Small Fry Rules
1. Entries
limited to exhibitors 10 years of age and younger. No exhibitor
shall be eligible to win the
2. AQHA registered horses
only may be shown and no stallions will be permitted.
3. Horse
must be owned by a member of the immediate family (as defined by AQHA rules).
4. Points for highpoint
year-end awards will be kept on a horse/rider basis
from MQHA sponsored shows only: Amateur show, Dixie National, Spring Show,
Youth Show and Futurity.
5. Exhibitors showing in the
Small Fry Series may not show in any other classes with the exception of the
halter classes.
6. Year end awards will be
given in 6 classes to the top 5 exhibitors. Exhibitors must be a member of MQHYA and show
to at least 5 judges to qualify for year-end awards.
7. Small Fry classes offered
are: Showmanship, Walk-Trot Western Pleasure,
Horsemanship, Trail, Walk-Trot Hunter Under Saddle, and Equitation. Trail exhibitors will not
be required to work the gate.
8. Participation awards (Ex. Halter and Lead) will be
awarded to all exhibitors who show to 5 judges and are MQHYA members
AQHYA World Championship Show
1. In order for a youth to qualify for
the world championship show, he/she must be a member of the MQHYA and AQHYA and
recorded as such with AQHYA prior to May 1
2. MQHYA and AQHA points will be
counted from May 1 to April 30.
3. One youth will be selected, first
from the list of MQHYA points, and a second youth will be selected from the
list of AQHA points with the exception of Showmanship, Horsemanship and Western
Pleasure (Refer to Rule #9). Horses that
have no qualifying points (MQHYA or AQHA) may not be allowed to participate in
any class, regardless, even if no entries exist.
4. An alternate horse(s) in each event
shall only be considered the alternate for the event after the AQHYA World Show
registration deadline. Alternates shall
be selected from the list of MQHYA points.
5. AQHA points must be earned in youth
classes, as open points do not count.
6. Should there be a tie in MQHYA
points, AQHA points shall be used to break the tie; should there be a tie in
AQHA points, MQHYA points shall be used to break the tie.
7. Should one youth be high point in
both MQHYA and AQHA points, that youth will fill the list from MQHYA
points. The youth with the second most
AQHA points will then be the other youth to qualify.
8. A member of MQHYA who qualifies nationally according to AQHYA
guidelines will be eligible in addition to the two state representatives.
9. Showmanship, Horsemanship and
Western Pleasure will qualify on AQHA points.
The youth with the most in-state AQHA points will be selected
first. The youth with the most AQHA
points (total in-state and out-of-state) will be selected second. In case of a tie, the one with the most state
points (MQHYA) under the 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 method will be selected. Mississippi points will count only in the
case of a tie and for alternate selection.
10. A committee of three consisting of
the MQHA president, youth advisor, and youth committee chairman will oversee
the youth projects and functions. Each
youth who plans to be a part of the youth team must participate in all youth sponsored projects
designated toward the World Show Team.
11. Parents of youth who qualify must
sign an agreement to reimburse the MQHYA all fees paid for the youth if he
fails to participate without a valid reason.
Valid reasons to be ruled upon by above committee. There will be no with-drawls for classes
entered once the youth has arrived at the AQHYA Finals without a legitimate
reason to be determined by the Youth Advisor.
(Change
for 2003)
12. A Sign-up Meeting will be held in
conjunction with the MQHYA Shows held annually in Jackson. Youth exhibitors intending or planning to
participate in either the AQHYA World Show or the NYATT must attend and sign up
at this meeting. In case of sickness or
death in the immediate family (as defined in AQHA Handbook) the MQHA Secretary
or the Youth Advisor must be notified prior to or on
the day of the sign up meeting. It is
the responsibility of the exhibitor or prospective exhibitor to be aware of
this requirement. No exceptions or
appeals will be accepted.
13.
In
order to participate on the World Show Team, youth members must attend half the
regularly scheduled youth meetings and participate in at least half the youth
fund raising projects.
1. With the exception of Novice classes and Walk-Trot, all year
end awards will be divided into two (2) age groups. To be eligible for an award in any category,
a youth must compete five (5) times on the same horse.
2.
There will be awards given for each event, halter and performance. In the event of a tie the one participant
placing in the most shows will break the tie; if this is a tie, the one with
the most first place scores will break the tie.
3.
A Youth All-Around Award shall be presented to the youth with the highest
number of points in both halter and performance classes. A Reserve Youth All-Around Award shall be
presented to the second highest placing youth.
4.
The All-Around Youth, at the end of the show year, will receive an award equal
to three times one championship award.
The reserve All-Around Youth will receive exactly one-half the amount of
the All-Around Youth.
5.
The High Point Speed Event Award will go to the high placing horse in timed
events. The high point speed event horse
award will include all events that are timed.
This youth will receive an award equivalent to the Reserve All-Around
Youth award. A Reserve All-Around Speed
Event Award will be awarded the second place timed event horse, and will be
awarded exactly one-half the High-Point Speed Award.
6.
In order to recognize our out of state members and exhibitors, the MQHYA will
present to any such member an appropriate award when said member has the High
Point or Reserve High Point Horse in an event.
This award will be in addition to the award presented to the Mississippi
resident that is High Point or Reserve High Point in the event. This does not apply to All-Around or Reserve
All-Around Performance Awards
7.
A Novice All-Around Award will be presented to the youth with the highest
number of Mississippi points in Novice classes only. A Reserve Novice All-Around Award shall be
presented to the second highest placing youth in Novice classes.
1. Ownership of
the horse exhibited by a youth will be determined by AQHA records.
2. Points will be awarded on a
9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis with the number of points awarded the winner never
exceeding the number of horses in the class.
3. No points will be awarded until the
dues are received by the secretary.
4. Points will be awarded on a
one-youth, one-horse basis. Should a
youth change horses during the year, no points will be carried forward. EXCEPTION: In the event a horse dies, the
youth may purchase a new horse, designate that horse to replace the one that
died, and carry forward any points earned in showmanship, horsemanship, hunt
seat equitation and equitation over fences classes only.
5. Any member owing money or
merchandise to MQHYA or MQHA will be denied all privileges of the Association
until these obligations are paid.
6. MQHYA points will start from
November 1 of the current year and will end October 31 of the following year.
National Youth Activity Team Tournament (NYATT)
1. The National
Youth Activity Team Tournament (NYATT) team shall be selected in the same
manner as the Youth World Show qualifiers using MQHYA approved shows only.
2.
In order for a youth to
qualify for the NYATT team, he/she must be a current member of MQHYA as of the
point qualifying deadline.
3. See Rule 12 for AQHYA World
Championship Show
4. Two alternates shall be selected in
each category using the same selection process as stated
5. Points earned at MQHYA approved
shows between the dates of January 1 and July 1 shall be used to compute
qualifiers.
6. Team members must participate in
the Congress NYATT opening ceremonies and must exhibit in the NYATT class (or
classes) in which he/she is entered in order to be eligible to receive any
NYATT awards. A team member will forfeit
any awards if he/she does not exhibit without a valid reason presented to the
Youth Advisor before the competition begins.
7. In order to participate on the NYATT Team, youth members must attend half the regularly scheduled youth meetings and participate in at least half the youth fund raising projects.