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Adequan®/USDF Materiale Horse of the Year

These awards were implemented to recognize horses’ outstanding achievement in materiale classes throughout the year. Awards are presented in the following categories: three-year-old fillies, three-year-old colts and geldings, four- and five-year-old mares, and four- and five-year-old stallions and geldings.

Requirements

• Minimum of three scores
  • From three different USDF-recognized/USEF-licensed competitions
• Median score of 65 percent or higher to qualify

Eligibility

• Horse must have a USDF Lifetime Horse Registration (LHR) when scores are earned.
• Rider must be a USDF Participating Member (PM) and be a member in good standing of USDF when scores are earned.
• Owner must be a USDF PM or Business Member (BM) and be a member in good standing of USDF when scores are earned.
• For competition purposes, the age of a horse is considered to be one year old on the first day of January following the actual date of foaling.
• Horses must be at least 36 months of age to participate in materiale classes.

Recorded Scores

• Each score will be recorded only once.
• Scores must be from the same age/sex category.
• Scores must be from USDF Materiale Class Scoresheets that are current at the time of competition.
• If two or more judges are scoring one class, the average of their scores will count as one score, regardless of whether judges evaluate on the same or with separate scoresheets.
• Scores from restricted classes (with the exception of breed-restricted) will count towards year-end awards median score calculations.
• Must be listed as a “materiale” class, not an “under-saddle” class, in prize list/results to count for this award.
• Only the final adjusted percentage score for each class will be counted.

Awards

• Certificates and prizes are awarded to the owner and will be awarded at the Adequan®/USDF Annual Convention.
• All awards winners will receive personalized certificates sponsored by Adequan®:
  • Five in each age/sex category
• Categories to be awarded:
  • Three-year-old fillies
  • Three-year-old colts and geldings
  • Four- and five-year-old mares
  • Four- and five-year-old stallions and geldings
• Champion and reserve champion at each level will receive a commemorative plaque sponsored by Adequan®.
• Champions will also receive a wool cooler.
• The highest scoring champion’s name will be engraved on the Sunshine Sport Horse Association perpetual trophy. This trophy is on permanent display in the Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame.

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