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Affiliation Benefits

 

Here are a few of the reasons the NWHA is the affiliation agency of choice for experienced show managers:

Zero tolerance for sore horses
The NWHA is committed to stopping the abuse of Walking Horses. You, as show manager, can rest assured that the NWHA is your best ally for a good, clean show.

Free Publicity
The National Walking Horse Association gives affiliating shows free inclusion on our website, free listings of your event in national breed publications, free listings of your event in regional publications as you wish.

Limited liability for horse show management for enforcement of the HPA
When a show sponsor affiliates with the NWHA, we accept responsibility for enforcement of the Horse Protection Act and other animal cruelty laws. We take our job seriously, so you can go on to the work of putting on a successful horse event.

Materials to make your work easier
Class entry forms in quadruplicate, show officials’ badges, and more.

The NWHA Mentor Program
Show managers who request this service will receive, free of charge, phone support and advice from other experienced show managers. The NWHA is made up primarily of volunteers working together for the betterment of our horses. We want your show to succeed. We will put you in touch with an experienced horse show mentor to help you through the steps toward a successful show.

Hi-Point Awards
All NWHA members' horses competing in NWHA-affiliated shows are eligible for annual year-end high points awards.

Incentives for New Walking Horse Start Up Shows and New Walking Horse Shows that Affiliate With NWHA for the First Time

The NWHA Board approved incentives for new Walking Horse Horse start up shows and Walking Horse shows that affiliate with NWHA for the first time. The DQP fees that are paid to NWHA will be cut in half for the first two years. This means if the show is a no pay back show that normally pays $3 per horse per day they will have to pay only $1.50 per horse per day. If it is a pay back show, instead of paying $4 per horse per day they will have to pay only $2 per horse per day. Additionally these shows will get a free page ad in the National News the first year.

Your show will be recognized as one of the leaders in the care and welfare of the horses on your show grounds. Exhibitors can attend your show confident that they are competing against other sound horses and that they will receive a fair inspection and honest judging.

Prestige and Confidence

It's easy to affiliate
Print the online Affiliation Application, complete and mail to NWHA with your fee. Or call, write, or email us today about affiliating your show, sale, or event with the National Walking Horse Association. The sooner you affiliate, the sooner we can start advertising your show.

Website Link to Affiliated Organizations
Your organizations website will be posted on our NWHA Affiliates Page

"Member's Only" Trophy
If your National Walking Horse Association (NWHA) affiliated show adds a “NWHA Members Only" class, an NWHA trophy can be purchased for $15 for the class. Learn More Here

NWHA Affiliated Horse Shows

NWHA Affiliating Organizations

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4059 Iron Works Parkway, Suite 4
Lexington, KY 40511
Phone: 859-252-NWHA (6942)
FAX: 859-252-0640
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