by the barn. You can not go to the front of the arena for this show.

Traveling I-30 East (going towards Little Rock)

Take Exit 116
Travel past the front of the fairgrounds to the stop sign at Citizen Dr
Turn Right onto Citizen Drive and continue to the traffic circle
Take the first exit on the traffic circle onto Jackman Street
At the end of Jackman St, turn right onto Fairfield Rd
Turn right into the entrance at the back of the arena (grass area with the barn)

All trailers not hooking up to RV spots must park in the grass area by the barn. You can not go to the front of the arena for this show.

Show divisions and classes offered

All-Breed: Walk Trot-18 & Under | Walk-Trot 19 & Over | 18 & Under | 19 & Over

AQHA: Level 1 Walk-Trot Youth | Level 1 Walk-Trot Amateur | Level 1 Youth | Level 1 Amateur | Rookie Youth | Rookie Amateur

Classes: Ranch Trail, Ranch Rail, Ranch Sign Class, Ranch Riding, Reining, Ranch Conformation, Halter, Showmanship, Hunter Under Saddle, Hunt Seat Equitation, Western Pleasure, Horsemanship, Trail, Barrels, Poles, Stakes

Enter as many classes as you want for a flat class entry fee of $50/horse!

Division Rules

• All-Breed divisions are open to non-AQHA registered horses, ponies, minis, and mules. Exhibitor/horse combinations do not have to follow AQHA ownership rules. Divisions are separated by the exhibitor’s age as of January 1st of the current show year.
  • Walk-Trot 18 & Under and Walk-Trot 19 & Over
    • Are walk-trot-only divisions that are typically for beginner exhibitors who are not yet ready for lope classes.
  • 18 & Under and 19 & Over
    • Are walk-trot-lope divisions for exhibitors of all levels.
• AQHA Rookie and Level 1 divisions are open to current AQHA members riding AQHA registered mares and/or geldings. Exhibitor/horse combinations do not have to follow AQHA ownership rules.
  • AQHA Level 1 Walk-Trot Youth & AQHA Level 1 Walk-Trot Amateur
    • The Level 1 divisions are walk-trot divisions for beginner riders who have less than a certain number of AQHA points in each class and may not be ready for walk-trot-lope classes. Each class has a different number of points for eligibility. Exhibitors who show in an AQHA walk-trot class may not enter the corresponding walk-trot-lope class at the same show.
    • See complete AQHA Walk-Trot rules in section SHW755 on pages 284-285 in the 2022 AQHA Rulebook
    • See complete AQHA Level 1 Eligibility rules in section SHW251 on pages 101-102 in the 2022 AQHA Rulebook
  • AQHA Rookie Youth & AQHA Rookie Amateur
    • The Rookie divisions are walk-trot-lope introductory divisions for riders who have just started riding. Exhibitors must have less than ten lifetime AQHA points in the class and have not won $5,000 or more in the class in any equine organization or association they are entering. Horses exhibited in Rookie classes must have less than 50 lifetime AQHA points in the class and may not have won $1,000 or more in any equine organization or association the class they are entering. 
    • See complete AQHA Rookie Level and Eligibility rules in section SHW252 on pages 102-103 in the 2022 AQHA Rulebook
  • AQHA Level 1 Youth & AQHA Level 1 Amateur
    • The Level 1 divisions (previously called Novice) are walk-trot-lope divisions for beginner riders who have less than a certain number of AQHA points in each class. Each class has a different number of points for eligibility.
    • See complete AQHA Level 1 Eligibility rules in section SHW251 on pages 101-102 in the 2022 AQHA Rulebook
• You can check your or your horse’s AQHA Leveling eligibility here
• Check out the online 2023 AQHA Rulebook here