2013 Western Semi Finals
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| Date | March 23-24, 2013 |
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| Hosts | California - Fairplex; Pomona, CA
Hosted by Cal Poly Pomona
Judges: Pete McAlister - IN
Marilyn Randall - MT
CA Semi Finals official show photographs - click here!
Kentucky - Morehead State University; Morehead, KY
Hosted by Morehead State University
Judges: Debra Jones Wright - GA
Mike Carter - TN
New York - State Fairgrounds; Syracuse, NY
Hosted by State University of New York at Oswego
Judges: Rhonda Replogle
Gretchen Mathes
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Regions will send their Regional Champion Western Team, plus the top two individuals in each division, to one of three National Semi-Final sites, as distributed below. Alumni will be distributed between KY and NY Semi-Final sites only (see below).
| Zone 1 | R1.5 | | |
| Zone 2 | R1 |
| R2 (host), R3 |
| Zone 3 | | R1+2 | R3+4 |
| Zone 4 | | R4.5 | R4 |
| Zone 5 | R5 | R1, R2 | R3 |
| Zone 6 | R1 | R3 (host), R5 | R2, R4 |
| Zone 7 | R2, R5 | RR3 | R1 |
| Zone 8 | R2 (host), R4 | R1, R3 | R5
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*Alumni riders from the regions assigned to CA Semi Finals are distributed as follows:
KY - Z8R2, Z7R5
NY - Z6 R1
All other Alumni riders will attend their designated KY or NY Semi Final show.
1. Qualifying for Semi Finals
1. Regional High Point Riders go straight to Nationals, and do not compete at Semis
2. Each Region will send top 2 Individuals from each class, including Alumni, and the Regional Champion Team
3. Approx 16 riders per Individual class, 8 riders per Team class at Semis
2. Qualifying for Nationals
1. From Semi Finals, Top 4 Individuals and Top 3 Teams will advance to Nationals
2. Maximum of 12 riders per Individual class, and 9 per Team class at Nationals, High Point Rider class excepted.
3. The IHSA Western Committee reserves the right to adjust Alumni qualifiers to Nationals based on availability.
3. Consistency
All possible care will be taken to maintain equal quality of the show and awards for all three Semi Finals. All semis will be held over two days, with two qualified judges judging both days. All riders in each class will ride a pattern on their rail horse after the rail portion of the class is completed. Judges may ask riders for additional testing, including changing horses, after the patterns are run.