CCPS Performance Awards
Points System
CCPS Broodmare Awards
Perpetual Achievement Trophies
Purpose
The achievement awards program is designed to encourage and reward purebred and
halfbred Connemaras for participating successfully in a variety of disciplines.
Description
Awards consist of Certificates of Achievement; Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Crystal Medals. These are awarded to ponies that have met the requirements outlined below for successfully competing in the various disciplines. Points are cumulative over the lifetime of the pony and are transferable with the pony to a new owner. Points for each year have to be submitted by November 30 of that year and awards are given as the pony achieves the number required for each level.
Guidelines and Eligibility
All pony owners must be current members of the Canadian Connemara Pony Society. Riders may or may not be members of the CCPS. All purebred and halfbred Connemara ponies must be registered with the CCPS, ACPS and/or any other recognized Connemara Society. The pony must be shown under its registered or Passport name (if applicable). Completed award report forms must be submitted to the Awards Committee by November 30 of the year in which the points are earned. The Awards Committee is not responsible for lost mail.
Forms must be submitted to:
Shirley Sauve
Box 2, 53504 Rge Rd 280
Spruce Grove, Alberta
T7X 3V6
(780) 963-5601
spequine@hotmail.com
Under the Equine Canada UNCART system, all shows are now rated as Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Discovery.
Points will be awarded for the following placings:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | |
| Platinum | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | Gold | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Silver | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Bronze | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Discovery/Schooling | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
In addition to the points earned for Placings, the following points will be awarded:
| *Champion: | Platinum | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Discovery |
| 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | |
| *Reserve Champion: | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
IN HAND/HALTER CLASSES:
| Certificate: | 20 points |
| Bronze Medal: | 40 points |
| Silver Medal: | 75 points |
| Gold Medal: | 150 points |
| Platinum Medal: | 500 points |
| Crystal Medal: | 1000 points |
COMBINED DRIVING:
In addition to, or in the absence of, points earned for placing at shows:
6 points will be awarded for completing at Training level in Combined Driving (or 2 points for each Training section (Dressage only, cones only)
12 points will be awarded for completing at Preliminary level in Combined Driving (or 4 points for each Preliminary section, (Dressage only, Cones only)
15 points will be awarded for completing at Intermediate level in Combined Driving (or 5 points for each Intermediate section (Dressage Only, Cones only)
21 points will be awarded for completing at Advanced level in Combined Driving
(or 7 points for each Advanced section (Dressage Only, Cones only)
| Certificate: | 20 points |
| Bronze: | 40 points |
| Silver: | 75 points |
| Gold: | 150 points |
| Platinum Medal: | 500 points |
| Crystal Medal: | 1000 points |
PLEASURE DRIVING/SHOW DRIVING:
| Certificate: | 20 points |
| Bronze: | 40 points |
| Silver: | 75 points |
| Gold: | 150 points |
| Platinum Medal: | 500 points |
| Crystal Medal: | 1000 points |
HORSE TRIALS:
In addition to, or in the absence of, points earned for placing at
competitions:
Bronze:
10 points for completing at Entry level PT80
Bronze: 15 points for completing at Pre-Training level PT90
Bronze: 20 points for competing at Training level
3-day Event and FEI
Silver:
25 points for completing at Preliminary level
Gold:
30 points for completing at Intermediate level
35 points for completing at Advanced level
| Certificate: | 20 points |
| Bronze: | 40 points |
| Silver: | 75 points |
| Gold: | 150 points |
| Platinum Medal: | 500 points |
| Crystal Medal: | 1000 points |
COMPETITIVE TRAIL/ENDURANCE:
In addition to, or in the absence of, points earned for placing at competitions:
10 points will be earned for winning the Best Conditioned Award
10 points will be earned for completing a 15-mile ride
15 points will be earned for completing a 25-mile ride
20 points will be earned for completing a 30-mile ride
25 points will be earned for completing a 50-mile ride
35 points will be earned for completing a 75-mile ride
50 points will be earned for completing a 100-mile ride
| Certificate: | 20 points |
| Bronze: | 40 points |
| Silver: | 75 points |
| Gold: | 150 points |
| Platinum Medal: | 500 points |
| Crystal Medal: | 1000 points |
Competitive Trail divisions are Novice Junior, Novice Lightweight, Novice Heavyweight, Intermediate Junior, Intermediate Lightweight, Intermediate Heavyweight, Open Lightweight, Open Heavyweight.
DRESSAGE:
In addition to, or in the absence of, points earned for placing:
Training through Third Levels
5 points will be earned for scores 60% or over
10 points will be earned for scores 65% or over
15 points will be earned for scores 70% or over
Prix St. George, Intermediare, Grand Prix and FEI Pony
10 points for scores over 55% and over
15 points will be earned for scores 65% or over
20 points will be earned for scores 70% or over
| Certificate: | 40 points |
| Bronze: | 80 points |
| Silver: | 150 points |
| Gold: | 300 points |
| Platinum Medal: | 750 points |
| Crystal Medal: | 1500 points |
Levels of Dressage: Walk/Trot A & B
4 tests each level: Training, First Level, 2nd Level, 3rd Level
4th Level, Grand Prix and FEI Pony.
