WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY &
INTERCOLLEGIATE HORSE SHOW ASSOCIATION
PROUDLY PRESENT THE
2017 WESTERN SEMI-FINALS
SPONSORED BY
March 25-26th, 2017
WTAMU Horse Center
Canyon, TX
WESTERN SEMI-FINALS-CANYON, TEXAS
JUDGES:
Joe Carter, ON
Rebecca Halvorson, OK
Show Managers:
Amanda Love and Josi Reed
WT Box 60998
Canyon, TX 79016
Location:
Show held at West Texas A&M University’s Horse Center
Canyon, TX
Phone: (806) 651-8463, (806) 651-8462 Fax: (806) 651-2938
Airports:
Rick Husband International Airport- Amarillo (AMA); 20 miles
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW); 360 miles or 5.5 hours
Lubbock (LBB); 100 miles or 1.5 hours
Albuquerque, NM (ABQ), NM; 250 miles or 4 hours
Registration and Start Time:
Entry Fees: $65 for individuals and $390 per team, Entries should be made by the Region
President to [email protected]. Please make checks payable to WTAMU
Friday: Reining schooling 3:00 PM. Horsemanship 4:00-6:00 PM. Rider/Team check in
3:00 -6:00 PM.
Saturday: Reining schooling 7:00 am, Coaches meeting 8:00 am Show starts at 8:45 am
Sunday: Reining schooling 7:00 am, Coaches meeting 8:00 am, Show starts 8:45 am
Due to restrictions on arena size and evenness of horses all individual classes will be split
into sections with a final round. Five riders from each section will be called back for the
individual class finals. The only exception to this will be Individual Reining, Alumni Reining
and Alumni Horsemanship which will just run as a final. Awards will be given at the
conclusion of the Finals of each individual class.
***There will be horses in the reining classes shown in romal reins***
*** There will be potential for horses in the horsemanship classes shown with two
hands***
FOOD:
Local catered lunches will be available both Saturday and Sunday. Please email
[email protected] with estimated number for lunches. Lunches will be $10.00 per plate.
Concessions will be supplied daily by the WTAMU Horsemen’s Association.
DIRECTIONS TO WEST TEXAS A&M
UNIVERSITY HORSE CENTER FROM AMARILLO, TX
**Please Note: There are NO Dogs allowed on Horse Center Property**
• From I-40 take exit # 70, south toward Canyon on
I-27/US-87
• Head south on I-27 for 11 miles
• Take exit #110 onto Highway 87 south toward
Canyon/ Hereford
• Exit onto Hunsley Road, which is the second exit
• Turn right on to access road (toward Wal-Mart) to the
overpass
• Head east across the overpass and turn left onto the
access road heading North
• WTAMU Horse Center is the first barn on the right
hand side of the access road
• Enter at any gate and park on the North side of the
main barn (which is the southern barn on the
property)
Local Hotel Contact List
Best WesternPalo Duro Canyon
2801 4th ave
Canyon, TX
(806) 655-1818
Holiday Inn Express
2901 4th ave
Canyon, TX
(806) 655-4445
Days Inn
8601 Canyon Dr.
Amarillo, TX
(806) 468-7100
The Amarillo Courtyard by
Marriott I40 West
8006 Interstate 40 West
Amarillo, TX 79106
Phone: (806) 467-8954
Quality Inn
1515 I-40 East
Amarillo, TX
(806) 376-9993
Holiday Inn Express
6701 Hollywood Rd. Amarillo,
TX 79119
(806) 352-1900
Microtel Inn & Suites
1501 Ross St.
Amarillo, TX
(806) 372-8373
Comfort Inn & Suites
2300 Soncy
Amarillo, TX
(806) 457-9100
Order of Classes:
Saturday
- Warm Up ReinersIndividual Reining Finals
- Warm Up Horsemanship HorsesIndividual Novice Horsemanship Preliminary A
Individual Open Horsemanship Preliminary A
Individual Intermediate Horsemanship Preliminary A
Individual Advanced Horsemanship Preliminary A
Individual Beginning Horsemanship Preliminary A
Team Novice Horsemanship
Individual Open Horsemanship Preliminary B
Individual Intermediate Horsemanship Preliminary B
Individual Novice Horsemanship Preliminary B
Individual Advanced Horsemanship Preliminary B
Individual Beginning Horsemanship Preliminary B
Team Intermediate Horsemanship
Order of Classes:
Sunday
- Warm Up ReinersTeam Reining
Alumni Reining Finals
- Warm Up Horsemanship Horses Team Advanced Horsemanship
Alumni Horsemanship Finals
Individual Intermediate Horsemanship Finals
Individual Advanced Horsemanship Finals
Individual Novice Horsemanship Finals
Team Beginning Horsemanship
Individual Open Horsemanship Finals
Individual Beginning Horsemanship Finals
Team Open Horsemanship
Presentation of Team Awards
WARNING
UNDER TEXAS LAW (CHAPTER 87, CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE), AN EQUINE PROFESSIONAL IS NOT LIABLE FOR
ANY INJURY TO OR THE DEATH OF A PARTICIPANT IN EQUINE ACTIVITES RESULTING FROM THE INHERENT RISKS OF
EQUINE ACTIVITES
SATURDAY NIGHT EVENT:
We are currently planning our night event. More details on all the fun soon!
ADDITIONAL POINTS OF INTEREST IN
AMARILLO TO VISIT:
• AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM
o 2601 E I-40 AMARILLO, TX 79104, HOURS: MONDAY –SATURDAY
8-5
• PALO DURO CANYON NATIONAL PARK- 2ND LARGEST CANYON IN THE U.S.
o 11450 PARK ROAD 5 CANYON, TX 79015 HOURS: 8-6 EVERYDAY
• CADILLAC RANCH (DON’T FORGET YOUR CAN OF SPRAY PAINT!)
o 204 W RUSK ST, AMARILLO, TX, 75681
• PANHANDLE PLAINS MUSEUM- LARGEST HISTORICAL MUSEUM IN TEXAS
o ON WTAMU CAMPUS, HOURS: MONDAY – SATURDAY 9-5