ACTHA

CASH JACKPOT AND A BEAUTIFUL SILVER BUCKLE FROM MOLLY'S CUSTOM SILVER TO THE WINNERS OF EACH DIVISION!

We are extremely sad to announce that America's Favorite Trail Horse to be aired on RFD-TV has been cancelled. However, we will continue to crown ACTHA's Favorite Trail Horse through a video competition for both the pro and pleasure divisions awarding a 100% payout jackpot. All videos will need to be submitted by May 1st. ACTHA staff will select a total of 50 videos to go on to the finals round for voting (the Veteran finalists and the People's Choice winners selected so far have the option of being among the 50 finalists). We will be looking for athleticism, character, and personality. The ratio of pro and pleasure finalists will depend on the ratio of pro and pleasure entries, The jackpot will be issued according to the number of entries. For example, 200 entries (100 pro, 100 pleasure) X $50 = $10,000, awarding $5,000 to the pro division Champion and $5,000 to the pleasure division Champion. The Champion and Reserve Champion of each division will receive a beautiful silver buckle from Molly's Custom Silver. Weekly voting will be on ACTHA.TV and will tentatively start May 8th and will show 10 videos each week. The winners from the weekly voting will be shown on the last week of voting to be voted and crowned as the pro and pleasure division winners.

VIDEO CRITERIA

Your video should be less than 5 minutes and contain:

Lateral movement/side pass to each side
A demonstration of your horse's comfort around water.
If a lake, pond or stream is not available, a wet tarp or mud puddle will suffice.
Show us a stop from any gait.
Do some figure 8's at a trot or canter.
Any freestyle movements you wish.

And answer these questions on your video:

Name, age and breed of your horse
Why do you think your horse should be ACTHA's Favorite Trail Horse?
Share anything you think might be special about you and your horse.

THE DIVISIONS

Professional

The Professional Division is designated for professional horseman and experienced Non-Pros who want to compete at this prestigious level. A professional horseman is anyone who has taken money or like consideration to improve or attempt to improve the performance of an equine or rider in an amount greater than $100 in their career.

Pleasure

This includes all other riders. Professional Horseman are not permitted in the Pleasure division.

SIGN UP NOW FOR $50

100% of your entry fee will go towards the cash jackpot payout to the winners.

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO

Your video may be emailed to ACTHA as an attachment or uploaded to YouTube. If you upload it to YouTube, email us your video link. Easy-to-follow directions will be sent to each entry. It's that simple!

IF YOU ALREADY SUBMITTED AN ENTRY

If you have already submitted an entry for America's Favorite Trail Horse, and you wish to remain with the video contest, we will refund your entry (or issue online credit) less $50 to be put towards the jackpot. We will keep a running tally of entries, to keep you up to date of the jackpot amount. If you have already submitted an entry, we have either called you or tried to call you. If we did not reach you, you can return our call or call customer support at 877-992-2842 to let us know of your intentions. If you are interested in staying in the contest, we are happy to refund you less the $50 or you can keep the remaining portion in your online account to be used towards future ride purchases or membership renewal. If you are not interested in the contest anymore, we are happy to issue you a refund or online credit.