Four trophy high point saddles were awarded in 2022! Four saddles will be awarded again in 2023!

Divisions: Open, Amateur, Green Rider, Youth 

2023 Saddle Race Rules: 

• You must be a WCRH member in good standing to be eligible. 

• All 2023 WCRH produced live shows to count (with exception of schooling shows). Bonus opportunity for saddle race points: Wine Country Classic Show, March 19th (California Ranch Company)

• All classes within each division to count (including stakes classes).

• Must show in four or more regular season shows, plus the Ranch Horse Celebration and the Ranch Horse Rendezvous to be eligible.

• Points are accumulated based on a horse and rider combination. The live show point schedule is used for point calculations.

• Each horse & rider combination must be nominated via free nomination form at any time before December 1st, 2023 and points will be retrospective. (click here). 

• Classes that count for each division:

Open High Point Saddle: Open & Green Horse (WTL) divisions

Amateur High Point Saddle: Amateur, Amateur Limited & Amateur Select divisions

Green Rider Hight Point Saddle: Green Rider & Amateur Limited divisions

Youth High Point Saddle: Youth (18&U), Short Stirrup (10&U) & Green Rider divisions

• Saddles will be awarded at the WCRH Year End Banquet, December 16th, 2023 at Frangipani Winery

• Points will be updated on a monthly basis. For questions, contact WCRHpoints@gmail.com. You will not show up on the point standings until you have shown in 3 shows. This helps us to cut down on labor involved in calculating points for ineligible competitors. 

* See WCRH rulebook for full listing of WCRH rules. If you nominated prior to January 1, 2023, you nominated on the 2022 form and you will need to nominate again using the 2023 form.