SECTION FOUR (4)
JUDGING
70. All rules pertaining to Judges as contained in this Rule
book, and any supplementary rules will be implemented by
the Association.
70.1 Designation as an AQHA Judge is a privilege, not a right,
bestowed by the Judging sub-committee, and ratified by the
Board of Directors of the Association, according to
procedures formulated by the Association, to individuals
whose equine expertise and personal character merit the
honour. An individual’s conduct as a member, exhibitor and
judge, and his/her ability must be exemplary.
70.2 All AQHA approved Judges must officiate at a minimum of
two (2) AQHA approved shows or programs per show
season or otherwise a letter of explanation is required for
review by the Judging subcommittee.
70.3 No Affiliate or organisation, that has gained show approval
from the AQHA, can use the same Judge for two (2) shows
in a row.
70.4 After acceptance of a judging commitment, a judge will
endeavour, with all reasonable effort, to judge the show,
and will timely communicate to show management any
inability to do so, as to allow show management maximum
time in which to seek a suitable replacement.
If a Judge cannot fulfil their commitment, then it is the
responsibility of that Judge, in liaison with the organisation
that has hired them, to find a replacement Judge.
Additionally, the judge will immediately file with the
Association, a written explanation of such inability to meet
the commitment, specifying the date and manner in which
they communicated it to show management.
71. DEFINITIONS
a) An Accredited Judge is defined as a person who has
met all the criteria required to hold an accredited judges
ticket as approved by the Judges Committee and can
officiate at “A”, “AA” or State or National Show level;
b) An Associate Judge is defined as a person who has
met all the criteria required to hold an Associate judges
ticket as approved by the Judges Committee and can
officiate at “A” level only;
c) An Accredited Trail Judge is defined as a person who
has passed all of the criteria as approved by the Judg W0