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Welcome to the new Irish Horsemanship Awards Scheme, set up to recognise good horsemanship by people of all ages and levels, and for horses all sizes and abilities.

To apply for an award, choose a category and follow the details below. If you win an award your story and photos will be put up on this website, so others can be inspired and see how marvellous you are!

You do not need to own a horse to apply. Two rosettes max per person per calendar year are allowed. All rosettes are free to those who have attended an INH lesson or clinic this year. Each horse can only apply for one of each category of rosette. Rosettes may also be awarded without application for outstanding horsemanship by INH. All training must have taken place this year. Please allow two weeks for review of your application. All INH decisions are final. Best of luck!

Lovely Horse Rosette ::

Please email us 3 photos and a 200 word (or more) letter about why your horse is wonderful, your name & address, and your horses name.

Problem Solving Rosette ::

Please email us 3 photos and a 400 word (or more) letter about what the problem was (bolts, bucks, bites, naps, rears, difficult loader, etc) and how you solved it using patience and good horsemanship. Please also include your name & address, and your horses name.

Young Horse Starting Rosette::

To achieve this rosette you must have successfully started a young horse using good horsemanship methods. This rosette will be assessed in person by Elaine during a lesson. For those living abroad, you may also submit a detailed written report with accompanying material which clearly demonstratse the process you followed, progress to date, methods used and your horses current level of training.

Groundwork Rosette ::

To achieve this rosette you must have achieved a good standard in the queensland level 1 groundwork tasks. This rosette will be assessed in person by Elaine during a lesson.

Outstanding Horsemanship Rosette ::

Please email us 3 photos and a 600 word (or more) letter about an example of outstanding horsemanship. This may include things creating a better life or retraining a previously 'difficult/unwanted' horse, what made you decide that you wanted to look for a non-violent way to train horses and how you are progressing to date, how you promote non-violent ways of training horses to others, outstanding achievements with horses in your care, a horse you gave a second chance to, etc. The criteria for this award is a display of outstanding horsemanship. Please include your name & address, and your horses name.

The Special Award ::

The Special Irish Horsemanship award for natural talent, feel, timing. This is awarded at the discretion of the IEA.