This competition is open to AIMHCNZ registered horses who have been entered into Hi-Points.
All horses that have entered Hi-Points and compete in performance classes are automatically entered and awarded points throughout the show season. The owner must be a member of an affiliated club. There is no additional entry fee and it is a National Club Competition as well as an Individual Competition.
Horses must be 3 years of actual age or older.
Height categories A, B & C are combined for this challenge
Prize Pool for this season is $955 and will be given for the following:
Overall Club team winner – $200 which goes to your club
Overall North Island Individual winner – $100
Overall South Island Individual winner – $100
Jumping Individual nationwide – 1st $75 – 2nd $50 – 3rd $25 – 4th $20 – 5th $15
Trail Individual nationwide – 1st $75 – 2nd $50 – 3rd $25 – 4th $20 – 5th $15
Long Reigning / Harness Individual nationwide – 1st $75 – 2nd $50 – 3rd $25 – 4th $20 – 5th $15
For the club challenge, the best 3 placings from each club in each performance discipline counted will be put forward from each qualifying show.
Irrespective of the number of shows that you enter, your points will be counted from your top 5 Shows including either the AIMHCNZ Inc National Extravaganza Show or the AIMHCNZ Championship Show. For the Club Competition, your AIMHCNZ club will nominate you for their club. Those of you who are a member of more than one club please let your AIM club representative know that you would like to represent their club. This cannot be changed in one season unless the horse is sold, or leased to someone else, then the new owner or lessee will be able to nominate a new club.
- The horse owner or lessee must be a member of an AIMHCNZ affiliated club to qualify for points.
- For a horse owned by a Syndicate to qualify for points, the Syndicate must be a member of an AIMHCNZ Affiliated Club.
- For a horse owned jointly by two or more parties to qualify for points, all the owners must be members of an AIMHCNZ Affiliated Club.
- All points will be awarded in the horse owner’s name.
- Where a horse is leased, a lease document must be lodged with the AIMHCNZ Registrar for the points to be awarded in the leasees name.
- The AIMHCNZ Inc National show or the AIMHCNZ Championship show and AIMHCNZ Inc Affiliated Club shows that are approved as Hi-Point shows, (HP), count towards this competition.
Points are scaled as follows:
1 Horse in the class – 1st = 2 Points
2 Horses in the class – 1st = 4 points, 2nd = 2 point
3 Horses in the class – 1st = 6 points, 2nd = 4 points, 3rd = 2 point
4 Horses or more in the class – 1st = 8 points, 2nd = 6 points, 3rd = 4 points, 4th = 2 points
Points earned at an approved AIMHCNZ Inc National Extravaganza Show is rated x 3 points; AIMHCNZ Championship Show rated x 2; all other shows are rated 1, unless otherwise notified by AIMHCNZ.
*The best 5 hi point shows over the season will count, but only 1 show at a rating of 3 or 2 may count, if you attend both the National Show and the Championship Show, then one of these shows must be scaled at 1 if you wish to use the results for hi-point competitions.
Ties are subject to a count back. Order of placings is decided by number of first places etc. Where there is no way to separate the horses on points, a tied place will be awarded.
Classes to count:
- Harness Pleasure Driving Or Roadster – Novice and Open, not Youth classes.
- Long reining – Novice and open or combined* classes, not Youth classes.
- Trail – Introductory, Novice and open or combined* classes, not Youth classes.
- Hunter/Jumper – Introductory, Novice and open. Does not include combined* classes or Youth/Masters/Mens classes.
Fault and out, 4 bar, cones, dressage or any other classes deemed as novelty by the Hi-Point committee will not be counted.
*Combined being combining of height categories.
