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Location: 31 lengths farms | So like S&T said, the fastest time in the FC on barrels you can run and stay in that division is a 28.310. If you sign up for AAA+ and something goes wrong on a turn and you run a mid 19 then that falls into the AAA (no +) division, no chance for a ribbon and no points in your division either... |
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Location: Canada | If someone wants to bring multiple horses then it's in the best interest of the club to do so. If someone has a horse that can only do two events and another that can do the remaining three why exclude them.
If you are doing it on a points basis award the points to the horse. The more events the horse competes in the more potential points they earn.
The goal is to have a successful club so the more entries you get the more things you can do with the money you earn. If you start excluding people because they want to run two or more horses then you lose all those people who want to participate to season their horses, and those who have specialized horses they want to reserve for events.
When entering base the entry on the horse. For example if it's $20 if you enter all five classes it has to be on ONE horse/rider combination. Otherwise it's $5 per class and make any office fees based on horse/rider combination.
I find so many clubs start fretting over the little things that eventually the club fails simply because they invoked so many excluding rules. Make it fun for everyone and the club succeeds - and no you won't please everyone all the time.
Good luck
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Meanest Teacher!!!
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Location: sunny california | i have to agree with Sassy & Tessa CGA is super cool. You can run all over the state and the same divisions/matrix is used. the same patterns and same judging rules.
the only thing I didn't like was the long days as I rode in a club with over 100 riders. and they did not tractor between riders, so it got pretty bad. I used to sign up in AAA+ even with a colt so I could be on decent ground!
some places with high numbers and big arenas will split the arena in half with tape. and run the skinny patterns side by side |
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 Certified Snake Wrangler
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Location: North MS | my club makes you specify your point horse for each event and you can ride as many as you like. More than two will run you ragged if it is a small class though. Great for seasoning one though. I have never heard of the aaa divisions or anything. We just split by ages. |
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Elite Veteran
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| Here is my two cents, and this is just my experience and in no way is every club like this.
I do 4H, which has a slow day for pleasure/halter and stuff, then a speed day for barrels/poles and stuff like that. Well, my mare and I dominate both days (we just built a horse barn at the fair grounds so last year was the first year our fair ever had horses, and my mare's stall was covered in Grand Champion banners, haha). How we do points is based off of a horse/rider combination, and you can show up to 3 horses (4 if a mare and foal as they are counted as 1). Well, the high point award before I started showing my mare, was DOMINATED by the pleasure riders since there were more pleasure classes. Well, I am the cause of drama where ever I go because I totally go against the grain in what ever I do. So when I showed up with this BA all around barrel horse, and I beat everyone in everything, this got the adult leaders trying to make stupid rules, like only being able to show a horse on one day, not both. Needless to say, it didn't fly because head leader is this mare's owner. (LOL). I'll be showing 2 or 3 horses this year, but still my mare will be the primary one, the other two are a halter gelding then possibly a second barrel horse gelding (OTTB).
These small clubs full of immature kids and adults on powertrips are just full of drama is what I'm getting at, and don't let them get to you. Shrug it off and keep going. (For those who are wondering, I have 2 years left and yes I plan on taking the high point award both years to add to my last 3 titles. and to keep my barrel horse thinking a little bit. haha)
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| CGA is what I run with too. And yes, there are divisions cut up based on speed. For each show, you can bump up one division and get points, but you do not get placed if you fall one division below what you signed up for. For instance, say you are running barrels. You sign up for A (the times are FC, A, AA, AAA, and AAA+), but you run a time that would fall into the AA category. Say you place second. You get the points for getting second. But say you run slower than A and place in FC. You get no points at all, and they do not place you. Same with if you were to run a AAA time.
But yes, it can get really competitive once you hit the midway point in AA. AAA times on poles are in the low 20s if you want to place and win a ribbon. 13 events, every single one is different and requires different skills from the horses. Oh, and ribbons are not the only things to win. Saddles, buckles, halters, hay bags, tack sets, SMB's, and cash can also be won. It is a fun association. |
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I'll Be Your Huckleberry
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Location: Arizona | I didn't read all the responses but most associations I have run in allow you to use more than one horse if you choose. I have always used one horse for all the events, however I do not run in the summer months here in AZ. I don't think there is any reason why a horse can't do them all but I also do not have a problem with someone who rides multiple horses. |
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Location: Central Texas | Thank you for all the replies. I have been reading through the CGA website and have found lots of good info and ideas. I'm really liking the idea of speed divisions instead of age divisions. I have doubts as to whether or not I can get the old timers in this club to understand how it works but I'm going to give it a shot. If it doesn't work then I guess I need to move to California LOL. |
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