Awards Program
Awards | Getting Started
What you need to do to start working towards Open Competition Awards and Individual Achievement Awards:
- Ensure your horse is registered with the Canadian Friesian Horse Association
- Ensure the owner of the horse is a member of the Canadian Friesian Horse Association
- Ensure you register with the Awards Program through the Canadian Friesian Horse Association by February 15 of each year (online registration)
- Ensure you attend events, competitions and shows that are open to all breeds.
- Ensure the officials at these events sign your reports
- Submit all reports together in on envelope to the Canadian Friesian Horse Association office by January 10th.
Your horse MUST be registered with the Canadian Friesian Horse Association to be eligible for our Awards Program.
The Canadian Friesian Horse Association (CFHA) is pleased to offer an awards program for all Friesian, Arabo-Friesians and Friesian Sport Horses (25% or more) that are competing in open shows against other breeds.
The awards program is one of the many ways we strive to promote “Embracing Spirit, Beauty and Strength”.
How it works
Each horse and rider combination that attends open shows between January to December of each year, they will print off report forms from the CFHA webpage that correspond to the desired discipline. On these report forms the class and placing will be entered. The judge or the show/competition secretary/manager will verify with their signature. In the case of dressage a copy of the test will be submitted along with the report (and therefore no signature required).
1st to 4th place ribbons will be awarded in each division identified below.
Reports to be submitted to by February 15th for the previous show season.
Awards Divisions
Awards are presented at the end of the year in which the horse achieves the necessary points. Points can continue to accumulate for the life time of the horse.
Driving Division
Combined driving events (marathon, cones and dressage), arena driving trials, reinmanship, command, barrels, poles bending, obstacles and working pleasure (Must submit the results for at least two events)
Endurance Riding
10 km, 15km, 20km, 30km,40km, lightweight or heavyweight (Must submit the results from at least two rides)
Jumper Division
Cross poles, 2’ 6”-2’9”, 3’-3’6”. (Must submit the results for at least three events)
Dressage Division
Training level thru Grand Prix (Must submit the results for at least three test from three different events)
Western Division
Pleasure, trail, command, reining, pole bending, barrels, keyhole. (Must submit the results for at least three events)
English Division
Flat classes such as pleasure, show hack, road hack, hunter hack (Must submit the results for at least three events)
Eventing Division
Three/two day events (cross country, stadium jumping and dressage) (Must submit the results for at least two events)
Individual Achievement
Individual achievement awards are presented to horses that accumulate points in any of the above divisions. The individual achievement awards are given in three stages:
- Stage one: Emerald award 20 points
- Stage two: Sapphire award 45 point
- Stage three: Diamond award 75 points
Awards Forms
Awards | How Are Points Earned?
Class Size for Driving, Western and English Performance, Jumper and In-hand Divisions:
3-8 horse
1st place =3 points,
2nd place=2 points,
3rd place=1 point,
4th,5th and 6th place= ½ point.
9-18 horses
1st place =5 points,
2nd place=4 points,
3rd place=3 point,
4th place=1 point
5th and 6th place= ½ point.
18-30 horses
1st place =7 points,
2nd place=5 points,
3rd place=3 point,
4th place=1 point
5th and 6th place= 1 point.
Dressage test
68% and above=7 points
65%-67%=5 points
62%-64%=3 points
59%-61%=1 points
Below 59% = ½ point
Trail and Endurance
For rides up to 10km
1st place =3 points,
2nd place=2 points,
3rd place=1 point,
4th,5th and 6th place= ½ point.
For rides between 10km and 25km
1st place =5 points,
2nd place=3 points,
3rd place=1 point,
4th,5th and 6th place= ½ point.
For rides over 25km
1st place =7 points,
2nd place=5 points,
3rd place=3 point,
4th place=1 point
5th and 6th place= ½ point.
