AIMHCNZ Inc events consist of a combination of individual and team activities. One of our goals is to foster a club and team ethos along with individual success.
Annual Sportsmanship Award
Sponsored by Havenstock Minis, each Affiliated Club nominates a club member who has demonstrated outstanding sportsmanship throughout the year. The Committee vote to select the winning individual.
Annual Encouragement Award
Sponsored by Jesterfield Horsewear, each Affiliated Club nominates a club member who they feel has made significant progress during the year and whom they would like to recognise, to be encouraged to achieve further. The Committee vote to select the winning individual.
National Hi-Point Annual Awards
Open to AIMHCNZ registered horses that have entered Hi Points.
The horse owner/s or leasee must be a member of an AIMHCNZ affiliated club.
Open to registered horses and owner/leasee must enter/nominate each horse for Hi Points to be counted. Entry form below:
Joint or Syndicated Horse ownership
- For a horse owned by a Syndicate to qualify for points in an AIMHCNZ competition or awards scheme, the Syndicate must be a member of an AIMHCNZ Affiliated Club.
- For a horse owned jointly by two or more parties to qualify for points in an AIMHCNZ competition or awards scheme, all the owners must be members of an AIMHCNZ Affiliated Club.
All points will be awarded in the horse owner’s name.
Where a horse is leased, a lease document must be lodged with the AIMHCNZ Registrar for the points to be awarded in the leases name and the leasee must also be a member of an AIM affiliated club for points to be counted.
Handlers must be a member of an AIMHCNZ affiliated Club (and the horse/s used are to be entered into Hi-Points) to gain points in handler classes.
All AIMHCNZ Inc National shows, the AIMHCNZ Championship Show and AIMHCNZ Inc Affiliated Club shows that are approved as Hi-Point shows, (HP), count towards Hi-points.
Points will be counted from:
Breed Champion of Champions & Reserve Champion of Champions will be counted.
NZ Bred class – Champion of Champions & Reserve Champion of Champions will be counted.
Super Senior class – Champion of Champions & Reserve Champion of Champions will be counted.
Colour class
Long reining class – Novice and Open categories, (not cones, dressage or any other classes deemed as novelty by the Hi-Point committee).
Pleasure harness OR Roadster class, – Novice and Open, (not combined categories, cones, dressage or any other classes deemed as novelty by the Hi-Point committee).
Trail class – Introductory, Novice or Open trail (does not include combined categories).
Jumper/Hunter – Introductory, Novice or Open Hunter or Jumper class, (does not include combined categories, fault n out, 4 bar or any other classes deemed as novelty by the Hi-Point committee).
Adult Best Presented class – (not Harness Best Presented, Masters or Mens classes).
Adult Showmanship class – Novice and Open, (not Masters or Mens).
Masters’ handler classes – Best Presented (not Mens), Handler (not Mens), Showmanship (not Mens or Adult), Trail and Hunter (not Mens).
Junior and Senior Youth handler classes – Best Presented (not Harness Best Presented), Handler, Showmanship, Trail (categories not to be combined), Hunter/Jumper (categories not to be combined), Long reining or Whip.
Points are scaled as follows:
1 Horse in the class – 1st = 2 point
2 Horses in the class – 1st = 4 points, 2nd = 2 point
3 Horses in the class – 1st = 6 points, 2nd = 4 points, 3rd = 2 point
4 Horses or more in the class – 1st = 8 points, 2nd = 6 points, 3rd = 4 points, 4th = 2 point
Halter Breed, NZ Bred & Super Senior Champion of Champions = 5 points, Reserve Champion of Champions) = 3 points. Supremes are not counted.
Showmanship Champion of Champions and Reserve Champion of Champion points may be awarded at the National and Championship Shows where there is a work-off required. Champion of Champions = 5 points, Reserve Champion of Champions) = 3 points
All Pleasure Driving or Roadster class placings, including youth, will be scaled at 1.5.
Points earned at an approved AIMHCNZ Inc National Extravaganza Show will earn x 3 points; the AIMHCNZ Championship Show will earn x 2 points all other Hi Point shows are rated x 1 points, unless otherwise notified by AIMHCNZ.
*The best 5 hi point shows over the season will count, but only 1 show at a rating of 3 or 2 will count, if you attend both the National Show and the Championship Show, then one of these shows must be scaled at 1 if you wish to use the results for hi-point competitions.
Ties are subject to a countback. For Breed class categories the order of placings is decided by the number of Champion of Champions, then Reserve Champion of Champions, then by first places (against competition). For all other sections the order of placings is decided by first places (against competition), then second places etc. Except where a Showmanship Champion or Reserve Champion has been awarded at the National or Championship Show, in which case these placings may be used as a tie-breaker. Where there is no way to separate the horses on points, a tied place will be awarded.
Trophies are awarded for the best overall horse in the Hi-Point categories listed below. Certificates are awarded 1st-5th place.
Hi Point Categories are:
Top 5 Foundation Halter Horse
Top 5 Classic Halter Horse
Top 5 Modern Halter Horse
Cat C Halter Horse
Foal of the Year Halter Horse of the Year
Top 5 Colour Horse
Top 5 NZ Bred Horse
Top 5 Super Senior Horse
Top 5 Trail Horse
Top 5 Hunter/Jumper Horse
Top 5 Long reining Horse
Top 5 Pleasure/Roadster Harness
Overall Performance Horse of the Year
Best Presented Adult
Showmanship Adult
Showmanship Adult Masters’ Handler Top 5
Junior Youth Handler Top 5
Senior Youth Handler Top 5
Fault and Out, 4 bar, cones, dressage or any other classes deemed as novelty by the Hi-point committee will not be counted. *Combined being combining of height categories
AIMHCNZ Executive reserve the right to determine if a horse has been entered in the incorrect colour class.
Club reporting responsibilities
Clubs must supply a copy of their current membership lists, and Hi-Point Show results to the Hi-Point Co-Ordinator/s within four weeks after the show, as required during the show season. The joining date of new members should also be provided so the Hi-Points Co-Ordinator can check that members have joined before the show/s to know when valid points have been earned. Points will only be collected for AIM affiliated club members that are recorded on these membership lists.
