ANNUAL AWARDS
One of the objects for which the company was established is to “reward excellence in any Equestrian Activity by way of prizes and awards”. Our Awards Catalogue lists the Awards that are available for members. The Awards Catalogue encompasses Federal (National) Awards for Palominos, White Horses, Buckskins and Duns, and Non Palomino Progeny / Foundations (NPP), Non-White Progeny (NWP) and Non Buckskin Progeny (NBP) - (Ancillary Registers)
UPWBDA Ltd. is proud to offer a broad range of prestigious Awards at Federal, Branch, State and Promotional Group levels. All financial members are eligible to enter these Awards. An awards nomination form along with copies of branch awards catalogues are available for downloading from the Members Forms page. (Please check with your branch committee however regarding current awards as the information here may not be 100% up to date).
Procedures for entering awards:
All awards (national, state, promotional group) are nominated for by using the Awards nomination form. The nomination form is sent to the appropriate addresses as specified on the form.
ALL awards require a Points Book to be used for the collection of points; these are available by using the Order Form or by including it on the awards nomination form.
Annual awards run from August 1st to July 31st each calendar year. Eligibility to show and participate in our annual awards is available to you as a member for the price of your annual membership fee plus the initial one-off registration fees for your horse.
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National Awards
Awards listed in the Federal Awards catalogue are administered by the Federal body. These include our annual Horse of the Year awards.
State Awards
The Federal Body provides Awards in the States of Victoria and New South Wales, and administers them. These include our Diamond, Sapphire, Amber & Prism awards.
Branch Awards
Each Branch provides Awards for members. These Awards are administered by the Branches.
Promotion Group Awards
Promotion Group Awards are administered by the Promotion Groups.
Incentive Scheme
We also offer cash incentives for our registered stock competing in open or other breed competition.
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Major breed Annual High point Awards by awarding a $100 bonus for winning an overall national high point award and a $50 bonus for winning any secondary (ie state level) high point awards
- National level breed shows and competition (ie National Championship/HOTY shows) by awarding a $50 cash bonus for winning High point, Supreme Exhibit, Grand Champion or similar.
- State level major shows (ie Royal Shows, EFA State level Horse of the Year etc) and Breed Society State Championship Shows by awarding a $50 cash bonus for winning High point, Supreme Exhibit, Grand Champion or similar.
- National level breed shows and competition (ie National Championship shows, EFA Horse of the Year, National Futurities & Maturities etc) by awarding a trophy for the highest point scoring registered dilute or non-dilute progeny (ie high point dual registered palomino/QH at the AQHA Nationals) in a points scoring competition that MUST BE organized with the show society concerned prior to the fixture. The show organizers are responsible for maintaining the points and administering the competition.
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National level challenges and general competition – ie Cloncurry Stockmans Challenge, Warwick Gold Cup, Tom Quilty etc by awarding a Trophy for highest scoring registered dilute or non-dilute progeny and $100 bonus if the horse actually wins the overall competition.
Some general rules
The owners of all palominos, white horses, foundation fillies and mares & NPP colts, stallions and geldings must be current financial members of the Association. Should an owner cease to be a financial member, the registration of all horses registered in his or her name will be suspended until such time as said owner rejoins the association, at which time the registration of all horses registered in his or her name will be reinstated. If by some chance a horse is shown during the period of an owner being unfinancial, those points MAY NEVER BE COUNTED, even when the owner becomes financial.
LIFE TIME AWARDS
Following on in the tradition of the prestigious Opal Award® , the company has introduced awards of similar standing for each of our other registers, including one for ponies 10.2 hands & under.
The OPAL AWARD® -Reg. TM number 757464 (Palominos)
(NB: shields of Australia are national hi point awards and are not part of the Opal Award® .)
PEARL AWARD (Whites)
Below: Inaugural winner Jamar Lodge Saffia & owners Lyn & Tammy Dunlop
BRONZE AWARD (Buckskins & duns)
TOPAZ AWARD (Ponies 10.2 hands & under - all registers)
inaugural Topaz Award winners Milo Dodi (left) & Redlands Phantom (right)
SPECTRUM AWARD (Ancillaries)