The Walking Horse Association of Michigan offers awards on to those members who shall accumulate hours on the trail.  WHAM trail riding program is as follows.

 

Section A. Eligibility:

1.   The rider or must be a current member in good standing of WHAM, having either a family, single or youth membership. (Art II, sect. 2, bylaws).

2.   Riders may contact the regional trail riding program (TRP) coordinator to obtain a logbook or print the logbook off the WHAM website.

3   Awards will be given only for hours ridden. Hours accumulated on the rider, not the horse.

 

1.        The riding hours will be recorded in the member’s logbook.

2.        To log riding: a minimum of 1 hour must be ridden to qualify. Thereafter, every full ½ hour may be logged. Log time consists of actual forward motion Trail riding time is to be reported in time spent in the saddle moving, not by the mile covered. Time counts only when actually trail riding. There is no credit given for arena riding, showing, riding in parades etc.

3.        Only the official logbook may be sent in. NO facsimile will be accepted.

4.        Official logbooks must be received by the WHAM state TRP coordinator at each level of completion for each earned award.

5.        If a logbook becomes lost, you forfeit all recorded hours that were entered in the book.

6.        Each rider is on your honor when logging in hours.

  

Section C. Protests 

Chevrons will be considered upon the completion of 50, 100, 250, 500, 750 and 1,000 hours.  Additional awards will be considered at the 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000, 2,500 levels. These awards are cumulative. You make take as many years as you wish to work up to the different award levels.

 

Example of awards (subject to availability):

 

 

 

The Walking Horse Association of Michigan offers awards on to those members who shall accumulate hours on the trail.  WHAM trail riding program is as follows.

 

Section A. Eligibility:

1.   The rider or must be a current member in good standing of WHAM, having either a family, single or youth membership. (Art II, sect. 2, bylaws).

2.   Riders may contact the regional trail riding program (TRP) coordinator to obtain a logbook or print the logbook off the WHAM website.

3   Awards will be given only for hours ridden. Hours accumulated on the rider, not the horse.

 

1.        The riding hours will be recorded in the member’s logbook.

2.        To log riding: a minimum of 1 hour must be ridden to qualify. Thereafter, every full ½ hour may be logged. Log time consists of actual forward motion Trail riding time is to be reported in time spent in the saddle moving, not by the mile covered. Time counts only when actually trail riding. There is no credit given for arena riding, showing, riding in parades etc.

3.        Only the official logbook may be sent in. NO facsimile will be accepted.

4.        Official logbooks must be received by the WHAM state TRP coordinator at each level of completion for each earned award.

5.        If a logbook becomes lost, you forfeit all recorded hours that were entered in the book.

6.        Each rider is on your honor when logging in hours.

  

Section C. Protests 

Chevrons will be considered upon the completion of 50, 100, 250, 500, 750 and 1,000 hours.  Additional awards will be considered at the 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000, 2,500 levels. These awards are cumulative. You make take as many years as you wish to work up to the different award levels.

 

Example of awards (subject to availability):