Breed Registry’s and Association’s Distance Incentives 

The following Distance and Saddle Time Incentive Programs are offered directly from the Breed Registry’s and Associations listed below. Please take advantage of these programs by logging your training time, competition hours, and mileage.  You will be promoting your favorite Breed of horse, pony or mule and receive rewards for your effort! The listings with logos have recognized SEDRA and their efforts to promote the sport of distance riding! See Registry’s web site for award qualifications. We can help with any information or questions that you have. Please notify This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it if any links are not working!

American Bashkir Curly Horse Registry – ABCR Versatility and FRP (Frequent Rider Program) 

American Gaited Mountain Horse AGMH Supreme Sport Award

American Indian Horse Registry AIHR Award Programs (Trail Miles and Hour)

American Morgan Horse Association - 

American Paint Horse Association  - 

American Quarter Horse Association AQHA Horseback Riding Program (Hours) All Breeds

American Saddlebred Horse Association

Half Saddlebred Registry of America ASR-HSHA-Year end Award Program Half Saddlebred Award Application   

 American Shagya Arabian Verband – Distance Award Program (CTR and Endurance)Currently, the ASAV Distance Riding Award is a high-point award.

American Trail Horse Association – ATHA - 10% of your registry proceeds will go to ELCR, the Equestrian Land Conservation Resource is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to preserving access to open land for equestrian use across America, on public and private land. ATHA - Trail Mileage Program –All Breeds

American Trakehner Association ATA Performance Award (See Miscellaneous for Endurance and CTR) 

Appaloosa Horse Club

ApHC Distance and Trail (Saddle Log, Endurance and CTR)

Appaloosa Sport Horse Association ApSHA Awards Program 

Foundation Appaloosa Horse Registry FAHR Saddle Log Program (Youth and Adults)

Arabian Horses Association

AHA Region XII       Endurance and Trail Rides

AHA Region XII 2009 Endurance Challenge

Champagne Horse Breeders and Owner Association - CHBOA Trail Program

Cleveland Bay Horse Society of North America  Performance Award Program -  CBHSNA Lifetime Achievement Award 

Colorado Ranger Horse Association - The Rangerbred horse is registered with the COLORADO RANGER HORSE ASSOCIATION,INC.-the oldest of the western horse breed registries still in existance in the United States. Logging Hours and Distance Program 

Friends of Sound Horses - Gaited Horses - FOSH Trail and Endurance Riding (Hours and Miles,*. PDF format, page 91)

Horse of the Americas Awards Program  (Endurance and CTR)  - North America's First True Horse, the Colonial Spanish Horse. HOA is a unified registry open to Original Indian Horses, Barbs, Spanish Barbs & Spanish Mustangs. CS type horses from the wild may be registered by inspection. These include (but are not limited to): Sulphur, Kiger, Pryor, Cerbat and Mt. Taylor.

Iberian Sport Horse and Warmblood Registry – ISHWR Awards Program – (Trails (horses old enough to be ridden) - Trails in hand (for stock to young to be ridden) – Out Door Trails (A legitimate organized competitive event as in CTR and Endurance))

Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse Association

Distance Program (Miles) KMSH and S(spotted)MSH breed 

Kiger Mesteno Association Registry KMA Medallion Awards

Missouri Foxtrotter Horse Breeders Association

Purebred Morab Horse Association

The Morab Horse Association and Registry MHA Award Programs (High Point Endurance, Competitive Trail Morab and Lifetime Achievement Awards Programs, MHA Pleasure Morab Award(Hours)) 

North American Peruvian Horse Association Joy of Riding Program (Hours) NAPHA

North American Saddle Mule Association

 

Palomino Horse Breeders Association PHBA Golden Trails (Hours)

Pinto Horse Association of America - PtHA "On the Trail"   Riding Program (Hours)

Pleasure Saddle Horse Registry - Saddle Horse Riding Awards - This award encourages the use of the Pleasure Saddle Horse as a trail or distance riding horse by recognizing the number of hours that applicants trail ride on their PSHR horses. Whether riding alone, with a group, distance ride, poker ride or endurance ride, the trail hours are acceptable.

Racking Horse Breeders’ Association of America Rack across America (Hours) RHBAA Versatility Program Form (CTR and Endurance)

Rocky Mountain Horse Association - Trail Pleasure Rider Program: Mileage completed at competitive trail or endurance riding competition does count, as well as practice and conditioning miles for these events. Miles completed in the Rocky Mountain Rated Trail Program are also eligible to be counted. Rated Trail Program:The Rocky Mountain Horse was founded on basic principles such as sure footedness, willingness to please, and versatility unmatched by any breed. The Rocky Mountain Rated Trail Program (RMRTP) is designed to utilize a series of obstacles in a natural trail environment. This will allow the horse to demonstrate its athletic skills, coordination, confidence, intelligence, and gait.

Spanish Mustang Registry

Spotted Saddle Horse Breeders’ & Exhibitors Association SSHBEA Distance Program (Hours)

National Walking Horse Association - NWHA Versatility  -  NWHA - Trail Rider Program  

Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ and Exhibitors Association Competitive Trail Program  -  Limited Distance Program  -   Endurance Program  - Versatility Award (Endurance and CTR) TWHBEA Distance Program (Hours) The TWHBEA TRAILS PROGRAM is designed to recognize trail riding enthusiasts who enjoy spending quality time on the trail and competing in trail events. All TWHBEA Trail Programs are horse/rider combination. Owners and riders must be members in good standing of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ and Exhibitors’ Association (TWHBEA) during the time the points are accumulated.

Tiger Horse Association "Tiger in your Tack" Award Program  (CTR and Endurance Program)

United States Icelandic Horse Congress USIHC Pleasure Rider Program (Driving, CTR, Endurance)

SEDRA's High Point Program

 A.      General Requirements

1.       Breed restricted rides/drives will only count for points in that breed division and lifetime mileage. (Example: Arabian Classic). 

2.       Rides requiring qualification to enter (such as a championship ride) will count only towards lifetime mileage.

3.    All breed divisions must have a minimum of 5 equines (equines, mules or ponies) to compete for that breed division award.  Possible divisions to include, but not limited to, any registered breed (Arabians, Quarter Horses, Appaloosas, Paso Finos, etc) and unregistered equines.  Equines registered with a breed that does not have a total of 5 to complete a breed division will be grouped with all other breeds that cannot fill a full category (Other Registered High Point).

4.       Proof of registration:  Proof of breed registration must be provided, or the equine will compete in the unregistered division.

5.       Other awards to be presented may include: High Point Junior, High Point Rookie Equine, High Point Rookie Rider, etc (Competitive, Endurance and Driving).

6.       All equines will automatically be eligible for High Point awards when the rider/driver becomes a member of SEDRA, including HIGH POINT GRAND CHAMPION and HIGH POINT RESERVE CHAMPION.