Table of Contents Tentative Show Schedule

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Inhumane Treatment Rules

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Eligibility

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Level 2 Guidelines

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Entering

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Substitutions

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Cancellations

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Draw Procedures

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Arrival/Health Requirements

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Liability/Risks

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Stalling

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IV/Hanging Bag Rule

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Arena Guidelines

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Class Routine

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Drug Testing/Prohibited Appliances 35 Attire/Logos

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Photographing/Videoing

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Prize Money

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Farnam Superhorse Award

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Farnam All Around Amateur Award 43 Judging/Monitoring

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Rules for Specific Classes

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Hotels

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Bedding Form

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RV Form

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Dear AQHA World Championship Show Qualifier: Congratulations on qualifying for the 2016 Lucas Oil AQHA World Championship Show – one of the American Quarter Horse industry’s marquee events. The AQHA Executive Committee and I commend you on your hard work and dedication for qualifying to compete at this great event located in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City is proud to be the home of the Lucas Oil World. Be sure to check out the amazing restaurants (my favorite is Chelinos Mexican Restaurant), shops and local attractions in Oklahoma City while you are in town. The city and AQHA staff are ready to make your show experience positive and memorable. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask me or any AQHA staff member for guidance. Qualifying for the Lucas Oil World is an honor for you and your American Quarter Horse. Thank you for the support you have given AQHA shows throughout the year. We wish you the best of luck on your quest to earn a coveted world championship or Adequan® (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan) Level 2 championship title, and I hope you take every opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments you have achieved on your journey to being a Lucas Oil World competitor. Without the support of AQHA’s team of corporate partners, this event would not be possible. Thanks to their generosity, you will be vying for great prizes in every class. Please join me in expressing our appreciation to title sponsor Lucas Oil, and the team of sponsors behind the Lucas Oil World. These include AQHA corporate partners: Adequan®, Bank of America, B&W Trailer Hitches, Farnam, Ford, John Deere, Justin Boots, Markel Insurance Co., Merial, Montana Silversmiths, Nutrena, Zoetis, Professional’s Choice, Cripple Creek, SmartPak and Wrangler. For more information on these companies and their products and services, visit www.aqha.com/partners. AQHA has partnered with Equine Promotion of Whitesboro, Texas, as the videographer and webcast provider for the Lucas Oil World. In addition to a free live webcast, there are special incentives for exhibitors such as a $5 coupon for purchase of DVDs and digital uploads, free previews of exhibitor/horse runs at Equine Promotion’s booth and price breaks for multiple orders placed at the same time. Be sure to stop by Equine Promotion’s booth to purchase your run as a DVD and/or digital upload. You can also purchase pictures from the show’s official photographer, K.C. Montgomery Photographics. Stop by K.C.’s booth at the show or visit www.kcmontgomery.com. Once again, The American Quarter Horse Journal will provide great coverage of the Lucas Oil World. Check out www.aqha.com/worldshow to see the Journal Winning Runs, results and more. The AQHA family is full of great people and amazing horses – each one with a unique story. Please stop by the AQHA media office behind the show office and share your story ideas with AQHA staff members so they can promote our great horses and Association. To celebrate you, our AQHA World Show exhibitors, AQHA will host exhibitor parties and special events throughout the show. Please visit www.aqha.com/worldshow for a tentative schedule of events. I look forward to seeing you in Oklahoma City for the 43rd annual Lucas Oil World! Sincerely,

Sandra K. Arledge AQHA President

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OKLAHOMA STATE FAIRGROUNDS

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THE SCHEDULE BELOW WAS ACCURATE AT PRESS TIME PRIOR TO ALL ENTRIES BEING COMPLETED. THE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE VISIT THE SHOW OFFICE OR AQHA.COM FOR UPDATES.

2016 WORLD SHOW TENTATIVE SCHEDULE JIM NORICK ARENA

PERFORMANCE ARENA

Note: If there is not a designated start time for Finals, classes will run straight through

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3 PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 – 10 a.m. Jr Cutting L3 & L2 Sr Cutting L3 & L2

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 – 10 a.m. PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 – 8 a.m. Jr Trail L3& L2

Progressive Working Hunter Jr Working Hunter L3 & L2 Sr Working Hunter L3& L2 Jumping

FINALS - 6 p.m. Jr Cutting L3 Sr Cutting L3

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 - 8 a.m. PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 - 8 a.m. Ama Cutting L3 & L2

Jr Western Riding L3 & L2 Sr Western Pleasure L3 Jr Hunter Under Saddle L3 Sr Hunter Hack L3 Sr Hunter Hack L2 Jr. Hunter Hack

FINALS Jr Trail L3

FINALS - 7 p.m Ama Cutting L3

FINALS - 8 a.m.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6 PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 - 8 a.m.

Progressive Working Hunter Jr Working Hunter L3 Sr Working Hunter L3 Jumping Jr.Western Riding L3 Sr.Western Pleasure L3

Sr. Ranch Riding L3 & L2

PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 Sr Working Cow Horse L3 & L2

FINALS - 8 a.m.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7 PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 – 8 a.m.

Performance Halter Mares L3 & L2 Performance Halter Geldings L3 & L2

Jr. Ranch Riding Ama Working Hunter L3 & L2 Ama Eq Over Fences L3 & L2 Ama Jumping

PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 Jr Working Cow Horse L3 & L2 Sr Hunter Under Saddle L3 4

FINALS - 8 a.m.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 – 8 a.m.

Performance Halter Stallions L3 & L2

Sr Trail L3 Shootout Sr Trail L2 Ama Hunter Hack L3 & L2

PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 Jr Hunter Under Saddle L2 Jr Reining L3 & L2 Sr Western Pleasure L2

FINALS Sr Hunter Under Saddle L3 Sr Ranch Riding L3

FINALS - 7 p.m. Sr Working Cow Horse L3

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 FINALS – 8 a.m. PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 – 8 a.m. Ama Working Hunter L3 Ama Eq Over Fences L3 Ama Jumping

Ama Working Cow Horse L3 & L2 Sr Western Riding L3 & L2

PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 Jr Western Pleasure L3 Sr Reining L3 & L2 CRI 1, 2 & 3

FINALS Jr Ranch Riding

FINALS - 6 p.m.

(Barn 8) Ride the Pattern: Equitation at 6 p.m.

Jr Hunter Under Saddle L3 Jr Working Cow Horse L3

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10 PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 - 8 a.m. FINALS - 8 a.m. Jr Tie Down L3 & L2 Sr Heading L3 & L2 Sr Heeling L3 & L2

Sr. Hunter Under Saddle L2

PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 Ama Reining L3 & L2 Sr Pleasure Driving

FINALS Sr Hunter Hack L3 Jr Hunter Hack Ama Hunter Hack L3

FINALS 1:30 p.m. Level 1 Western Pleasure Stakes (Barn 8) Ride FINALS - 7 p.m. FINALS 3 p.m. the Pattern: Ama Working Cow Horse L3 Level 1 Hunter Under Ranch Riding at 4 p.m. Saddle Stakes FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Veteran's Day - All Day Tribute - Wear Red PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 - 8 a.m. PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 - 8 a.m. Sr Tie-Down L3 & L2

Ama Hunt Seat Equitation L3 & L2 5

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 (cont) Jr Heading L3 & L2 Jr Heeling L3 & L2 2-yr-old Western Pleasure

Ama Ranch Riding L3 & L2 Jr Pleasure Driving

FINALS Sr Western Riding L3

FINALS - 6 p.m. Jr Reining L3 Jr Western Pleasure L3

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 FINALS - 8 a.m. PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 - 8 a.m. Sr Trail L3 Jr Pleasure Driving 2-yr-old Western Pleasure Jr Tie Down L3 Sr Heading L3 Sr Heeling L3 Sr Pleasure Driving Ama Ranch Riding L3

Ama Boxing Jr Western Pleasure L2

FINALS - 7 p.m. Sr Reining L3

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13 FINALS – 8 a.m.

PRELIMS - 9 a.m.

Sr Tie Down L3 Jr Headling L3 Jr Heeling L3 Ama Reining L3 Ama Boxing Para Reining (Team) FARNAM Superhorse Presentation-5:00 p.m.

AQHA Collegiate Horsemanship Challenge (Barn 8) Ride the Pattern: Showmanship at 3:00 p.m. (Barn 8) Ride the Pattern: Horsemanship at 4 p.m.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14 PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 – 8 a.m.

9 a.m.

Para Reining (Individual)

Ama Showmanship L3 & L2

FINALS

PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 - 10:30 a.m.

Ama Performance Geldings L3 & L2 Ama Yearling Fillies L3 & L2 Ama 2-yr-old Geldings L3 & L2 Ama 3-yr-old Stallions L3 & L2 Ama Aged Stallions L3 & L2 Ama Aged Geldings L3 & L2

Ama Western Pleasure L3 Ama Western Riding L3 & L2

Ride the Pattern: Trail 6

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14 (cont) Ama Aged Mares L3 & L2

FINALS - 7 p.m. AQHA Collegiate Horsemanship Challenge Ama Hunt Seat Equitation L3

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 FINALS - 8 a.m. PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 - 8 a.m. Ama Weanling Geldings Ama Weanling Fillies Ama Yearling Geldings L3 & L2 Ama Performance Halter Mares L3 & L2 Ama 2-yr-old Mares L3 & L2 Ama 3-yr-old Mares L3 & L2 Ama 3-yr-old Geldings L3 & L2

Ama Trail L3 & L2 Ama Pleasure Driving

PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 Ama Tie-Down L3 & L2 Ama Breakaway L3 & L2

PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 - 6 p.m. Ama Heading L3 & L2 Ama Heeling L3 & L2

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 FINALS - 8 a.m. Ama Showmanship L3 Ama Weanling Colts Ama Yearling Colts L3 & L2 Ama Performance Halter Stallions L3 & L2 Ama 2-yr-old Stallions L3 & L2

8 a.m.

Judging Contest

PRELIMS - 2 p.m. Ama Horsemanship L3 Ama Hunter under Saddle L3

PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 Jr Poles L3 & L2 Sr Poles L3 & L2 Ama Stake Race L3 & L2 Jr Barrels L3 & L2 Sr Barrels L3& L2

FINALS - 6 p.m. Ama Western Pleasure L3 Ama Western Riding L3

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 FINALS -8 a.m.

FINALS - 10 a.m. Ama Horsemanship L2 Ama Hunter under Saddle L2 Ama Western Pleasure L2

WCHA OBE Weanling Geldings & Colts Yearling Fillies L3 & L2 2-yr-old Geldings L3 & L2 3-yr-old Stallions L3 & L2 7

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 (cont) Aged Stallions L3 & L2 Aged Geldings L3 & L2

FINALS Jr Poles L3 Sr Poles L3 Ama Stake Race L3 Jr Barrels L3 Sr Barrels L3 Ama Pleasure Driving

FINALS – 7 p.m. Ama Trail L3

FRIDAY , NOVEMBER 18 FINALS – 8 a.m.

PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 - 8 a.m.

Weanling Geldings Yearling Geldings L3 & L2 2-yr-old Mares L3 & L2 3-yr-old Mares L3 & L2 3-yr-old Geldings L3 & L2 Ama Hunter under Saddle L3

Open Team Penning L3 & L2 Ama Team Penning L3 & L2 Open Ranch Sorting L3 & L2 Ama Ranch Sorting L3 & L2

PRELIMS L3/FINALS L2 Ama Poles L3 & L2 Ama Barrels L3 & L2

FINALS Ama Horsemanship L3 Ama Tie-Down L3 Ama Breakaway L3

FINALS – 7 p.m. Ama Heading L3 Ama Heeling L3

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 FINALS – 8 a.m. WCHA OBE Weanling Fillies 2-yr-old Stallions L3 & L2 Weanling Colts Weanling Fillies Yearling Colts L3 & L2 Aged Mares L3 & L2 Ama Poles L3 Ama Barrels L3 Open Team Penning L3 8

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 (cont) Ama Team Penning L3 Open Ranch Sorting L3 Ama Ranch Sorting L3 All-Around Amateur/Leading Owner

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Shootouts:  In Level 3 only, scored classes and equitation over fences with 65-74 entries, the top placing 15 horses (plus ties) in the prelims will advance to the finals. Immediately following the preliminary round, there will be a “shootout” competition for the next highest ten scoring horses (including ties). These ten will perform again and the top five placing horses (ties will be broken) from the shootout round will also advance to the finals.  In Level 3 only, scored classes and equitation over fences with 75-99 entries, the top placing 15 horses (plus ties) in the prelims will advance to the finals. Immediately following the preliminary round, there will be a “shootout” competition for the next 15 scoring horses (including ties). These 15 will perform again and the top five placing horses (ties will be broken) from the shootout round will also advance to the finals.  In Level 3 only, scored classes and equitation over fences with 100 and more entries, the top placing 15 horses (plus ties) in the prelims will advance to the finals. Immediately following the preliminary round, there will be a “shootout” competition for the next 20 scoring horses (including ties). These 20 will perform again and the top five placing horses (ties will be broken) from the shootout round will also advance to the finals.  In Level 3 only, classes where the exhibitor is judged (showmanship, horsemanship, equitation on the flat), if the class has more than 100 entries, the class will be split in half and the top 15 exhibitors, plus ties, from each section will be taken to a semi-finals. These 30 exhibitors, plus ties, will immediately perform the pattern again. In showmanship, the top 15 plus ties will advance to the finals. In horsemanship and hunt seat equitation, the top 20 plus ties will advance to do railwork. From the railwork, the top 15 plus ties will advance to the finals.

