2010 MPtHA Year End Awards Program

1. The owner of the horse/pony/miniature in Open classes, or the exhibitor in Youth or Amateur classes, must be a current member in good standing of the MPtHA. Dues must be paid prior to the end of any show in order for points to be awarded for that show.

2. Points will be awarded in the MPtHA year end point system per judge as shown below:

Placing-> 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

Class Size |------------------- Points ----------------------|

6+ 6 5 4 3 2 1

5 5 4 3 2 1

4 4 3 2 1

3 3 2 1

2 2 1

1 1

Grand Champion = 4 points Reserve Champion = 3 points

Year-end award points WILL BE AWARDED for the Jubilee of Color show in August – one set of Minnesota points per judge.

3. If a class is held 3 times split or combined in a way not appearing on the published show bill, the award will be made as the split or combined class was held. If the class is split or combined 2 times or less, the award will be made as the class is published in the show bill. If a class is conducted at only 1 show, there will be no year end award for that class.

4. Overall High Point awards will be made as follows:

Open: S/H Horse, P/S Horse,
Amateur: S/H Amateur, P/S Amateur, Miniature Amateur
Pony: S/H Pony, P/S Pony
Miniature: Miniature A, Miniature B

Horse, Pony & Miniature Divisions: Halter grand and reserve points will not count in computation of Overall High Point awards. Classes conducted at a single show will not count.

Amateur Division: Classes conducted at a single show will not count.

5. Year-End Class Awards: Champion and Reserve Champion year-end awards will be given for each of the following divisions. Places 3 through 6 will be published, but no awards given. Year end awards will not be made for classes with a single award recipient.

Horse Division, Halter & Performance

Each individual halter, color and performance class shown during the year, according to split and combined rule (Rule 3). Gymkhana classes will be combined as "Games”. Limited Walk/Trot Eng/Western Pleasure & Equitation will be awarded according to the published rules for those MPtHA classes.

Pony Division, Halter & Performance

Each individual halter, color and performance class shown during the year, according to split and combined rule (Rule 3). Gymkhana classes will be combined as "Games”.

Miniature A & B Divisions, Halter & Performance

Each individual halter, color and performance class shown during the year, according to split and combined rule (Rule 3).

Amateur Division, Halter & Performance

Each individual halter, showmanship and performance class shown during the year, according to split and combined rule (Rule 3). This includes amateur Novice classes.

6. In case of a tie:

For Overall High Point, award goes to horse/pony/mini/Amateur team with the most first place awards. If a tie still exists, second places will be totaled, then third places, etc.

For Year-End Class Awards, Halter award goes to horse/pony/mini with the most Grand Champion awards. If a tie still exists, Reserve Champion will be totaled, then third places, etc.

Performance and Amateur award goes to horse/pony/mini/Amateur team with the most first place awards. If a tie still exists, second places will be totaled, then third places, etc.

If a tie remains in either halter or performance classes, multiple awards will be made for the tied placing and lower remaining placings will be moved down in position. (i.e. if there is a tie for 2^nd place, there will be 2 seconds, no third, a fourth, fifth, etc.)

7. Novice Amateur - Total of AM Novice English Pleasure & AM Novice Western Pleasure. Award donated by the Neu Family. Cost of yearly award plates/engraving to be paid by MN Pinto.

8. Midnight Eagle Combination Versatility Award - Traveling trophy presented to the S/H horse earning the highest total points from, and must participate in all:

Halter Western and/or English Pleasure
Trail Ideal Pinto, Western and/or English
Discipline Rail, Western and/or English

The horse/rider combination must be exhibited in at least two of the divisions (Open & Youth, or Open & Amateur) in the above classes to qualify. Award donated by George & Sandie Portz in honor of their stallion "Midnight Eagle”. Cost of yearly award plates/engraving to be paid by MN Pinto.

9. RO Tsynder Award –Awarded to recognize outstanding Pleasure/Saddle type Pinto horses, with an emphasis on the horse’s versatility, training and high quality as an ideal Pinto horse. It is a traveling trophy to be awarded at the Minnesota Pinto banquet on a yearly basis. Trophy will be awarded for the last time for the 2016 show season.

Will be given to the horse with the highest number of combined TOTAL MINNESOTA points in Pleasure/Saddle OPEN classes AND Youth or Amateur classes. Youth/Amateur may only use one horse/rider combination in the point tally. The combination with the highest point total will be used. The horse must have been shown in the following classes:

Open Halter English Pleasure
Park/3-Gaited and/or Show Hack Disciplined Rail (English and/or Western)
Ideal Pinto (English and/or Western) Tobiano or Overo Color
Youth/Amateur Equitation and/or Horsemanship Western Pleasure

Must have a minimum 10 total first place awards in required classes.

Cost of yearly award plates/engraving to be paid by MN Pinto. Any major repair work will be split 50/50 by award winner, who has possession of trophy, and the sponsor. Sponsored by Cris Stetler, in honor of Regal Oaks Tsynder.

10. IM Truly Special Versatility Award - This award is to recognize a pony’s versatility. It will be a traveling trophy, to be awarded for 5 years at the Minnesota Pinto banquet on a yearly basis, beginning in 2009, and for the last time for the 2013 show season. After the 2014 show season, the award will be returned to the sponsor, Loaune Foster.

The trophy will be awarded to the Amateur/Pony combination earning the highest combined total points in all classes. The Amateur/Pony combination MUST compete at least once during the show season in EACH of the follow 11 classes:

Halter, Open Halter, Amateur

Trail or Trail In Hand, Open Trail or Trail In Hand, Amateur

Eng. or West. Pleasure, Open Eng. Or West. Pleasure Amateur

Eng. or West. Ideal, Open Eng. or West. Ideal, Amateur

Eng. or West. Disciplined Rail, Open Eng. or West. Disciplined Rail, Amateur

Eng. or West. Showmanship, Amateur

Points will be MPtHA points, not National ROM points.

Cost of the trophy is donated by the sponsor, Loaune Foster. Cost of yearly award plates/engraving to be paid by MN Pinto.

11. Volunteers of the Year - Awarded to 2 members, who are not members of the Board of Directors, who have demonstrated high levels of hard work, and effort on behalf of MPtHA for the improvement of the charter and breed. These people are selected by the Board of Directors.

12. Board Member of the Year - A Board member who has contributed high levels of hard work, leadership and volunteering to the Board and club. This member is selected by their peers on the MPtHA Board.

13. Sportsmanship Award - A special award to recognize the person who is genuinely a goodwill ambassador for Minnesota Pinto. This person is friendly to all, and tries to help wherever they can. This person is the example of the club’s ideal member or exhibitor. To be nominated by the general membership with the yearly ballot and ratified by the Board of Directors. Award to be sponsored by the Board of Directors.

14. "Grand Ol’ Pintoer” Award - Members of MPtHA are eligible for this award after being a member in good standing for 10 years or more. This person has made significant contributions to the organization and is considered to be an outstanding member. The general membership nominates members on the fall election ballot and the current Board determines if the nominated members are eligible and if he/she meets the criteria of making significant contributions to the organization. Only one member per year can receive this award, and it can only be received once per member.