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General Information
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- Year End High Score Awards are awarded at the Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet at the end of the show season.
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- Separate high score awards will be awarded to Junior and Senior riders at each level except at USDF Introductory level which will have an additional award for Junior Riders age 10 and under.
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- The competition year ends October 31 of each calendar year. Any show scores after that date will count towards the following year awards.
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- Only scores from PVDA Schooling and Recognized Shows as listed in the PVDA Schooling Show Schedule will count towards these awards. Scores from Chapter Schooling Shows, the Chapter Challenge, and the Region 1 Junior/Young Rider and Adult Team Competitions will not count.
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- A horse/rider combination may not win the same award at the same level twice.
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- Scores become final 2 weeks before the Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet.
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- It is the competitor’s responsibility to verify scores and volunteer hours with the High Score Awards coordinator, Valerie Mallder at 443-562-3427 (see eligibility requirements below)
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- At each level, awards are calculated as follows:
- Awards are based on the percentile scores from the particular level
- The highest and lowest scores are dropped (except in musical freestyle)
- The competitor with the highest average score will be the winner
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- For Musical Freestyle, all levels are included in a single division with separate awards for Junior and Senior riders.
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- In Dressage Seat Equitation, points will be awarded for first through sixth place (7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 respectively) the rider with the highest number of points will be the winner. There is no minimum number of rides required (see eligibility requirements below).
Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible for a year-end high score award, a competitor must:
- Be a PVDA member in good standing
- Have a final average score of 55.00% or higher
- Give a minimum of 8 hours of volunteer work to PVDA during the current show year
- USDF Introductory Level through First Level requires participation in a minimum of 4 PVDA Schooling and/or Recognized Shows and a minimum of 7 rides within the level.
- Second Level and above requires participation in a minimum of 3 PVDA Schooling and/or Recognized Shows and a minimum of 5 rides within the level.
- USDF Introductory Level through Second Level must ride at least 2 different tests within the level.
- Musical Freestyle requires participation in 3 PVDA Schooling and/or Recognized Shows and a minimum of 3 rides within the level.
- USDF Introductory Level awards are open to NOVICE riders only. To be eligible, riders may not have competed above Training Level in either schooling or recognized shows.
- Dressage Seat Equitation awards are open to Juniors and Young Riders only.
For questions and comments about the PVDA Year-End High Score Awards, please send an email to highscores@pvda.org
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