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nights utilized in Fort Worth during the show. Show
attendees must provide lodging information prior to
picking up your exhibitor packet. A completed lodging
form must be provided to the show office upon checkin. This form is available online or in the show office.
In addition, please encourage all those in attendance at the show, whether exhibiting or not, to assist
the ApHC in this process by providing information
on their lodging accommodations to the show office.

CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION
Original Certificates of Registration must be presented in the show office when picking up an exhibitor’s packet for each horse and then to the inspection
station prior to showing. PHOTOCOPIES WILL
NOT BE ACCEPTED! It is not the responsibility of
the ApHC to provide original Certificates of Registration. You must pick up your exhibitor’s packet before
going to the inspection station.
Horses that have not been inspected by the Official
Inspector will not be allowed to show.

HEALTH INSPECTION
ApHC requires that ALL horses on the show
grounds (including weanlings) whether entered in
the show or not and including those on the grounds
that are not registered with the ApHC to be accompanied by a current 30-day health certificate (dated
on or after May 25, 2014) as well as a current, within
twelve months, proof of negative Coggins (dated on
or after June 23, 2013) administered by a licensed accredited veterinarian, showing positive identification
of the horse, the horse’s temperature, and the name
and address of the laboratory performing the tests.
This documentation MUST be presented in the show
office for every horse on the show grounds.
Make sure your veterinarian uses your horse's
registered name on both the health and Coggins
certificates rather than “barn names”. Coggins and
health papers, as well as your original Certificate of
Registration, must be presented to the show office.
If current Coggins, health papers and the original
Certificate of Registration are not available, the horse
will not be allowed to compete and entry fees will be
forfeited. All horses are subject to inspection by the
Show Veterinarian or State Veterinarian at any time or
if suspected of harboring a communicable disease. All
horses must be serviceably sound.
The attending show veterinarian recommends all
horses be vaccinated for tetanus, influenza, rhinopneumonitis, EHV-1 and West Nile Virus.

EXHIBITOR NUMBERS
In all classes, an exhibitor number will be assigned
to each horse. This number will be used for all classes in
which the horse is entered. In the event a horse is entered
in more than one division (open, youth or non-pro) one
exhibitor number will be issued for each horse.
There may be various specialty associations conducting classes at the National Show. In cases in
which the horse is already entered in ApHC classes,
the horse should be shown in all specialty classes using the same exhibitor number issued by the ApHC.
In cases in which the horse is not cross-entered in
ApHC classes, exhibitors must enter the horse in
the show office and pay the administrative charge
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on each horse. (See ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE)
The horse will be issued an exhibitor number to be
used in all classes in which the horse is entered.
In order to be issued an exhibitor number, all show
requirements must be fulfilled including presentation
of the horse’s original Certificate of Registration, proof
of negative Coggins, health certificate, properly completed lodging form and proof that the horse has been
issued a stall. In addition, the owner and exhibitor
must be current ApHC members in good standing.
After picking up your exhibitor number, you must
have your horse inspected. Please see INSPECTION
STATION for complete instructions.
It is essential that the correct exhibitor number is
used for all classes and that it be displayed in the correct manner (see rule 711.M of the Official Handbook of
the Appaloosa Horse Club for complete rules for each
class). Failure by exhibitor to display the correct number and in a visible manner while being judged shall
result in disqualification from the class.

SUBSTITUTIONS
If a substitution of a horse is necessary in a non-pro
or youth class or of an exhibitor in an open class, such
changes must be reported to the show office prior to
the class entering the arena. No exhibitor or horse
changes will be accepted at the announcer’s stand or
paddock. No exhibitor changes will be allowed in
youth or non-pro classes. No horse changes will be
allowed in open classes.
Any horse entering the arena in which the exhibitor is someone other than the one on record with the
ApHC show office and in which case an exhibito