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STAR Awards Program

IPSHR is a performance based registry which recognizes, celebrates, and awards merit to patterned horses that are excelling in the worlds of open and recognized breed shows. 

The STAR program is a leveled award program, which gives horses the opportunity to not only achieve in a category, but also build on that achievement and advance within each category itself. 

STAR awards are issued in the following categories.

 

 

  1. INSPECTION STAR is awarded to any horse or pony that undergoes the inspection process by an IPSHR approved sport horse registry.  A copy of the inspection form shall be sent to the IPSHR STAR Awards Program Secretary along with the STAR Award Submission form. 

    1. Gold STAR award shall be issued to a horse that is scored in a manner that places him or her in the top level of the inspecting registry. 

    2. Silver STAR award shall be issued to a horse that is scored in a manner that places him or her in the second level of the inspecting registry. 

    3. Blue STAR award shall be issued to a horse that is scored in a manner that places him or her in the third level of the inspecting registry. 

    4. Red STAR award shall be issued to a horse that is scored in a manner that awards him a total score of no lower than 60% with no score of below 6 on the inspection form.   

 

  1. PERFORMANCE STAR is awarded to any horse or pony that demonstrates excellence in open or breed based competition.  Approved performance categories are Dressage, Hunter, Show Jumping, Eventing, Reining, and Driving.  Points shall be accumulated using the IPSHR Point System, and Performance STARs shall be awarded as the horse arrives at the following STAR markers. 

    1. Gold STAR awarded for 100 points as tabulated by the IPSHR STAR Awards Program Secretary

    2. Silver STAR awarded for 50 points as tabulated by the IPSHR STAR Awards Program Secretary

    3. Blue STAR awarded for 25 points as tabulated by the IPSHR STAR Awards Program Secretary

    4. Red STAR awarded for 10 points as tabulated by the IPSHR STAR Awards Program Secretary

  

  1. SUITABILITY STAR shall be awarded to any horse or pony of any age that is shown either in-hand or at liberty in a class that is designated as in-hand, model, or suitability.  Such classes shall judge the horse, pony, or foal according to the accepted IPSHR standards of suitable sport horse conformation and movement and not by a particular breed standard; therefore, classes designated as “halter” shall not qualify under the suitability STAR unless approved by the IPSHR council.  Points shall be accumulated using the IPSHR Point System, and Suitability STARs shall be awarded as the horse arrives at the following STAR markers. 

a.      Gold STAR awarded for 100 points as tabulated by the IPSHR STAR Awards Program Secretary

    1. Silver STAR awarded for 50 points as tabulated by the IPSHR STAR Awards Program Secretary

    2. Blue STAR awarded for 25 points as tabulated by the IPSHR STAR Awards Program Secretary

    3. Red STAR awarded for 10 points as tabulated by the IPSHR STAR Awards Program Secretary

 

IPSHR Point System 

Any horse placing in the top 10 in a class will be awarded one point for each horse placing at or below the designated horse’s placing, not to exceed 10 points for 1st place.  No points shall be awarded below 10th place.  See the table below for clarification. 

Example of Point Award for Performance STARs

Number of Entries = 20

Number of Entries = 5

Horse Placing

Points Awarded

Horse Placing

Points Awarded

1st

10

1st

5

2nd

9

2nd

4

3rd

8

3rd

3

4th

7

4th

2

5th

6

5th

1

6th

5

 

 

7th

4

 

 

8th

3

 

 

9th

2

 

 

10th

1

 

 

In an effort to make things unilaterally fair to all participants, a class under multiple judges shall be considered as ONE class.  In such an event, the participant may select which judge's score to submit for points. 

Example :  ApHC 4-judge show.  5 horses in class.  A horse placing one 1st, two 2nd's, and one third.  The STAR participant may elect to submit the points for first place (5), second place (4), or third place(3), but not for all four placings which the horse received.    

 

  1. HIGH POINT STAR shall be awarded to IPSHR performance horses that have achieved the highest categories of achievement for individual years.  The Championship STAR is a high-point award, and shall be awarded as follows:

    1. Gold STAR shall be awarded to the horse or pony who has the highest number of points at the end of the calendar year. 

    2. Silver STAR shall be awarded to the horse or pony who has the second highest number of points at the end of the calendar year.

    3. Blue STAR shall be awarded to the horse or pony who has the third highest number of points at the end of the calendar year.

    4. RED STAR shall be awarded to the horses or ponies who appear in the top ten list of high point IPSHR horses.

     

    Calculating High Point Totals

    High Point shall be calculated for each calendar year

    Performance and Suitability  points shall be totaled using the IPSHR Point System.  Points shall only be awarded for the year they are submitted to the STAR Awards Secretary. 

