For more information on the Awards Program, contact:

Dayle Haworth	or		Theresa Puckett
2359 Feed Mill Rd			1139 Wrights Lane
Chapel Hill, TN  37034			Gallatin, Tennessee 37066
Email:   minidonks@united.net			Email: ccrdonkeys@comcast.net
Ph. #931-364-3715 or Cell 615-504-4536			Ph. #615-230-7260
	or
Kay Allen
2429 Bob Check Road
Lewisburg, Tennessee 37091
Email: kayy@united.net
Ph. #931-364-5057 or Cell 615-364-5057

FEES:

There is a $10 fee per donkey nominated for the High Point Awards. Fee MUST be paid prior to a show for that show's points to be allowed to count for the current show season. There will be no swapping of donkeys during the show season.

Any donkey used by a YOUTH must be signed up in order for the youth to be elegible for awards (donkey not youth). The youth must also be signed up as a member prior to a show for that show's points to be allowed to be counted for the current show season.

This fee helps offset the cost of the awards since a lot of club members do not show.  

Make check payable to:  TDA

Mail to: 
Theresa Puckett
1139 Wrights Lane
Gallatin, Tennessee 37066

NOTE:  Please include the sign up sheet with payment.

 

DATES:  January 1st thru December 31st

 

AWARD BANQUET:

Awards Banquet date will be decided at the annual meeting.

RULES:

Only TENNESSEE shows are eligible. At the end of the show season, you may only count four (4) Tennessee shows for points. Exhibitors will choose which four (4) shows they wish to count.

***MUST EXHIBIT IN AT LEAST TWO SHOWS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD***


Each member is responsible for turning in their own points!!! The cutoff date for turning in your points is December 1st. The committee is not responsbile for collecting your points!!

If any club member is not allowed to show at a Tennessee show due to being the Show Chairman or having to work the show, he/she will be allowed to double his/her points of another show.

Donkeys can not count youth classes or fun classes such as panty race, musical buckets and costume towards their annual awards.

Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion are determined by totaling Halter, In Hand, In Harness, and Color points (spotted color added will be minus ACOSA).

YOUTH RULES:

Youth exhibitors will be allowed to show multiple donkeys but will only be able to use the points from ONE donkey towards the youth award. Youth exhibitors will choose which donkey to count points for and which four shows they want to use.

Youth exhibitors are not allowed to show in any "adult" class.

If a show offers a specific youth class, the youth will only be able to count those points towards their youth award. If the same show offers that same class in an open class the youth can show in the class but the points will only count toward the donkey. If a youth has only the option to show in an open class, the youth will earn points toward the youth award and the donkey will also earn points towards it's show awards.

exp: A show has a youth coon jumping class, the youth can show in the youth coon jumping class and count those points towards their youth award. If the youth wants to show in the open coon jumping class they can, but the points from that class will only count towards the donkey's points.

Game classes such as panty race, costume, musical buckets, etc. will be counted towards youth annual awards.

***Note: These youth rules differ from NMDA's youth show rules which will only come into play at a sanctioned show.

 

POINT SYSTEM AND AWARDS FOR DONKEYS:

1^st = 7 points  

2^nd = 6 points  

3^rd = 5 points   

4^th = 4 points   

5^th = 3 points   

6^th = 2 points

1 Point awarded for showing but not placing in a class listed on the “Awards” page.

Model Donkey = 3 points

Grand Champion Halter = 2 points

Reserve Champion Halter = 1 point

High Point Performance Donkey = 2 points

Reserve High Point Performance Donkey = 1 point

High Pont Youth Exhibitor = 2 points

Reserve High Point Youth Exhibitor = 1 point

 

AWARDS:

HALTER - 8 Awards:
High Point Halter	Miniature Jack
Reserve High Point Halter	Miniature Jack
High Point Halter	Miniature Jennet
Reserve High Point Halter	Miniature Jennet
High Point Halter	Miniature Gelding
Reserve High Point Halter	Miniature Gelding
High Point Halter	Standard/Mammoth
Reserve High Point Halter	Standard/Mammoth
IN-HAND - 8 Awards:
Includes: Coon Jumping, In-Hand Jumping, In-Hand Trail, Lead Race
High Point In-Hand	Miniature Jack
Reserve High Point In-Hand	Miniature Jack
High Point In-Hand	Miniature Jennet
Reserve High Point In-Hand	Miniature Jennet
High Point In-Hand	Miniature Gelding
Reserve High Point In-Hand	Miniature Gelding
High Point In-Hand	Standard/Mammoth
Reserve High Point In-Hand	Standard/Mammoth
IN-HARNESS - 8 Awards:
Includes: Pleasure Driving, Obstacle Driving, Single Stake Race, Pole Bending, Cloverleaf Barrel Race, Keyhole Race, Reinsmanship, Snigging, Flag Race, One Barrel Speed Race.
High Point In-Harness	Miniature Jack
Reserve High Point In-Harness	Miniature Jack
High Point In-Harness	Miniature Jennet
Reserve High Point In-Harness	Miniature Jennet
High Point In-Harness	Miniature Gelding
Reserve High Point In-Harness	Miniature Gelding
High Point In-Harness	Standard/Mammoth
Reserve High Point In-Harness	Standard/Mammoth
BEST MATCHED PAIR - 2 Awards:
(Will not count towards Grand Champion)
High Point Best Matched Pair	All Sizes
Reserve High Point Best Matched Pair	All Sizes
SPOTTED COLOR - 2 Awards:
High Point Best Spotted Color	All Sizes
Reserve High Point Spotted Color	All Sizes
SOLID COLOR - 2 Awards:
High Point Best Solid Color	All Sizes
Reserve High Point Solid Color	All Sizes
YOUTH - 2 Awards:
High Point Youth
Reserve High Point Youth
(possible alternates at the discretion of award committee)
GRAND CHAMPION - 2 Awards
(Total points for In-Hand, In-Harness, Halter and Color)
Grand Champion Donkey	All Sizes
Reserve Champion Donkey	All Sizes
DONATED AWARD

Crooked Creek Ranch donated an additional award for Grand Champion High Point Donkey in 2009. This trophy rotates yearly and can be retired after a farm has won the trophy 5 times. Once the trophy is retired a new trophy can be donated, it is customary that the retiring farm donate the new trophy but is by no means required.

Click here to print a copy of the sign up sheet.