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UNITED STATES SPORT HORSE BREEDERS ASSOCIATION
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MRP PURPOSE:
To recognize the competition accomplishments of USSHBA Members’ U.S. BRED HORSES.
MRP METHODOLOGY:
Using the annual USEF Leading Breeder Rankings (finalized each year on December 15th), USSHBA Members will submit their ranking in any of the following six categories in which they are listed: Dressage, Eventing, Hunters, Jumpers, Dressage Breeding, and Hunter Breeding (collectively, USEF Categories). USSHBA will award points to Member for all eligible horses, using the established MRP Points Calculation protocol.
MRP RECOGNITION LEVELS:
The USSHBA has established five Levels of Recognition; Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond. Each Level
of Recognition has a points threshold that needs to be met. Those thresholds are:
MRP POINTS CALCULATION:
USSHBA has assigned a point value to USEF Year-End Standings, based on a percentile basis, in the above-listed USEF Categories. USSHBA Points are earned each competition year for eligible U.S. bred horses, and accumulated over time, to achieve each threshold of the USSHBA Levels of Recognition. USSHBA Point values, based on USEF placings, are as follows:
To recognize the competition accomplishments of USSHBA Members’ U.S. BRED HORSES.
MRP METHODOLOGY:
Using the annual USEF Leading Breeder Rankings (finalized each year on December 15th), USSHBA Members will submit their ranking in any of the following six categories in which they are listed: Dressage, Eventing, Hunters, Jumpers, Dressage Breeding, and Hunter Breeding (collectively, USEF Categories). USSHBA will award points to Member for all eligible horses, using the established MRP Points Calculation protocol.
MRP RECOGNITION LEVELS:
The USSHBA has established five Levels of Recognition; Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond. Each Level
of Recognition has a points threshold that needs to be met. Those thresholds are:
- Bronze Level (100 USSHBA Points)
- Silver Level (200 USSHBA Points)
- Gold Level (300 USSHBA Points)
- Platinum Level (400 USSHBA Points)
- Diamond Level (500 USSHBA Points)
MRP POINTS CALCULATION:
USSHBA has assigned a point value to USEF Year-End Standings, based on a percentile basis, in the above-listed USEF Categories. USSHBA Points are earned each competition year for eligible U.S. bred horses, and accumulated over time, to achieve each threshold of the USSHBA Levels of Recognition. USSHBA Point values, based on USEF placings, are as follows:
USEF Placing |
USSHBA Points |
USEF Placing |
USSHBA Points |
USEF Placing |
USSHBA Points |
Champion |
25 |
Top 10% |
10 |
Top 50% |
3 |
Reserve Champion |
20 |
Top 15% |
5 |
Top 75% |
2 |
Top 5% |
15 |
Top 25% |
4 |
Top 90% |
1 |
EXAMPLE: In USEF competition year 2018, Breeder places Top 5% in USEF Dressage Category, earning 15 USSHBA points; and, places Reserve Champion in
USEF Dressage Breeding Category, earning 20 USSHBA points. Breeder earns 35 USSHBA points in 2018 towards their USSHBA Recognition Level.
MRP SUBMITTING RANKINGS TO USSHBA:
Once USEF has finalized annual placings, and using the official USSHBA Annual Ranking Submission Form, USSHBA Members will submit their rankings in all applicable USEF Categories. See attached form. Please Note: USSHBA reserves the right to request additional information and/or documentation, as deemed necessary.
MRP AWARDS:
Customized Stall Plaques will be awarded to USSHBA Members for each Level of Recognition.
MRP RULES:
SPECIAL MRP LAUNCH GRACE PERIOD
USSHBA would like to extend a ONE TIME GRACE PERIOD to Members and Non-Members alike. IF you join USSHBA by July 1st, 2018, you may retroactively submit your USEF Standings for competition years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. Points will be doubled in the years where MRP Participant was a USSHBA Member. A specialized submission form is available for reporting retroactive scores.
PLEASE NOTE: Going through this retroactive process MAY unearth situations where correct registrations were not applied. It is the SOLE responsibility of the USSHBA Member to rectify these occurrences with USEF for all future reporting, USEF WILL NOT award points retroactively for improper registrations. If discrepancies are resolved with USEF for future reporting, and USSHBA Member can provide USSHBA proof of that resolution, USSHBA will grant the appropriate MRP placing and MRP points for prior years. Deadline for ALL retroactive submissions is 12.31.18.
Thank you, and Good Luck!
USSHBA Awards Committee
Once USEF has finalized annual placings, and using the official USSHBA Annual Ranking Submission Form, USSHBA Members will submit their rankings in all applicable USEF Categories. See attached form. Please Note: USSHBA reserves the right to request additional information and/or documentation, as deemed necessary.
MRP AWARDS:
Customized Stall Plaques will be awarded to USSHBA Members for each Level of Recognition.
MRP RULES:
- Competition year runs in accordance with USEF, December 1st – November 30th.
- MRP Participant MUST be a USSHBA Member in Good Standing for the competition year in which USEF ranking applies. No USSHBA Points will be awarded to non-USSHBA members.
- ONLY points earned from U.S. bred and foaled horses will be considered. Points earned from horses foaled outside the U.S. and imported into the U.S. may not be used.
- USSHBA recognizes that mistakes can happen, and therefore, USSHBA reserves the right to request a photocopy of original registration in case of foaling location disputes. Any points accidentally awarded for Non-U.S. bred horses will be reversed.
- USSHBA Members are solely responsible for verifying that the horses they have bred, both owned by breeder and sold to others, have the proper Breeder designation with USEF. USSHBA will not be responsible for failure of any horse to have the proper Breeder designation with the USEF. Absolutely NO EXCEPTIONS.
- In the event (due to differing name spellings; partnerships; both personal and farm listings) that USSHBA Member appears multiple times on the same USEF Category list, all USEF points will be combined for said list, and appropriate percentile placement will be determined using the cumulative USEF Points total for that particular USEF Category.
- In the event of horses owned in Partnership, each Partner will receive USSHBA Points.
- USSHBA Member must fully complete the USSHBA Annual Ranking Submission Form each year and submit by February 28th of the following year. (i.e. 2018 Annual Ranking Submission Form must be submitted by 2.28.19)
- USSHBA Awards Committee will verify and track both Membership eligibility and USEF Ranking; and, notify USSHBA Member when each USSHBA Level of Recognition thresholds has been met.
SPECIAL MRP LAUNCH GRACE PERIOD
USSHBA would like to extend a ONE TIME GRACE PERIOD to Members and Non-Members alike. IF you join USSHBA by July 1st, 2018, you may retroactively submit your USEF Standings for competition years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. Points will be doubled in the years where MRP Participant was a USSHBA Member. A specialized submission form is available for reporting retroactive scores.
PLEASE NOTE: Going through this retroactive process MAY unearth situations where correct registrations were not applied. It is the SOLE responsibility of the USSHBA Member to rectify these occurrences with USEF for all future reporting, USEF WILL NOT award points retroactively for improper registrations. If discrepancies are resolved with USEF for future reporting, and USSHBA Member can provide USSHBA proof of that resolution, USSHBA will grant the appropriate MRP placing and MRP points for prior years. Deadline for ALL retroactive submissions is 12.31.18.
Thank you, and Good Luck!
USSHBA Awards Committee
The USSHBA Member Recognition Program is generously sponsored by:
Joanna Gray-Randle, Cheval Gris Sport Horses Home of ISR/Oldenburg N.A. Licensed Stallion Royal Tourmalet SPF www.royaltourmaletspf.com |
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