1. Membership. Membership in PHBA is a privilege, not a right, application for which shall be made by procedures prescribed by PHBA. Membership or application therefore, may be terminated or rejected by the Executive Board or Board of Directors for cause detrimental to the interest of PHBA, its programs, policies, objectives and harmonious

relationship of its Members as determined by the Executive Board or Board of Directors. Termination or application rejection proceedings under this rule shall be conducted under PHBA's disciplinary procedures for notice, hearing and temporary suspension. The effect of termination or rejection may be denial of the privileges of PHBA as set forth in PHBA disciplinary procedures.

A. Individual. Restricted to one person, carried in that person's legal name, the privileges of which are full privileges of PHBA including privileges to participate in PHBA open division of shows and other PHBA activities.

B. Joint. A combination to a maximum of two persons (i.e. husband and wife).

C. Assumed or Trade Name. A person or persons or artificial legal entity, ranches, sole proprietorship or any other designation not being the legal name of the person or artificial legal entity. (i.e. John Smith dba Smith Ranches).

D. Corporate. Corporations in good standing in the state or country of their incorporation, the officers, representatives, shareholders and all beneficial owners.

E. Syndicate or Joint Venture. Syndicates or joint ventures in good standing in the state, province or country of their organization, the representative and all beneficial owners.

F. Decedent's Estate, Trust, Guardianship or other Custodial Legal Entity. Decedent's estate, trust, guardianship or other custodial legal entity, the person for which the entity is created, his representative and all beneficial owners or beneficiaries.

G. Partnership, General or Limited: Partnerships, general or limited, in good standing in the state, province or country of their organization, the partners, limited partners, representatives, and all beneficial owners.

3. Membership Required To Show. All of the owner(s) of a horse, as listed on the horse’s current PHBA registration certificate (including but not limited to: spouses, partners), and the exhibitor(s) must be a current member(s) of PHBA or PHBA-Y, in order to show and for PHBA to tabulate the horse’s show points in the open, youth, novice youth, youth walk trot, amateur, amateur select or novice amateur divisions and to be eligible for any and all awards and/or titles.

4. PHBA-Amateur and Novice Amateur Memberships. Persons nine-teen (19) years of age or older who meet the eligibility requirements as outlined in the Amateur Program, Novice Amateur Program, or Amateur Select Program may become members of PHBA and the PHBA Amateur Association (PHBA-A).

A. There shall be an annual membership fee. Membership deadline and expiration dates shall coincide with that of PHBA;

B. An amateur or novice amateur must be a current member of PHBA and PHBA-A in order for PHBA to tabulate the horse’s show points in the amateur or novice amateur division and to be eligible for any amateur awards and/or titles.

5. PHBA-Youth Memberships. Membership is open to any youth eightteen (18) years of age and younger with the age based on their age as of December 31st of the previous year.

A. There shall be an annual membership fee. Membership deadline and expiration dates shall coincide with that of PHBA;

B. A youth must be a current member of PHBA Youth Association in order for PHBA to tabulate the horse’s show points in the open and/or youth division and to be eligible for any open and/or youth awards and titles.

6. Lifetime Memberships. A lifetime membership in PHBA shall be issued for a one-time fee, plus the annual APA fee and the subscription fee for Palomino Horses Magazine.

A. All Past Presidents are lifetime members.

5001. This is an entry level program to introduce the beginning amateur exhibitor to PHBA-A activities.

5002. Novice Amateur Eligibility. A person is considered an Novice Amateur exhibitor by PHBA when s/he is no longer eligible to show in PHBA youth activity classes and meets the following qualifications for the previous five (5) calendar years as found in Rule(s) 5201 A-G;

A. Exhibitors cannot have earned a total of fifty (50) or more lifetime performance points in all PHBA divisions or programs (ie open, amateur, novice-amateur, amateur-select or youth) combined;

1) Halter, color, and Longe line points are not used in calculating

Novice Amateur status;

2) Example: Ten (10) youth showmanship points and twenty-five (25) open western pleasure points and fifteen (15) amateur hunter under saddle points equal fifty (50) total points, making this exhibitor ineligible for the Novice Amateur Division;

