Pleasure Rider Program Description

The USIHC Pleasure Rider Program rewards members for doing what most of us are already doing with our horses: pleasure riding! It's also a great reason to get together with other Icelandic horse enthusiasts and promote the Icelandic Horse. The more you do, the more points you earn. What could be better than winning prizes for having fun with your horse!

To be eligible to enroll in the program:

• Your USIHC membership dues have been paid for the participating year. You can enroll in the PRP at any time during the year; but, hours can only be counted after you are enrolled.
• Participating horses have been registered with the USIHC. You do not need to own the horse(s).

Adult enrollment is just $15 per year; Juniors (age 17 and under) just $12 per year.

Members "compete" against each other within their group, determined by age -- adult or junior/youth. The adult PRP mebers are divided into three regions: Western (Pacific time zone), Central/Mountain (Central and Mountain zones combined) and Eastern. Yearly prizes are awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd-place members in each group. Adults who have won the yearly Gold Medal and jacket twice advance to the All-Star Division.

The program operates completely on the honor system. Only U.S.-based time and activities are eligible. Time, events and activities for which you are paid are not eligible.

There are two ways to log points in the PRP: through the Freedom Ride Time Log and the Special Events Log .

Freedom Ride Pleasure Rider Recognition

• Record your time spent riding, driving, ground driving or ground training a USIHC-registered horse.
• Record time in 1-hour increments by date and location.
• Freedom Ride hours accumulate from year to year. Once you've logged 100, 500 or 1,000 hours, we'll send you a recognition patch. Once you've logged 1,000 hours, in addition to the patch, you will win a riding vest! 2,500 hour riders will receive a one-year subscription to Tölt News.
• Each hour logged = 1 point toward your total PRP points for the year.

Freedom Ride patches are given to riders logging 100 hours, 500 hours and 1,000 hours.

Special Events Participant Recognition

Hours spent participating in Special Events can be logged on the Freedom Ride Log.

Sanctioned or schooling horse shows are not eligible as Special Events, but you can log your show hours on the Freedom Ride Log.

Annual Awards

Members with the highest total combined Freedom Ride hours plus Special Event points win annual awards!

1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place
Gold Medal	Silver Medal	Bronze Medal
USIHC Riding Jacket

Proud Sponsors of the Pleasure Rider Program: