(1) The European Championships (EC) shall be governed by the rules and regulations of the AQHA Official Handbook and the FEQHA European Championship Show Rules. All participants and owners agree to abide by such rules and regulations.
The European Champions in Youth, Amateur and Open Classes are awarded through finals, which are accessed through qualifications. These qualifications are held through 4 AQHA Shows (s/c) held at the same location during the time scheduled for the European Championships. In Halter Classes Working Cowhorse and Cutting no finals take place and the European Champions are awarded of the combined results or scores earned at all four shows.
In all Halter classes with less than three exhibitors in the first show there will be no European Champions. In Performance classes with less than five exhibitors in the first show, no finals will be held and no European Champion will be awarded. To get into a final the horse-exhibitor combination has to start in all four shows.