62.5 Payment of fees for entries, stables, camping, bedding and
any levies incurred at a show, by any person other than the
Amateur/Select Amateur or the Amateur‟s/Select Amateur‟s
spouse, Defacto partner, parents, child of the family,
grandparents, brother(s) or sister(s) will be considered
remuneration.
62.6 Immediate family – Spouse, Defacto partner, parents, child
of the family, grandparents, brother(s), sister(s).
62.7 Horses owned in partnership or jointly with any person
other than the Amateur/Select Amateur‟s immediate family
do not fulfil the ownership requirements for Amateur/Select
Amateur.
62.8 An Amateur/Select Amateur may ride the same horse, in a
different Amateur/Select class as those of another
Amateur/Select Amateur, where the rules pertain to Rule
62.6 are met.
62.9 In order to gain points, AQHA Amateur/Select Amateurs
can only show under AQHA Amateur Rules.
62.10 Every person competing in an Amateur/Select Amateur
class must possess a current Amateur/Select Amateur
Permit appropriately endorsed by the AQHA or the
equivalent issued by their relevant breed Association.
62.11 No horse may be shown by more than one (1) competitor
in any one (1) class.
62.12 Amateurs/Select Am ateurs may exhibit two (2) horses in
individually judged classes.
62.13 See Rule 41.2 in regards to Amateur/Select Amateur
classes and high point awards at shows.
62.14 For further situations not covered by the Amateur/Select
Amateur rules, the rules applying to open classes will apply.
62.15 Youth – Upon application to the Association, a free
Amateur Permit is made available for any Youth their first
year out of youth, as long as that youth possess a current
individual membership in their own name. Youth who wish
to apply for an Amateur Permit must meet the criteria in
Rule 62.2
62.16 Sponsorship – An Amateur/Select Amateur cannot
accept sponsorship for payment of any show fees, levies,
entry fees, stable and camping fees, cleaning fees,
including transportation to and from the show or
membership fees.
62.17 Amateur/Select Showing Lease
Amateur/Select are allowed to exhibit leased horses.
a) A Show Lease Notification form must be signed by both
the Lessor and the Lessee and lodged with the
Association before the Lessee has rights to the horse;
b) All Show Lease Notifications will be for two (2) years
only;
c) The Lease Notification can be renewed by submitting
another signed Show Lease Notification form at the
time of expiry;
d) The Association recommends that the Lessor and the
Lessee have a private lease contract;
e) During the term of the showing lease notification, only
the lessee and lessee’s immediate family may show the
horse. The lessee’s trainer may show the horse but only
in open classes;
f) Terminating a Show Lease Notification, prior to the
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