AMHA Gelding Incentive Fund
Ultimate Gelding Awards

 

AMHA Gelding Incentive Fund

The Gelding Incentive Fund (GIF) Program has changed! The newly adopted program varies from the GIF programs of previous years so please be sure to familiarize yourself with the new program.

The purpose of the GIF continues to be the promotion of registrations and transfers of AMHA geldings by increasing their value through a monetary incentive encouraging their exhibition in the show arena. The GIF is intended to be self-sustaining by means of nomination fees paid by the participants. As available, other sources of funding may be used to supplement the prize money available for payout. Geldings participating in the GIF must be nominated annually. You may nominate your gelding for a non-refundable fee of $50 at anytime during the show-year through the closing date of entries of the World Show. The postmark of the nomination will determine the timeliness of its submission. Late nominations will be accepted for a non-refundable fee of $100 up to the official start of the first class of the World Show. A single fee nominates the gelding for any and all GIF classes in which he is entered. All nomination fees go into the general gelding fund and are not maintained by a specified class or division.

The monetary awards will apply solely to the pure gelding classes offered at the World Show as listed below:

Youth Classes (7)
YOTE Geldings
Youth Exhibiting Jr. Gelding - 7 & under
Youth Exhibiting Jr. Gelding - 8-12 years
Youth Exhibiting Jr. Gelding - 13-18 years
Youth Exhibiting Sr. Gelding - 7 & under
Youth Exhibiting Sr. Gelding - 8-12 years
Youth Exhibiting Sr. Gelding - 13-18 years

Amateur & AOTE Classes (10)
Amateur Jr. Gelding Level 1
Amateur Jr. Gelding Level 2
Amateur Sr. Gelding Level 1 - 30" & under
Amateur Sr. Gelding Level 1 - over 30" to 34"
Amateur Sr. Gelding Level 2 - 30" & under
Amateur Sr. Gelding Level 2 - over 30" to 34"
AOTE Jr. Gelding Level 1
AOTE Jr. Gelding Level 2
AOTE Sr. Gelding Level 1
AOTE Sr. Gelding Level 2

Open Classes (8)
Weanling & yearling Geldings
2 yr old Geldings - 33" & under
Sr. Geldings - 30" & under
Sr. Geldings - over 30" to 32"
Sr. Geldings - over 32" to 34"
Country Pleasure Driving Geldings
Single Pleasure Driving geldings
Classic Pleasure Driving Geldings

The total general gelding fund will be allocated among the Youth (15%), Amateur/AOTE (42.5%) and Open (42.5%) divisions. Each division's allocation will then be equally apportioned to each class within that division. Although non-nominated horses will be eligible to compete in the specified classes for World Show titles, only nominated geldings will be eligible to receive GIF monetary awards. The top six (6) nominated geldings placing within the top ten of a GIF eligible class will receive a share of the prize money for that class according to their order of finish among the nominated geldings per the distribution schedule of:

1st 40%
2nd 20%
3rd 15%
4th 11%
5th 8%
6th 6%

Any nominated horse that does not earn a top ten finish in the class is not eligible to receive a GIF award regardless of the number of nominated horses with higher finishes. Therefore, it is possible that fewer than six places may be paid out for a particular class. Any GIF funds not dispersed are returned to the general gelding fund for distribution the following year.

The following also applies to the GIF:

1) A nominated horse exhibited by a youth must be owned by that youth or an immediate family member as defined in YD-010 C pertaining to AMHYA titles and awards.

2) All AOTE and YOTE rules and restrictions apply to the AOTE and YOTE gelding classes.

3) AMHA rules concerning leased horses apply to all GIF divisions.

4) GIF award checks will be mailed to GIF winners within 30 days of the close of the World Show.

GELDING INCENTIVE FUND NOMINATION FORM

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Ultimate Gelding Regional Awards Nomination Form

Ultimate Gelding Regional Awards

The AMHA Ultimate Gelding Regional Awards are awards that will be presented each year at all three of the AMHA Regional Championship Shows. Champion & Reserve Champion Awards will be presented to the top - 2-- placings for each division.

The awards are based on points and will be awarded in three divisions - youth, amateur and open. Points will follow the horse, and the appropriate award will be presented to the RECORDED owner as of the transfer and/or Lease deadline for the Regional shows in the current show year.

Only 1 Award will be given regardless of how many names are on the horse's registration papers. It's up to those recorded to determine "who" gets the award.

1) Although non-nominated horses will be eligible to compete in the specified classes for Regional Championship Show titles, only nominated geldings will be eligible to receive AMHA Ultimate Gelding Regional Awards.

2) A nominated horse exhibited by a youth must be owned by that youth or an immediate family member as defined in YD-010 C pertaining to AMHYA titles and awards. All YOTE rules and restrictions apply to the YOTE gelding class.

3) A gelding must be nominated by: Completing a nomination form and giving the form and required nomination fee to show management before the horse goes into his first class.

The nomination fees are as follows:
Youth/YOTE - $25.00
Amateur/AOTE - $25.00
Open - $25.00

A gelding can be nominated in one, two or all three divisions.

There are 12 awards broken down by:

Youth halter, Youth Performance (to include YOTE & to include Special Needs Youth)
Amateur Halter, Amateur Performance (to include AOTE)
Open Halter and Open Performance (to include Special Needs Adult).

A 1st & 2nd will be awarded in each Nominated Geldings may earn points in all classes they are eligible with the exception of:
The 3 & 4 Year Old Driving classes
Costume
Multiple Hitch Classes
Best Matched Pair
Get of Sire
Produce of Dam
Mare & Foal
Three By One Owner
Golden Showmanship

The points will be awarded according to where the nominated geldings place in their prospective classes. Points will be awarded for 1st thru 10th place. For Example: 1st place getting 10 points 2nd getting 9 points & so on. Should there be less than 10 entries, points will be awarded accordingly; for example: with 5 horses; 1st place gets 5, 2nd gets 4 & so on.

All Geldings will receive a number out of a special series of numbers to make tracking them easier. For Example 900, 901, 902, 903 etc.

If a tie occurs:

Open Halter, the horse that place highest in their Open height halter class breaks the tie.

Open Performance, the horse that places highest in their Open Gelding driving class breaks the tie.
Amateur Halter, the horse that place highest in their regular Amateur Halter class breaks the tie.

Amateur Performance, the horse that places highest in their regular Amateur driving class (Classic, Country, or Single)

Youth Halter, the horse that places the highest in their regular Youth halter class breaks the tie.

Youth Performance, the horse that places highest in their regular Youth driving class (Classic, Country, or Single) breaks the tie.

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