Another AQHA (American) Award, awarded in Open, Amateur and Youth.
To be awarded this honour in Open, the owner may show the horse or an open competitor, all points earned by the horse in Open classes will count towards this Award.
To be awarded this honour in Amateur, only owner (or their spouse – as long as they are an amateur) can show the horse. Only points earned by the same owner/spouse in Amateur classes will count.
To be awarded this honour in Youth, only the owner (or their child – as long as they are a youth) can show the horse. Only points earned in Youth classes will count. Youth’s can also show in Open, but not in Amateur.
Register of Merit
A Register of Merit is designed to establish a record of outstanding performance. There are three Registers of Merit- one for racing, one for halter and one for performance events- but not a separate Register of Merit for each performance event.
Performance: A horse in the Open division or any single horse/exhibitor combination in the Amateur or Youth division which has won at least 10 points. These points can be earned in one or more events. A horse cannot be advertised as a Register of Merit earner in a specific event unless at least five points have been earned in that specific event. (For example, earning 2 points in five different events [for a total of 10 points] qualifies for a Performance Register of Merit, but not in any one specific event; earning five points in western pleasure and five points in western riding qualifies as a Register of Merit in those specific events.
2011 AQHA Open Performance Register of Merit
2011 AQHA Amateur Performance Register of Merit
2011 AQHA Youth Performance Register of Merit
2010 Amateur Performance Register of Merit
2010 AQHA Open Performance Register of Merit
