The AMERICAN SADDLEBRED REGISTRY:

SADDLEBRED SELECT

Saddlebred Select strives to acknowledge and honor the achievements of registered American Saddlebred horses in all recognized competitive events. Points are earned at competitions approved by an organization regarded as the national or international sanctioning group for that equine activity in divisions recognized by that organization. Horses enrolled in the program earn points toward three levels of achievement: bronze, silver and gold. There are four different sections of competition where points may be accrued, dressage, eventing, carriage/combined driving and endurance/competitive trail riding. Saddlebred Select award winners are regularly honored in the American Saddlebred Reference Directory, and each level of achievement is distinguished with a certificate and noted in the horse's permanent ASR file.

GRAND NATIONAL

Conceived by dedicated owners, breeders and trainers, Grand National is a prize program for American Saddlebred horses, created to generate excitement in owning and showing this special breed of horse. The goals of the American Saddlebred Grand National program are to increase participation, popularity and marketability of the American Saddlebred by offering the opportunity for additional prize money to be won by Grand National recorded horses. Recorded horses compete for cash awards in selected classes at United States Equestrian Federation licensed competitions throughout the country. The awards are paid in addition to any other prize money offered in the class by the horse show itself. The Grand National program is now in its 27th year and has awarded more than $2.9 million. Grand National offered added prize money in more than 51 classes in 2011. It’s time for you to get in on the action!

Sport Horse Incentive Program

The American Saddlebred Registry (ASR) is proud to announce the details of the new Sport Horse Incentive Program. As part of this program, which is designed to identify and reward owners of registered Saddlebreds and Half-Saddlebreds competing in the Sport Horse Disciplines, horses registered with the ASR or HSRA competing in disciplines including dressage, driving, endurance/trail, eventing, show jumping/hunters and reining are eligible for prize money, based on their participation and performance. To be eligible, horses must be registered Saddlebreds or Half-Saddlebreds, and must be enrolled annually for a fee of $150 for the Incentive Program. Enrollment forms for the program are available here. A Saddlebred Application for Registration form can be obtained here, and a Half-Saddlebred Application for Registration form can be found here. For full details of the program, including general eligibility requiremants, general rules and regulations, specific discipline rules and regulations, and answers to frequently asked questions about the program, click here.

2011 Sport Horse Incentive Winners

Sport Horse Year End Awards Program

The Sport Horse Year End Awards program is designed to acknowledge, reward and promote the versatility of the American Saddlebred within the various disciplines and are open to both registered purebred and registered Half Saddlebred horses. Disciplines in which horses may earn points are: dressage, driving, hunter, jumper, eventing, and distance riding (competitive trail riding and endurance).

High Point Neck Ribbon Awards Program

For American Saddlebred and Half Saddlebred horses enrolled in the Sport Horse Year End Awards Program and competing against all breeds at open shows, a plan has been implemented to recognize the Saddlebred or Half Saddlebred with the highest score at that competition. A neck ribbon is presented at shows recognized by national (USEF) or discipline regulated (USDF, AERC, USPC, etc.) open all breed shows. Awards will be sent upon the request of individual competitions; so if you are planning to show this year, be sure to ask show management to contact the ARS office for a neck ribbon in each sport horse discipline. For more information, or to request a ribbon for your show, contact saddlebred@asha.net.

Rules for requesting and awarding the American Saddlebred Sport Horse High Point Award:.

The American Saddlebred Sport Horse High Point Award will be available upon request by the show management of national (USEF) or discipline regulated (USDF, AERC, USPC, etc.) open all breed shows.
All Sport Horse disciplines will be eligible.
The owner of the sport horse must be a member in good standing with the ASHA at the time of the event; exhibitor will be required to show ASHA membership card as proof of current membership.
The horse must be enrolled in the American Saddlebred Sport Horse Year End Awards program; there is a one-time fee of $25.
The owner must provide a copy of the horse’s registration certificate (either ASHA or Half Saddlebred) to show management; the certificate will have a sticker that verifies the horse is enrolled in the Sport Horse Year End Awards Program.

Adequan®/USDF All-Breeds Awards

Designed to recognize the accomplishments of specific breeds in dressage, these awards are presented to horses declared for a participating registry/organization (PO) with USDF. While “open” is the standard division and “Training through Grand Prix” are the standard levels for all-breeds recognition, optional division awards can be presented in the following categories: freestyle, adult amateur, junior/young rider, vintage cup, FEI young horse, dressage sport horse breeding or material.

Specific All-Breeds Award Rules A horse must be declared with USDF for a participating organization (PO) by August 1 of the award year in order to participate in the all-breeds award program. Horses previously declared will remain declared for that organization. Declarations can be made by submitting breed papers to USDF, along with your horse’s USDF number. Owners should access the list of all-breeds awards participating organizations on the USDF Web site. Once an all-breeds declaration has been made, it cannot be changed. Exception: The owner may change the declaration of their horse to another organization with which the horse has registry papers, upon written request to USDF, for the following reasons: (1) A participating organization joins the all-breeds program after the horse has already been declared with another all-breeds participating organization, (2) A participating organization discontinues its participation in the all-breeds program after the horse has already been declared with that organization. If the horse is eligible for multiple registrations and not previously recorded with USDF, the owner must make a choice of organization for the purpose of USDF all-breeds awards only. If there is no all-breeds PO for a horse’s breed, the owner may declare for one that is participating, before September 30 of the award year. Horse and owner must meet all requirements of the PO.

The requirements of the American Saddlebred Registry as a Participating Organization are as follows: The horse must be registered with the American Saddlebred Registry or with the Half Saddlebred Registry of America. The owner must be a member of the American Saddlebred Horse Association.

For additional information regarding this program, please click on the following link http://www.usdf.org/awards/all-breeds/all-breeds.asp or call (859) 971-2277

REGISTRIES AND EVENTS FOR SADDLEBRED CROSSES:

http://www.arabianhorses.org	http://www.nshregistry.org
http://www.georgiangrande.com/