Member Services
Membership Types

FULL MEMBERSHIP – is for the individual person – only 1 person can be named on this type of membership. The person holding a Full Membership is entitled to one vote and can attend any meetings of the Association and one vote in the Election of Directors.
A Full membership can have horses registered in their name, submit breeding returns and transfer horses in or out of their membership.
Members holding a Full membership have full showing rights and are entitled to submit points for their horses.
If a Full member wishes anyone other than themselves to sign any AQHA paperwork on their behalf, then we must have a Signature Authorisation Form on file.

YOUTH MEMBERSHIP – is for individuals who are 18 years and under as of 1st August in the preceding year. Youth members are eligible to attend and speak at meetings of the Association but are not entitled to vote.
Applications for Youth membership, renewal of membership, registration applications, and transfers in or out of their name must be signed by the nominee of their membership. (Parent/guardian)
Youth members have full showing rights and are entitled to submit points.

LIFE MEMBERSHIP – for Corporations, Partnerships, Societies
A Life membership is for a period of 20 years from the date of payment of subscription.
A partnership is a type of business entity in which partners (owners) share with each other the profits or losses of the business and an ABN/ACN must be supplied with application.
A Life membership in the name of a partnership or corporation must have a nominee who is entitled to one vote on behalf of that membership at any meeting of the Association and one vote in the Election of Directors.
The nominee is the only person eligible to sign registration applications, transfer horses in and out of the membership and submit breeding returns and points for the horses that are registered in that membership. At State and National Show level, horses registered in the name of this membership can be show if the membership is financial. The nominee cannot show horses at State or National Level they must be a member in their own right.
 If anyone other than the nominee is to be eligible to sign paperwork on behalf of this membership, than a Signatory Authorisation form must be on file with the Association.

LIFE MEMBERSHIP – for an individual person
A Life membership is for a period of 20 years from the date of payment of subscription
A Life member is entitled to one vote at any meeting of the Association and one vote in the Election of Directors. An individual Life membership can have horses registered in their name, submit breeding returns and transfer horses in or out of their membership and have full showing rights and are entitled to submit points for their horses.
If a Life member wishes anyone other than themselves to sign any AQHA paperwork on their behalf, then we must have a Signature Authorisation Form on file

CONSTITUENT MEMBERSHIP – is for corporations, partnerships, societies and the like.
A partnership is a type of business entity in which partners (owners) share with each other the profits or losses of the business and an ABN/ACN must be supplied with application.
A Constituent membership must have a nominee who is entitled to one vote on behalf of that membership at any meeting of the Association and one vote in the Election of Directors. The nominee is the only person eligible to sign registration applications, transfer horses in and out of the membership and submit breeding returns and points for the horses that are registered in that membership. At State and National Show level, horses registered in the name of this membership can be show if the membership is financial. The nominee cannot show horses at State or National Level they must be a member in their own right.
 If anyone other than the nominee is to be eligible to sign paperwork on behalf of this membership, than a Signatory Authorisation form must be on file with the Association.
 

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP – is for individuals, corporations, partnerships, association, societies and the like who may wish to have connections with the industry through the magazine and any circulars which may be sent to members.
An Associate member does not have any voting privileges and cannot register any horses in that Membership.