Colinda schreef:[Als je 'open' klasses start, ben je dus prof. en geen amateur meer... dus kun je niet meer terug...
dit is wat ik ervan begrepen heb... heb nooit te horen gehad dat het anders zou zijn.... vorig jaar ook nog gestart in de pleasure en halter.
groetjes Jolanda
[/quote]
Met een (novice)Amateurkaart kun je ook open starten, behaalde punten tellen alleen niet mee als amateurpunten. Pas bij een bepaald aantal amateur punten (40 dacht ik) ben je amateur-af (verplicht). Bij 40 punten ben je geen novice meer of 10 punten in amateur/open shows.
Om (novice)Amateur te worden moet je een verklaring ondertekenen dat je geen partner hebt die prof is (was vroeger tenminste zo ), geen lesgeven of anderzins geldelijk je brood verdiend aan paarden.
PS: Veulens krijgen zowiezo geen halterpunten
Am I eligible to be an amateur?
You can become an amateur card holder in AQHA competition if you have not shown, judged, trained or assisted in training a horse (whether or not a registered American Quarter Horse) for compensation, or remuneration for instructing another person in those activities for five calendar years previous to application for Amateur membership (see rule 403 in the 2001 Handbook).
My friend and I are both amateurs. Can we buy a horse together and both show it?
No. Any horse exhibited must be solely owned by the contestant or by someone in the immediate family, which is the contestant's spouse, child, stepchild, legal ward, father, mother, stepparent, sister, brother, grandparent, grandchild or legal guardian. Separate legal entities, such as family corporations, trusts, or partnerships, are also authorized owners of the amateur exhibitor's horse so long as all legal and equitable owners and beneficiaries of the legal entity are individuals specifically authorized by this rule.
Am I eligible for novice?
The exhibitor can remain a novice until he or she earns 40 novice youth or novice amateur points or 10 combined points in open, youth, or amateur performance. These exhibitors also are eligible to show novice through the end of the year they earned their 40th novice point or their 10th performance point.