B. The Novice Amateur can not have won a World Champion title in PHBA; EXCEPTION: halter, color, Longe line and novice amateur classes;

C. The Novice Amateur can not have won a World Champion title in any other other equine organization; EXCEPTION: halter, color, Longe line and novice amateur classes;

D. The Novice Amateur can not have earned more than twenty-five points in any other equine organization; EXCEPTION: halter, color, Longe line classes;

E. The Novice Amateur can not have earned more than $5000 in cash awards in PHBA or any other equine organization; EXCEPTION: halter, color, Longe line classes;

F. Any individual that has been a horse show judge is ineligible.;

5003. Novice Amateur Designation. Every person competing in a Novice Amateur class must possess a PHBA and PHBA-Amateur Membership Card with a Novice Amateur designation.

5004. Amateurs who are eligible for the Novice Amateur classification may apply for and receive this designation at no additional charge.

5005. Show management must inspect this card or a photocopy at any show entered.

5006. Novice Amateurs may exhibit in Amateur classes but an Amateur must possess a Novice Amateur designation on their membership card to exhibit in Novice Amateur classes.

5007. Ownership. See PHBA Amateur Program rules.

5008. Once an individual has earned fifty (50) Novice Amateur performance points, they will no longer be eligible to participate in Novice Amateur classes in subsequent calendar years.

5009. If an individual is considered a Novice Amateur upon application, they will be considered a Novice Amateur for the balance of that calendar year.

5201. Eligibility. A person is considered an amateur exhibitor by PHBA when s/he is no longer eligible to show in PHBA youth activity classes and meets the following qualifications for the previous five (5) calendar years:

A. Is a person who has not shown, judged, trained, or assisted in training a horse for remuneration, either directly or indirectly;

B. Is a person who has not received compensation for instructing another person in riding, driving, training, or showing a horse in com-petition;

C. Premium money is not considered remuneration;

D. Payment of entry fees or other expenses by any person other than the amateur or those persons found in Rule(s) 5205 is to be considered remuneration;

E. Cannot hold membership accreditation in a professional association for those events or classes which are the same events or classes the individual competes or desires to compete in PHBA Amateur competition. (ie a person who competes in a Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association roping events may not compete in amateur calf roping, dally team roping heading, dally team roping heeling, but may show in any other amateur classes;

F. A permit holder is not considered as one who has member accreditation in a professional organization and may compete in any PHBA Amateur class;

G. Any horse show judge is ineligible.

5202. PHBA Amateur Membership Card. Contestants in amateur classes must possess a PHBA Amateur Membership Card issued by PHBA.

A. Show management must inspect the PHBA Amateur Membership

card at any show entered;

B. Application for a PHBA Amateur Membership Card shall be made on a form provided by PHBA and submitted with the appropriate PHBA and PHBA-A membership fees;

C. All applications for PHBA-Amateur Membership Cards and all requests for renewal thereof shall be presented annually to PHBA for approval;

D. Renewal of a PHBA-Amateur Membership Card can be done by attesting that the amateur status has not changed since the original application.

5203. Termination of PHBA Amateur Membership Card. The PHBA Amateur Membership Card will be immediately surrendered upon request by PHBA, pending a hearing on the revocation decision before the appropriate committee.

A. PHBA shall follow the PHBA General Rules Disciplinary Procedure

5204. When an individual becomes ineligible for amateur status, s/he will promptly return the PHBA Amateur Membership Card to PHBA.

5205. Ownership of Horse. Any horse exhibited in amateur, Amateur Select or Novice amateur events must be solely owned by the amateur or in a legal entity solely owned by the amateur showing the horse or by the amateur's family which is the amateur's father, father-in-law, mother, mother-in-law, stepparent, sister, brother, half-sibling, step-sibling, sibling spouse, half-sibling spouse, step-sibling spouse, grandparent, step-child, child, spouse, spouse's parent, spouse's stepparent, legal ward, or legal guardian.

