Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Tie Breaking Procedure
1. USHJA will pull the Level Two Quiz Report for each tied candidate.
2. The Level One Quiz score will be used to break the tie(s).
3. If a tie still exists, the following tie breaking procedure will be used:
a) USHJA will locate the answers to the first three questions in the report of Sections 1,
2, 3 and 4 of the Level Two Quiz. The candidate who answers the first question of
Section 1 correctly advances to HQC Nationals. Should more than one tied candidate
answer the first question correctly, the candidate who answers the second question of
Section 1 correctly advances to the Finals, and so on, until one finalist has been
determined. The question order is:
Section 1, question 1
Section 1, question 2
Section 1, question 3
Section 2, question 1
Section 2, question 2
Section 2, question 3
Section 3, question 1
Section 3, question 2
Section 3, question 3
Section 4, question 1
Section 4, question 2
Section 4, question 3
b) If the tie still has not been broken go back to Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Level Two
Quiz, looking at questions 4, 5 and 6 of the quiz. The candidate who answers the first
question correctly advances to the HQC Nationals. Should more than one tied
candidate answer the first question correctly, the candidate who answers the second
question correctly advances to the Nationals, and so on, until one finalist has been
determined. The question order is:
Section 1, question 4
Section 1, question 5
Section 1, question 6
Section 2, question 4
Section 2, question 5
Section 2, question 6
Section 3, question 4
Section 3, question 5
Section 3, question 6
Section 4, question 4
Section 4, question 5
Section 4, question 6
c) If the tie still has not been broken go back to Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Level Two
Quiz, looking at questions 7, 8 and 9 of the quiz. The candidate who answers the first
question correctly advances to the HQC Nationals. Should more than one tied
candidate answer the first question correctly, the candidate who answers the second
question correctly advances to the Nationals, and so on, until one finalist has been
determined. The question order is:
Section 1, question 7
Section 1, question 8
Section 1, question 9
Section 2, question 7
Section 2, question 8
Section 2, question 9
Section 3, question 7
Section 3, question 8
Section 3, question 9
Section 4, question 7
Section 4, question 8
Section 4, question 9
d) If the tie still has not been broken go back to Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4, looking at
questions 10, 11 and 12 of the quiz. The candidate who answers the first question
correctly advances to the HQC Nationals. Should more than one tied candidate
answer the first question correctly, the candidate who answers the second question
correctly advances to the Nationals, and so on, until one finalist has been determined.
The question order is:
Section 1, question 10
Section 1, question 11
Section 1, question 12
Section 2, question 10
Section 2, question 11
Section 2, question 12
Section 3, question 10
Section 3, question 11
Section 3, question 12
Section 4, question 10
Section 4, question 11
Section 4, question 12
* Continue on until one of the tests shows an incorrect answer. Continue this procedure
with the Level One Quiz if tie still has not been broken.
USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Tie Breaking Procedure