YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Click here for a printable Youth Achievement Award form

Purpose:  To promote youth participation, sportsmanship and excellence within CORHA & NRHA.

Awards:  Senior Division (age 16-18) 1st Place:  $1,000
                  Junior Division (age 13-15) 1st Place:   $250
                  Other places will be determined by the number of applicants

Requirements:

1. Complete application and submit to Youth Committee no later than May 30, 2010.
2. Must be age 13-18 on January 1, 2010.
3. Must be 2010 CORHA member and have been a member of CORHA in 2009 .
4. Must show in at least 50% of the 2010 CORHA approved shows.
5. Complete 500 word essay on assigned topic.
6. Complete 5 hours of CORHA community service.  All activities must be approved by the Youth Committee before participation.  At least four activities must be completed:  shadow a scribe, horseshow setup, gate duty, paid warm-up assistance, show office assistance, write an article for the Reiner, gopher time (unloading trailers, cleaning tack, cleaning stalls, etc).
7. Applicants will form a CORHA Youth Group to collectively plan and run a fundraiser to benefit the Youth Achievement Award program.  The fundraiser will be overseen and approved by the Youth Committee and held at at least one 2010 CORHA show.
8. Each applicant must shadow a trainer (other than theirs), for a minimum of one hour, while the trainer is schooling a client and/or horse.
9. Bonus points will be awarded, at the discretion of the CORHA Youth Committee, for attendance at the NRHA Convention, attendance and participation at NRHA and Affiliate clinics and events.
10. Point deductions will be applied to all late applications and other missed deadlines at a rate of one point per day.

Applicants will be scored on:

1. Completeness of application
2. Essay - content, grammar, presentation
3. CORHA community service
4. CORHA Director comments and assessment
5. Sportsmanship - competitiveness, sportsman-like conduct, attitude as perceived by Youth Committee
6. Bonus points accumulated

Process:

After submission deadline, Youth Committee member will use a point system to rate each applicant in their fulfillment of requirements.  The top applicants of each division will be invited to attend the September CORHA Board Meeting.  Finalists will be required to give a short presentation to the CORHA Board and answer the Board's questions.  The Board will then score the finalists on their answers.  The winners will be announced and awarded at the Year-End Awards Banquet.

Time Line:

Application submission deadline:  May 30, 2010
Information packets will be provided at time of application
Applicants will meet @ the May show
Essay deadline:  August 1, 2010 (completed essays can be submitted prior to this date)
CORHA Community Service:  Completed by September 6, 2010
Finalists will be contacted by September 17, 2010 
Finalists will attend the September Board Meeting for interview: TBD
Awards will be presented at the Year-End Banquet

Questions regarding CORHA's Youth Achievement Award can be directed to Laurie Steele @ 440-965-4924 or Deb Van Rees @ 330-565-4259.

The OHIO MICHIGAN INDIANA QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION is looking for youth members for a youth team (Congress and regional).  If interested, please contact Kimberly Walter @ kcperfhorses@aol.com or 419-834-1299.