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2016 WORLD SHOW QUALIFYING HANDBOOK RULES AND REGULATIONS Effective Date and Repeal These rules become effective January 1, 2016, and apply to the 2016 World Championship Show. Subject to modification, these rules will apply to subsequent AQHA World Championship Shows. The World Championship Show shall be governed by the rules and regulations of the AQHA’s Official Handbook and the AQHA World Championship Show Qualifier’s Handbook. All participants and owners agree to abide by such rules and regulations. Any rules and regulations not covered by the 2016 AQHA Official Handbook or by rules and/or regulations of the 2016 World Championship Show will be handled by World Show management, and their decision will be final without recourse of any nature. The 2016 World Championship Show shall be in Oklahoma City from November 3 through November 19. No official AQHA points will be earned by participation in this World Championship Show; however, any finalists, top ten placings, Reserve World Champion and World Champion will be recognized on the permanent record of the respective horse. Inhumane Treatment Rules, AQHA Rules VIO200 —204, pages 36—37 in the AQHA Official Handbook & AQHA’s Fines and Penalties VIO200. INHUMANE TREATMENT. No person shall treat any horse in an inhumane manner. This prohibition against inhumane treatment applies to AQHA members and non-members. Inhumane treatment shall include, but not be limited to, the prohibited conduct specified below. Inhumane treatment to horses other than American Quarter Horses and other animals used in competition is included in this prohibition as it indicates a general course of dealing with horses which is unacceptable to AQHA. VIO200.1 For purposes of this rule, a person responsible for the care of a horse is also responsible for and may be disciplined for the inhumane conduct of their trainers, agents, representatives and employees. For violation of this rule, an individual may be disciplined, suspended, fined, denied AQHA privileges, disqualified, expelled from show grounds and/or expelled from AQHA. VIO201. Inhumane treatment of any horse or any other animal on show grounds is strictly prohibited. Treatment of any horse will be considered inhumane if a person, educated or experienced in accepted equine training techniques, would perceive the conduct of an individual to be inhumane. VIO202. For purposes of this rule, a fines and penalty system has been established based on the severity of the offense. All offenses per VIO204 below will be assigned a minimum level of offense (level 1 = mild; level 2= moderate; level 3 = severe). Depending on the facts of a situation, the level of offense may be increased. VIO203. Warning or Show Ground Removal cards will be issued based on the frequency and level of offense. VIO204. Inhumane treatment includes, but is not limited to: VIO204.1 placing an object in a horse’s mouth so as to cause undue discomfort or distress (minimum level 2); VIO204.2 leaving a bit in a horse’s mouth for extended periods of time so as to cause undue discomfort or distress (minimum level 1); VIO204.3 tying a horse’s head up (above withers), back or around in a stall or anywhere at an AQHA event in the manner as to cause undue discomfort or distress (minimum level 2); VIO204.3.1 tying a horse in a stall without access to food or water for an extended period of time. (minimum level 1) 10

VIO204.4 lounging or riding a horse in a manner as to cause undue discomfort or distress to the horse (minimum level 1); VIO204.5 tying or fastening any foreign object onto a horse, halter, bridle and/or saddle in order to desensitize the horse (minimum level 2); VIO204.6 use of training techniques or methods such as poling or striking a horse’s legs with objects (minimum level 2); VIO204.7 excessive spurring or whipping (minimum level 1); VIO204.8 excessive jerking of reins (minimum level 1); VIO204.9 excessive fencing (minimum level 1); VIO204.10 excessive spinning (defined as no more than eight (8) consecutive turns in either direction) (minimum level 1); VIO204.11 schooling over ramped oxers in reverse order (i.e., from highest to lowest instead of lowest to highest) (minimum level 1); VIO204.12 schooling using rails higher than four (4) feet (minimum level 1); VIO204.13 use of prohibited equipment, including, but not limited to: saw tooth bits; belly bands, hock hobbles; tack collars; curb strap with tacks/rivets or tack hackamores; whips used for showmanship; war bridles or like devices; riding in a curb bit without a curb strap; wire or solid metal curb straps no matter how padded; wire cavesson; wire or cable tie-downs; bumper bits; metal bosals (no matter how padded); metal lounging hackamores; chambons; headstalls made of metal (no matter how wrapped or padded), twisted rawhide, or rope may not be used on a horse’s head (3/8 inch rope may be used with a slip/gag bit or a bonnet); running martingales with curb bits used without rein stops; excessively tight cavessons; draw reins attached between or around the front legs; side reins (direct rein from bit to cinch or surcingle) will not be allowed at AQHA-approved events (minimum level 2); VIO204.14 use of any item or appliance that restricts movement or circulation of the tail (minimum level 3); VIO204.15 exhibiting a horse which appears to be sullen, dull, lethargic, emaciated, drawn or overly tired (minimum level 1); VIO204.16 intentional or negligent treatment which results in any bleeding – intentional (minimum level 3); unintentional (minimum level 1); for purposes of this section, “negligence” is the failure to exercise care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise. Regardless of whether bleeding resulted from intentional or negligent treatment, horse may be disqualified. VIO204.17 applying excessive pressure on or excessively jerking of a halter lead shank or lip cord (minimum level 2); VIO204.18 any other treatment or conduct deemed by a show official to be inhumane or abusive (minimum level 1). Lip chains of any type are prohibited. The Executive Committee has approved the use of an allowed lip cord. See guidelines below:  Stallions one year of age and older may be shown with an allowed lip cord in open and amateur divisions; lip chains of any type are prohibited; all other types of lip cords that do not meet the definition of an allowed lip cord are prohibited.  The following horses may not be shown with an allowed lip cord; o weanlings; o mares of any age; o geldings of any age; o any horse shown in a performance halter class, and; o any horse shown in a ranch horse conformation class.  Applying excessive pressure on or excessive jerking of an allowed lip cord is prohibited.

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 Allowed lip cords shall only mean: o a round smooth soft/flexible nonabrasive cotton polyblend cord with a dense core that has an unsecured keeper with at least ¾ inches of the cord outside of the halter before attachment of keeper or leather part of lead shank; o is applied only over gum and not through mouth; o with respect to the cord applied over the gum, is made up of cord having a diameter of at least 3/8 inches; cord applied over gum may not contain internal or external metal. o no foreign substances or additional materials may be added to the lip cord. AQHA Show Fines and Penalties Regarding Inhumane Treatment and Unsportsmanlike Conduct – VIO200-204 & VIO220 White=First Warning, Yellow=Warning Card, Red=Show Grounds Removal Card Example: 1 offense on 3 horses = 3 offenses or 3 offenses on one horse = 3 offenses. Level 1-Mild, Level 2-Moderate, Level 3Severe. 1st Offense Warning – no fine or penalty. Steward issues white warning card. Name placed in warning database. Fine $500 - $15,000 Fine $5,000 - $25,000 Suspension up to Permanent Expulsion Mandatory Probation, name placed in warning database. 2nd Offense Suspension up to 36 months. Mandatory Probation. Name placed in database. 3rd Offense, More than 3 offenses in 120 days or more than 4 offenses in a 12 month period. Fine $5,000 - $25,000. Suspension up to Permanent Expulsion. Mandatory Probation. Name placed in warning database. The AQHA Executive Committee has ultimate authority to impose less or more severe penalties as compared to this chart as it deems necessary. This chart may be modified at any time by AQHA’s Executive Committee. All fines and penalties are cumulative and run consecutively in the case of multiple offenses. Habitual offenders are subject to the severest fines and penalties above. Executive Committee Action: Approved and amended effective November 1, 2015 that the following be assessed upon a positive Clenbuterol test: - First offense - $5,000 and 6-month suspension - Second offense – $7,500 and 1 year suspension - Third offense – 5 year suspension AQHA Show Fines and Penalties Regarding Inhumane Treatment and Unsportsmanlike Conduct – VIO200-204 & VIO220 White=First Warning

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Mild

Moderate

Severe

Yellow=Warning Card Red=Show Grounds Removal Card Example: 1 offense on 3 horses = 3 offenses or 3 offenses on one horse = 3 offenses

1st Offense

Fine $5,000 - $25,000

Warning – no fine or penalty Steward issues white warning card.

Fine $500 - $15,000

Name placed in warning database

2nd Offense 3rd Offense More than 3 offenses in 120 days or more than 4 offenses in a 12 month period.

Suspension up to 36 months Mandatory Probation Name placed in database

Suspension up to Permanent Expulsion Mandatory Probation Name placed in warning database

Fine $5,000 - $25,000 Suspension up to Permanent Expulsion Mandatory Probation Name placed in warning database

The AQHA Executive Committee has ultimate authority to impose less or more severe penalties as compared to this chart as it deems necessary. This chart may be modified at any time by AQHA’s Executive Committee. All fines and penalties are cumulative and run consecutively in the case of multiple offenses. Habitual offenders are subject to the severest fines and penalties above.

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ELIGIBILITY/OWNERSHIP  Show results not received by AQHA by August 10, 2016, will not be used to determine eligibility for the World Championship Show.  A horse is eligible to compete in each class in which it has earned the minimum number of points assigned for that class in Level 3 and Level 2. All qualifiers will receive an invitation to the show in the event(s) in which they have qualified. o In Amateur:  To qualify for Level 2, the exhibitor must be Level 2 eligible and earn at least the minimum number of points set to qualify in Level 2 for that class. He/she will then be sent an entry form and invited to enter the World Show in Level 2.  If the horse/exhibitor earn at least the minimum number of points to qualify in a Level 3 class and is Level 2 eligible, that horse/exhibitor will be sent two entry forms, one for Level 2 and one for Level 3 in that class.  The exhibitor cannot show “down” in Level 2 if he or she is ineligible as a Level 2 participant. In that case, that person must earn at least the minimum number of points to qualify in Level 3 only.  Level 2 classes DO NOT count towards All-Around Amateur tabulation. o In Open:  Halter and all cattle classes are levelled by the exhibitor, so if that exhibitor is Level 2 eligible and the horse gets the proper number of points set for Level 2, he/she will be sent an entry form and invited to enter the World Show in that class; however, horses placing in the top two in the Level 3 classes at the Open World Shows are not eligible for Level 2 for the subsequent three years in that class, regardless of points earned in the past three years.  All other classes are levelled by the horse, so if that horse earns at least the minimum number of points to qualify for Level 2 and is Level 2 eligible, he/she will be sent an entry form and invited to enter the World Show in Level 2; however, horses placing in the top two in the Level 3 classes at the Open World Shows are not eligible for Level 2 for the subsequent three years in that class, regardless of points earned in the past three years. Further, there are exhibitors that are ineligible to show in Level 2 based on monies and/or points earned in organizations other than AQHA. (see specific listing)  If a horse is Level 2 eligible and earns at least the minimum number of points to qualify for Level 3 in a class, he/she will be sent two entry forms and invited to enter the World Show in both the Level 2 and Level 3 in that class.  In halter and cattle classes, if an exhibitor is ineligible as a Level 2 competitor, that exhibitor must only show that horse in Level 3.  In all other classes in the Open division, if the horse is ineligible to be a Level 2 competitor, he/she must be shown only in Level 3.  Level 2 classes DO NOT count towards Superhorse tabulation.  70% of the entry fee (not office, show, drug, grounds or cattle fees) will be added back to the class for which they are paid. 30% of the entry fee will be retained by AQHA to help cover the cost of hosting the show.

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 Level 2 Guidelines: o Level 2 is not available in the following classes: o Jr ranch riding o Jumping o Progressive working hunter o Jr hunter hack o Jr pleasure driving o Sr pleasure driving o Amateur boxing o Amateur jumping o Amateur pleasure driving o Horses placing in the top two in the Level 3 classes at the open world shows are not eligible for Level 2 for the subsequent three years in that class, regardless of points earned in the past three years. o Horses in their first year of senior competition will automatically be eligible for Level 2 unless the horse places in the top two in a Level 3 class at the open world show. In this instance, the horse is not eligible for Level 2 for the subsequent three years in that class, regardless of points earned in the past three years. o 3 judges in placed classes (except in hunter hack) when held separately from the Level 3 prelims o Level 2 classes will have only one go round that will be considered a finals o Upon completion of Level 2 finals, Level 2 awards will be presented o ½ qualifying points of the corresponding level 3 class will be all that is required o ½ entry fee of the corresponding level 3 class will be charged o 70% of entry money to jackpot, 30% of entry to awards and administration o if Level 2 eligible and qualify for Level 3, can enter both Levels (will be charged entry fees for each) o 10 placings and 5 finalists, 3 trophies, 2 buckles o top ten and 5 finalists placings will be put on horse’s permanent record; however, title will not reflect the placing as a world show placing (for example: first place in level 2 amateur western pleasure will read “Level 2 Champion” and give the show date) o no shoot outs o After official draws have been posted, no exhibitor changes will be allowed that would result in a separate run from the original entry. o If the same exhibitor enters in Level 3 and Level 2 for a dual entry, the exhibitor cannot be changed to a different Level 3 and Level 2 rider that would cause separate rides in the work order. o If a dual entry exhibitor decides to change to a Level 3 rider, his Level 2 entry will be scratched. o If two different exhibitors enter Level 3 and Level 2 on the same horse, the exhibitors can be changed on either entry but the horse will still compete in each working order in the original orders. o Placed classes o Level 2 hunter under saddle, western pleasure, horsemanship and equitation on the flat will run separate from the Level 3 prelims. o Working hunter and hunter hack– Level 3 will have a work order and run first followed by Level 2 competitors with a different work order. o Halter – Level 2 and Level 3 classes will be held concurrently. Both classes will be shown at one time. If an exhibitor is eligible, he/she may enter both levels but the horse will be shown only one time. o Team Penning and Ranch Sorting o Level 3 will have a work order and run first followed by Level 2 competitors with a different work order. o If a team wants to ride in Level 2, all team members must be Level 2 eligible.

