Gelding Plus Program

2010 Western Regional Zone 2 ZOR: May 27-29, 2010 in South Jordan, Utah. Amateur - ONE GOOD TYME Owned by Jo Lynn Kirkman.

The Gelding Plus program promotes aged Paint geldings 4 years old and
older by paying out $42,000 at select APHA approved events. With
automatic enrollment for every APHA gelding who is officially registered
as a gelding prior to competition, $3,000 will be up for grabs at each
of this year's 14 approved APHA shows; 11 zone shows and 3 international shows. Awarded to the most outstanding gelding or geldings, through APHA's performance show high-point calculation system, this program provides the owners of these horses an opportunity to compete for bonus incentives nationwide.

Gelding Plus General Rules

• Four year-old or older geldings are eligible.
• Owners & exhibitors must be a current member of APHA, in good standing.
• Horses are only eligible in the Zone in which their owner resides.
• Horse can only win the money once in a three-year period, regardless of division.
  • Horses who won the money in 2011 will not be eligible again until 2014.
• Horse can only win the money in one division per three-year period.
• If any horse wins more than one division the owner will be required to choose which division they wish to be awarded.
•  Use APHA Rule SC-145.A.2 to calculate the points for this award.
•  High-Point Performance Award
  •  Halter does not count and must be subtracted from the award calculation. Regular Amateur points DO NOT count toward the Novice Amateur division award. Novice Amateur points DO NOT count toward the regular Amateur Division award. Novice Youth points DO NOT count for the Youth Division awards.
  •  Amateur and Youth awards are calculated per horse and exhibitor combination.
  •  Follow Ownership requirements for the Amateur AM-020.A & Youth YP-015.A divisions per the APHA Rulebook to determine eligibility.
  •  Disqualifications and Youth point removals will affect the final point tally for this award.
  •  Only the points from the Zone-O-Rama are eligible. If a show combines a Zone-O-Rama and Paint-O-Rama, the POR points must be removed.
• Green classes do not count toward the Gelding Plus award.

APHA has approved the following Gelding Plus award options. Each zone's Regional Club Show Committee may select the option that best reflects the members in their zone. Each zone show will declare what Gelding Plus option they will award and it will be advertised on the zone's show bill.