June 15, 2024
| Download the entry form QUALIFIER LISTS | Championship Show Judges: Div A – OF Plastic: Jennifer Cole Div B – OF China: Amanda Smith Div C – Artist Resin: Julia Reightler Div D – Customs: Toni Rakestraw Div E – OF Performance: Jamie Stine Div F – AR/CM Performance: Sarah Hampson Div G – OF Mini (plastic & china): Danielle Byrn Div H – AR/CM Mini: Rhonda Chisholm Div I – Mini Performance: Vicky Griffiths Novice: Cheley Carpenter |
THANK YOU TO OUR JUDGES!
Mini Division – The halter sections of the Mini Division will have the same class numbers and classes as the normal Open Division. They will be combined into Division G – OF Plastic/OF China and Division H – AR/CM. The Mini Performance (Division I) will be combined OF/CM and use the modified Mini class list.
Horses that have placed 1st-3rd (or 1st-6th in classes with 100 or more entries) in any halter class are eligible to enter all halter classes. Horses that have placed 1st-3rd in a performance class are eligible only for the specific class or classes in which they placed. The same class list is used for the Championship Show as for all of the qualifiers. There is no need to re-label your qualified horses.
In Performance, models who qualify more than the class limit in a multiple entry class may enter all photos qualified, as long as they are of different disciplines. (i.e. English Games, Other Stock Work (team penning, working cow horse, team roping, western working, etc), multiple costume entries in Other Costume, etc.
You may use existing photos of your horse, or you may submit new photos for the Championship Show. You are not required to use the actual qualified photo of the horse.
Digital Camera Users: No photographic altering is allowed. Photos may be cropped and slight color corrections can be made for the printing process. You may not alter the horse or background in any way.
MEPSA has a master list of all the qualified horses in each division. It is the owner’s responsibility to keep track of their qualified horses. You will not receive a list of your qualified horses from MEPSA. The horses you send will be checked against the master list for accuracy. The Show Coordinator will contact you if there are any discrepancies. Please be sure she has a valid email address for you, or in the event you do not have email, a telephone number where you can be reached. If you know about a discrepancy already, please either contact our Tabulator or use a Qualifier Correction sheet with your entry for the Show Coordinator.
The fee schedule and all details regarding prizes and the championship show book are listed on the entry form. Please print, fill out and send the entry form with your qualified horses to the Show Coordinator.
Preparing Your Entries
Unlike the monthly shows, all qualified horses will be going to one Show Coordinator who will then re-sort them and send them on to individual judges for each division. Entries must be received as follows:
1) Separated by division in individual baggies with the entrant’s name, the division, and the number of photos enclosed (example: Susie Jones, Division A, 49 photos).
2) Halter entries must be in alphabetical order by horse name. Performance horses are still sorted first by class, then alphabetically.
3) The back of each photo should have your horse’s information, your five letter name code, your name and mailing address, the show division and classes marked.
4) Qualified Headstudy entries will be judged in their respective divisions.
Please make sure your class numbers are correct and legible.
Please Note: There will be eight different judges in different locations. If you are using the same photo for a halter and a liberty class (which you shouldn’t be) it will not be judged in both of those classes. You must have separate photos, even if they are identical.
Prizes, Donations
MEPSA provides high quality cloth (satin) rosettes to the Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion horses, as well as cloth (satin) ribbons to Champions, Reserves and the remaining Top Ten. In addition, we make every effort to insure that all entrants receive at least one door prize or drawing prize. These prizes are donated by MEPSA members as well as others in the model horse hobby. Donors receive free full color advertising in the champ show book as well as acknowledgment. Donations may be sent with entries.
Donations are a vital part of the success of the Championship Show. If you would like to make a donation, here are some ideas: models (any size, original finish or custom, perfect or imperfect), companion animals, tack, props, rider dolls, customizing services, photo services…basically, anything you would enjoy receiving is probably something that others would also enjoy. Donations may be used as either prizes or fund raisers.
MEPSA also accepts monetary donations, which can be made via check, money order, or through our Paypal account. These help offset the costs of mailing prizes, printing the Championship Show book and purchasing ribbons and rosettes.
If you have any questions, please contact any of the Officers listed on the Officer page, or our Championship Show Coordinator.
Also, check out our Gallery of past Champions.