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o Speed events (barrel racing, pole bending, stake race and breakaway roping) 1) Same horse entered in both levels ridden by same rider can roll over time or take two runs. This must be declared at the time of entry. 2) Horse entered only in Level 2 will have their own work order and run after the end of Level 3 prelims. 3) Same horse entered in both levels ridden by different riders (declared at the time of entry); horse will run a second time in the Level 2 draw. o Scored Events (showmanship, equitation over fences, cutting, working cow horse, boxing, tie-down roping, heading, heeling, reining, western riding, trail, ranch riding) 1) Same horse entered in both levels ridden by same rider; Level 3 score will roll over and be counted for the Level 2 score for the Level 2 placings. 2) Horse entered only in Level 2 will have their own work order and work after the end of the Level 3 prelims. 3) Same horse entered in both levels ridden by different riders; horse will work a second time at the end of the Level 2 finals. o If a horse is entered in both Level 3 and Level 2 and shown by the same exhibitor, that horse will be drawn in the Level 3 working order and only shown once. These dual entries will be depicted on the Level 3 work order with an asterisk. o Dual entries will show as part of the Level 3 work order, but his score will also count in the Level 2 part of the class; therefore, when the Level 2 work order is drawn, the dual entries will appear at the bottom of the Level 2 order with an asterisk but will not show again. o If a horse is entered in Level 3 with one rider and in Level 2 with a different rider, that horse will work twice, once in the Level 3 work order and once in the Level 2 work order. o If needed, shootouts will occur only in Level 3 classes and will be held after the corresponding Level 2 class. o Level 2 awards will be given after the shootout.  All points considered for eligibility in this show must have been earned starting August 1, 2015, at AQHA-approved shows, and only official AQHA records will be used as the basis to determine eligibility. No points earned at any AQHA-approved shows beginning August 1, 2016 or after that date, will be counted or considered for eligibility purposes.  Points earned in novice or rookie divisions will NOT count towards qualification.  Points earned at Introductory Shows and in EWD classes will NOT count towards qualification.  Points earned by a youth from August 1st to December 31st in the year he/she turns 19 years of age will count toward Amateur qualification for the upcoming Amateur World Show.  In amateur competition, the invitation is for the same horse/exhibitor combination. Therefore, horses must be shown by the same exhibitor listed at the time of entry and that exhibitor must be eligible as the owner or a relation of the owner to show the horse in accordance with Rule SHW220 of the 2016 AQHA Official Handbook.  A current AQHA amateur membership is required of all amateur exhibitors and may be purchased at the time of entry for $50 or $45 for a renewal.  A current AQHA membership is required of every horse owner and may be purchased at the time of entry for $40 or $35 for a renewal.  For amateur weanling classes only, an immediate family member as outlined in Rule SHW220 may substitute as exhibitor.  In open competition, the invitation is for the horse.  A current AQHA membership is required of all exhibitors in open classes and may be purchased at the time of entry for $40 or $35 for a renewal.  A current AQHA membership is required of every horse owner and may be purchased at the time of entry for $40 or $35 for a renewal.  Exhibitors’ names must be listed on the entry form along with their AQHA ID number showing current membership. 15

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 State/Affiliate Invitees: o An Amateur invitation will be sent to the highest point-earning Level 3 horse/exhibitor combination that missed reaching the minimum number of points set by AQHA to qualify in each class from each state or province and has earned at least one-half of the minimum number of points set by AQHA to qualify (if the minimum number of points to qualify ends in .5, we will round that number down to the whole number and half that – example: points needed to qualify in horsemanship is 14.5, we will round down to 14 and half that so that the invitee will need 7 pts to be invited). o Points must be earned during the qualifying period. o Points DO NOT have to be earned in the state the person resides in. The points may be earned at any AQHA-approved show excluding Introductory/Novice classes or shows. o For classes to count toward all-around eligibility, the exhibitor/horse must have earned a national qualification in those classes. A class entered as an invitee will NOT count toward all-around tabulation. o If the highest point-earning horse/exhibitor is tied, AQHA will invite all that are tied for first place in that class. o There will only be one invitation, or those that tied for first, per state or province per class, even if the recipient(s) chooses not to enter the show. o Those exhibitors earning a state/affiliate invitation will not be called a world show qualifier, neither will the horse’s record indicate he/she is a world show qualifier.  The minimum eligibility points required in each class will be determined and adjusted annually.  All 2015 World Champions, in amateur and open, will be invited to compete in the same class(es) at the 2016 World Championship Show. o Note: if the horse was a stallion when he won the world championship, he must enter this year’s world show as a stallion – he will NOT be invited back if he is now a gelding (unless he qualifies as a gelding acquiring the number of points set for geldings).  In performance halter, 2015 world champions will be invited back provided these horses earned the required ten riding points during the qualifying period.  Any horse to be shown in the open performance halter at the 2016 World Show must have earned a performance ROM during the qualifying year, or if earned prior to the qualifying period, must have earned at least ten riding points in the open division during the qualifying period. A horse having earned a Race ROM may be shown in performance halter, no matter when the Race ROM was earned.  Any horse to be shown in the amateur performance halter at the 2016 World Show must have earned a performance ROM in open, amateur or youth division during the qualifying period, or if the ROM is earned prior to the qualifying period, must have earned at least ten riding points in the open, amateur or youth divisions combined. Showmanship points DO NOT count in either the ROM or the ten riding points, nor do Level 1 points or points earned at Introductory shows; however, green points in the open division will count towards the riding points in open and/or amateur.  The exhibitor in the amateur class(es) must be the owner at the time of invitation and a current AQHA amateur member.  In halter, weanling world champions of 2015 will be invited as yearlings for 2016, yearlings as two-yearolds, etc.  Amateur and Open halter competitors (not including performance halter) can earn an invitation to the 2016 world show by competing at a designated number of shows during the respective qualifying period. o Amateur (Level 3 and Level 2): show at ten shows in a halter class. Shows will be counted by show numbers on a one-horse/one-exhibitor basis. o Open (Level 3 and Level 2): show at 20 shows in a halter class. Shows will be counted by show numbers.  If a horse qualifies in both halter and performance halter, he/she may be exhibited in both classes.

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 An Open exhibitor may show a maximum of four horses per class. That exhibitor can show all four horses in Level 3 or in Level 2 (if eligible) of that class – or, can show 3 horses in Level 3 and one in Level 2 – or, can show 2 horses in Level 3 and 2 in Level 2 (if eligible) – or, any combination thereof, so long as the exhibitor does not show more than four horses in a class.  In team penning, ranch sorting and jumping, a rider can ride up to four horses, as these classes are all-age classes.  An Amateur exhibitor may show a maximum of three horses per class. That exhibitor can show all 3 horses in Level 3 or in Level 2 (if eligible) of that class – or, can show 2 horses in Level 3 and one in Level 2 – or, can show 1 horse in Level 3 and 2 in Level 2 (if eligible) – or, any combination thereof, so long as the exhibitor does not show more than three horses in a class.  If an Amateur and horse are Level 2 eligible and also earns at least the minimum number of points required to qualify for Level 3 in a class, that combination can enter BOTH the Level 2 and Level 3 portions of the class.  If an Amateur exhibitor qualifies more than one horse in a non-individual working class, both horses can be entered, but one must be scratched prior to the start of the class.  All horses not officially entered in the show, but assisting in cutting or team roping events, must be registered American Quarter Horses.  Anyone with current AQHA membership may assist in amateur heading and/or heeling.  Any horse to be shown in performance halter at the 2016 World Show must have earned a performance ROM during the qualifying period (August 1, 2015 thru July 31, 2016), or if earned prior to the qualifying period, must have earned at least ten riding points during the qualifying period. In the Amateur division, these points can be in open, amateur or youth classes and they can add up to make the ten points, and in the Open division, the points must be in the Open Division, but ABSOLUTELY NO horse can compete in a performance halter class without having earned the performance ROM or the ten riding points during the qualifying period. Remember that showmanship points DO NOT count, nor do Level 1 amateur or youth points or points earned at Introductory shows. However, Level 1 (Green) points earned in the Open Division do count.  For purposes of this subsection, the below terms shall have the following meanings: o “Amateur Qualifying Owner” = the record owner who owned the horse during the time that it qualified for the 2016 AQHA Amateur World Show. o “Open Qualifying Owner” = the record owner who owned the horse during the time that it qualified for the 2016 AQHA Open World Show. o “Family Member” = those individuals/entities as listed in Rule SHW220. A horse/exhibitor combination (“Combination”) is ineligible to compete at the 2016 AQHA Amateur World Show if the horse is shown at the 2016 Youth World Championship Show while under the ownership of someone that is not a family member of the Amateur Qualifying Owner. A horse is ineligible to compete at the 2016 AQHA Open World Show if: 1. The horse is shown at the 2016 Youth World Championship while under the ownership of someone that is not a family member of the Open Qualifying Owner; AND 2. The horse entered in the 2016 AQHA Open World Show is a horse that the Open Qualifying Owner is either the record owner or has an ownership interest in.  Further, horses cannot be transferred out of an ownership and then be shown in a different breed organization’s championship and/or world show and then transferred back into the original owner’s name to be shown at an AQHA world show.  The same horse/exhibitor combination is ineligible to compete in the same class(es) at the Adequan Select World Show and the corresponding Level 3 Amateur class(es) at the AQHA World Championship Show.; however, a horse/exhibitor combination may show in the same class at both the Adequan Select World Show and the corresponding Level 2 Amateur class at the AQHA World Championship Show.

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 An AQHA World Championship Show judge may not judge a horse if: o he/she was the owner, trainer, agent in any capacity or conditioner of that horse within the previous three months; o he/she has received a salary, commission or any kind of remuneration for selling or buying a horse for the owner or exhibitor for the horse in question within the previous three months; o he/she, in any capacity and regardless of whether a horse was involved in the transaction, has been in the employ or has represented the owner or exhibitor of the horse in question within the previous three months.

WORLD SHOW PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS: 1. For purposes of these guidelines, the following definitions apply: a. “Immediate Family Member” shall mean an Executive Committee member and his/her spouse, parent, grandparents, stepparent, sibling, half-sibling, step-sibling, spouse’s parent, spouse’s stepparent, sibling’s spouse, step-sibling’s spouse, half-sibling’s spouse. b. “World Shows” shall mean AQHA World Championship, AQHYA World Championship Show or Select World Show (the “World Shows”). 2. Immediate Family Members may not exhibit a horse at the World Shows. 3. Regardless of who the exhibitor is, the following horses are ineligible to compete at a World Show: a. Horses registered in the individual name of an Immediate Family Member; b. Horses registered in joint name of an Immediate Family Member and any other party; or c. Horses registered in the name of an entity (including, but not limited to, corporations, partnerships, trusts, estates and syndicates) in which an Immediate Family Member has an ownership interest in. 4. An Immediate Family Member’s trainer may exhibit any horse at a world show so long as such horse is not ineligible to compete pursuant to Rule 3 above. 5. As AQHA World Show representatives, Executive Committee members should avoid actual or perceived conflicts of interest associated with the world shows and be sensitive to relationships which might be construed as inappropriate. 19

VETERINARIANS  Veterinarians wishing to practice at the World Show, either inside the barns or outside, will be charged a fee of $5,000 for the duration of the show. Should a veterinarian request stalls, they will be provided at a fee of $350 per stall requested in addition to the $5,000.  Attending veterinarians must check in at the stall office and sign a statement verifying they have read and agree to abide by AQHA therapeutic medication rules. o Any veterinarian practicing on the grounds who is not licensed by the Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners for the State of Oklahoma will be removed from the premises and could face possible penalty or fine by the State of Oklahoma. WEANLINGS AND TWO-YEAR-OLD WESTERN PLEASURE  As there are no official AQHA points for weanlings, weanling halter classes will be considered open as far as point eligibility is concerned. o All weanlings (and yearlings) must be registered and parentage-verified with AQHA by entry deadline September 15, 2016. NO EXCEPTIONS.  As there are no official AQHA points for two-year-old western pleasure until July 1 of each year, this class will be considered open as far as point eligibility is concerned. o All horses entered in two-year-old western pleasure must be registered with AQHA by entry deadline of September 15, 2016. ENTERING FOR EVERYTHING EXCEPT WCHA, OBE, CRI REININGS, or LEVEL 1 STAKES CLASSES:  Deadline for entry will be Thursday, September 15, 2016, and entries must be received in the AQHA office by that date. o Telephone entries will not be accepted. o Late entries will be accepted until October 1 at an entry fee of $2,000 per class, along with other applicable fees. (All late fees will be added to class purses).  Processed entries can be checked online at www.aqha.com/showing/lucasoilworldshow/competitorresources. This listing will be the only place entries will appear until work orders are posted.  All entries must be on official invitational forms furnished by the AQHA World Championship Show. o These forms are available by calling (806) 378-4338, by e-mailing to [email protected]. o Entries will not be accepted if appropriate fees are not remitted.  INSTEAD OF EXHIBITORS WISHING TO STALL TOGETHER HAVING TO SEND ALL THEIR ENTRIES TOGETHER IN ONE ENVELOPE, WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU PUT THE PEOPLE WHO WILL STALL WITH YOU ON THE STALL WITH LIST. IT IS IMPORTANT YOU CHOOSE ONLY ONE PERSON IN YOUR GROUP TO BE THE STALL WITH PERSON – EVEN IF IT WILL BE JUST YOU AND ONE OTHER PERSON, SEND THE PAPER IN WITH ONE OF YOU AS THE STALL WITH AND THE OTHER AS THE PERSON WHO WILL BE STALLED WITH THAT PERSON. DO NOT SPLIT PAYMENT FOR A TACK STALL – CHOOSE ONE PERSON IN YOUR GROUP (EVEN A SMALL GROUP OF TWO) TO PAY THE FEE AND COLLECT THE MONEY FROM THE OTHER PERSON/PEOPLE THEMSELVES.  PLEASE NOTE: If a horse is entered in Level 2 and Level 3, the drug testing fee will be charged once in Amateur and once in Open – for example: Smokey is entered in Amateur Level 2 reining and in Amateur Level 3 reining, the drug testing fee will be charged ONCE. If Smokey is entered in Amateur Level 2 reining and OPEN Level 3 senior reining, the drug testing fee will be charged 2 times – once for Amateur and once for Open.

