handbook - American Haflinger Registry

AHR SENIOR C (CLASSIFICATION STATUS) CARD REQUIREMENTSNOTE: Not all Senior Judges desire to become involved with Classification. Those who do aspire to Cstatus must make the desire known to the Judges Committee. Approval of attempt to qualify will come fromthe Judges Committee after consultation with the Inspection & Classification Committee.1. Candidate must have met all requirements for Senior Judge status, per above.2. Candidate must participate in the Classification of no less than 100 Haflingers (which includesthose previously classified to obtain Senior status) as a co-judge or stand-behind the presidingjudge or AHR Senior C Judge who must approve the candidate’s scorecards. This requirementis best fulfilled by attending one large European Classification of Haflingers in Tirol, Austria oranother country (approved in advance) using the 100 point system; or by attending sufficientClassifications in North America with the same requirements regarding participation andacknowledgement.3. Successfully complete a private, personal judging review as described below.PRIVATE PERSONAL JUDGING REVIEW. This shall be done at a mutually agreeable time andlocation, arranged by the Chair of the Judge’s Committee. The review with the candidate shall be conductedby the chairs of the Judges and I&C Committees, and/or their designees. In no case will the reviewing panelcontain fewer than two Senior C judges. The crux of the review will be for the candidate to score andexplain in detail that scoring of not less than three horses to the satisfaction of the reviewing panel. This samepanel may ask any other questions they deem appropriate in order to feel confident of the candidate’sknowledge of and ability to apply sound principles in the Inspection & Classification and/or show judging ofHaflinger horses.CARD MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS1. Senior and Senior C judges must participate in at least one AHR approved clinic every twoyears.2. Provide to the Judges Committee one show manager evaluation form from a show judged inwhich Haflinger classes were offered – every three years.3. Update personal file with the Judges Committee each year.4. Privately review annually Haflinger Breed Standards, Scorecard, and AHR Handbook of Rules.It is important that everyone in any and all stages of the judges program recognize that it is eachindividual’s responsibility to submit required materials and keep their file current with the JudgesCommittee!! Neither the Committee nor the Office Staff of AHR will be coming to you for followup.THAT IS YOUR JOB!99Judges Accreditation RulesRevised October 2007