The ASPC/AMHR/ASPR Triple A Amateur program was created so that an amateur who shows in halter or performance won’t be penalized for not having a Shetland, Miniature, or Show Pony that doesn’t do both! You can earn points in halter or performance or both, as well as in more than one division.
We also have a program for those Amateurs that don’t show in the show ring, but can earn their Amateur Awards through the Amateur Excellence and Amateur Companion Horse programs. Ms. Janice Bryant of Chattanooga, TN will be the coordinator of this program. Watch your official publication “The Journal” for announcements concerning Amateurs that have won during the past year.
The August/September edition of “The Journal” will showcase our “Amateur Corner” news which will feature local, Congress, Mini Nationals, Amateur Excellence/Companion Horse and Supreme Amateurs from the past year.
How do you become eligible for this innovative and fun “Triple A” program? First, you must hold a current (2011) Amateur Card. If you haven’t applied for one you will need to send in your $5.00 fee and amateur application form, by clicking here, to the ASPC office, and they will send you a current Amateur Card.
For many of these awards, you will need to keep track of your own points during the year-except for local show awards. When you enter any amateur class at a participating local show, you will be automatically entered for those local High Point Amateur awards.
So folks, get your boots polished, clip and bathe your Shetlands, Miniatures, and Show Ponies, and get ready to have a great time competing this year. Hope to see YOU in the winners circle!
Karen Shaw
ASPC/AMHR/ASPR Triple A Chairman
