
Recognition Awards Program
Worldwide Clydesdale Alliance Champion Six Horse Hitch Award Goals:
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To communicate and build hype for all Clydesdale six horse hitches worldwide
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To support the Clydesdale Industry and the individuals that promote the breed
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To bring awareness and excitement about the breed, 2025 show season, and 2025 WCS
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To present a prestigious award to the Champion Six Horse Hitch & acknowledge the top five!
The Worldwide Clydesdale Alliance is committed to promoting, networking, marketing and communications for the Clydesdale Horse and the people that support the breed. In view of our mission, this Six Horse Hitch Champion Award will be the first of many to show recognition and appreciation of the Clydesdale folks that invest in promoting the Clydesdale horse in hitching a six-horse hitch – we salute you with this award! Any six horse hitch being exhibited in the World can join and become eligible! The program will run on a fiscal year bases – January 1 to December 31st, resulting in a total year of competition at shows throughout the world.
To be eligible, you must become a member of the Worldwide Clydesdale Alliance.
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An entry form is available in the MEMBERS AREA of this website. The entry form must be submitted by September 1st, 2025.
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Points will be retro-active back to January 1st, 2025. Submit a photo of your Six during the Show Season
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Participating six horse hitches will be highlighted throughout the year on social media and in The Alliance, the official publication of the Worldwide Clydesdale Alliance.
Point System: For Open Six and Mare Six
Competing Six-Horse Hitches will receive points depending on their placings at said show:
In an all Clydesdale Six-Horse Hitch class, exhibitors will receive points based on the following scale if there are 7 or more hitches in the ring:
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1st Place = 50 points
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2nd place = 40 points
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3rd place = 30 points
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4th place = 20 points
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5th place = 15 points
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6th place = 10 points
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7th place on down = 5 points
Competing Six-Horse Hitches exhibiting at a smaller show with 4 or less or mixed breed will receive:
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1st place = 20 points
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2nd place = 15 points
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3rd place = 10 points
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4th place = 5 points
Competing Six Horse Hitches participating in all Draft Horse Breed Six-Horse Hitch class where there are 7 or more hitches will receive points on their placings from the first scale: example – if your Clydesdale Hitch was 4th in the class, you will receive 20 points, and so on.
Verification of show results & points will be calculated by the awards committee of the Worldwide Clydesdale Alliance. The top point hitch will be recognized with an award as the Worldwide Clydesdale Alliance Champion Six Horse Hitch.
The announcement of the 2025 Worldwide Clydesdale Alliance Champion Six-Horse Hitch will be announced in early January 2026! The winner, along with the top point hitches, will be highlighted in the Alliance publication, on social media, and various other media!
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the Worldwide Clydesdale Alliance Six Horse Hitch Champion award, you will also be promoted in publications and on social media!
Worldwide Clydesdale Alliance Youth Champions
For the Youth Awards, the same point scale will be used as used for the Champion Six Award. A form must be completed via the website for each participating youth! Classes to include will be:
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Youth Showmanship at Halter
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Youth Cart Class
Overall Sportsmanship Award
The Overall Sportsmanship Award is intended to commend a person who is the ultimate “sportsman” of the breed. Nominees can include part of your crew (or someone else’s crew) that may never see the ring as a “showman”, but rather the ultimate “cheerleader”, “helper”, “promoter”, and overall person that “goes the extra mile” for the breed!
Nominations will be accepted throughout the year by submitting a form provided on the Worldwide Clydesdale Alliance Website!
The nominees will be reviewed by the Awards Committee of the Alliance. Let’s celebrate and commend some of our Overall Sportsman that keep us moving positively into the future!