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Regional Experience Eligibility Rules

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Exhibitor Eligibility: An exhibitor’s eligibility to participate in the Region 8 Championship Show is governed by the rules and regulations in the 2008 AQHA Official Handbook of Rules and Regulations with the following modifications:

  1. To participate as an exhibitor you must be a resident of Region 8 (Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, & New Mexico) at the time of entry through the time of competition. Proof of residency is required by show management.
  2. Current AQHA membership is required to compete. Membership in state affiliate is not required.
  3. Exhibitors placing in the top 10 in a halter class at the 2007 FedEx Open & MBNA Amateur World Championship Show, 2007 Bayer Select World Championship Show, or 2007 AQHYA World Championship Show are ineligible to show in any halter class (any division) with a horse of the same sex as the horse that placed in the top 10 at the above listed shows.
  4. Exhibitors placing in the top 10 of a performance class at the 2007 FedEx Open & MBNA Amateur World Championship Show, 2007 Bayer Select World Championship Show, or 2007 AQHYA World Championship Show are ineligible to show in any division of the same class.

Horse Eligibility: A horse’s eligibility to participate in the Region 8 Championship Show is governed by the rules and regulations in the 2008 AQHA Official Handbook of Rules and Regulations with the following modifications:

  1. To show in an Open division class, the horse’s owner must be a resident of Region 8 (Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, & New Mexico) at the time of entry through the time of competition. Proof of residency is required by show management. Ownership by a Region 8 residence must be established at time of entry.
  2. Owner of horse must have a current AQHA membership at the time of entry through time of competition. Membership in state affiliate is not required.
  3. A horse cannot be shown in the same Open division class (halter or performance) at more than one Regional show during the same calendar year.
  4. Horses placing in the top 10 in any halter class at the 2007 FedEx Open & MBNA Amateur World Championship Show, 2007 Bayer Select World Championship Show, or 2007 AQHYA World Championship Show are ineligible to show in any halter class at the Regional shows, regardless of age or sex of the horse.
  5. Horses placing in the top 10 in a performance class at the 2007 FedEx Open & MBNA Amateur World Championship Show, 2007 Bayer Select World Championship Show, or 2007 AQHYA World Championship Show are ineligible to show in any division of the same class.

AQHA Region 8 Show and Experience, May 8 - 11, 2008 , Amarillo National Center, Texas