BCHSA Points System
In order to receive a year-end award at the Awards Banquet, a horse or pony in a Hunter or Pleasure division or a rider in an equitation division must have accumulated at least six (6) points.
Please note: If there is a zero listed for points awarded for one person or horse in a class where others were awarded points, it means that the person or horse listed as receiving 0 points for a ribbon is not a member.
Performance and Equitation Division Points
| Entries | 3-12 | 13+ |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | 15 |
| 2nd | 6 | 11 |
| 3rd | 4 | 9 |
| 4th | 2 | 7 |
| 5th | 1 | 6 |
| 6th | .5 | 1 |
For Medal classes, please see Medal Points System below.
Special Considerations
For full points to count toward Annual High Point Awards for Hunter divisions, each division must have at least three (3) exhibitors complete the first class of the division. If only two (2) exhibitors complete the first class, only half points will be awarded for that division class. If there are only two (2) entries in a division, horses will only receive half points as long as both entries complete the first class. If a division is run with only one entry, no points will be awarded.
Merit System Points
Short and Long Stirrup
Blue Merit: 45 points
Red Merit: 35 points
Riders earning their Blue Merit award are qualified to compete in the Short or Long Stirrup Medal Finals.
Mini-Short Stirrup
Blue Merit: 35 points
Red Merit: 25 points
Beginner Rider
Blue Merit: 35 points
Red Merit: 25 points
Lead Line
Blue Merit: 25 points
Red Merit: 15 points
Riders in all merit divisions who earn less than the threshold points for the Red Merit award will receive a Participation award at the year-end Banquet.
Medal Classes
For the Junior Rider on a Horse, Junior Rider on a Pony, Adult Amateur, and Pre-Children’s/Pre-Adult medal classes, 12 points are required to qualify for the Medal Finals.
Medal Class Points System
| Placing | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .5 |
Junior riders may qualify riding either a horse or a pony, but may only compete in one class at the Medal Finals. Points earned in either the Junior Horse or Junior Pony medal classes during the show season will be summed to determine the rider’s qualifying points. For example, a rider who earns 10 points in the Junior Horse medal class and 2 points in the Junior Pony medal class has earned 12 points and qualified for the Medal Finals. Our online points system is unable to show this combination, but it is accounted for when inviting riders to show in the Finals.
Blue Merit award winners are invited to compete in the Short and Long Stirrup Medal Finals.
Hunter Classics
The points earned in these classics will be added to the horses’ year end totals in their respective divisions. In addition to being used to boost the division year end totals, the classic points themselves will also be used to determine the high point horse in each of the three classics.
Hunter Classic Points System
| Placing | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 |