Top 15 Senior Rider & Horse Endurance

Champion sponsored by Sue Stephenson & Melissa Laws
The explicit pairing of one horse and one Senior rider accumulating the most points on rides of any endurance distance of 50+ miles.  

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:  The minimum completion requirement applies. The minimum completion requirement may be met with a minimum of 150 miles achieved with one 100 mile event and one 50 mile event completed.

Standings:

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Top 5 Junior Rider & Horse Endurance

In Memory of Mary Nunn & Anna Sampson, Champion sponsored by Siri Olson
The explicit pairing of one horse and one Junior rider accumulating the most points on rides of any distance of 50+ miles.  

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:  The minimum completion requirement applies. The minimum completion requirement may be met with a minimum of 150 miles achieved with one 100 mile event and one 50 mile event completed.

Standings:

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Top 15 Senior Rider & Horse Limited Distance

The explicit pairing of one horse and one Senior rider accumulating the most miles on limited distance events of 20-49 miles.  

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:  The minimum completion requirement applies. 

Standings:

 

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Top 5 Junior Rider & Horse Limited Distance

The explicit pairing of one horse and one Junior rider accumulating the most miles on limited distance events of 20-49 miles.  

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:  The minimum completion requirement applies. 

Standings:

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Top 3 State/Province Senior Rider & Horse

The explicit pairing of one horse and one Senior rider accumulating the most points on rides of any distance
in the state or province in which the member resides.  Only rides in the rider’s home state or province are
counted for these standings (except Montana riders whose point totals will include any ride recognized
by PNER).  Points on both limited distance and endurance events are counted.

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:  For purposes of this award, residence is defined as the mailing
address on file with PNER.  The minimum completion requirement applies.

Standings:
Idaho

Montana

Oregon

Washington

British Columbia

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Top 3 State/Province Junior Rider & Horse

The explicit pairing of one horse and one Junior rider accumulating the most points on rides of any distance in the state or province in which the member resides.  Only rides in the rider’s home state or province are counted for these standings (except Montana riders whose point totals will include any ride recognized by PNER).  Points on both limited distance and endurance events are counted.

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:  For purposes of this award residence is defined as the mailing address on file with PNER.  The minimum completion requirement applies.

Standings:
Idaho

Montana

Oregon

Washington

British Columbia

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Sandybaar

This award honors the legacy of Harold “Sandy” Sanders and his little Arabian stallion, Sandybaar. The duo competed in the PNER region in the early years of the sport and their record includes over 2,500 miles without a single pull and they were a top national rider/horse combination in the mid-1970s.

Recognition is given to the explicit pairing of one rider (of any age) and one horse with a minimum of 10 consecutive ride completions during a single ride season.  A pull puts the count back to zero unless the rider and horse have already successfully completed 10 consecutive events.

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION: There are two divisions: The Endurance division requires 10 consecutive completions for a total of 500+ miles. The Limited Distance division requires 10 consecutive completions for a total of 250+ miles.

Standings:
Endurance

Limited Distance

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Top 3 100-Mile Senior Rider & Horse 

Sponsored by The Terry Family
The explicit pairing of one horse and one Senior rider accumulating the most completions on
one-day 100-mile distance events throughout the ride season is recognized.  Points break any ties.

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:  The minimum completion requirement does not
apply but a minimum of two PNER one-day 100-mile distance events must be completed for the
award.

Standings:

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Animal Horse 

Sponsored by Dory Jackson
The explicit pairing of one horse and one rider (of any age) accumulating the most consecutive miles 
of any distance during the ride season.  A pull returns the mileage count to zero and the pair start 
over.  (Miles on both limited distance and endurance distance events are counted.)

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:  The minimum completion requirement applies.

Standings:

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Horse of the Future

Sponsored by Bianca Chevalier
In the late 1990s, Jim & Kathy Montgomery and then Sue McLain sponsored this award for many years. It was a popular award for riders who wanted to develop a new horse beginning with 50 mile distances. It eventually was discontinued because some horses were overridden in an effort to win the award. We believe that this award can be revived safely with increased awareness. This award is presented annually to the one horse who has successfully met the criteria described below.

• For the first year horse that has never started any endurance or limited distance ride
  
• Award goes to the horse with the most consecutive completions on PNER rides 50+ miles
• Any number of PNER riders allowed, junior or senior
• If at any time the horse fails to complete a ride of any distance, the count returns to zero. Only completions of endurance distances will count
• The minimum 3 completions applies
• Mileage breaks any tie. In event of a tie (equal number of ride completions and equal mileage), the qualifying horses will receive equal awards
• Horses must be owned or leased (and ridden) by a PNER member
• The horse must be at least six years old
• Eligibility must be declared prior to the horse’s first ride to the Awards Coordinator using the nomination form on the PNER website

Since this is a horse's first year participating in endurance riding, the welfare and stewardship of any Horse of the Future nominee is of utmost importance. A nomination form is available in the Forms link under Awards & Standings.

