Awards Program

The American Hanoverian Society Awards Program was developed to reward Hanoverians competing in sport. It has evolved over the years and awards are now given for Dressage, Eventing, Hunters, and Jumpers, and Sport Horse Breed Shows. In addition to the regular year-end performance awards in the categories below, a number of Perpetual Trophies have been established to acknowledge outstanding individual performances in sport as well as during the Annual Inspection Tour.

Awards Eligibility Chart
Please use the information in the Awards Eligibility Chart to help determine the requirements for the AHS Awards Program. To be eligible for awards, the owner of the horse must be a current AHS member as of September 30, and the horse must be properly transferred and/or recorded in their name.

DO YOU COMPETE IN THE HUNTERS & JUMPERS or EVENTING?
Horses competing in these disciplines MUST be enrolled in the AHS Awards Program in order to be eligible for year-end awards! Please complete and submit the Performance Awards Form by September 30th of the competition year!

Starting in the 2009 season, the American Hanoverian Society has offered awards for young horses who compete in the Materiale classes in dressage shows and sport horse breed shows. In these classes, the horses are ridden in groups and evaluated and scored for their gaits mainly and for their conformation in a minor way. The …
Congratulations to the following AHS Sport Horse Breeding Awards winners! This year's show season proved to be exceptional as AHS members and their horses topped the winners' list in many divisions! Thank you to Walkabout Station for sponsoring our 2024 Dressage Sport Horse Breeding Awards! Contact the office at for inforamtion on sponsorship packages. …
The Brooklea Farm Horse of the Year Award for Eventing. A very generous member and supporter of the sport approached us about sponsoring an award for the Overall Eventing Horse of the Year, for our AHS members who compete in the sport of Eventing. Beginning in 2019, after we determine our Champions and Reserve Champions …
Congratulations to the following AHS Hunter/Jumper Awards winners! This year's show season proved to be exceptional as AHS members and their horses topped the winner's list in many divisions! The Premonition BHF Award - overall Champion Hunter of the Year Bent Hickory Farm and the Toering Family have generously sponsored the Premonition BHF award to …
2021 will mark the inaugural year of this award which is presented to the Hanoverian with the highest score in the Jumper division. The winner receives a keeper plaque and a beautiful ribbon. Neil and Mary O'Connor of Inner Bay LLC have committed to sponsoring this award for at least 3 years. They breed jumpers at …
This award was originally conceived by Maurine (Mo) and Jim Swanson of Rolling Stone Farm in Slatington, Pa., as a new year-end award for American Hanoverian Society breeders and owners in 2006. The Swanson's commissioned a beautiful painting that hangs in the AHS office in Lexington, Ky. Each year, the names of the winners are …
2017 marked the inaugural year of this award which is presented to the overall Champion Hunter of the Year—for the Hanoverian horse who placed the highest in the standings of their USEF Hunter Division that year. The winner receives a keeper plaque and a beautiful ribbon.   In 2020, Bent Hickory Farm signed on to sponsor …
In 2001, the AHS Board of Directors has accepted a proposal for a new year-end award honoring the "Best North American-Bred Young Mare." This award is to reward the young mare that has the best-combined scores from her Studbook Inspection and her Mare Performance Test. This award is restricted to mares that are three and …