Qualifying Points for the 2007 AQHA Bayer Select and Ford AQHYA World Championship Shows Approved

Amarillo, Texas, September 5, 2006 – The qualifying season for the 2007 American Quarter Horse Association Bayer Select and Ford AQHYA World Championship Shows are underway, and the recommendations for qualifying points have been approved.

AQHA’s in-house World Show committee uses a formula to determine the qualifying points. The committee then presents the recommendations to AQHA’s Executive Committee for approval.

This year’s Bayer Select World Show was held August 29 through September 3 at the Amarillo National Center in Amarillo, Texas. It had a projected economic impact of more than $2 million to the Amarillo economy and featured more than 600 American Quarter Horses. Entries exceeded 800 in amateur select competition. For more information and results from the 2006 Bayer Select World Show, visit /aqha.com /.

2007 BAYER SELECT WORLD SHOW QUALIFYING POINTS

Class name ...............2007 Points

Yearling Stallions .............2

2-Year-Old Stallions .........2

3-Year-Old Stallions .........2

Aged Stallions .................2

Yearling Mares .................2

2-Year-Old Mares .............5

3-Year-Old Mares .............5.5

Aged Mares .....................6

Yearling Geldings .............2.5

2-Year-Old Geldings .........3

3-Year-Old Geldings .........3

Aged Geldings .................9.5

Showmanship at Halter ....12.5

Cutting ............................2.5

Working Cow Horse ............2.5

Tie-Down Roping ................2.5

Breakaway Roping ..............2

Heading ….........................7.5

Heeling …..........................7

Barrel Racing …..................5

Pole Bending …...................4

Reining …...........................7

Western Riding …...............3.5

Trail …...............................9.5

Western Horsemanship ….....9

Western Pleasure ….............17

Hunter Under Saddle ….......10.5

Jumping …..........................2

Working Hunter …................2

Hunter Hack ….....................2

Hunt Seat Equitation ….........2

Equitation Over Fence …........2

Pleasure Driving …................2

Team Penning …..................5
2007 FORD AQHYA WORLD SHOW QUALIFYING POINTS

Class name 2007 Points
Yearling Mares…...........................................1.5
2-Year-Old Mares….......................................4.0

3-Year-Old Mares
Aged Mares…..............................................14.5

Yearling Geldings…........................................1.0

2-Year-Old Geldings…....................................6.0

3-Year-Old Geldings…....................................6.0

Aged Geldings …..........................................22.0

Western Pleasure….......................................37.0
Trail….........................................................23.0

Working Hunter…..........................................8.5

Hunter Under Saddle….................................35.0

Hunter Hack….............................................11.0

Hunt Seat Equitation….................................23.0

Showmanship…...........................................38.0

Western Horsemanship…..............................36.0
Barrel Racing…............................................20.0

Pole Bending….............................................12.5

Breakaway Roping….......................................4.0
Stake Race….................................................5.5

Jumping….....................................................1.0

Western Riding…..........................................15.0

Cutting….......................................................2.0

Tie-Down Roping…..........................................1.5

Heading….......................................................2.5

Heeling…........................................................2.5

Reining…......................................................10.5

Working Cow Horse….......................................2.0

Team Penning…..............................................2.5

Equitation Over Fences…..................................5.5