B. Leases. Horses under lease to, but not owned by, the contestant or his/her family members are not eligible for amateur events;

C. Ranch/Farm/Corporate Owned Horse. Horses registered in the name of a ranch, farm or corporation are not eligible for amateur events;

D. Partnership Horses. Horses owned in partnership or owned jointly with any person other than family members previously listed in Rule(s) 5205 are not eligible for amateur events;

E. Separate legal entities, such as family corporations, trusts, or partnerships, are also authorized owners of the amateur exhibitor's

horse so long as all legal and equitable owners and beneficiaries of the legal entity are individuals specifically authorized by this rule. The relationship of the amateur to the owner of the participating horse must be evidenced by submitting legal documentation (i.e. affidavits, copies of marriage and/or birth certificates) to PHBA.

5314. At show management's option, any number of amateur performance classes may be offered as AMATEUR SELECT (ages 50 and over).

A. EXCEPTION: Jumping and team penning may only be offered as Amateur All Age classes;

B. The amateur which meets the age and Amateur Program eligibility requirements, may exhibit in both Amateur and Amateur Select classes;

C. The novice amateur exhibitor, which meets the age and Novice Amateur Program eligibility requirements, may exhibit in Amateur, Amateur Select and Novice Amateur classes;

D. The same horse may be exhibited by the same amateur or novice amateur exhibitor in Amateur, Amateur Select and Novice Amateur classes provided the ownership requirement found in Rule(s) 5202 is met;

E. An amateur may show in the Amateur Select classes on the day they turn 50 years of age.

A. The minimum age of a youth exhibitor is five (5) years;

B. If a youth is thirteen (13) years of age on December 31st, of the preceding year, s/he will show as a thirteen (13)-year-old for the next calendar year, even though s/he may become fourteen (14) within the show year;

C. The maximum age is eighteen (18) years. However, if a youth is eighteen (18) years of age on December 31st, of the preceding year, s/he will show as an eighteen (18) year-old for the next calendar year, even though s/he may become nineteen (19) within the show year.

6003. Youth Programs. These are the youth programs:

A. Youth eighteen (18) years through five (5) years which can be split into the following age groups:

1) Youth thirteen (13) years through five (5) years, and,

2) Youth fourteen (14) through eighteen (18) years;

B. Novice Youth eighteen (18) years through five (5) years;

C. Youth Walk-Trot five (5) through nine (9) years:

6005. Birth Certificate. A certified copy of the youth’s birth certificate should be submitted to PHBA.

6006. Marriage. Married contestants or those who have been married, regardless of age, are ineligible for youth competition. Points earned prior to the marriage count towards youth awards.

6008. Ownership. A youth does not have to own the PHBA horse that s/he shows in the youth program classes.

6021. Novice Youth Eligibility. A person is considered a Novice Youth  exhibitor by PHBA when a youth has meet the following qualifications for the previous five (5) calendar years as found in:

A. Exhibitors cannot have earned a total of fifty (50) or more lifetime performance points in all PHBA divisions or programs (ie Open, Youth, Novice-Youth) combined.

1) Halter, color, and Longe line points are not used in calculating Novice Youth status;

2) Example: Ten (10) youth showmanship points and twenty-five (25) open western pleasure points and fifteen (15) Youth hunter under saddle points equal fifty (50) total points, making this exhibitor ineligible for the Novice Youth Division;

B. The Novice Youth can not have won a World Champion title in PHBA; EXCEPTION: halter, color, Longe line and Novice Youth classes;

C. The Novice Youth can not have won a World Champion title in any other other equine organization; EXCEPTION: halter, color, Longe line and Novice Youth classes;

D. The Novice Youth can not have earned more than twenty-five points in any other equine organization; EXCEPTION: halter, color, Longe line classes;

E. The Novice Youth can not have earned more than $5000 in cash awards in PHBA or any other equine organization; EXCEPTION: halter, color, Longe line classes;

F. Any individual that has been a horse show judge is ineligible.

6022. At show management's option, any number of youth performance classes may be offered as Novice Youth 18 & Under classes EXCEPTION: jumping and team penning may only be offered at Youth 18 &Under.

6410. This division is for youth five (5) to nine (9) years of age

6411. Once an exhibitor has been judged in a Walk Trot class, s/he cannot exhibit in another youth division with the same horse show EXCEPTION: halter, color and Western Parade Horse for the duration of that show.