Achievement Awards are given to the owner of record at the time that the award level is achieved.  An owner may assign an “authorized rider” to ride the event in ACTHA competitions to earn points towards achievement awards. Both owner and rider must have valid member accounts.  Points earned while owner or rider is not a member to not count towards achievement awards.

LIST OF CURRENTLY APPROVED TRAIL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDED

IN THE ACTHA ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS PROGRAM:

American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC)

American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA)

American Paint Horse Association (APHA)

Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC)

Arabian Horse Association (AHA)

Extreme Cowboy Association (EXCA)

North American Trail Ride Conference (NATRC)

Southern Obstacle Challenge Association (SOCA)

Texas Trail Challenge Club (TTCC)

DON'T SEE YOUR ORGANIZATION ON OUR LIST OF PARTNERS? 

If your organization is not on our list yet, send us an email requesting them to be recognized or reach out to your organization and have them contact us.  We'll take care of the rest!  The organization must be recognized as a legal and legitimate equine organization with the ability to verify event roster and placements.  

HOW DOES IT ALL WORK?

As a member of ACTHA, you're entitiled to the Achievement Awards Program benefit!  You DO have to let us know when you've reached a milestone (for now at least!) by emailing your ACTHA ACCOUNT NUMBER, RIDER'S NAME, HORSE'S NAME, MEDAL/AWARD EARNED, and DATE to [email protected].  We'll verify your points, ship out your certificate, and connect you with our sponsor to get your rewards.   Points for ACTHA events are automatically recorded on your account.  If you're claiming points that you earned with other organizations, you'll need to follow the submission instructions at the bottom of this page.  We will do our best to keep track of your horse's points regardless of what event you participate in, so long as you keep us informed.  

ACTHA Members register their horses in our lifetime recognition and registry. A horse remains in our registry regardless of whether the owner is an ACTHA member.  These points add value and distinction to the Great American Trail Horse, no matter where they go.

HORSES earn points towards achievement awards so long as the horse is ridden by an ACTHA member in approved divisions (Open, Pleasure, Junior or comparable divisions). ACTHA “Scout and Buddy” rides do not count towards achievement points. Points stay with the horse throughout it’s lifetime, regardless of the owner’s membership status or change in ownership of the horse.

OTHER EVENTS SCORE DIFFERENTLY THAN ACTHA, SO HOW WILL POINTS BE CALCULATED AND TRANSFERRED? 

ACTHA places a value on "placing" not points earned.  In doing so, we can accommodate all scoring systems and recognize different formats, whether it's an endurance ride, competitive trail ride, or arena obstacle challenge, or event a trail class!

1^st Place=7 points                               2^nd place=6 points                             3^rd place=5 points

4^th place=4 points                               5^th place=3 points                             6^th place=2 points

Completion = 1 point 

1. Information may be submitted by any of the following individuals - (a) the sanctioning organization, (b) the event host, (c) the rider 

2. Submission must contain the following information

          a. Your information (name, ACTHA account number, email address, phone number, city, state, zip)

          b. Your horse information (Name, color, age, and sex) 

          c. Event details (Sanctioning Organization name, event date, location city, state, zip)

          d. Host Information (name, email address, phone number)

          e. Scoresheet showing winners, roster of event showing you/your placement

3. Information may be submitted by email or snail mail.  It must be turned in within 60 days of the event date. Submit to [email protected] or mail to 637 Soda Creek Rd. Spicewood, TX  78669

Questions?  Email [email protected]