The Colorado American Saddlebred Horse Association offers several different types of year end awards. Awards are available to all current CASHA members. To be eligible for year end awards the OWNER AND RIDER of the horse need to be current members of CASHA unless otherwise specified. Here are the year end award programs offered by CASHA along with the point system outline:
The CASHA Horse of the Year is your favorite American Saddlebred horse for the year. Horses are nominated by current CASHA members and nominations will be accepted up until the last class of the Denver Queen City Horse Show. Nominations will be reviewed by the nomination committee and reduced to 6horses. Those 6 horse nomination forms are then reviewed by the CASHA board and reduced to 4 horses. Those 4 horses are then published to the CASHA membership and will be voted on by the membership. The CASHA Horse of the Year is truly the horse of the membership!
The CASHA Merit Award is an award given to a horse and is based off of the life-time accumulated points for that horse, regardless of owner or division the horse is shown in. When 75 points are accumulated, CASHA presents the Merit Award to the current horse owner and the horse is no longer eligible for the Merit Award. Both the OWNER AND RIDER must belong to CASHA to receive points in a given year. Be sure to note that this is a different point system than the traditional Year End Awards. At the option and cost of the horse owner, a special merit award presentation can be conducted during the Denver Queen City Horse Show the following year.
The CASHA Scholarship Award awards one college scholarship each year in the amount of $500.00 to the CASHA juvenile high point rider. The check will be made payable directly to the college of his/her choice. The winner will be announced each year at the CASHA Year End Awards banquet. Points will follow the RIDER ONLY; horses do not have to be owned by a CASHA member. To be eligible, riders must be a member in good standing of CASHA, be 17 years of age as of December 1 of the previous year per USEF rules at the time the award is made, and may currently be enrolled in High School or College.
The CASHA Adult and Juvenile Sportsman of the Year is the person you think demonstrated the best sportsmanship during the given show year. Individuals are nominated by current CASHA members and nominations will be accepted up until the last class of the Denver Queen City Horse Show. Nominations will be reviewed by the nomination committee and reduced to 6 individuals. Those 6 individual nomination forms are then reviewed by the CASHA board and reduced to 4 individuals. Those 4 individuals are then published to the CASHA membership and will be voted on by the membership. The CASHA Adult and Juvenile Sportman of the Year is truly the sportsman of the membership!
The CASHA Year End Awards are awarded to the high point horses in Colorado for a given year. The horse OWNER AND RIDER must be a current member of CASHA for points to count. 2008 CASHA Year End Award Winners
The ASHA State Pleasure Horse Awards are awarded to the high point pleasure horses in Colorado for a given year. CASHA is eligible for the ASHA State Pleasure Horse Awards because our organization is considered a Charter Club for the National ASHA Organization. The horse OWNER AND RIDER must be a current member of ASHA and CASHA for points to count.
In addition to a participation award and special recognition at the year end banquet to every academy rider that is a current member of CASHA, CASHA will present year end awards to the high point academy adult and juvenile riders in Colorado for a given year. The ACADEMY RIDER must be a current member CASHA for points to count.
CASHA offers 2 special year end awards. They are high point awards for the high point Adult Amateur and high point Juvenile Exhibitor for the year. Perpetual trophies donated by the Parker Family and Kipper Family will be given for these prestigious annual high point awards. The OWNER AND RIDER must be a current member of CASHA for points to count.
Saddle & Bridle 2008 Best of Breed Awards
For more information see www.coloradosaddlebred.com or contact Stacey Kipper
at (303) 766-6985 (home), (303) 619-8699 (cell), or e-mail at
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