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 Level 3 Fees: Office Charge Drug/Tail Testing Fee Entry Fee per qualified amateur class Entry Fee per qualified open class Weanling halter (all sexes) Jr & Sr Reining Amateur Reining Jr & Sr Cutting Amateur Cutting Two-Year-Old Western Pleasure Ama & Open Team Penning/Ranch Sorting Jr & Sr Heading/Heeling Jr & Sr Tie-Down Roping Jr & Sr Working Cow Horse Ama Roping Cattle Charge Ama Cow Horse/Boxing Cattle Charge Exhibitors pass (general admission) Obstacle Fee (Hunter Hack) Obstacle Fee (Trail/Over Fence classes)

$ 65 per entry (added to each fee below) $ 50 (once per horse in Open, once in Amateur) $ 200 (except where specified below) $ 350 (except where specified below) $ 500 (per entry) $ 850 $ 350 $1,100 (plus *$170 cattle charge) $ 750 (plus *$170 cattle charge) $1,000 $ 350 per team member (plus *$50/team member cattle charge) $ 600 (plus *$50 cattle charge) $ 600 (plus *$50 cattle charge) $ 600 (plus *$70 cattle charge) $ *50 $ *70 $ 40 at time of entry ($60 at show) $ *10 per entry $ *25 per entry

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WCHA 2016 Owner/Breeder/Exhibitor (OBE) World Championship held at the AQHA World Show o Eligibility – Must be weanlings by 2016 WCHA Futurity nominated Stallions o Must be shown by Owner/Breeder, as determined by, Owner/Breeder at time of breeding through exhibiting in World Show Class (‘transfers’ from time of breeding to time of exhibiting in class not permitted) o Owner/Breeder/Exhibitor – qualification is determined by, AQHA rules on ‘immediate family members’ o All Owner/Breeder/Exhibitors must be current members in good standing in WCHA and AQHA (for instance, if a different, immediate family member qualifies to exhibit, each individual qualifying as an Owner, Breeder and/or Exhibitor must all be members) o Must have AQHA registration papers o AQHA World Show Entry fees for Weanlings will apply, plus any other administrative processing fees, stall fees, drug fees, etc., charged by AQHA o 80% of entry fee to be jackpotted in payout purse o Payback percentages and number of placings to be consistent with other AQHA World Show Halter guidelines o Class Draw is determined by birth dates (youngest enter first) o Birthdates on ‘back numbers’ and considered in overall placings o Classes will be judged by WCHA Judges under WCHA guidelines o No coaching from the sidelines, trainers must not sit or stand near the arena railing in a manner that may appear to be assisting, or having influence on any entry within the class, violation of this rule is grounds for disqualification and all fees forfeited. o Loose Horse – any exhibitor may continue showing if: o At the judge’(s) discretion the situation is safe and prudent o Loose horse is caught with minimal disruption o Receiving assistance from only individuals in the ring o Disruptive Horse – any horse that is disruptive upon determination of the Judge(s) may be excused if thought to be a danger to the exhibitor, other exhibitors or other horses. If a horse causes another horse to get loose, the loose horse may continue to show without penalty as long as it is caught without further and lengthy disruption. o All other rules and guidelines, like lip cord, drug testing, health papers, stalling, attire, judges conflict, etc., will follow AQHA World Show Rules and Regulations o WCHA and AQHA reserve the right to change/modify guidelines, rules and regulations at any point in time and will endeavor to develop and interpret guidelines, rules and regulations in the best interest of the welfare of the horse and its’ membership at large. o All exhibitors/owners/professional handlers agree to abide by the Guidelines, Rules and Regulations in effect at any given event. Failure to do so could result in disqualification and discipline by WCHA and AQHA as well as the Breed Specific Registry Guidelines, Rules and Regulations. The Guidelines, Rules and Regulations of WCHA and AQHA may be amended at any time and will be interpreted with the intent to represent the well-being of the horse(s) and membership at large. o All communications and filings should be addressed and sent to the WCHA Administrative office. They will be distributed to the appropriate WCHA Committee or EC member(s). Communication(s)/Filing(s) with a deadline for receipt should be sent certified mail or overnight mail, return receipt requested or hand delivered. (In the case of certified mail or overnight delivery, filings received within 10 days of the postmark will be deemed timely filed). o E-mails and faxes are acceptable forms of communication for communication (s) that is not associated with a deadline. 22

LEVEL 1 STAKES CLASSES  Level 1 Western Pleasure Stakes and Level 1 Hunter Under Saddle Stakes o Horse must be Level 1 eligible as of January 1, 2016 o Entry fee of $250 should accompany entry form o If you want your stakes horse(s) stalled with your regular entries, the deadline for us to receive your stakes entry is September 15, 2016; however, entries will be accepted until 5 p.m. the day before the class will be held at the show office in Oklahoma City. If you wait to enter, your stakes horse(s) may be stalled separately from your others and may not be in the same barn. o $5,000 will be added to the Level 1 western pleasure class o $5,000 will be added to the Level 1 hunter under saddle class o AQHA will retain 25% ($62.50) of the $250 entry fee with the remaining $187.50 being added to the payout for the class SUBSTITUTIONS  If an amateur exhibitor’s horse should die that is nationally qualified in showmanship, western horsemanship, hunt seat equitation or equitation over fences, the amateur may substitute another horse for a deceased horse so long as the following elements are met: 1.) Original entry must have been received by AQHA prior to September 15, 2016; 2.) Review of AQHA official records prior to the class in question reflect that the substitute horse meets applicable amateur ownership requirements; and 3.) The amateur exhibitor submits the following documentation for AQHA’s receipt at least one hour prior to the class in question: (a) Written statement reporting the death of the deceased horse; (b) Original registration certificate of the deceased horse to be properly marked and returned by AQHA; and (c) Completed Amateur World Show entry form (no additional fees required) reflecting the substitution of the substitute horse for the deceased horse. 4.) All of the items referenced above must be verified at least one hour prior to the class in question.  Amateur exhibitors who nationally qualify in classes other than those referenced immediately above may substitute another horse for a deceased horse so long as the following elements are met: 1.) Review of AQHA official records on September 15, 2016 reflect that the substitute horse meets applicable amateur ownership requirements; and 2.) The amateur exhibitor submits the following documentation for AQHA’s receipt on or before September 15, 2016; (a) Written statement reporting the death of the deceased horse; (b) Original registration certificate of the deceased horse to be properly marked and returned by AQHA; and (c) Completed Amateur World Show entry form for the substitute horse.  For amateur weanling classes only, an immediate family member, as outlined in SHW220, may substitute as exhibitor. TEAM PENNING/RANCH SORTING ENTRIES/ALTERNATES  All entries in open and amateur team penning and ranch sorting must list the other team member(s) at the time of entry, along with horse’s name and registration number.  All team members in Level 2 team penning and ranch sorting classes must be Level 2 eligible. o Each team will be considered one entry and rules referring to entries in this handbook refer to a team (i.e. calculation of points toward Superhorse, All-Around Amateur, etc.). However, with regard to distribution and awarding of sponsor added monies and purses, calculation will be made on an individual entry basis. 23

 Any number of team penning and ranch sorting alternates may be named at the time of entry; however, the alternate must consist of a qualified horse in open competition, and horse and rider in amateur competition. o Alternates must be put into the show at least one hour prior to start of the class. o Alternates must pay the $100 entry fee at the show, and such fee will not be added to the purse.  Absolutely no changes or additions in alternate horse/riders listed in team penning or ranch sorting will be allowed after the entry deadline, September 15, 2016. CANCELLATIONS/REFUNDS  Refunds will be granted in the case of a horse becoming severely injured, disabled or deceased. A statement from an AAEP-approved veterinarian stating the severity of the debilitating injury or illness is required. No office fees will be refunded. Fees for stalling and drug fees will be refunded if notice is received a minimum of one week before the first show day. Class entry fees and cattle charges will not be refunded once the working orders have been posted (appx. two weeks before the show). The owner/exhibitor of the horse will have the responsibility of contacting the Oklahoma State Fair feed and bedding office to secure any refunds for those items.  No incidents, illness or accidents concerning people will be refunded. DRAW PROCEDURES FOR LEVEL 3 AND LEVEL 2 CLASSES  Each weanling class will have a working order according to each weanling’s age, with the youngest showing first and oldest showing last.  In the open division, exhibitor changes must be made by 5 p.m. the day before the class, and working orders will be posted the night before the class.  Drawings for working order positions (“positions”) for World Show preliminary and final classes shall be conducted in accordance with the below procedures. The below procedures do not otherwise alter or amend the rules and regulations contained in the AQHA Official Handbook of Rules and Regulations. World show management’s decisions regarding the drawings shall be final. o Draws for preliminary and finals classes shall be conducted by a computer program designed to randomly draw positions. All preliminary draws will be conducted prior to the World Show and posted on AQHA’s Web site and at the show grounds prior to the classes. Working orders for finals classes will be posted as soon as reasonably possible prior to the classes being held. o For purposes of the draw procedures listed below, a “multiple horse exhibitor or MHE” is an exhibitor that is listed to show more than one entry in the same class. o Draw Procedures for individually worked classes  A working order for a class will be drawn, and redrawn if necessary, until the random computer program produces a working order that spaces at least four runs by other exhibitors (three runs by other exhibitors in the case of finals) between MHE working order positions. Beginning with the 2014 World Show, we will attempt to have ten runs in between an exhibitor that has multiple horses in a class in the prelims and five between multiples in the finals. However, depending on the number of times an exhibitor is listed, this attempt may fail and AQHA reserves the right to use the original number of spaces between runs at four in the prelims and three in the finals. Example 1: If an MHE is listed to show two entries in a preliminary class having 16 or more entries, and the random computer program produces a working order that lists the MHE positions #1 and #6, then such working order shall be final and posted. Example 2: If an MHE is listed to show two entries in a preliminary class having 16 or more entries, and the random computer program produces a working order that lists the MHE in positions #1 and #5, the working order will be redrawn until the random computer program produces a working order that results in at least four runs by other exhibitors in between the MHE’s working order positions. 24

Example 3: If an MHE is listed to show two entries in a finals class having 15 entries, and the random computer program produces a working order that lists the MHE in positions #1 and #5, then working order shall be final and posted.  If possible, a random draw will be made to allow more than the usual four between runs; however, AQHA reserves the right to continue the four spaces between runs. (Note that if a preliminary class has 15 or less entries, such class will simply be held as a finals class due to the low number of entries.)  If it is mathematically impossible to achieve the spacing described above, a working order for a class will be drawn, and redrawn if necessary, until the random computer program produces a working order that spaces at least three runs (two in the case of finals) between MHE working order positions.  The above process, and, if necessary, the gradual reduction of spacing “goals” between MHE positions (i.e., for preliminary classes begin with “goal” of four spaces, then three, then two, then one) will continue unless and until it is mathematically impossible for MHE positions to be separated by another exhibitor’s run.  Notwithstanding the fact that it may be mathematically possible, if, after repeated attempts, the random computer program does not produce a working order for a particular class in accordance with above, world show management, in the interest of time, has sole discretion to discontinue its draw attempts for that particular class and accept any randomly produced working order – even if such working order places an MHE in back-to-back positions. In short, while world show management will make repeated attempts to achieve spacing “goals” for MHE’s via the random computer drawings, the above draw procedures are not meant to guarantee nor do they entitle an MHE to a working order that does not result in back-to-back positions.  If exhibitor changes are made after a draw is completed, the new exhibitor will show in the place of the original exhibitor entered regardless if such exhibitor change results in the new exhibitor having to show within close proximity of other positions, if any, previously drawn for the new exhibitor. For finals classes, exhibitor changes will be allowed only if: 1. the original exhibitor is unable to compete due to verified injury or is unable to compete due to emergency circumstances beyond the exhibitor’s control (e.g., death in the family), and 2. World show management, in its sole discretion, allows such change. Exhibitor changes are strongly discouraged and allowances will only be considered in extraordinary circumstances as set forth above. Even if extraordinary circumstances exist, world show management, again, in its sole discretion, may deny a request for an exhibitor change. o Draw Procedures for Group Classes: Regardless of whether an exhibitor is listed to show multiple horses in group classes, no attempt will be made to space any particular number of runs between the positions drawn for such multiple entries as an exhibitor may only show one horse in a group class. o Draw Procedures for Cutting Classes: In accordance with NCHA procedures, for all Cutting classes, exhibitors will compete exactly as drawn in the working order, even if the same exhibitor draws back-to-back positions. o If a horse is entered in both Level 3 and Level 2 and shown by the same exhibitor, that horse will be drawn in the Level 3 working order and only shown once. These dual entries will be depicted on the Level 3 work order with an asterisk. o Dual entries will show as part of the Level 3 work order, but his score will also count in the Level 2 part of the class; therefore, when the Level 2 work order is drawn, the dual entries will appear at the bottom of the Level 2 order with an asterisk but will not show again. o If a horse is entered in Level 3 with one rider and in Level 2 with a different rider, that horse will work twice, once in the Level 3 work order and once in the Level 2 work order. 25

