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Spring Series Awards

Requirements/Rules for all Spring Series High-Point Awards:

  • Show in at least 2 of the 3 spring shows (March, April, and/or May)
  • High-Points are figured by horse/rider combo
  • If you show or run more than once per judge/per show, your two best scores/runs will count towards your total

2025 Standings (as of No Bling Spring Fling)

Ranch Trail High-Point

Points:

  • Points will be based on judges’ scores
  • There are 7 total judges across the three shows
  • If you show more than twice to a judge, your two highest scores will count toward your total
  • All AQHA & All-Breed Ranch Trail classes count toward high-point (W/T, L1, and regular)

Example:

  • Horse/Rider 1
    • L1 Youth Ranch Trail - 74
    • Youth Ranch Trail - 74
    • Open Ranch Trail - 76
    • Points for judge - 150 points
  • Horse/Rider 2 
    • Walk-Trot 11 & Over Ranch Trail - 70 
    • L1 Amateur Ranch Trail - 69
    • Amateur Ranch Trail -  69.5
    • Open Ranch Trail - 65
    • Points for judge - 139.5 points
  • Horse/Rider 3 
    • All-Breed Ranch Trail - 79
    • Open Ranch Trail - 81
    • Points for the judge - 160 points

Speed High-Point

Speed Requirements:

  • Run in at least 2 of the 3 events (Barrels, Poles, and/or Stakes)

Points:

  • All times in an event will be sorted per show
  • Points will be based on the total number of exhibitors per event across all divisions, up to 50
  • The fastest time in each event will receive up to 50 points, 2nd fastest 49 points, etc.
  • The highest point-earning run per event per show will count toward a horse/rider’s total.

Example:

  • Horse/Rider 1
    • Youth Barrels - 17.324 (25th overall out of 52 runs, earned 26 points) 
    • Youth Poles - 22.532 (10th overall out of 30 runs, earned 20 points) 
    • Youth Stakes - 8.212 (2nd overall out of 20 runs, earned 19 points) 
    • Points for show - 65 points
  • Horse/Rider 2 
    • L1 Amateur Barrels - 21.029 (40th overall out of 52 runs, earned 10 points) 
    • Amateur Barrels - 15.678 (1st overall out of 52 runs, earned 50 points) 
    • L1 Amateur Poles - 20.879 (1st overall out of 30 runs, earned 30 points) 
    • Amateur Poles - 21.013 (3rd overall out of 30 runs, earned 28 points) 
    • Points for show - 80 points
  • Horse/Rider 3 
    • Open Barrels - 16.042 (3rd overall out of 52 runs, earned 48 points) 
    • Open Poles - 20.943 (2nd overall out of 30 runs, earned 29 points) 
    • Points for the show - 77 points
  • Horse/Rider 4 
    • Amateur Barrels - 15.864 (2nd overall out of 52 runs, earned 49 points) 
    • Open Barrels - 16.192 (4th overall out of 52 runs, earned 47 points) 
    • Points for the show - 96 points, but not qualified. Must run at least 2 of the 3 speed events, this one only ran barrels.

Horsemanship High-Point

Points:

  • Points will be based on judges’ scores
  • There are 7 total judges across the three shows
  • If you show more than twice to a judge, your two highest scores will count toward your total
  • All AQHA & All-Breed Horsemanship classes count toward high-point (W/T, L1, and regular)

Example:

  • Horse/Rider 1
    • Small Fry Walk-Trot Horsemanship - 75
    • L1 Youth Horsemanship - 74
    • Youth Horsemanship - 74
    • Points for judge - 149 points
  • Horse/Rider 2 
    • Walk-Trot 11 & Over Horsemanship - 78 
    • L1 Amateur Horsemanship - 82.5
    • Amateur Horsemanship -  85
    • Points for judge - 167.5 points
  • Horse/Rider 3 
    • Walk-Trot 11 & Over Horsemanship - 75
    • All-Breed Horsemanship - 81
    • Points for the judge - 156 points

Halter High-Point

Points:

  • Points will be tallied on a 9-point scale.
    • First place out of 9 or more horses would be awarded 9 points, 2nd place 8 points, 3rd place 7 points, etc.
    • Less than 9 horses would be based on the number of horses in the classes: first place out of 5 horses would be awarded 5 points, 2nd place 4 points, etc.
    • Horses earning grand or reserve will also earn points based on the total number of horses in that group of classes.
      • For example, 1 in 2YO mares, 1 in 3YO mares, 3 in Aged, and 5 in Performance - a total of 10 mares.
        • Grand would earn 9 points
        • Reserve 8 points
        • In addition to the points earned in their individual classes.
  • All halter classes count towards the high-point
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