In the case of Non-Professional and Youth riders, the horse and rider combination with the most points won at the completion of the show season will be named champion. Placing for reserve champion will be awarded to the horse and rider combination with the second highest points earned, etc. In the Open divisions, points won will be allocated toward the horse, not rider, and therefore will count toward the horse’s year-end award status. In the event of a tie in any division, the tiebreaker will be based on the exhibitor/horse who participated in the largest number of DRHA approved events. If there is still a tie, the tiebreaker will be the exhibitor with the highest judge’s score in the qualifying division at the first event of the DRHA calendar year. Non-Professional, Green As Grass, Green Reiner and Youth exhibitors must compete on the same horse throughout the calendar year to be eligible for year-end awards. Both exhibitor and horse owner must be members of DRHA prior to competing for points to count toward year-end awards.
The DRHA is an affiliate of the National Reining Horse Association and is therefore governed by NRHA rules. These NRHA rules will apply to all exhibitors. It is not required that exhibitors be members of the NRHA to qualify for year-end awards, however DRHA strongly encourages everyone to become NRHA members and familiar with NRHA rules and guidelines.

Awards will be available to be picked up at the 2012 Cactus Reining Classic Horse Show!