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"Midwest Gold Challenge"

This is a 8 show event between the states of Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky . Purpose of these shows are to promote the showing of palomino horses between these states.

Rules of the challenge:

Each state will designate one of their regular horse show to be the Midwest Gold Challenge show.

Must show in 5 of the 8 states’ approved weekend shows to qualify for the year end awards, One more show over half of the total weekend shows will be the requirement to qualify.

On weekends of 3 day shows, you are required to show 2 of 3 days to have that weekend count, you must still show both days of 2 day shows for the weekend to count.

Each State would pay in 250.00 for the year end awards and this fee is to be paid to a designated treasurer by May 1 of the year for the shows.

Each Amateur or Youth nominee will have a fee of $10.00 per horse/exhibitor combo per award area. Each Open nominee will have a fee of $10.00 per horse for each award area. These fees will be added to the awards account. Points are NOT retroactive.

A designated point secretary is appointed to handle the bank account and to calculate the high points.

Results from each nominated horse/exhibitor, from participating states shows, will be sent to the designated point secretary within 21 days after their show to be tabulated. There will be a $50.00 penalty to each state not meeting this requirement. This penalty would have to be paid by December 31 of that year or a $100 penalty will be assessed to the 250.00 nomination fee for that state to participate in the following year.

Contact representative to the Midwest Gold Challenge are:

Melonie Furnish: IL, WI, MI, KY

Deana Nell: IN, Oh, MO,

Chris Madden: IA

Midwest Gold Challenge Show Secretary

Once again our show secretary in 2007 will be Chris Madden. All of the states nomination monies should be sent to Chris before May1,2007. Her address is :

Chris Madden
59 Hidden River Court, Tipton, Iowa 52772
email: pkmadden@iowatelecom.net
Fax: 563-946-3300
www.maddenequine.com

Each show will be responsible to get the results to Chris for her to tabulate. We will attempt to keep this site updated with the Horses/Riders nominated and current standings.

Award Areas

Hi points are be based on the PHBA National Point System

Award Areas: Champion and Reserve Champion in:

1.Yearling Longeline 10. Halter Mares Open

2. Youth 5-9 11. Halter Mares Amateur

3. Youth 10-13 12. Halter Geldings Open

4. Youth 14-18 13. Halter Geldings Amateur

5. Amateur Performance 14. Halter Stallions Open

6. Select Amateur Performance 15. Halter Stallions Amateur

7. Jr Performance Horse 16. Open Color

8.Sr Performance Horse 17. Amateur

9. Color 18. Contesting/Gaming Horse

(only timed events to count, does not count for performance awards

Without Sponsors This Challenge Could Not Happen

Sponsors for the 2007 Midwest Gold Challenge

Pards Western Stores, Urbana Illinois

Horse & Hound Souix Falls, SD

Cowboy Bronze, Missouri

MWS Quarter Horses, Pendleton Indiana

Madden Ltd, Tipton Iowa

All participating states, IN, IL, OH, KY, Mi, WI, MO, IA