o If needed, shootouts will occur after all Level 3 and Level 2 entries have been shown, and will consist of only Level 3 horses. o Level 2 awards will be given after the shootout. ARRIVAL/HEALTH REQUIREMENTS  The Oklahoma State Fairgrounds will receive horses entered in the show on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, beginning at noon. POSITIVELY NO HORSES WILL BE STALLED NOR PERSONS ALLOWED ON THE GROUNDS BEFORE THIS TIME.  Oklahoma state law requires all horses to have an approved, official health certificate issued within 30 days of the show by a licensed, accredited veterinarian, showing positive identification of the horse, as well as all vaccinations. o An official equine passport issued from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana or Mississippi may be used as fulfilling health requirements. o A VEE vaccination is not required, but if vaccinated, such should be indicated on the health certificate and must not have been vaccinated within 14 days of the Show. o A health certificate must accompany all horses showing a negative Coggins test for Equine Infectious Anemia issued within 12 months of movement; except weanlings six months of age or younger must have a current negative Coggins test. The health certificate applies to all horses over 12 months of age, including those within the state of Oklahoma and must contain the breed and age of the horse.  All health papers and Coggins results should indicate the horse’s registered name.  Horses affected by or having been exposed to any contagious disease during the 30 days preceding the World Show will be excluded from the grounds.  All horses (whether entered or not) and livestock that enter the grounds are subject to examination by AQHA officials/designated representatives and/or state officials (collectively “officials”) for determining whether such animals are, have been infected/exposed, or are likely to be infected with an infectious or contagious disease. If after such examination, officials have reason to believe that an animal’s health condition places other animals at risk, such officials, at their sole discretion, may quarantine such animal (and others that may have been infected/exposed) or, if appropriate, require that such animals be transported off the grounds. All participants (defined below) agree to fully cooperate with the officials and abide by their decisions/instructions, failing to do so shall be grounds for the participant’s immediate expulsion from the grounds, disciplinary action by AQHA and/or possible action by local/state/federal officials/agencies.  In case of outbreak of any contagious or infectious disease among the horses, AQHA, The American Quarter Horse Journal, Lucas Oil, Adequan®, B & W Hitches, Bank of America, Farnam, Ford, John Deere, Justin Boot Company, Markel Insurance, Merial, Montana Silversmiths, Nutrena, Professional’s Choice, SmartPak, Wrangler, Zoetis, Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, State Fair of Oklahoma, Kiser Arena Specialists, Cripple Creek, 6666 Ranch nor Silver Spurs Equine will be liable for any damage or loss that may occur to any person or horse.  This show will follow all regulations of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, Public Law 91-540 or as amended.  Upon entry, every exhibitor, owner, trainer, person in care, custody or control of a horse, and all other World Show participants (collectively “Participants”) accept the facility and grounds, including but not limited to, the arenas, barns, stalls and alleyways on an “as is” basis.  All Participants agree to obey the decisions/instructions of (1) AQHA representatives; (2) Oklahoma State Fairground officials; and (3) local, state and federal officials.

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 Each exhibitor is required to present ORIGINAL REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES to the World Show Secretary. o Should an exhibitor/owner fail to bring the horse’s original Registration Certificate to the Show, the Show Secretary will utilize AQHA’s On-Base system to acquire the horse’s markings. LIABILITY/RISKS Participants agree that they understand the nature of World Show participation and attendance activities (“Activities”) and that the Activities include, but are not limited to, “inherent risks of equine activities” that may result in property damage and bodily injury, including, but not limited to, permanent disability, paralysis, and death (collectively “risks”); that such risks may be caused by participant’s own action or inaction, the action or inaction of others participating in the activities, the condition of the premises at which the activities take place, and/or the negligence of the “releasees” named below. Participants understand that “inherent risk of equine activities” means dangers or conditions that are an integral part of equine activities, including, but not limited to, any of the following: (a) the propensity of an equine to behave in ways that may result in injury or loss to persons on or around the equine; (b) the unpredictability of an equine’s reaction to sounds, sudden movements, unfamiliar objects, persons, or other animals; (c) hazards, including, but not limited to, surface or subsurface conditions; (d) a collision with another equine, another animal, a person, or an object; and (e) the potential of an equine activity participant to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to injury or loss to the person of the participant or to other persons, including, but not limited to, failing to maintain control over an equine or failing to act within the ability of the participant. A PARTICIPANT FULLY ACCEPTS AND ASSUMES ALL SUCH RISKS AND ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOSSES, COSTS, AND DAMAGES PARTICIPANT INCURS AS A RESULT OF PARTICIPANT’S PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITIES. PARTICIPANT HEREBY RELEASES, DISCHARGES, AND COVENANTS NOT TO SUE AQHA, AQHA CORPORATE PARTNERS, OKLAHOMA STATE FAIR, CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA CITY FAIRGROUNDS TRUST, OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC PROPERTY AUTHORITY OR THEIR RESPECTIVE ADMINISTRATORS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, OFFICERS, MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND EMPLOYEES, AND, IF APPLICABLE, OWNER AND LESSORS OF PREMISES ON WHICH THE ACTIVITIES TAKE PLACE, (EACH CONSIDERED ONE OF THE “RELEASEES” HEREIN) FROM ALL LIABILITY, CLAIMS, DEMANDS, LOSSES, OR DAMAGES WHENEVER OR HOWEVER ARISING AS TO INJURY, DEATH AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURRING AS A RESULT OF PARTICIPANT’S PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITIES OR CAUSED OR ALLEGED TO BE CAUSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE RELEASEES OR OTHERWISE. A participant agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend releasees from any and all liability, whenever or however arising, from all third party claims, demands, causes of action, suits, judgments, liabilities, costs and expenses of any nature arising out of (i) participant’s negligent act(s) or omissions during or related in any way to the Activities; and/or (ii) Participant’s willful act(s) or omission(s) during or related in any way to the Activities. STALLING Stalling at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds is optional. However, if you plan to stall your horse on the fairgrounds at any time during the World Show, you must purchase a stall at time of entry. No stalls will be sold after entries close September 15, 2016, except to those sold with late entries paying the $2,000 late fee or those extra stalls that may be available. AQHA will allow horses not entered in the show to stall on the grounds. After all horses entered in the world show and any ancillary classes are stalled, if space is available, you may purchase stalls for horses you may have with you that are not entered. The cost will be $200 per stall, regardless of how long the stall will be used, and all extra stalls will be located in Barn 5. 27

You can use the blank form sent in your qualifying packets and return them to AQHA with your entries, or turn them in at the time of the show in the horse show office.  The stalls being used for Level 1 Stakes classes – western pleasure and hunter under saddle - MUST be requested at the time of entry prior to September 15, 2016. Entries for these classes will be taken until 5 p.m. the day before the class; however, if you wait and do not enter by September 15, your stalls may be separate and not in the same barn as your other entries.  Stalls will be assigned by a draw according to area. They will be divided into four areas, with the following price schedule: o Area A (Super Barn & Barn 4) - $350 o Area B (Barns 6 & 8) - $250 o Area C (Barn 9) - $40 per day to a maximum of $200 o Area D (Barn 5) - $40 per day to a maximum of $160 (stalls purchased for horses not entered in the show or ancillary classes will also be stalled in this barn) o Haul-in fee – $60 flat fee no matter how many times you come on to the grounds. If no stall is purchased, the haul-in fee will be charged.  Stalling procedure is as follows: o After close of entry September 15, 2016, stall forms will be sorted by area requested.  INSTEAD OF EXHIBITORS WISHING TO STALL TOGETHER HAVING TO SEND ALL THEIR ENTRIES TOGETHER IN ONE ENVELOPE, WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU PUT THE PEOPLE WHO WILL STALL WITH YOU ON THE STALL WITH LIST. IT IS IMPORTANT YOU CHOOSE ONLY ONE PERSON IN YOUR GROUP TO BE THE STALL WITH PERSON – EVEN IF IT WILL BE JUST YOU AND ONE OTHER PERSON, SEND THE PAPER IN WITH ONE OF YOU AS THE STALL WITH AND THE OTHER AS THE PERSON WHO WILL BE STALLED WITH THAT PERSON. DO NOT SPLIT PAYMENT FOR A TACK STALL – CHOOSE ONE PERSON IN YOUR GROUP (EVEN A SMALL GROUP OF TWO) TO PAY THE FEE AND COLLECT THE MONEY FROM THE OTHER PERSON/PEOPLE THEMSELVES. o Individuals who donated time and horses used in the previous year’s AQHA, AQHYA World Championship Judging Contest, Judges Qualifying Exam and Collegiate Horsemanship Challenge will receive stalling area preference. o A random draw will then be held until all stalls in an area are assigned. If there are more requests for an area than stalls available, the excess will then be rerouted to the random draw. The price difference in assigned stalls versus requested stalls will be refunded. o Stall assignments cannot be changed under any circumstances. o AQHA will not be responsible for stalls not being assigned together if each entry blank is not completed correctly or does not indicate correctly where and with whom the horse is to be stalled. o Tack stalls may be requested with a minimum of two stalls and will be issued at one tack stall per two horse stalls. Refunds for tack stalls will be sent to the “stall with” person listed on the stall form. o Stalls are assigned and prices assessed for the duration of the Show in Areas A and B. Stalls are assigned by consecutive days in Areas C and D. Horses remaining in stalls before or after the assigned days in Areas C and D will be impounded and subject to a $250 fine. Should you require extra days in Areas C and D, you will be assigned different stalls and if horses are moved, you will be responsible for any shavings, tack or lost items. Further, world show management shall have the authority to move horses, tack, etc., in wrong stalls or staying after the “date out” listed on the stall contract. The owner or “stall with” person is responsible for all costs incurred with moving horses. o IF STALL CURTAINS ARE USED ACROSS AN ALLEY, THEY MUST BE TIED BACK AND REMAIN OPEN FOR PASSAGE THROUGH. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS. 28

o Stall decorations may not extend more than three feet into the alley. Further, construction of stall decorations should be completed by the start of the show for the safety of both horses and exhibitors.  The World Show will provide large, portable containers for the disposal of manure and trash. These containers will be located throughout the building at all times. Bedding or manure must be put into the containers. Help keep our buildings clean.  Release – exhibitors must obtain a release from the stall office to transport horses off the grounds. Hourly passes for riding off grounds must be obtained from the check-in station. AQHA WORLD SHOW IV BAG RULE AQHA’s World Championship Shows mark the highest point of competition for American Quarter Horses competing in their respective events. Additionally, AQHA’s World Shows annually attract tens of thousands of visitors, as well as corporate and community sponsors who look forward to touring the stall areas and seeing the world’s most premier equine athletes. As such, in order to preserve the integrity of the show and the public’s positive perception of same, some hard and fast rules must be imposed as they relate to all disciplines. Toward that end, AQHA has adopted the following policy regarding the intravenous use of fluids that has become almost commonplace in the stall area of many shows. In short, we want to encourage people to tour the barn area as well as enjoy the competition itself. Our goal is that people leave with a long, lasting positive memory of horses that are happy, healthy, well-cared for and perfectly capable of competing at the event. IV bags hanging in stalls do not give this impression. We appreciate your help and understanding on this matter. The following rules apply with respect to the administration of any fluids and/or medications to a horse on World Show grounds via IV bags: (1) (2)

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OKLAHOMA CITY FIRE MARSHAL’S OFFICE SPECIAL EVENTS FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY FOR LIVESTOCK 1. There shall be NO plastic or vinyl material in the buildings, coverings for stalls, or used for temporary security of retail storefronts. 2. Only stalls for tack storage, entertainment, or sleeping can be covered on the top, and will require a smoke detector. 3. The stalls can only be covered in a red rosin construction grade paper or (butcher block paper), cheesecloth, either regular or restaurant type grade. Wood strapping-3’ maximum on center to attach paper is allowed. 4. Sleeping areas to be equipped with a smoke detector and fire extinguisher. 5. Any aisle space between stalls can be covered only if equal open space to material not to exceed four foot (i.e., if your material is maximum of four foot, then the space between material shall be a minimum of four foot). 6. No two (2) continuous stalls per aisle shall be covered at any time. 7. Combustible storefront elevations shall be treated in ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 701 to make them flame retardant and certificate to or similar proof is supplied to the Oklahoma City Fire Marshal’s Office prior to its placing. Material that is being treated by user must be done in the presence of an Inspector from the City of Oklahoma City Fire Marshal’s Office. 8. Awning shall not exceed out of stalls any further than four foot. 9. No portable heaters of any type are allowed in Oklahoma City Fairground livestock facilities. 10. NO tents or canopies are allowed inside the barns, arena or livestock area. This is to include, but not limited to, EZ-UP pop-up tents. 11. NO SMOKING will be permitted in Arena or Livestock areas (BARNS). 12. NO hay, straw, shavings, or similar combustible materials used for decorations, are permitted within any facility unless they have been treated in ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 701 to make them flame retardant and a certificate or similar proof is supplied to the Oklahoma City Fire Marshal’s Office prior to its placing. (Hay or straw for animals is permissible and can be kept in stall areas for feeding or bedding). 13. Combustible trash shall be removed at least once a day during the period the arena/exhibit is occupied. If you have any questions, or for more information, please contact: City of Oklahoma City Fire Marshal’s Office 2300 General Pershing Blvd Oklahoma City, OK 73107 Office: 405-297-3584 Fax: 405-297-3330

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EQUIPMENT/ARENA GUIDELINES/VIDEO MONITORING OF PRACTICE ARENAS  No horses should be turned loose in any arena on the grounds of the State Fair of Oklahoma at any time.  Practice arenas in Barns 3, 8, Performance Arena and Covered Arenas will be monitored by video cameras for the duration of the event.  No training devices may be used in the make-up arena while the show is being held.  Belly bands are prohibited.  Prohibited training equipment at all AQHA shows include riding in a curb bit without a curb strap, wire or solid metal curb straps no matter how padded, wire cavessons, wire or cable tie-downs, bumper bits, metal bosals no matter how padded, chambons, headstalls made of metal (even if encased in a protective material), twisted rawhide, or rope (3/8 inch rope may be used with a slip(gag) with a smooth mouth piece only), running martingales used with curb bits used without rein stops, draw reins attached between or around the front legs.  Stallions one year of age and older may be shown with an allowed lip cord in open and amateur divisions; lip chains of any type are prohibited; all other types of lip cords that do not meet the definition of an allowed lip cord are prohibited.  The following horses may not be shown with an allowed lip cord; o weanlings; o mares of any age; o geldings of any age; o any horse shown in a performance halter class, and; o any horse shown in a ranch horse conformation class.  Applying excessive pressure on or excessive jerking of an allowed lip cord is prohibited.  Allowed lip cords shall only mean: o a round smooth soft/flexible nonabrasive cotton polyblend cord with a dense core that has an unsecured keeper with at least ¾ inches of the cord outside of the halter before attachment of keeper or leather part of lead shank; o is applied only over gum and not through mouth; o with respect to the cord applied over the gum, is made up of cord having a diameter of at least 3/8 inches; cord applied over gum may not contain internal or external metal. o no foreign substances or additional materials may be added to the lip cord. CLASS ROUTINE  Every horse entered for competition shall be subject to the direction of World Show management, but AQHA, The American Quarter Horse Journal, Lucas Oil, Adequan®, B & W Hitches, Bank of America, Farnam, Ford, John Deere, Justin Boot Company, Markel Insurance, Merial, Montana Silversmiths, Nutrena, Professional’s Choice, SmartPak, Wrangler and Zoetis, Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, The Public Events Department of Oklahoma, State Fair of Oklahoma, Kiser Arena Specialists, Cripple Creek, 6666 Ranch, Silver Spurs Equine, their agents, servants or employees, will not be responsible for any loss or damage that may occur.  Exhibitors must have their horses in place in the make-up arena 15 minutes before the class in which they are entered is called.  An Open exhibitor may show a maximum of four horses per class. That exhibitor can show all four horses in Level 3 or in Level 2 (if eligible) of that class – or, can show 3 horses in Level 3 and one in Level 2 – or, can show 2 horses in Level 3 and 2 in Level 2 (if eligible) – or, any combination thereof, so long as the exhibitor does not show more than four horses in a class.  In team penning, ranch sorting and jumping, a rider can ride up to four horses, as these classes are all-age classes.

