Trail
The WWHA’s Ride - Drive Award Program provides a source of recognition for owners, riders, and horses who enjoy the benefits gained from spending time in the saddle! New this year is the Between the Ears program that adds a way for those who ride in an arena, or other types of riding, that are not necessarily on the trail. When signing up, please indicate if you will be Between the Ears, Trail Rider, or Trail Horse. Definitions are below.
Between the Ears
Description: Between the Ears has been added to the trail program, to help celebrate all of the hours spent in the saddle by members who ride their horses for multiple uses. Hours accumulate year to year and awards will be given at milestones. Each year an annual high hours award will be given to one youth and one adult in the Between the Ears program.
While participation in shows does not count toward hours accrued, almost all other riding activities do, including pleasure, trail, and arena riding, demonstrations, drills, driving, endurance, field trials and parades etc.
Between the Ears
· This program will be continuous from year to year as long as the rider pays an annual fee of $10 and is a current WWHA member.
· There are two divisions of Between the Ears – one for adults, and one for youth (under 18 as of January 1st of current year)
o Youth accumulated hours will stay with them once they reach 18.
· Hours can be logged on any equine. Hours can be accumulated for any time in the saddle, recorded with a half hour minimum and 15 minute increments after that. Hours ridden at a show do not count towards your total. (You should not count time spent sitting and visiting, traveling to and from the ride, or getting ready for the ride.)
· Hours ridden must be written in the WWHA Between the Ears Log Book or provided electronic form.
· Hours will accumulate throughout rider’s lifetime with recognition noted at the following levels of accomplishment.
50 Hours 100 Hours 250 Hours 500 Hours 1000 Hours
After reaching 1000 hours, awards are then earned in 500 hour increments.
· The program runs from November 1 to October 31.
· Log books must be postmarked by November 30 in order to be eligible for year end awards.
Trail Riding Award Program
Horse Division: To obtain hours both owner and rider must be WWHA members. Designed with the one horse/one rider combination concept, the horse owners(s) and rider must be current WWHA members in good standing. The horse/rider combination will log hours spent riding or driving on the trails. An owner may nominate more than one horse.
Rider Division: To obtain hours only the rider must be a WWHA member. Designed for the one rider w/ multiple horses concept, the rider must be a current WWHA member in good standing. Horses used in the Rider’s Division may be any breed. The Rider will log hours spent riding or driving on the trails. Any horse used in the Rider Division will not be allowed to also log hours in the Horse Division.
· This program will be continuous from year to year as long as the rider pays an annual fee of $10 and is a current WWHA member.
· In the horse division it is the horse who logs hours on the trail
· In the rider divison the hours are those logged by the rider on trails.
· Hours are accumulated for any time spent riding outside of an arena, trails, roads, personal property all count. Hours are recorded with a half hour minimum and 15 minute increments after that. (You should not count time spent sitting and visiting, traveling to and from the ride, or getting ready for the ride.)
· Hours ridden must be written in the WWHA Log Book or provided electronic form.
· Hours will accumulate throughout rider’s or horses lifetime with recognition noted at the following levels of accomplishment.
50Hours 100 Hours 250 Hours 500 Hours 1000 Hours
After reaching 1000 hours, awards are then earned in 500 hour increments.
· The program runs from November 1 to October 31.
· Log books must be postmarked by November 30 in order to be eligible for year end awards.
Send your Log Book to:
WWHA Distance Program
C/O Kricket Jewett
7428 E. Schmidt Rd
Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
Or kricketj@gmail.com
For more info call Kricket at 608-751-3288