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 Circle G Classic)
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.
- For example, 1 in 2YO mares, 1 in 3YO mares, 3 in Aged, and 5 in Performance - a total of 10 mares.
- All halter classes count towards the high-point
