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2012 Membership

December 1, 2011 - November 30, 2012

Join World Championship Hunter Rider

Online 2012 Membership
Mail-in Application 2012 (PDF)

2012 WCHR Membership List

For questions regarding membership status, contact Kim Knotek or Christina Murphy in writing.

In order to be eligible for WCHR National and Regional Awards riders and owners must be active members of the WCHR program.

    

Regions

The country is divided geographically into eight regions and each member must declare only one region upon joining.

Central Mountain: UT, AZ, CO, NM, OK
Mid Atlantic: PA, DE, WV, MD, VA
Midwest: ND, SD, MN, NE, KS, IA, WI, MO, IL, IN, MI, OH, KY, TN
Northeast: ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI, NY, NJ
Northwest: OR, WA, ID, MT, WY, AK, BC
South Central: TX, AR, LA
Southeast: NC, SC, GA, AL, MS, FL
Southwest: CA, NV, HI

    

Changing Regions

If a region is not designated on the membership application, the home address on the membership application will determine the WCHR region. Once a member joins WCHR for 2012 and declares a region, no changes of region will be accepted.

NEW FOR 2012

Riders and owners must be members of WCHR by midnight Eastern Time of the final licensed day of a competition for points from that competition to count toward WCHR standings and awards. Following USEF rules, there is no longer a ten day grace period.

WCHR membership applications that are given to a competition show secretary for submission will NOT be accepted. Only membership applications received by USHJA using one of the following methods for joining WCHR will be accepted. Applications received by USHJA using any other method are invalid and will be returned unprocessed to the individual submitting the application.

  • Online paid with a credit card.
  • Over the phone with USHJA staff and paid with a credit card.
  • Fax to the USHJA office paid by credit card (date of receipt in the USHJA office to be the effective date of membership).
  • *Certified/registered mail, paid by check or credit card, with delivery confirmation (date of receipt in USHJA office to be the effective date of membership).

*USHJA is not responsible for and cannot honor WCHR membership forms that are not sent certified/registered mail or with delivery confirmation and do not arrive in the USHJA office.

Once a member joins WCHR and declares a region of record, no changes of region will be accepted.

Changes of category will continue to be accepted up to June 1 of the current qualifying year.

$40 Farm/Business Owner membership option has been added for those owners interested in accumulating points toward Owner awards for horses whose owners of record are farms or businesses. WCHR considers the owner of record to be the owner listed in competition results.

General Information

A horse must be ridden by the same rider in all classes throughout its respective section at each Member Event (Exception: Under Saddle classes) in order for the points to count. Riders competing on more than one horse will only accrue points earned by their highest placing horse overall in their respective WCHR category at each Member Event. Model Classes and Hunter Classics do not count. A Professional and Emerging Professional rider's standing will be determined by the total points earned by their highest placing horse overall in one eligible hunter section in which that horse/rider combination competes.

In the event that an Emerging Pro’s highest placing horse overall at a competition comes from one of the 3’0” or 3’3” WCHR hunter sections, the points earned on that horse count toward their Emerging Pro Rider standings. In addition, the points earned on their highest placing horse in a 3’6” or higher WCHR hunter section at that same competition count toward their Professional Rider standings. This may result in a rider’s Emerging Pro standings differing from their Pro standings.

Points from a rider’s top four WCHR Member Events will be used to determine the National and Regional standings*.

*WCHR Members only earn points toward Regional Awards by competing at Member Events held in their declared region.

Riders can only earn points in one category plus the Handy Hunter Category both nationally and in their declared region. (Exception: Emerging Pros can earn points in the Professional and the Emerging Professional Categories in the same competition year).

   

Membership Categories

Changing a Rider Category

A member may change their category once during the membership year. All points in the original category are non-transferable and will be forfeited, while points in the new category will be retroactive for the qualifying year. Members have until June 1 to notify the USHJA of the change in writing. It is recommended that you use a method of delivery which provides delivery confirmation. No category changes will be made after June 1 of the qualifying year.



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Kelley Mallery – 859.225.6717