Divisions

WSSH Divisions offer a place for any level rider to compete.

DIVISIONS OF ELIGIBILITY
Riders can compete in multiple divisions and classes.

OPEN

The open division is open to any professional or non professional member, with any horse regardless of past winnings.

AMATEUR

Non-Pro eligibility is required for this division. Exhibitors may show in the Open Division without losing their non-pro eligibility.

LIMITED OPEN & AMATEUR

Non-Pro eligibility is required for the Non Pro division. Exhibitors may show in the Open and Non-Pro Divisions without losing their Limited NP eligibility.

Competitors in this division ride the modified version of the working cow horse class, which excludes the turn down the fence and circling/roping maneuvers.

GREEN HORSE

Rider: Any level of eligibility may ride in this division.

Horse: This division has a two year limitation and starts from the date of the first year shown in any ASHA competition.

Horses eligible for this division have never won three All-Around or Reserve All-Around titles, or has not won a year-end Champion or Reserve Champion title in ASHA or any similar associations.

Horses eligible for this division have not earned more than five points in any breed association (AQHA, APHA...) or more than $100 in a national organization (NCHA, NRHA,...)

Divisions offered: Open and Non-Pro with awards for each.

NOVICE

This division is reserved for riders who wish to learn more about showing at a beginners pace.

Riders must have limited riding and showing experience in any of the four classes provided by ASHA.

A riders eligibility can be assessed in a clinic offered at the event.

Through the ASHA Show Format, once a Novice has earned a combination of three Champion or Reserve Champion or Year-End Champion or Reserve Champion All-Around Titles, then the rider will move up the next year to the Limited Open, Limited NP, Green Horse, Non-Pro, or Open Division.

In the Stock Horse Trail Class, Novices will not see the log drag.

In the Working Cow Horse Class, Novice riders will ride the short dry work pattern prior to working the cow and then call for their cow and box only for one minute.

Stallions are prohibited in this Division.

WSSH splits this division into 1) Novice and 2) Novice Rookie. Hi Point and class awards are offered for each division. When the results are submitted to ASHA the points are combined into the one division of Novice.

The rider must choose one Division to compete in.

Novice Rookie = first two years showing with WSSH
Novice = meets the eligibility requirements of ASHA

Novice Rookie riders that win a Hi Point All Around will move up to Novice at the next show.

YOUTH

Riders in the Youth Divisions are ages 8-18 years of age.

In the working cow horse class 3 levels of cow work are offered.
Youth - completes the full cow work.
Limited Youth - will complete the Box, Drive, Box, and then Drive work.
Novice Youth - will box for 50 seconds.

Stallions are prohibited in this Division.

WSSH offers a short stirrup division for those riders age 7 years and under.

WALK-TROT

Riders may not cross enter into the loping classes, and vice versa.

Divisions offered:
Amateur
Novice
Youth 14-18
Youth 8-13

Classes offered:
Pleasure
Trail
Reining

WSSH will award an all-around award for those participants riding in the same division in all three classes, and class awards at each show. ASHA does not offer Year-End National Honor Roll awards for the walk-trot divisions.

Stallions are prohibited in the Novice and Youth Divisions.