ACTHA Judges

 

Welcome to the ACTHA Judges resource page, where you'll find a wealth of information regarding judging ACTHA obstacles.  These resources are designed to help hosts, riders and judges in understanding what ACTHA is looking for from an overall perspective as well as at each obstacle.  

 

Remember, this is supposed to be FUN.   We believe in CASUAL COMPETITION and SERIOUS FUN.  

 

Safety and Good Horsemanship is paramount.  

 

We have several ways to learn about our format as well as how to properly judge at an obstacle.  

 

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Download the New 2015 Judges Handbook   (CLICK HERE) 

Comprehensive Judges Handbook - this tells you everything from beginning to end.  You'll have a copy of the rules as well as how to determine scoring and what you'll be expected to do as a judge.   As a judge, it's a great tool to print and study prior to judging an event.  Take it out to your obstacle and you'll find hints and tricks to making judging a lot of fun for everyone! 

 

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Obstacle Specific Judging Criteria   (CLICK HERE)

These are general guidelines for judging each obstacle.  Keep in mind that every host puts their own spin on an obstacle and there may be several elements that are judged within a single obstacle.  Good horsemanship and general adhereance to our ACTHA rules should be observed.  

Safety first!

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Call the Judges Hotline 855-JUDGE-99 ( 855-583-4399 )

For your convenience ACTHA has installed a JUDGES HOTLINE.
Now you can get what you need quickly from wherever you are and anytime the suits YOU! Day or night 24/7.

 

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Use Our YouTube Channel to see all the Obstacles

 

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Download ACTHA/Parelli "In Hand" Judging Criteria

 

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