HUNTER – Including Equitation:
| Certificate: | 40 points |
| Bronze: | 80 points |
| Silver: | 150 points |
| Gold: | 300 points |
| Platinum Medal: | 750 points |
| Crystal Medal: | 1500 points |
Medal Classes (such as ASJA classes or other Provincial Associations, and/CET classes) when awarded a Gold medal, Silver Medal & Bronze Medal, Placings are the same points as 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place.
JUMPER:
| Certificate: | 40 points |
| Bronze: | 80 points |
| Silver: | 150 points |
| Gold: | 300 points |
| Platinum Medal: | 750 points |
| Crystal Medal: | 1500 points |
ENGLISH FLAT CLASSES - Including Equitation, Hack and Pleasure:
| Certificate: | 20 points |
| Bronze: | 40 points |
| Silver: | 75 points |
| Gold: | 150 points |
| Platinum Medal: | 500 points |
| Crystal Medal: | 1000 points |
WESTERN – Including Equitation :
| Certificate: | 20 points |
| Bronze Medal: | 40 points |
| Silver Medal: | 75 points |
| Gold Medal: | 150 points |
| Platinum Medal: | 500 points |
| Crystal Medal: | 1000 points |
GYMKHANA:
| Certificate: | 40 points |
| Bronze Medal: | 80 points |
| Silver Medal: | 150 points |
| Gold Medal: | 300 points |
| Platinum Medal: | 750 points |
| Crystal Medal: | 1500 points |
PONY CLUB:
District Commissioner must sign application forms.
Certificate: Regular Pony Club Mount used in activities at least 8 times in a year for 1 year, accumulative
Bronze: Regular Pony Club Mount used in activities at least 8 times in a year for 2 years, accumulative
Silver: Regular Pony Club Mount used at least 8 times in a year for 3 years, accumulative
Gold : Regular Pony Club Mount used at least 8 times in a year for 4 years, accumulative
4H:
4H Leader must sign application forms.
Certificate: Regular 4H Mount used in activities at least 8 times in a year for 1 year, accumulative
Bronze: Regular 4H Mount used in activities at least 8 times in a year for 2 years, accumulative
Silver: Regular 4H Mount used at least 8 times in a year for 3 years, accumulative
Gold : Regular 4H Mount used at least 8 times in a year for 4 years, accumulative
Lus na bPog/Sean MacLochlainn Foundation Broodmare Award
Donated by Tom and Maire MacLochlainn of the Ashbrook Stud, Co. Galway, and Doris Jacobi of Avilion Gleann Farm, Alberta, this is a lifetime award to honour a broodmare that has contributed to the Connemara breed in Canada through her purebred offspring. Tom's father, Sean MacLochlainn, a well-known Connemara breeder in Ireland, owned the broodmare Lus na bPog. One of her daughters, Ciotog, was exported to Montana in 1966, and it was her daughter by Ruta Raitna, Avenns Golden Ruby, who was imported to Canada by Doris Jacobi as one of her foundation mares. This award honours original foundation broodmares of stud farms in Canada. Some of these mares also went into competitions which helped to promote the breed.
Criteria for the award state that the mare should:
Criteria for nomination include:
Guidelines
The mare should have spent some time in Canada and bred at least one foal while in Canada. Her foals and second and third generation offspring born in and resident of any country with a recognized Connemara pony society can be included in the nomination and taken into consideration.
There will be no requirement for the mare to have been inspected as this was not available or mandatory in earlier years. Records of progeny should include their inspected status where applicable.
The award is designed to reward broodmares that have contributed to the breed by producing offspring of quality rather than merely quantity. The performance record of the offspring will also be considered as well as their breeding record. This will reflect the aim of the society to encourage the breeding of good quality saleable performance ponies as well as high-quality breeding stock.
Nominations should be accompanied by a good photo of the mare, a conformation shot if possible, a performance photo if applicable, and photos of at least three of her offspring.
The award does not have to be presented every year but only when a mare is considered to be a truly foundation mare. It is not just the mare but her legacy that the award is honouring.
For further information, contact Chris Carey, 1042-3rd Concession, Elgin, QC, J0S 2E0. (450) 264-4567 or carawayfinn@gmail.com
There are two trophies in the Achievement Awards Program awarded annually, one for purebred Connemaras and one for halfbreds. Points are combined from all show or competition results and accumulated over the years. The pony with the most points at the end of each year wins the trophy. Their score then goes back to zero, and they cannot win again for the next 2 years.
Purebred Connemara Performance and In-Hand Award - This award is designed to reward a purebred Connemara being shown in any discipline or in hand. The trophy and keeper are sponsored by Devon Ridge Farm and Jocelyn and Robert Davies, Prairies Region.
Halfbred Connemara Performance and In-Hand Award – This award is sponsored by the Prairie Region and is designed to reward halfbred Connemaras being show in any discipline or in hand.
These awards are not applied for and will be calculated by the Awards Committee.
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