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Rookie Senior Rider & Horse 

Sponsored by Becky Osborne
This award targets the Senior rider and horse team, both new to the sport.  The intent is to encourage completion over the long run.  Neither rider nor horse can have completed more than 100 miles of endurance and/or limited distance events combined.  The goal is to support the individual who can ride moderately, bring on a younger (or older horse) and produce a safe and consistent performance (ride completion).

The award goes to the rider and horse team with the most consecutive completions on limited distance events and a minimum of three completions is required to qualify for the award.  A pull on a limited distance event puts the count back to zero and total accumulated miles on limited distance events break any ties.

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:  The minimum completion requirement applies.

 

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Rookie Junior Rider & Horse

Sponsored by Chad & Jessica Huber
This award targets the Junior rider and horse team, both new to the sport.  The intent is to encourage 
completion over the long run.  Neither rider nor horse can have completed more than 100 miles of 
endurance and/or limited distance events combined.  The goal is to support the individual who can ride
moderately, bring on a younger (or older horse) and produce a safe and consistent performance (ride 
completion).

The award goes to the rider and horse team with the most consecutive completions on limited distance 
events and a minimum of three completions is required to qualify for the award.  A pull on a limited 
distance event puts the count back to zero.  Total accumulated miles on limited distance events break
any ties.

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION: The minimum completion requirement applies.

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250-Mile Rider & Horse

The explicit pairing of one horse and one rider (of any age) accumulating 250 or more miles during the 
ride season.  (Miles on both limited distance and endurance distance events are counted.)

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:  The minimum completion requirement applies.

Standings:

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AHA Region IV - High Point Distance Champion & Achievement 

Sponsored by Nance Worman
This horse and rider award recognizes purebred and half-Arabian horses registered with the Arabian Horse Association (AHA) who complete endurance and limited distance events within Region IV – the state of Oregon and southern Idaho.
Up to a maximum of two completed limited distance and any number of endurance rides count toward this award.

Enrolled teams:
• Must accumulate 200 or more points in a season in order to be recognized,
• Receive one point for every mile completed in Region IV events, and
• Receive an extra 0.5 points for each mile completed in the AHA Region IV Championship.

Teams with 200 or more points receive a year-end AHA Region IV award and the team with the highest accumulated number of points receives the AHA Region IV High Point Championship award.

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION: Riders and horse owners must be PNER and AHA members and hold an AHA competition card for the current ride season. Riders are not required to live in Region IV, but only rides in Region IV count toward this award.

Enrollment is not retroactive and must be completed prior to entering the first Region IV event. Enrollment requires the following materials be sent to the award sponsor:
• Copy of the horse’s registration papers,
• Copy of the rider’s AHA competition card,
• Copy of the owner’s AHA competition card, and
• If the rider is not the horse’s owner, a copy of a signed lease must also be provided.

Contact information for award sponsor, Nance Worman:
Phone: (208) 869-1367
Email: quinnance@aol.com
Mail: 14 Joy Lee Circle, Boise ID 83716

For information on AHA membership and competition cards, contact Arabians in Motion at http://arabiansinmotion.org/index.html 

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Region 5 Arabian Horse Association High Point Chase

Note: The AHA Region 5 Endurance High Point award is not an official PNER award, however award information and standings are provided by PNER as a service to our members.  This award targets individuals riding registered Arabians and Half-Arabians.  The award is made possible by Region 5 AHA and PNER member, Kelsey Corey.

This award recognizes all purebred and half Arabians registered with the Arabian Horse Association competing within Region 5 (includes Washington, northern Idaho and western Montana). The rider and owner (lessee with approved documentation) must be a current member of AHA and have a current competition card with AHA.

Horse/Rider team will receive 1 point per mile for the completed distance (all AERC and EDRA rides count within Region 5) and a bonus of 25 points for the Regional 50-mile Championship. Awards will be given to Top 5 horse and rider combo in each division (Arabian and Half Arabian) based on miles accumulated during the 2025 season. Horse/Rider team will receive 1 point per mile for the completed distance (all AERC and EDRA rides count within Region 5) and a bonus of 25 points for the Regional 50-mile Championship. Everyone that has completed 150 miles or more will receive a year-end achievement award and the top Purebred Arabian and Half-Arabian will receive high-point awards.  This award is customarily given at the Region 5 Year End Award Ceremony.

AHA Region 5 Endurance High Point Rules 
• Equine must be registered Arabian or Half-Arabian with AHA 
• Rider must be a current member of Arabian Horse Association
• Rider must have a current AHA competition card • Equine must be nominated prior to September 1st, 2025
• All limited distance and endurance miles will count. Note: Trail or Intro Ride miles will not count
• NOT required to be a member of any additional organizations

To nominate please contact Kelsey Corey at kelseycorey77@gmail.com or 425-324-0866 For AHA registration, membership, and competition card information, check the AHA website: