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NAC promotes a special “Earn Your Spurs” award for the youth of the club. In order to
Earn Your Spurs you must:

  1. Be a member of NAC while earning all parts of the award.
  2. Volunteer for 10 hours at NAC sponsored functions. Hours need to be verified by an adult NAC member. The form for recording volunteer hours is included on the website.
  3. Earn at least 100 National Points in youth classes at NAC pointed or crosspointed shows. Twenty-Five (25) points come from showmanship and at least twenty (20) points in three different categories. The remaining fifteen (15) points are elective and may be earned in any youth class. (Novice, lead-line, and walk-Trot classes may be elective points only.) You may use multiple horses to win this award.
  4. Earn you Certificate of Recognition from the National Club.

Categories

Category 1

Western Equitation, Hunt Seat Equitation, Saddle Seat Equitation, Bareback Equitation, Hunt Seat Equitation Over Fences.

Category 2

Camas Prairie Stump Race, Nez Perce Stake Race, Jumping, Figure 8 Stake Race, Keyhole Race.

Category 3

Trail, Western Riding, Western Pleasure, Saddle Seat Pleasure, Hunter Hack, Working Hunter, Hunter Under Saddle, Heritage.

Category 4

Reining, Tie-Down Roping, Breakaway Roping, Cutting, Heading and Heeling, Steer Daubing.
Category 5
Halter Mares, Halter Geldings, Hunter-in-Hand Mares, Hunter-in-Hand Geldings.

The points acquired through a NAC Club Lease are not eligible towards the Earn Your Spurs award, because those points do not count as National Points. NAC Club Lease points only count towards year end high point awards.

 

ImageCongratulations to the following Youth that have

already achieved 'spur' status!

Janelle Radney

Lea Radney

Colt Andrews

Staci Cole

Lydia Placzek

Dustin Renken

Lauren Stewart

Dana Totten

Jessica Vettel

Lacie Wiese

Matthew Graves

ImageDownload the EARN YOUR SPURS form.