Youth World Show Program (WSP)

Why Was This Program Adopted By ALPEA?

The Youth World Show program was developed by the membership to encourage all of our youth to set goals and strive to achieve them by working as a team. It allows our youth to hone their leadership skills and gain a great sense of accomplishment. This program enables our youth to help each other, as well as themselves. We all know that going to any world horse show is neither cheap nor easy. Just by the hard work that goes in to preparing both exhibitor and horse a huge accomplishment has been achieved. This program is designed to help offset some of the expenses incurred with the PHBA Youth World Show. This program is also designed so that the amount of benefits they get out of this program is totally dependent of the amount of work they put in to it.

How Does It Work?

50% of all youth fundraising $ goes directly into the YWSP. The money that goes into this program is ONLY gained by youth fundraising - not by sponsorship donations. Only youth that have put effort into the actual fundraising are eligible to receive any of the moneys from the YWSP. The money is divided evenly amongst all those eligible youth who compete at the PHBA Youth World Show. At the end of the show year and in the event that none of our eligible youth compete in the PHBA Youth World Show, all YWSP funds will roll into our Alamo Gold Youth Scholarship fund. (The Alamo Youth Scholarship is awarded at our Alamo Gold Fall Classic in the amount of $500.) This will ensure that the fundraising money all stays with the youth. After the world show, the fundraising & moneys start fresh all over again with a $0 balance.

Why Is The YWSP Money Kept For The Next Year If They Are Not Used That Year?

The YWSP money does not stay in the program from one year to the next. It is either distributed amongst eligible youth or rolled into the Alamo Gold Youth Scholarship fund. This ensures that the only the youth that participated in the program reap the benefits. It also gives those youth a second chance at earning the funds by putting the money in the scholarship fund.

How Does A Youth Qualify?

This program is pretty simple. All ALPEA youth who actively participate in at least one youth fundraiser during the show year is eligible. At the end of the World Show year ( From one PHBA Youth World Show up to the next PHBA Youth World Show), all youth that have shown at the PHBA Youth World Show will have the yearly program funds for that year split evenly amongst them - regardless of how well they placed or in how many classes they were entered.

How Does A Youth Apply & Receive The Actual Money They Are Eligible To Receive?

In order for an eligible Youth to receive their money from this program, a Youth must 'declare' themselves by one week prior to the beginning of the PHBA Youth World Show. The date will vary from year to year; But, the date declaration date must be sent in to ALPEA at least one week (7 regular days - to include holidays & weekends) prior to the start of competition at the PHBA Youth World Show ( not the actual day that the individual Youth might show). Declaration Forms can be mailed, faxed, or emailed to the this club at:
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ALPEA
318 Twin Oak
Adkins, TX 78101

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830-947-3703

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Youth Committee

Any eligible Youth who do not make this deadline will no longer be eligible to receive any money!!

The checks will be mailed after sufficient proof (if requested) of participation has be provided. Proof can be provided by another member (not related) being a witness, photos taken at the show, result printout sheet from PHBA. (A payment receipt doea not always prove the Youth attended as all entries have to be paid in advance.)

Are There Any Exceptions Made For Youth To Earn This WSP Money?

Yes. Sometimes unforeseen things happen. If a YWSP eligible youth goes to the PHBA Youth World Show to compete, has everything paid, is ready to show, and - at the last minute - an injury happens, this youth can ask for a special circumstance from the ALPEA Youth Vice President. If approved, the YWSP funds would be divided just as if the youth had been able to actually compete. The injury could have been to the horse to be shown or to the eligible youth; However, some type of proof might be requested by the Youth Vice President - but not always. This proof request is at the Youth Vice President's discretion. (This proof does not necessarily need to be a vet/dr. check, but could include a written statement from a couple witnesses.) This exception rule is meant to honor the whole idea of the program. Keeping in mind that our youths have worked this program to its fullest, ALPEA does not want to see it fail on coattails of an unfortunate circumstance.