All horses registered with the Performance Horse Registry and nominated to the Silver Stirrup Awards program are eligible for Zone Hunter/Jumper awards. In addition, USA Equestrian criteria must be met in regard to earning points toward year-end awards. Please refer to the USA Equestrian guidelines below regarding criteria for eligibility.
CHAPTER II. ELIGIBILITY.
Article 902.
1. Points toward any Horse of the Year Award will not be credited until the applications and fees for the horse's recording, exhibitor's registration, transfer of ownership, name change or addition of owner(s) and owner's Senior Active, Junior Active or Life membership are received by the USA Equestrian office. If the horse is recorded as owned by a farm, partnership, corporation or syndication, that entity must record its name as an exhibitor registration and at least one owner must be an active Individual Senior Active, Junior Active or Life Member. In a multiple ownership only one owner must be an active Individual Senior Active, Junior Active or Life Member. See also Rule VIII, Chapter IV.
2. For points to count with respect to any competition, the required materials and fees must be received by the USA Equestrian office on or before the first recognized day of such competition. Points are not retroactive.
3. A horse must be recorded with the USA Equestrian and the name of the individual appearing on the horse recording certificate as owner must be that of an Individual Senior Active, Junior Active or Life Member in good standing. Effective date of ownership is the day written authorization is received by the USA Equestrian office. If the recorded owner is a farm/stable, corporation or any name other than that of a person, refer to Art. 815.
4. No points will be credited toward an award unless the USA Equestrian recorded name of the horse appears in the competition's records (i.e., result sheets or catalogue) as exhibited in the name of the USA Equestrian recorded owner or lessee.
Horses are eligible for Zone Awards in Hunter & Jumper divisions as according to USA Equestrian Rule Chapter II Article 903.6-13.
Article 903. Zone Awards.
6. Horses are eligible for Zone Awards only within the home zone of the entry's recorded owner(s). However, points won at competitions in states contiguous to an exhibitor's home state, or in Canada if contiguous to an exhibitor's home zone will count in addition to any points won in an exhibitor's home zone.
b. Zone awards are offered in for the following disciplines: Hunters & Jumpers. For divisions for which zone awards are offered, each zone may chose one or more states contiguous to their zone in which to compete for zone points. Zone committees must submit their contiguous state(s) by August 1 of the previous year.
7. For purposes of distributing Zone Awards, refer to the zone and contiguous state chart below.
8. An owner's residence at the time he applies for membership will be maintained throughout the year and is considered his home zone. If the recorded owner moves his residence during the year to a new zone, points can be accumulated in the new zone provided the owner declares in writing to the USA Equestrian that the new zone will be his home zone. For points to count, the declaration must be received by the USA Equestrian office on or before the first recognized day of the competition.
9. If the recorded ownership of the horse is transferred, valid points earned by the previously recorded owner will be retained in his home zone. Points are not transferable from one zone to another.
10. Horses showing under multiple ownership involving more than one zone must have one home zone declared for the purpose of these Awards. This declaration must be made in writing to the USA Equestrian office by March 1st of the current year or within 30 days of receipt of horse recording application and must be signed by each bona fide owner. Effective date of declaration is the day the written authorization is received by the USA Equestrian office and for points to count, the declaration must be received by the USA Equestrian office on or before the first day of the competition. If only one owner is an USA Equestrian individual member in good standing, this person's residency will automatically become the entry's home zone.
11. If the horse is recorded under the ownership of a registered farm, the residence of the farm's owner is the entry's home zone. If the owners of a farm reside in different zones see paragraph 10 above.
13. Responsibility in fulfilling the requirements of the above Articles rests entirely with the exhibitor. As the competition entry blank is generally the source of information required in Art. 902.4, care should be taken to fill out entry blanks correctly.
YEAR END AWARD PRESENTATION
- The Zone PHR Award year is December 1st through November 30th
- No changes to award standings will be made after December 21st
- The winners in each division will presented their awards in conjunction with their Zone banquet, whenever possible. Otherwise winners will receive their awards via the mail after the years end
ZONE AND CONTIGUOUS STATE CHART
Zone 1
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Connecticut |
(Canada, NY) |
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Massachusetts |
(Canada, NY) |
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Maine |
(Canada, Zone locked NY) |
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New Hampshire |
(Canada, Zone locked NY) |
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Rhode Island |
(Canada, NY) |
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Vermont |
(Canada, NY) |
Zone 2
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New Jersey |
(Canada, DE, CT, MA, VT, MD, WV, OH) |
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New York |
(Canada, DE, CT, MA, VT, MD, WV, OH) |
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Pennsylvania |
(Canada, DE, CT, MA, VT, MD, WV, OH) |
Zone 3
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Delaware |
(NJ, PA) |
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DC |
(Zone locked PA) |
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Maryland |
(PA) |
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North Carolina |
(GA, SC, TN) |
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Virginia |
(KY) |
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West Virginia |
(PA, KY, OH) |
Zone 4
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Alabama |
(Zone locked LA) |
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Florida |
(Zone locked NC) |
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Georgia |
(NC) |
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Mississippi |
(AR, LA) |
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South Carolina |
(NC) |
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Tennessee |
(NC, VA, KY, AR, MO) |
Zone 5
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Illinois |
(Canada, IA, WI, MO) |
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Indiana |
(Canada, Zone locked TN) |
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Kentucky |
(Canada, VA, WV, TN, MO) |
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Michigan |
(Canada, WI) |
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Ohio |
(Canada, PA, WV) |
Zone 6
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Iowa |
(Canada, IL, MO) |
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Minnesota |
(Canada, Zone locked IL) |
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Nebraska |
(Canada, KS, MO, CO, WY) |
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North Dakota |
(Canada, MT) |
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South Dakota |
(Canada, MT, WY) |
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Wisconsin |
(Canada, IL, MI) |
Zone 7
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Arkansas |
(MS, TN, NE, CO, IL, KY, IA, NM) |
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Kansas |
(MS, TN, NE, CO, IL, KY, IA, NM) |
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Louisiana |
(MS, TN, NE, CO, IL, KY, IA, NM) |
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Missouri |
(MS, TN, NE, CO, IL, KY, IA, NM) |
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Oklahoma |
(MS, TN, NE, CO, IL, KY, IA, NM) |
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Texas |
(MS, TN, NE, CO, IL, KY, IA, NM) |
Zone 8
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Arizona |
(CA, NV) |
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Colorado |
(NE, KS, OK, WY) |
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New Mexico |
(OK, TX) |
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Utah |
(ID, WY, NV) |
Zone 9
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Idaho |
(Canada, UT, NV) |
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Montana |
(Canada, ND, SD) |
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Oregon |
(Canada, NV, CA) |
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Washington |
(Canada, Zone locked CA) |
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Wyoming |
(Canada, NE, SD, CO, UT |
Zone 10
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California |
(AZ, OR) |
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Nevada |
(AZ, UT, OR, ID) |
Zone 11
Zone 12