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This was the inaugural year for OHJA to recognize schooling divisions. This presented a challenge as we tried to incorporate both the Oklahoma City and the Tulsa area divisions. We appreciate your patience as we worked through many of the issues that developed right up through the end of the year.

One concept frequently used with schooling divisions is having the points retroactive from the join date to the beginning of the show year. The philosophy behind it is a sound one (speaking for those of us who originally stumbled into the horse show ring rather blindly). It is designed to capture those students who do not interface routinely with sources of information concerning the organizations that provide year end recognition. What it is NOT intended for is someone who tracks their points all year, calculates that they would qualify for a year end award, and THEN decides to join. In retrospect, the last opportunity to join and have points count retroactively should be the third to the last OHJA recognized show in the show year. This would encompass the three show minimum rule.

Although OHJA accepted schooling points retroactively this past show year, OHJA Bylaws do not specifically state that schooling division points will be treated that way routinely. There will be an opportunity for the membership to voice their opinions on this and other issues at the annual meeting on January 31.

We relaxed the minimum show rule required to qualify for a year end award from three to two for the 2003 show year. This increased the number of competitors recognized.

One issue that created a great deal of difficulty surfaced when GO’s rated show results stopped providing complete results. Their rated show results now only include information on competitors who placed in a class. OHJA requires that a competitor show (not necessarily place) in a division three times to qualify for a year end award in that division. GO rated show results will not allow OHJA to determine if OHJA members were in the class unless they place.

Another topic of discussion has been how Junior AO Jumpers are recognized. OHJA follows USAE guidelines in recognizing rated divisions. Junior AO Jumpers are recognized based on money won, not points. Classes that qualify for this division include any jumper class at levels 4 through 7 and not open to professionals. Not all shows offer prize money for these levels and some do not offer money at all. Some thought has been given to the idea that it would be more equitable if points could be awarded relative to the prize money offered at a show or some derivation thereof. This would incorporate the theoretical higher level of competition that prize money attracts and not let one high prize money show skew the overall year end results. For example, at one show this past season a second place ribbon in a level 6 class earned $150, yet at another equally rated show a second place was worth $55. Classes at level 4 rarely offer money and a second place gets you the equivalent of $9. It begs the question whether one show should be valued significantly more than the other. This certainly is not the case for Hunters where equally rated shows assign equal points. OHJA has always followed USAE rules for recognizing divisions. If we go to a modified point system for JR/AO Jumpers then we will be breaking from tradition.

Final 2003 Points

Zone 1 (Tulsa Area) Schooling Divisions

Short Stirrup Hunter		Beginner Hunter		Beginner Eq
Passing Fancy	178	Spot Dot Com	146	Sarah Milliren	113
Fairy Tale	156	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang	133	Renee Earley	49
Ben	66	Smooth Sailing	116	Layne Miller	40
Never Say Never	26	Heavenly Dreams	96	Erin Robertson	40
		Southern Gentleman	92	Brittany Fox	29
		Heaven's Angel	59	Hailee Myers	24
Short Stirrup Eq		Passing Fancy	57	Emily Carter	20
Eleanor Lorton	76	Senor Windchester	44	Will Baker	20
Mindy Coretz	64	Worth the Wait	42	Leslie Olson	18
		Raindrops on Roses	31	Kaitlyn Heinrich	10
Acad SS Hunter		Thumbelina	29	Mindy Coretz	9
Never Say Never	101	Think Fast	26
		Ben	8	Modified CH/Ad Hunter
Acad SS Eq				Cosmic Cowboy	199
Jennifer Rosenthal	63	Acad Beginner Eq		Total Eclipse	132
		Rachel Cox	90	My Boy Roy	105
Acad Beginner Hunter		Lily Heine	20	Never Ending Story	70
Paracelcus	128	Courtney Ellis	18	Tall, Dark & Handsome	68
Perfectly Pie	49			Hercules	61
Sergeant Pepper	29	Intermediate Hunter		Phone Home	36
Blindsided	27	Page to Page	234	Renaissance	33
Easy to Spot	9	Tony Tu	119	Mr. Perfect	23
		Sugar and Spice	108
		St. Moritz	97	Modified Ch/Ad Eq
Intermediate Eq		Out All Night	75	Emily Biner	133
Courtney Fox	74	Senor Winchester	42	Kristen Jeffries	58
Katelyn Lang	52	Scouts Honor	41	Callie Gudgel	57
Meaghan DeCoursey	38	S&L Mr. Perfect	41	Amanda Vining	37
Kali Domeney	38	Pillowcase	31	Sarah Hanson	31
Lindi Biery	35	Kuranda	22	Brittany Myers	25
Maggie Cravens	29	Chance to Dream	11	Emma McCrary	20
Robin Lewis	20			Kali Domeney	15
Chase Cravens	18	Baby Green
Casey Hudson	18	Bid the Bux	186	Open Hunter
Emily Carter	13	Michelangelo	135	Third's the Charm	26
		Raindrops on Roses	24	Dance Master	22
Level 2 Jumper
Prosaria	35			Puddle Jumper
Ecu De Benecere	19	Very Low Hunter		Kuranda	93
Princeton Hadley	9	War Dance	65	Mon Gris	84
Pardon My French	5	Sugar and Spice	44	Christmas	78
The Sweetest Thing	3	Scout's Honor	18	No Flash Photography	57
		Southern Gentleman	15	St. Moritz	28
Low Hunter		Heavenly Dreams	13	Chance to Dream	10
Kamuela	44	Ben	11	Even Better	9
Dimitri	37	Perfectly Pie	8
Made in Trenton	19	Michaelangelo	8	Level 1 Jumper
Byron	11	Heaven's Angel	6	Chance to Dream	49
Tuscany	7	Chance to Dream	5	No Flash Photography	35
		Think Fast	5

Final 2003 Points

Zone 2 (OKC Area) Schooling Divisions

Ministirrup		Short Stirrup Eq		Intermediate Hunter
Jillian Gil	68	Edee Black	98	Can you Fathom This	91
Emily Banister	40	Whitney Spoon	25	Imperial Glory	79
		Horn	17	Rain Check	39
Short Stirrup Hunter