ASPR Judge’s Training Seminars

In order to become accredited as a Licensed Judge of the American Sportpony Registry, prescreened applicants must first attend a Training Seminar. This seminar covers conformation, judging methodology, breed characteristics, history, critique writing, and rules and regulations of the ASPR and several sportpony breed registries in Europe. Upon passing the oral and written test given at the end of this course, candidates must go on to attend a second seminar the following year. In addition, they must attend ASPR inspections and gradings as scribes. The second Advanced Course, also held in Europe, includes field evaluations of hundreds of sportponies from weanling age through mature breeding stallions and mares. This second phase of the judges training is held in conjunction with official gradings of mares into studbooks and Korings of young stallion candidates into studbooks of a selected breed registry in Europe.

Intensive study of European sportpony bloodlines as well as knowledge of basic genetics is required. Upon successful completion of this course, candidate judges become Junior Judges and are required to judge, along with a Senior Licensed Judge, before being fully accredited. Any candidate who has not completed every portion of the protocol listed above IS NOT an accredited judge of the American Sportpony Registry.

Please contact ASPR headquarters for enrollment information, dates, fee schedules, the cost of travel and special rates on accommodations.

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Schedule 

An AWR/ASPR Judges Training Seminar will be held April 27, 28 & 29, 2007 at Watermark Farm, PA.  A maximum of 10 people will be chosen to attend from submitted resumes so please apply now to ensure your spot in the seminar.  Prospective participants must submit a resume outlining their knowledge of sporthorses and their involvement with sporthorse breeding. Cost for each session is $1500 USD.  Contact the AWR/ASPR Business Office for more information.