Youth Paint World Games

June 28, 2008

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Tentative Schedule

Tuesday, June 24, 2008
PM Welcome Reception and Coaches Meeting

Wednesday, June 25, 2008
8 am Farm Tours/Area Activities/Social Events
8 pm Practice Riding Session

Thursday, June 26, 2008
8:00 am Practice Session/Class Warm Up
10:00 am Paint World Games Classes
12:00 noon Paint World Games Sponsor/Horse Donor Luncheon
9:00 pm Presentation of Youth Awards/World Games Awards

Friday, June 27, 2008
8:30 am AjPHA World Championship Judging Contest

Saturday, June 28, 2008
Touring/Activities On Your Own Tickets for area attractions may be
available from APHA.

Entry
Any country interested in sending a team to compete in the American Paint Horse Association Youth Paint World Games may submit an entry to the association by completing an entry form and mailing it to APHA, Attn: Youth Paint World Games, P.O. Box 961023, Fort Worth, Texas 76161-0023. There are no entry fees.

Teams may be made up of as few as two exhibitors to a maximum of four exhibitors and one alternate. All teams must have at least one adult advisor. All youth members on the team must be able to compete in walk, trot and canter/lope classes. Leadline or walk/trot riders are ineligible to compete.

Teams with the maximum number of exhibitors must select one rider for each of the four performance classes — with each exhibitor competing one time. Teams with fewer exhibitors must select riders for each class and determine which exhibitors will compete more than one time.

Competition and Horses
The competition will consist of four performance events: Western Horsemanship (railwork only), Showmanship, Reining and Trail.

Horses will be provided for the teams. Teams will draw their horses during a coaches’ meeting, which will be held Tuesday, June 24 at 5 p.m. location to be announced.

The teams will be allowed to work with their horses prior to the competition. The horses’ owners will have the option to be present at this time to provide information about the horses and oversee the warm-up. Following this warm-up time, no one from the team will be allowed to work with the horse in any fashion. (This includes, but is not limited to, grooming, bathing, tacking, longeing or riding.) Teams found working with their horse outside of the warm-up session will be disqualified.

The horses will be prepared for competition by their owners and will be delivered to the teams no more than 30 minutes and no less than 15 minutes prior to the start of the first class. Teams will be given time to tack up their horses and then must bring them into the arena for a brief warm-up time prior to the first event.

Teams will work together to change tack on the horses between classes, and they will help their team members make any clothing changes.

Team selection
Each country may use its own discretion to determine selection of its team members, as long as the exhibitors meet the eligibility requirements previously explained.

The United States’ team will be selected based on a random drawing. Youth entered in the Team Tournament performance classes and any other youth who contacts the association and meets the requirements will be entered in the drawing. A computer will randomly draw four team members and one alternate. The United States’ team members will be contacted following their selection.