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 An Amateur exhibitor may show a maximum of three horses per class. That exhibitor can show all 3 horses in Level 3 or in Level 2 (if eligible) of that class – or, can show 2 horses in Level 3 and one in Level 2 – or, can show 1 horse in Level 3 and 2 in Level 2 (if eligible) – or, any combination thereof, so long as the exhibitor does not show more than three horses in a class.  If an Amateur and horse are Level 2 eligible and also earns at least the minimum number of points required to qualify for Level 3 in a class, that combination can enter BOTH the Level 2 and Level 3 portions of the class.  Working orders will be posted for all classes, including non-individual working classes, such as halter, western pleasure, hunter under saddle and pleasure driving, and all exhibitors must enter the arena at the direction of show officials in the drawn order.  The American Quarter Horse Association and world show management reserve the right to change the order of classes before or during the Show. It is the responsibility of the exhibitor to be aware of changes and check the show office for changes.  When an exhibitor or horse is disqualified from showing by management or by officials of the World Show, that decision is final.  Announcements regarding the progress of the preceding class will be given over the PA system in the stall areas.  Show management shall exclude horses from competition should there be any unnecessary delay on the part of the exhibitor in bringing the horse into the ring.  In the event a horse is excluded from competition, all entry fees and charges will be forfeited without liability to the AQHA World Championship Show.  Any horse not matching its registration certificate may be prohibited from participation without recourse of any nature.  No one, other than contestants in the class and show officials, will be allowed in the arena or in the lower alleyway during the judging except herd holders and turn back men in cutting.  An entry number will be assigned to every horse by the show secretary that must be worn according to the following positions in each class. Any horse entering the arena without a number will be disqualified.  Further, the CORRECT back number must be worn in the following positions, and if not, show management will disqualify the entry. o In halter, one correct number should be worn on the exhibitor’s back o In western performance classes and English on the flat, each exhibitor will have two numbers assigned and one of these correct numbers must be placed on each side of the saddle or saddle pad in the show ring o In jumping, working hunter, equitation over fences and hunter hack classes, it is optional to wear one correct number on the back or one correct number on each side of the saddle or saddle pad. o In pleasure driving, the correct number must be placed on both sides of the exhibitor’s cart.  In the finals of western riding and trail, the score will not be announced until the end of the class.  Level 2 recognition: o The aim of the AQHA leveling program is to level the playing field, with the overall goal being to get more new people involved in showing their American Quarter Horses and drive the showing market in a strong direction. o Levels are formulated from an objective handicapping system that assigns exhibitors and horses to competition levels. That handicapping system is based on real data from AQHA shows. o Level point ranges are designed to group horses and riders with their peers of similar experience and points earned. o Classes are leveled by class and based on exhibitor or horse records. Level eligibility is based on both points and awards earned. o Classes leveled by exhibitor record: youth, amateur select amateur, halter and cattle classes. o Classes leveled by horse record: open division classes (excluding halter and cattle events. 32

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o In breakaway roping, only the time received in the finals will be used to determine the final placing. To place in the top ten, a horse must receive a time in the finals. All others receiving a no time in the finals will be considered a finalist.  Level 3 classes only: o ALL TIES FOR 15TH PLACE IN TIMED, SCORED AND PLACED EVENTS WILL ADVANCE TO THE FINALS. o Shootouts: o In scored classes, including equitation over fences, with 65-74 entries, the top placing 15 horses (plus ties) in the prelims will advance to the finals. Immediately following the preliminary round, there will be a “shootout” competition for the next highest ten scoring horses (including ties). These ten will perform again and the top five placing horses (ties will be broken) from the shootout round will also advance to the finals. o In scored classes, including equitation over fences, with 75-99 entries, the top placing 15 horses (plus ties) in the prelims will advance to the finals. Immediately following the preliminary round, there will be a “shootout” competition for the next 15 scoring horses (including ties). These 15 will perform again and the top five placing horses (ties will be broken) from the shootout round will also advance to the finals. o In scored classes, including equitation over fences, with 100 and more entries, the top placing 15 horses (plus ties) in the prelims will advance to the finals. Immediately following the preliminary round, there will be a “shootout” competition for the next 20 scoring horses (including ties). These 20 will perform again and the top five placing horses (ties will be broken) from the shootout round will also advance to the finals. o In showmanship, horsemanship and equitation on the flat, if the class has more than 100 entries, the class will be split in half and the top 15 exhibitors, plus ties, from each section will be taken to a semi-finals. These 30 exhibitors, plus ties, will immediately perform the pattern again. In showmanship and equitation over fences, the top 15 plus ties will advance to the finals. In horsemanship and hunt seat equitation, the top 20 plus ties will advance to do railwork. From the railwork, the top 15 plus ties will advance to the finals.  Entry minimum: All halter classes and senior performance classes will be held regardless of the number of horses qualified and entered by the entry deadline of the show, September 15, 2016. o If a junior class does not have a minimum of five (5) horses qualified and five (5) or more paid entries by the entry deadline of the show, September 15, 2016, such class shall be cancelled.  However, the entries which are paid will have the opportunity to compete in the senior division of the class to compose an all-age class. o A go-round will be held in all classes with more than 15 entries.  To compete in the finals, entries must compete and qualify in the go-round.  Any entry disqualified in the go-round cannot advance to the finals.  The placing received in the go-round could have an effect in breaking ties in the finals. o If 15 entries or less are entered in a particular class, there will not be a go-round and only the final performance will be held.  In pleasure driving, if 12 or less entries are received, there will not be a go-round and only the finals performance will be held. o Championship Finals for performance events:  The top 15 placings, including ties and additional entries from the shootout, in each performance event will participate in the championship finals, except in pleasure driving, where the top 12 horses in amateur and open shall participate in the championship finals.

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DRUG TESTING/TAILS/PROHIBITED APPLIANCES  All horses are subject to examination, drug and tail testing under the provisions of Rule VIO330 and VIO400 of AQHA’s Official Handbook.  Rule VIO330 states: “For the purpose of this rule, normal tail function is defined as “being able to raise the tail to or above the horizontal plane.” A horse’s inability to raise its tail to or above the horizontal plane in response to a tail test conducted on-site by an AQHA-approved veterinarian shall be considered a violation of this rule.”  Belly bands are prohibited.  Weighted tails are legal.  Any use of artificial appliances is prohibited; however, the use of earplugs or cotton in the horse’s ears is acceptable. ATTIRE/LOGOS  AQHA rules cover the required apparel for each class; however, this is a world class event that will receive worldwide publicity. Therefore, exhibitors are urged to be neat and clean at all times.  With the exception of Amateurs, contestants and anyone assisting the contestants in the arena, are allowed to display sponsor logos (any company) on their equipment and apparel, etc., provided they meet the following size restrictions; o 1) logos on any attire or equipment – maximum size of 2”X3”, or 6 square inches o 2) pocket emblems and apparel manufacturer logos on clothing for sale “off the rack” may not exceed 1”X2”, or 2 square inches o 3) contestant endorsements by current AQHA Corporate Partners will be exempt from the size requirements o 4) contestants violating these guidelines will be disqualified from the competition and/or fined to a maximum of $500.  The contestant may not cover a logo of a non AQHA corporate partner/sponsor with any sort of tape, cloth, etc. If the logo is of a company that is not an AQHA corporate partner, and is larger than the specs listed above, the contestant simply cannot wear that item of clothing during competition. PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY OF THE AQHA WORLD SHOW AQHA may film and/or photograph all owners, trainers and exhibitors, together with all horses participating in the various events of the championships, to compile AQHA publicity footage, instructional films, a telecast or live Webcast of the event, etc., as it determines. Furthermore, from time to time, AQHA receives requests from various sources for permission to film and/or photograph the championships to be used in the development of instructional and promotional materials. This includes class performances. The majority of this material is developed by university extension programs as judging materials and is used for comparative purposes. By participating, owners, trainers and exhibitors agree that no compensation shall be due from AQHA, AQHA’s Corporate Partners, Oklahoma State Fair or any other party for the publication and/or broadcast of their likeness, picture, name, etc. Please refer to Rule GEN111 of the AQHA Official Handbook. Exhibitor understands, agrees and acknowledges that official AQHA World Show videographers and photographers and mass media approved by AQHA have full access to the AQHA World Show at any time. This includes the use of lights, flashes and other photo and video equipment. All exhibitors understand, agree and acknowledge that they should be prepared for the possibility of official photographers, videographers and/or approved mass media taping and/or taking pictures of warm-ups, competition, etc.

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AQHA PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY POLICY AQHA prohibits competitors, spectators and visitors at the Association’s Championship Shows from taking photography or videography footage intended for commercial distribution and use through publications, websites, social networking sites, or any other similar media. Any such prohibited use is expressly forbidden without prior written consent from show management. For purposes of the AQHA Photography and Videography policy, “photography or videography footage” includes footage of subjects on Championship Show grounds, including but not limited to, footage taken in competition arenas, warm-up pens, barns or stalls. Unless approved in writing by show management, professional photography equipment, cameras with lenses longer than four inches and camera support pods or video cameras of any size mounted on a tripod are not permitted under any circumstances except by credentialed media. The Championship Show’s official photographer, videographer and The American Quarter Horse Journal are the only parties permitted to provide others with competition photos or videos. Anyone other than credentialed official sources, who provides or intends to use photos or video footage in violation of the AQHA Photography and Videography Policy, can be ejected from the event and/or indefinitely banned from Championship Shows and AQHA-approved shows. Read the entire AQHA Photography and Videography Policy at www.aqha.com. PRIZE MONEY  70% of the entry fee (not office, show, drug, grounds or cattle fees) will be added back to the class for which they are paid in both Level 2 and Level 3 classes. 30% of the entry fee will be retained by AQHA to help cover the cost of hosting the show.  Any added money will be divided by the total number of entries in Level 3 classes only in the show and added to each class on a per entry basis. Level 2 payout will consist of 70% of each entry fee paid per class with no money added.  In Amateur, each class will be placed through ten places and checks will be paid to the recorded owner of the horse according to AQHA records at the time of entry, with the exception of weanlings.  If the horse is a weanling, the ownership deadline is waived, and the weanling can be sold after the entry deadline, so long as the transfer is completed by AQHA prior to the class. However, any weanling that is sold after the entry deadline cannot be shown at both the Select and Amateur at the World Show even with a different exhibitor.  If both the buyer and seller of a horse that is sold after the entry deadline and prior to the end of the show (November 19) agree that the prize money should go to the new owner rather than the owner of record at the time of entry, and a written request signed by both parties is received in the AQHA offices before November 30 of the show year AQHA can accept the check back and reissue it to the new owner. The new owner would then assume the responsibility for the taxes and receive the 1099 for the income.  Premiums will be paid by check and mailed by the American Quarter Horse Association to the address of the owner or lessee at the time of entry (unless otherwise determined as the bullet point above describes) once the drug test results are done.

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World Show Payout Schedule (for Level 3 and Level 2) No. Paid 1 place 2 places 3 places 4 places 5 places 6 places 7 places 8 places 9 places 10 places

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IMPORTANT PAYOUT INFORMATION Please be advised that if you earn money premiums, the United States Internal Revenue Service regulations require we withhold 31% of those earnings unless AQHA has a current W9 form on file. The W9 form must be completed using the OWNER’s name and social security or tax number. The actual earnings will always be issued to the owner of the horse, so the IRS requires us to have the information for the owner (not the trainer, not the owner’s parents, etc. For example: if a horse is owned by John Doe Ranches, the W9 must list that entity in the name area and then the tax ID # or social security number of the authorized signer for that ownership). If you have not turned in a W9 in the horse owner’s name to AQHA, we need you to print the form below and complete it* and bring the form to the show office during the World Show, or return to the AQHA offices no later than Friday, December 2, 2016 to the attention of Kim George, or you can e-mail the completed form to her at [email protected] or fax to (806) 349-6412.

*If the horse is a weanling and is sold after the entry deadline, be sure to provide the SSN/tax number of the owner at the time of the weanling’s class.

