Author: AHS Office
Announced in 2024, owners now have the option to enter their mares and geldings in the Horse Performance Test as a dressage only test where their horses aren't required to free jump. Horses doing the dressage only performance test will be evaluated using only rideability and gait scores (walk, trot, canter). Horses that do the …
In 2017 the AHS for the first time presented an award for the overall Champion Hunter, recognizing the Hanoverian horse that earned the highest placing in its USEF Hunter Division standings. Bent Hickory Farm generously is sponsoring this award, known as the Premonition BHF Perpetual Trophy, named in honor of their exceptional homebred mare, Premonition …
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In 2023 the AHS announced the Jumper Mare Star Program. In addition to being selected for the JBP program, mares that reach certain further achievements may be designated with one or more stars. Mares that receive their star designation(s) will have the appropriate Jumper Mare Star logo added to their registration papers. In addition to …
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In 2025, the AHS announced the Dressage Mare Star Awards program. Mares must be approved Hanoverian or Rhineland. All offsprings' competition records used in computation of three-stars must be registered with the AHS as either Hanoverian or Rhineland. Mares that reach certain achievements will be designated with one or more stars. Mares that receive a …
The American Hanoverian Society's Breeder of Excellence Awards (BOE) is a prestigious recognition program launched in 2025 that honors the commitment, vision, and influence of Hanoverian and Rhineland breeders across North America. The BOE Awards were established to celebrate the cumulative achievements of breeders whose programs have consistently produced Hanoverian and Rhineland horses of superior quality, …
Dressage Star Mare Program requirements: A star * is awarded on the basis of the mare's own performance in the mare performance test. The mare can take either the Traditional MPT or the Dressage-Only MPT, but in either the average for basic gaits must be at least 7.67 and at least an 8.0 for the …
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