Youth World Championship Show
The 2024 Youth World Championship marked the inauguration of this grass roots program to support the ApHC youth. Starting with the 2024 Youth World Championship show, two scholarships will be awarded by a random draw of all pre-entries in the following categories:
- Cattle
- Games
- Halter
- Hunter
- Ranch
- Showmanship
- Trail
- Western
16 total scholarships will be awarded at $500 each totaling an annual investment in youth members of $8,000. Fundraising efforts will continue to provide additional scholarships to incentivize youth participation at future world and regional shows and subsequently build our Appaloosa Community. As funds allow, the scholarship program will be expanded to support additional year end scholarships for those youth who may not have the opportunity to participate with their Appaloosa at the world level.
Eligibility
Youth must be a member of the Appaloosa Horse Club in good standing and age 18 or under as of January 1 of
the current year. Youth must pre-enter and exhibit in at least one class at the Youth World Championship Show. Entries received after the pre-entry deadline will not be eligible. Each class will serve as an entry into the respective scholarship category (i.e. a youth exhibitor entering one showmanship class and one gaming class would receive
one entry into each categories’ drawing, an exhibitor entering in three hunter classes will receive equal number of entries in the hunter category).
General Rules
- All youth eligibility, including horse ownership, rules according to the current Appaloosa Horse Club Handbook, in force at the time of scholarship awarding shall apply.
- In the event a youth exhibitor is disqualified from a class or event, eligibility for scholarship awards shall remain intact unless such disqualification results from inhumane treatment, abuse, a non-negative drug test, or any conduct determined to be in violation of the mission, vision, or values of A Spot for the Future or the Appaloosa Horse Club. Such matters may be subject to review by the ApHC Disciplinary Committee.
- All scholarship funds are held and managed by A Spot For The Future until proof of enrollment at an accredited college, university, trade school, or other approved entity is provided to the board of directors.
- Members need not have reached 18 years of age to begin to use their funds, so long as proof of enrollment as defined in rule 3 is provided.
- Annual awards statements will be provided to the member at the close of each calendar year.
- Funds are paid directly to the Academic institution, not the exhibitor/youth member.
- Scholarships may be used for any field of study so long as the institution or entity is appropriately accredited. Subject to vetting by the board of directors.
- Youth scholarship funds do not accrue interest.
- Funds not used by the members 22 birthday will be forfeit and returned to the general fund.
- In the event of an untimely death of the member, no funds will be paid to the estate or beneficiaries of the member. However, upon board approval the funds may be memorialized by future scholarships to celebrate the life of the member.
- Funds are non-transferrable between youth members.
- It shall be the responsibility of the member to keep current all contact information on file with A Spot For The Future.
Smile Like Steve
In late August 2024, the Appaloosa Horse Club and community lost a great friend, supporter, youth enthusiast, and ambassador for the breed, Steve Bennett.
Steve would often quote Winston Churchill – “There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.” Anytime you saw him, he greeted you with a smile. Steve was always willing to help in any way he could.
Friends of Steve have come together and are proud to announce that Steve’s legacy of helping in any way he could and promoting his love of the Appaloosa horse will continue every future Appaloosa Youth World Show by awarding a $250.00 scholarship to one lucky member.
Eligibility
All youth having pre-entered into the current year’s Youth World Championship Show will receive one entry, regardless of the number of classes entered, into the annual random draw for the Smile Like Steve Scholarship.
General Rules
All general rules of the Youth World Championship Show Scholarships shall apply.