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FARNAM SUPERHORSE AWARD (LEVEL 3 ONLY)  A special award, known as the Farnam Superhorse Award, will be given to the horse earning the greatest number of points while meeting the requirements specified below, in competition at the 2016 World Championship Show in Level 3 classes: o Horses vying for the Farnam Superhorse Award, must qualify by the point qualifying system in each event they wish to have points count toward these competitions. o To be eligible for this award, a horse must be entered and shown in a minimum of three events (classes) in three categories (listed below and excluding progressive working hunter) in the Open Division at the 2016 World Championship Show in Level 3 classes. o Horses placing in the top ten, or in the case of team penning and ranch sorting, teams, will be awarded as follows:  10 points for first  9 points for second  8 points for third, etc., plus additional points will be awarded based on the number of entries, or in the case of team penning and ranch sorting, teams, in the class (example: first place in a class of 45 or more entries would receive an additional 9 points, second place would receive 8 points, etc.) (Another example: in a class of 25, first place would receive 5 additional points, second place would receive 4 additional points, etc.) o The eligible horse accumulating the greatest number of points in Level 3 classes in which it participates as an entry (excluding progressive working hunter) at the World Championship Show will be declared the 2016 Farnam Superhorse Prizes as follows:  Farnam Superhorse Owner - $25,000 cash plus $2,000 in Farnam product  Farnam Reserve Superhorse Owner - $10,000 cash plus $1,000 in Farnam product  3rd – 5th –$2,500 cash plus $500 in Farnam product o In case of a tie, the winner will be determined in the following manner: 1. The horse earning points in the greatest number of classes will be the winner 2. The horse earning more points in a halter class will be the winner 3. The horse placing over the greatest number of entries in the classes in which it competed will be the winner. o No formal entry is necessary for the Farnam Superhorse Award. o Any horse entered and shown in at least three classes (excluding progressive working hunter and Level 2 classes) and three categories is automatically eligible. o Categories:  I – halter, performance halter  II – reining, working cow horse, western riding, trail, ranch riding  III – barrel racing, pole bending, team penning, ranch sorting  IV – jumping, working hunter, hunter hack  V – western pleasure, two-year-old western pleasure, hunter under saddle, pleasure driving  VI – tie-down roping, heading, heeling, cutting o Amateur competition does not count toward Superhorse tabulation. o NOTE: Any horse receiving the AQHA World Championship Show Farnam Superhorse Award later found to be in violation of Association rules prohibiting administration, internally or externally, to a horse of medication, drug, mechanical device, surgical procedure or artificial appliance, as a result of inspection, testing of blood and/or urine sample, occurring or taken during the show, shall be disqualified and forfeit all prizes and placings in all show classes.

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FARNAM ALL-AROUND AMATEUR AWARD (LEVEL 3 ONLY)  A special award, known as the Farnam All-Around Amateur Award, will be given to the amateur entry earning the greatest number of points in Level 3 classes while meeting the requirements specified below, in competition at the 2016 World Championship Show: o Horses vying for the Farnam All-Around Amateur Award, must qualify by the point qualifying system in each event in Level 3 classes they wish to have points count toward these competitions. Classes entered as an invitee or entered through the state qualifying system will not be considered in the tabulation for points toward the All-Around Amateur. o To be eligible for this award, an amateur must enter and show one horse in a minimum of three events Level 3 (classes) in three categories in the Amateur Division (listed below) at the 2016 World Championship Show. o Points are to be compiled on a one-horse, one-amateur basis. o An amateur may exhibit more than one horse; however, points earned by the amateur with each horse will be compiled separately. o Amateur exhibitors, or in the case of team penning and ranch sorting, teams, will be awarded as follows:  10 points for first  9 points for second  8 points for third, etc., plus additional points will be awarded based on the number of entries, or in the case of team penning and ranch sorting, teams, in the class (example: first place in a class of 45 or more entries would receive an additional 9 points, second place would receive 8 points, etc.) o If there are less than 10 entries in the class, points will only be awarded for the corresponding number of entries (example: in a class of 8, first receives 8 points, second receives 7 points, etc.) o The amateur accumulating the greatest number of points with one horse in Level 3 amateur classes at the World Championship Show will be declared the 2016 Farnam All-Around Amateur. Prizes are as follows:  Farnam All-Around Amateur - $15,000 cash plus $1,000 in Farnam product  Farnam Reserve All-Around Amateur - $5,000 cash plus $500 in Farnam product 3rd – 5th $1,500 cash plus $250 in Farnam product o In case of a tie, the winner will be determined in the following manner: 1. The horse earning points in the greatest number of classes will be the winner 2. The horse placing over the greatest number of entries in the classes in which it competed will be the winner. o No formal entry is necessary for the Farnam All-Around Amateur Award.  Any amateur that enters and shows one horse in at least three amateur Level 3 classes in three or more categories is automatically eligible. o Categories:  I – halter, performance halter  II – reining, working cow horse, boxing, western riding, trail, ranch riding  III – barrel racing, pole bending, stake race, team penning, ranch sorting  IV – jumping, working hunter, hunter hack  V – western pleasure, hunter under saddle, pleasure driving  VI – tie-down roping, heading, heeling, breakaway roping, cutting  VII – showmanship, western horsemanship, hunt seat equitation, equitation over fences o Open classes in which amateur riders participate do not count toward All-Around Amateur competition, and amateur riders in open competition must comply with Rule SHW220 of the 2016 AQHA Official Handbook.

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o NOTE: Any horse receiving the AQHA World Championship Farnam All-Around or Reserve AllAround Amateur awards later found to be in violation of Association rules prohibiting administration, internally of externally, to a horse of medication, drug, mechanical device, surgical procedure or artificial appliance, as a result of inspection, testing or blood and./or urine sample, occurring or taken during the Show, shall be disqualified and forfeit all prizes and placings in all show classes. 2016 OKC LEADING OWNER AWARD (can be Level 3 and Level 2 classes)  A special award, known as the OKC Leading Owner Award, will be given to the ownership that earns the most points in the 2016 World Championship Show. Open and Amateur points will be added together, which will include both Level 3 and Level 2 classes. o At least three horses must be entered and shown to be eligible for the award. o To be eligible, all horses must be in the same ownership as listed on the official entry form at entry deadline of September 15, 2016. 1. Points will be accumulated and tabulated on all horses shown.  Point system as follows: o 1st place – 10 points o 2nd place – 9 points o 3rd place – 8 points o The ownership earning the most points will be awarded a bronze commissioned and donated by the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce. 1. A Reserve Leading Owner Award will also be given, sponsored by The American Quarter Horse Journal. o In case of ties, the winner will be determined in the following manner: 1. The ownership that enters the most horses in the greater number of classes will be the winner, and if still tied, 2. The owner whose horses won the most World Championships will be determined the winner. GENERAL JUDGING/MONITORING PROCEDURES  All events will be judged according to the rules listed in the AQHA Official Handbook. No other publication will supersede the rules of the Handbook or the AQHA World Show Qualifier’s Handbook.  A minimum of five (5) judges will judge all scored and placed Level 3 classes. o Judges will score each class independently and will place thru 15 places. o Their individual score or placing cards will be given to the World Show management for tabulation. o Placed classes:  The high and low placing will be discarded and placing shall be determined by combining the remaining three placings.  Ties: o Placed events:  In the finals, all ties will be broken by totaling all five judges’ placings. • If the ties then cannot be broken, it will be done by using the tie-breaker judge. Judge #1 is the first tie-breaker; if judge #1 did not use any of the tied horses, then judge #2 becomes the tie-breaker judge; if judge #2 did not use any of the tied horses, then judge #3 is used, etc., until the judge is found that used at least one of the tied horses. This judge’s placing will be used to break the tie. This method, and only this method, is used to break all ties in placed events for both the go-round and finals. 44

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o A penalty review will not have any impact on the run content. The judge may only add or subtract the penalty value. o All penalty reviews will take place during the next drag, break, cattle change or at the end of the class.  It is possible that a public announcement may not be made that an exhibitor’s performance is being reviewed. • Regardless of whether a public announcement is made, no scores or times are official until penalty reviews are completed. o No judge shall be required to change his/her score following a video replay. Each judge’s decision is an individual call and based on the individual decision from a video replay. Movement of horses in any class will be at the discretion of the judge; however, horses will not be pulled out or lined up in placing order by any judge at any time, except in halter and as directed by show management. Before any horse can enter the show arena, he/she must be inspected for lameness by AQHA Stewards. If the stewards determine the horse is “obviously lame”, as described in Rule SHW325 of the AQHA Official Handbook, he/she will be disqualified from competition and not allowed to enter the show arena. If the horse is not “obviously lame”, he/she will be allowed to show in the competition where the final determination will be made by the five judges. Help horses are also subject to lameness testing. All judges are to inspect each horse for possible lameness at all times while being judged. o In both performance and halter classes, a horse shall automatically be disqualified if three or more judges call the horse lame during the class.  If one or two judges (but less than three) call a horse lame during a performance class, all judges will receive a notification that an entry is being considered for lameness. If, prior to the end of the class, a total of three or more judges (including judge(s) making the initial call(s)) have called the horse lame, the horse shall automatically be disqualified.  If one or two judges (but less than three) call a horse lame during a halter class, the horse will be required to re-track the entire pattern. If, prior to the end of the class, a total of three or more judges (including judge(s) making the initial call(s)) have called the horse lame, the horse shall be automatically disqualified.  No announcement will be made over the public address system that a horse is being excused. o Judges’ rulings regarding lameness are official and are not subject to review. At no time may an exhibitor request a review of a class or go. A judge, or judges, may excuse a horse from the competition for poor mannerisms. A contestant will be disqualified and immediately excused for abuse of a horse.

RULES FOR SPECIFIC CLASSES  BARREL RACING/POLE BENDING/STAKE RACE o In all barrel and poles classes, the following disqualifications will be monitored:  Failure to follow pattern.  Excessive use of whip, rope, crop, bat or reins anywhere on the horse. o In barrel racing, pole bending and stakes race, all horses enter the finals with a clean slate. No times are carried over from the preliminaries to the finals. An official time must be made in the finals for the horse to be eligible for a top ten placing. A no-time or a disqualification will still be considered a finalist.

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o If there is a tie for the world championship, the tie will be run off.  For all other placings, the fastest time in the finals will be used to separate the ties. • If, after the tie breaker, there remains a tie, then the ties will be run off until decided.  In the case of a go-round, the ties will be left unbroken.  In the case of electric timer malfunction, re-runs may be required as directed by show management and their decision shall be final. o The finals working orders will be random draws – not the slowest to the fastest times of the preliminaries.  CUTTING o Three (3) and five (5) point penalties will be monitored.  HALTER/PERFORMANCE HALTER o In all halter classes, horses will walk to the five judges one at a time. As the horse approaches, the judges will step to their right to enable the horse to trot straight to a cone placed 50 feet away. At the cone, the horse will continue trotting, turn to the left and trot toward the left wall of the arena. After trotting, the horses will line up per the ring steward’s instructions. o If a Level 3 class has 16 entries or less in the arena to be judged, horses will NOT be lined up under each of the five judges. o If lining up under all five judges, only the top ten will be brought back under each of the five judges. o Stallions one year of age and older may be shown with an allowed lip cord in open and amateur divisions; lip chains of any type are prohibited; all other types of lip cords that do not meet the definition of an allowed lip cord are prohibited. o The following horses may not be shown with an allowed lip cord;  weanlings;  mares of any age;  geldings of any age;  any horse shown in a performance halter class, and;  any horse shown in a ranch horse conformation class. o Applying excessive pressure on or excessive jerking of an allowed lip cord is prohibited. o Allowed lip cords shall only mean:  a round smooth soft/flexible nonabrasive cotton polyblend cord with a dense core that has an unsecured keeper with at least ¾ inches of the cord outside of the halter before attachment of keeper or leather part of lead shank;  is applied only over gum and not through mouth;  with respect to the cord applied over the gum, is made up of cord having a diameter of at least 3/8 inches; cord applied over gum may not contain internal or external metal.  no foreign substances or additional materials may be added to the lip cord. o Manners of horses:  A well-mannered horse is defined as a horse that is under control by the exhibitor while tracking and standing for inspection such that it may be exhibited safely and viewed safely by the judge. The horse should stand reasonably still and flat-footed. At their discretion, the judge may fault a horse that is poorly mannered (including, but not limited to, biting, rearing, striking or bucking) but does not disrupt or endanger other horses or exhibitors around them, and is able to be inspected by the judge. A horse that is excessively unruly or poor mannered (see Rule SHW360 of AQHA’s Official Handbook), not clearly under the control of the exhibitor, and/or disruptive to the point that the safety of other horses or exhibitors or the judge is jeopardized, should be disqualified and excused from the class. 47

Any clear evidence of fresh blood on the horse, including, but not limited to, the nose, chin, mouth, tongue, or gums, regardless of cause, shall be cause for disqualification. o Any horse, with the exception of weanlings, that becomes detached from its handler and is no longer under control by the handler will automatically be disqualified and excused. o If a particular horse, with the exception of weanlings, exhibits poor mannerisms (i.e. rearing, kicking, backing or falling into other, etc.) causes other exhibitor(s) to lose their horse(s), only the initiating horse will be disqualified and excused.  The decision of the judge(s) and/or ring steward(s) will be final. o Any horse, with the exception of weanlings, that has fallen will automatically be disqualified and excused.  A horse is considered having fallen when on his or her side with four feet extended in the same direction.  HUNT SEAT EQUITATION o The following severe faults of performance may be monitored:  Omission or addition of maneuvers.  Knocking over a cone.  Working on the wrong side of the cones.  Turning the wrong way. o Each judge will score the pattern work from 1-100 points.  The top 20 scoring exhibitors will be invited back to perform on the rail.  If there is a tie for 20th, the tie will not be broken.  All exhibitors invited back to work on the rail will work in one heat, no matter the number returning. There will be no splits or cuts for rail work.  HUNTER HACK o Each judge will score the pattern work from 1-20 points.  The top 20 scoring exhibitors, including ties, will be invited back to perform on the rail.  All exhibitors invited back to work on the rail will work in one heat, no matter the number returning. There will be no splits or cuts for rail work.  HUNTER UNDER SADDLE o An exhibitor who fails to take the prescribed gait when called may be penalized at the judges’ discretion. o Judges may ask horses to hand gallop. o Preliminary placings in rail classes will not be posted at the World Show or on the Internet until after the finals of those classes. o Finalists will be announced and posted by back number order only prior to finals.  JUMPING o Time allowed will be used under the direction of show management, judges and professional course designer.  The time allowed to complete the course will be calculated from an actual measurement of the course’s length.  The length of course will be announced and posted prior to the start of the class.  The judges will assure that the course has, in fact, been properly measured and the time allowed calculated according to the speed. • The judges may change the time allowed if they feel it is inaccurate, but only after consultation with the course designer. 48