    Inspection points shall be awarded as follows:  Gold Star = 20 points, Silver Star = 15 points, Blue Star = 10 points, Red Star = 5 points.  Points shall only be awarded for the year they are submitted to the STAR Awards Secretary.

    Reproduction, Service, Trail, Associations, and Recreation STARs are cumulative in nature.  Points shall be awarded as follows: First Star earned in a year = 10 points,  Second STAR earned in a year = 20 points, Third STAR earned in a given year = 30 points.  

    Example :  A horse earning two red stars in Service and Associations in a single year shall get 10 points for the Service STAR and 20 points for the Associations STAR to total 30 points. 

    Example :  A horse earning a red STAR and blue STAR in a single category shall get 10 points for the red star and 20 points for the blue STAR to total 30 points. 

    High Point points shall be calculated as follows.  A horse shall receive one point for each year that he or she has appeared on the top ten list.  The horse's numeric position on any previous top ten list shall be irrelevant to the calculation except in the event of a tie.  If a tie should occur, then the horse which has the highest average of top ten placings shall be placed first.    

 

  1. REPRODUCTION STAR shall be awarded to any horse or pony that has produced no fewer than three offspring that have been awarded STARs in the IPSHR STAR program.  STARs shall be awarded as follows.

    1. Gold STAR shall be awarded to a stallion when three offspring have achieved Silver STAR awards in any category. It shall be given to a mare when one of her offspring achieves a silver STAR award. 

    2. Silver STAR shall be awarded to a stallion when three offspring have achieved blue STAR awards in any category. It shall be given to a mare when one of her offspring achieves a blue STAR award. 

    3. Blue STAR shall be awarded to a stallion when three offspring have achieved red STAR awards in any category. It shall be awarded to a mare when one of her offspring achieves a red STAR award. 

    4. Red STAR shall be awarded to a stallion when ten offspring have been registered with IPSHR.  It shall be awarded to any mare when three of her offspring are registered with IPSHR. 

 

  1. SERVICE STAR shall be awarded for horses that promote IPSHR through community service activities.  Typical activities would be, but are not limited to, parades, trade shows, expos, quadrilles, community safety programs, educational clinics, summer camps, carriage services, or birthday parties.   

    1. Gold STAR shall be awarder upon completion of twenty service activities

    2. Silver STAR shall be awarded upon completion of ten service activities

    3. Blue STAR shall be awarded upon completion of five service activities

    4. Red STAR shall be awarded upon completion of one service activity

 

  1. TRAIL STAR shall be awarded to any horse or pony that demonstrates excellence in open competition in ENDURANCE, COMPETITIVE TRAIL, or DISTANCE RIDING.

    1. Gold STAR shall be awarded upon completion of 500 miles

    2. Silver STAR shall be awarded up completion of 250 miles

    3. Blue STAR shall be awarded up completion of 100 miles

    4. Red STAR shall be awarded up completion of 50 miles

 

  1. ASSOCIATIONS STAR shall be awarded to any horse or pony that promotes IPSHR influence, fellowship, and networking with other equestrian organizations by joining and participating in other nationally recognized associations.  Examples of such organizations would be, but are not limited to, Pony Club, 4-h, USDF, ApHC, AHSA, USE, and TASR.  Participation in any activity that the affiliated organization hosts will be adequate to fulfill the participation requirement for this award, provided that the horse is a documented member of the affiliated organization.  Memberships in the outside associations may be, but are not required to be, concurrent, nor is it required that the participation be completed in a single calendar year term.  Membership in a local or regional club shall not constitute fulfillment of this requirement. 

    1. Gold STAR shall be awarded upon joining the fourth outside organization and participation in five activities sponsored by that organization

    2. Silver STAR shall be awarded upon joining the third outside organization and participation in five activities sponsored by that organization

    3. Blue STAR shall be awarded upon joining the second outside organization and participation in five activities sponsored by that organization

    4. Red STAR shall be awarded upon joining one outside organization and participation in five activities sponsored by that organization        

 

  1. RECREATION STAR shall be awarded to horses that participate with their owners or riders in fun activities for personal enjoyment, such as trail riding or driving. 

    1. Gold STAR shall be awarded upon completion of 200 hours of documented recreation

    2. Silver STAR shall be awarded upon completion of 150 hours of documented recreation

    3. Blue STAR shall be awarded upon completion of 100 hours of documented recreation

    4. Red STAR shall be awarded upon completion of 50 hours of documented recreation activity

 

 
Documentation Steps Required for STAR Awards

                    1.   Download the appropriate STAR Awards Report Form 

                    2.    Fill out all the required information.

                    3.    Take the STAR form to your event or activity, and upon

completion, have the show secretary sign the starred items.

    4.     Mail the STAR form and any required documentation to the

IPSHR Star Award Secretary.