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 RANCH RIDING o Zero (0) scores, three (3) point and five (5) point penalties may be monitored. o Incomplete maneuvers or exhibitors that may eliminate a maneuver may be monitored. o In the junior and senior ranch riding classes, cattle may be present in the arena.  RANCH SORTING o In the preliminaries, the top 15 fastest times with the greatest number of cattle sorted will advance to the finals.  All ties for 15th place will advance to the finals. o There will be a 90, 75 or 60 second clock for each class, at the option of the Event Producer. o The official clock is the electronic display clock. o The official time of each run is determined by the amount of time used until all 10 cattle are sorted or the time limit has expired.  Time will continue until all cattle are sorted in the correct order or the time limit is reached, either of which becomes the official time for that team. o A lap timer is to be used in all sorting classes to break ties where the cattle count is equal in runs of less than ten cattle sorted.  The stop watch used for lap time purposes will also be the back-up timer in the event of a malfunction of the electronic display clock. o Lap times are cumulative in multiple go-round events, as well as, the number of cattle sorted, but do not replace the official time of each run. o Lap times only come into play when the cattle counts and the official times are identical. o In the preliminaries, the top 15 fastest times with the greatest number of cattle sorted will advance to the finals.  Ties at 15th place in the preliminary round will be broken based on the number of cattle sorted and their lap times. • The tie will be broken based on one of the following methods: o 1. The official time clock will be used to break all ties for 15th place when ten head of cattle are sorted. The team(s) with the fastest official time(s) will advance to the finals. o 2. The lap time will be used to break all ties for 15th place when ten head of cattle are sorted. The team(s) will advance to the finals. o 3. In any case, only the fastest 15 teams in the preliminaries will advance to the finals except where cattle count and lap times are tied.  The final placing will be determined based upon the following: • 1. Total number of cattle sorted will be broken by adding preliminary and finals official times together with the best combined time placing best. • 2. Ties for number of cattle sorted will be broken by adding preliminary and finals official times together with the best combined lap time placing best. • 3. Ties for number of cattle sorted and official time ties will be broken by adding the lap times from the preliminary round and final round with the best combined lap time placing best. • Cattle count and times in both rounds always beat cattle count and times in one round. o The following no-times, disqualifications or re-rides may be monitored:  If any part of a numbered cow crosses the start/foul line prior to its correct order.  If any part of a sorted cow re-crosses the start/foul line.  If any part of any unnumbered cow crosses the foul line before the tenth cow is cleanly sorted. 50

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 REINING o Zero (0) scores, no scores, two (2), with the exception of marker penalties, and five (5) point penalties may be monitored.  SHOWMANSHIP o Showmanship will now be a scored class. o The following severe faults of performance may be monitored:  Omission or addition of maneuvers.  Knocking over a cone.  Working on the wrong side of the cones.  TEAM PENNING o In the preliminaries, the top 15 fastest times and the greatest number of cattle penned will advance to the finals.  All ties for 15th place will advance to the finals. o To determine final placings, the preliminary time, the finals time and the total number of cattle penned will be added together. If total times and total number of cattle penned are the same, the world championship will be worked off.  For all other placings, the fastest final time and the number of cattle penned will be used to separate the ties. • If the teams are still tied, then the ties must be run off until the placing is decided. o The following disqualifications and no-times will be monitored:  Any delay of team to commit to the cattle after the flagman drops his flag.  If an animal is knocked or cut into the pen after time is called.  If an animal escapes from the pen after time is called but prior to the time that any unpenned cattle are on the cattle side of the line.  If an animal escapes as a team is calling for time.  If a team calls for time with any wrong numbered cattle in the pen.  Contact with cattle by hands, hats, ropes, bats, romal or any other equipment.  Any attempt by a dismounted rider to work cattle before remounting.  If more than three cattle are across the starting line at any one time.  Unnecessary roughness to cattle or horses or unsportsmanlike conduct.  Excessive use of whip, rope, crop, bat or reins anywhere on the horse.  Any part of the trash animal that crosses the line will invoke a no time.  Any wrong numbered cattle across the line “no trash rule”.

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 TIE-DOWN/BREAKAWAY/HEADING/HEELING o In calf roping, the roper may throw only two loops and must be done so within a one-minute time limit.  The one-minute time limit is from the time the calf leaves the chute until the roper signals the time is complete. Although the time limit stops when the roper signals the tie is complete, the horse will continue to be judged until the rider has mounted the horse and ridden forward. o Breakaway roping will be placed by the fastest time in the finals only. o Zero, two, three and five point penalties may be monitored:  Any attempt by a contestant to position his horse behind the barrier, enabling the contestant to rope the animal without attempting to leave the box.  In breakaway, that the loop passes over the head of the calf.  In breakaway, a contestant that breaks the rope from the horn by hand or touches the rope or string after the catch is made.  In heading/heeling, the rope not being wrapped around the saddle horn at least one complete turn. • Under no circumstances will the run content or any two point penalties or one point penalties be adjusted. o In the heeling class, any head catch made by the header must be a legal catch. Legal catches are both horns, half-head and around the neck. o Anyone with a current AQHA membership riding a registered American Quarter Horse may assist in heading and/or heeling.  TRAIL o Zero (0) scores, three (3) point and five (5) point penalties will be monitored. o Only two refusals are permitted at any obstacle in the trail class.  After two refusals, the contestant must go to the next obstacle.  WESTERN HORSEMANSHIP o The following severe faults of performance may be monitored:  Omission or addition of maneuvers.  Knocking over a cone.  Working on the wrong side of the cones.  Turning the wrong way. o Each judge will score the pattern work from 1-100 points.  The top 20 scoring exhibitors will be invited back to perform on the rail.  If there is a tie for 20th, the tie will not be broken.  All exhibitors invited back to work on the rail will work in one heat, no matter the number returning. There will be no splits or cuts for rail work.  WESTERN PLEASURE o An exhibitor who fails to take the prescribed gait when called may be penalized at the judges’ discretion. o Judges may ask horses to extend the lope. o Preliminary placings in rail classes will not be posted at the World Show or on the Internet until after the finals of those classes. o Finalists will be announced and posted by back number order only prior to finals.  WESTERN RIDING o Zero (0) scores, three (3) point and five (5) point penalties will be monitored. 52

 WORKING COW HORSE/BOXING o All exhibitors will complete their reined work and will immediately follow with working the cow, except in the finals, where the reined and cow work may be held separately.  The judges may, at their discretion, award new cattle to enable the contestant to show his or her horse’s ability on the cow. • Horses should keep working until the judge blows the whistle. If exhibitor quits working before the judge blows the whistle, a score of 0 will be given.  All horses must be shown in the same bit, snaffle, hackamore and reins in the cow work that was used in the reined work. o One score will be tabulated from the reined work with the high and low discarded, and one score will be tabulated from the cow work with the high and low discarded. A total score will then be tabulated from both work scores. o Any rework will be of the cow portion only. o Monitoring rules for reining will be used for the reined work. In the cow work, zero (0) scores, two (2), three (3) and five (5) point penalties may be monitored.  WORKING HUNTER o In all working hunter classes, the following will be monitored:  A total of three disobediences, which can include any of the following: refusal, stop, run out or extra circle.  Jumping an obstacle before it is reset.  Bolting from the arena.  Off course.  Deliberately addressing an obstacle.  Failure to trot a small circle on a loose rein for soundness. JUDGING CONTEST  Exhibitors or owners who volunteer and are selected to participate in the AQHA and/or the AQHYA World Championship Horse Judging Contest and/or the Judges Qualifying Exam will receive special consideration for their 2016 AQHA World Championship Show stalling request. This special consideration will be extended for up to and including 12 stalls for all horses volunteered and selected. Groups of 11 or more stalls requesting Area A will be automatically rerouted to Area B. Volunteers will be accepted Friday, November 11, at 9 a.m. and completed by Monday, November 14, at noon at the stalling office. o Only individuals whose horses were actually invited to be used in the contest will receive a stalling preference. o One individual for horses used will receive a stalling preference and this preference will go to the individual who initially volunteers the horse. Stalling preference will not go to additional individuals who own, groom, train or exhibit the horse and did not initially volunteer the horse, nor will it go to individuals who show the horse in the contest who did not initially volunteer the horse. o It is the responsibility of individuals volunteering for the contest to check in with the contest coordinator prior to exhibiting the animal to receive credit for volunteering. o When requesting stalls for the following year’s show, all stalls must be requested in the name of the volunteer. o All individuals to be stalled with the volunteer must send entries through the volunteer and be listed individually. o Stalling preferences are non-transferable. o AQHA may deny stalling preferences to volunteers without recourse of any nature and place stalling requests in the random drawing pool. 53

GENERAL INFORMATION AND SERVICES  Operation of Vehicles o Vehicles must be operated within a safe and reasonable speed limit on the fairgrounds. o In addition, there are fire lanes that must be clear at all times, as well as areas in which vehicular traffic is prohibited, and other posted traffic and vehicle control regulations. o Upon arrival at the fairgrounds, parking in certain areas will be allowed for a short period of time while horses, tack, etc., are unloaded. The vehicles must be moved to established parking areas after unloading. If a vehicle must be removed, the owner is responsible for all costs incurred with removing the vehicle. o No vehicles, including golf carts, may be operated in the State Fair Arena, International Trade Center Building or in the Travel and Transportation Building, unless written permission is given by the manager of the State Fair Arena. o NOTE: Parking trailers in the lot south of the coliseum is done so at your own risk.  Recreational vehicles o There will be no overnight parking of recreational vehicles except in the designated recreational vehicle parking area. This area is located southeast of the arena. o Electric power, water availability, sanitary dump and showers are nearby. o Spaces will be rented on a first-come, first-served basis. o Do not hook to any electrical power on the grounds, except in the designated Recreational Vehicle Parking. For more information, call the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds at (405) 948-6700.  First Aid o Emergency medical technicians will be available to provide first aid assistance.  Feed and Bedding o Feed and bedding will be available on the fairgrounds. o Billings will be made direct to the exhibitor. o You may bring your own feed and bedding or obtain it from the fairgrounds supplier. o Sawdust is prohibited as bedding. However, wood chips and shavings are acceptable.  Dogs o No dogs will be permitted on the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds during the course of the show except those under leash control of the owner. Any dog running free will be impounded and removed from the grounds. No dogs are allowed in the commercial exhibit area or the coliseum.

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Hats off to AQHA Corporate Partners for their support of the AQHA World Championship Show, their support provides trophies, awards and financial support! Thank you notes can be sent to the following: Adequan Allyn Mann 4615 Roberts St. Shawnee, KS 66226

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PREMIUM RV Space Reservation Form AQHA World Championship Show November 2-20, 2016 One name and one space per form – payment must accompany form to be processed. FILL OUT COMPLETELY.

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Name: __________________________________________ AQHA ID#: __________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________________________ City: ___________________________ State/Province: __________ Zip/Postal Code: ________________ Daytime Phone: ___________________________ Fax: _______________________________________ Cell Phone: ______________________________

E-Mail: ____________________________________

Exact Arrival Date: ________________________ Exact Departure Date: ________________________ CIRCLE ONE PLEASE:

50 Amp Living Quarters Horse Trailer

RV license number: _______________________

50 Amp Bus

State Issued: ________________________________

Payment Enclosed $________________ Reservations due in AQHA office on or before September 30, 2016

□ Full Hook-ups for Entire Show: □ Full Hook-ups Nov 4-14: □ Full Hook-ups Nov 15-22:

$1750 $1,000 (must be vacated by noon on Saturday, Nov 14) $1,000 (move-in not before noon on Sunday, Nov 22)

SPACES ARE RESERVED IN THE ORDER THEY ARE RECEIVED. RESERVATIONS FOR ENTIRE SHOW ARE GIVEN PREFERENCE. HALF STAY RESERVATIONS WILL BE ASSIGNED UPON AVAILABILITY. INDIVIDUALS MAKING RESERVATIONS MUST ADHERE TO ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE DATES AND TIMES. ONLY THE 29 PREMIUM SPACES ARE RESERVED THROUGH AQHA. ALL SPACES IN THE TRADITIONAL RV LOT WILL STILL BE HANDLED BY THE OKLAHOMA STATE FAIRGROUNDS UPON ARRIVAL. THERE ARE NO ADVANCE RESERVATIONS FOR THE TRADITIONAL RV LOT.

Type (circle one): VISA

MasterCard

American Express

Check

Money Order

Card Number: _____________________________ Exp. Date: __________________________________ Name on Card: ____________________________ Signature: __________________________________ REMINDER: ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE DATES WILL BE CLOSELY ADHERED TO. AQHA WILL MAKE NO REFUNDS AFTER THE START OF THE SHOW. NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN FOR EARLY DEPARTURE. AQHA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MOVE RVS, TRAILERS OR VEHICLES AT ANY TIME. ALL COSTS OR DAMAGES WILL BE A THE OWNER’S EXPENSE. Return to AQHA Attention Shelly Spears AQHA, PO Box 200, Amarillo, TX 79168, e-mail to [email protected] or fax to (806) 349-6409

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