June 1 - September 11, 2022
The Canadian Horse Heritage & Preservation Society is thrilled to announce the return of the CHHAPS Challenge: “100 Hours in 100 Days" virtual event! Equestrians from Canada and the USA are invited to participate with horses, mules or donkeys of any breed or discipline. Enjoy this dedicated time to strengthen your skills, and the partnership with your favorite equine, while helping an endangered breed.
Hours are accrued through mounted activities, in-harness and in-hand work, lunging, schooling, showing, grooming, even trailering your horse to an event! (Details below). Earn hours at your convenience, even if you don't have access to shows or clinics. Maximize your experience by setting a personal goal and getting involved:
- Share photos in our Race Roster Gallery.
- Connect with others in our 2022 private Facebook group.
- Join a Team, or create one! (Canadian horse breed organizations already available)
Record your hours on this website throughout the Challenge. Final hours and edits must be entered by midnight on September 11, to receive a commemorative pin (pictured below) and to become eligible for awards.
Register today to learn more about the Canadian horse, support a good cause and best of all - enjoy dedicated time with your horse!
- Separate registration required for each horse.
- Junior participants (18 & under) may participate, but a parent or legal guardian must register them for the event.
- Each Adult participant is to register themselves, (not multiple friends). Providing your correct email address during registration, gives you the best user experience by ensuring you receive a Race Roster event confirmation with log-in link, private Facebook group invite, and future emails.
Registration fees
General Registration Closed
Online registration closed-
- Online registration closed
Your participation helps! Proceeds from the Challenge will be shared with two non-profit organizations dedicated to preserving the Canadian Horse - the National Horse of Canada:
1. The Canadian Horse Heritage & Preservation Society, (CHHAPS), generating breed awareness through educational activities, events, breed displays and demos at equine expos and fairs. To learn more about the versatile Canadian Horse: CLICK HERESince launching in 2015, the CHRRS has saved close to 50 horses! Many have been registered, papered Canadians who had been forgotten and largely lost to the breed. Some of these “saves” were found at auction, where CHRRS strives only to intercede if a horse is at risk of slaughter. Other "saves" have assisted owners needing support in re-homing their horses.
Given its critically endangered status, every Canadian Horse should, whenever possible, be given an opportunity to find a forever home. Horses that have health issues or are aged can still be great ambassadors for the breed, introducing more people to the wonderful traits of these majestic horses and raising awareness about the plight of the breed. Horses that are younger and healthy might be potential breeding stock, thereby contributing to desperately needed numbers.
To learn about some of the horses the rescue has supported over the years - from mares in foal to stallions and champion competitors - CLICK HERE.
To get involved with the Canadian Horse Rescue & Rehoming Society by volunteering, fostering, transporting, adopting or donating, click their logo below:
“One hour” is more than just time in the saddle. In addition to riding or driving, you earn qualifying time doing other activities focused on your horse’s care or training. After all, we strengthen the relationship with our horses through both mounted and un-mounted activities!
Hours to include:
- Mounted activities: General schooling, trail riding, lessons, showing, and riding in clinics or demos. Include warm-up time and cool-down hacks.
- Driving: in-harness work (single or multiple)
- Lunging, long-lining, ground-driving.
- Ranch or farm work: logging, skidding, plowing, harrowing, working cows.
- Ground work or liberty work.
- In-hand work, (i.e., hand walking, versatility/obstacles training).
- Equine Assisted Learning or therapeutic riding activities you and your horse provide.
- Grooming, bathing, braiding mane, tacking/un-tacking.
- Providing general healthcare, (i.e., cold-hosing a leg, soaking a hoof, or changing bandages is all part of being a good steward for your equine friend).
- Trailering your horse to shows, clinics or public events that provide an opportunity for people to meet an endangered breed, (measured in travel time).
Hours NOT to include:
- Feeding, mucking stalls, cleaning paddocks, mending fences, cleaning tack and other general barn chores.
- Work with your horse NOT performed by the registered participant, (i.e., trainer schooling or showing your horse).
- Time at horse shows when the horse is resting between classes.
- Horse receiving services from a veterinarian, equine dentist, chiropractor or other professional.
- Horse being shod (unless participant is personally shoeing or trimming their horse).
- Ponying a second horse (NEW): If you are participating with two horses, give your full focus to one at a time. You may count hours for the horse you are riding, but cannot simultaneously claim the same time for a horse being ponied.
- Having your horse transported by a professional shipper.
Sample hours for a particular day may include:
- Grooming, riding lesson, short hack afterwards = 1.5 hours
- Trailering to a local show, grooming/braiding, warm-up, 2 show classes = 2.5 hours
Hours do NOT need to be earned on consecutive days. Participants are advised to wear helmets whenever mounted or driving.
Earn recognition for completing the CHHAPS Challenge! Keep track of your hours throughout the 100 days using the complimentary Hours Tracker. The form is customized for this event and easy to keep handy at the barn. Download a copy HERE, or from our private Facebook group.
Enter your hours into Race Roster to qualify. Final update must be made by 11:59PM PDT on 9/11/22.
Commemorative Pin - Mailed to each participant who completes 100 Hours in 100 Days!
Medals - Recognizing special achievements of the Horse & Handler! (Rider must complete the challenge with the same horse listed in their registration).
- High Achievers - Honoring participants with the highest number of hours*. Three medals per division to be awarded based on Handler's age: Juniors (age 18 and under), Adults (age 19-54), and Masters (age 55+).
Canadian Horse Division - Registered Canadian Horses. Sponsored by the Canadian Horse Breeders Association.
Endangered Breed Division - (Non-Canadian horses) Endangered-breed Equines. (Includes endangered equines per Heritage Livestock Canada, Livestock Conservancy or Equus Survival Trust conservation lists). Sponsored by Equus Survival Trust.
Open Breed Division - Non-endangered breed horses, mules or donkeys. Equine does not need to be registered. Includes part-bred and un-registered Canadian horses. Sponsored by the Canadian Horse Association Rocky Mountain District (CHARMD).
- Sensational Seniors - Eldest Horse & Handler (combined verified age). Sponsored by Lorraine Clarke of Sun King Canadians.
- Rising Stars - Youngest Horse & Handler (combined verified age). Sponsored by Lorraine Clarke of Sun King Canadians.
- Journalism Award - Best submission under 500 words. Tell us about your experience! Did you overcome a challenge? Have a unique experience with your horse? Accomplish a goal? (top picks to be featured in future CHHAPS newsletters and participant emails). Sponsored by Lorraine Clarke.
Team Award - Certificates awarded to each member of the team with the most participants who complete the CHHAPS Challenge.
Centennial Award - Certificate awarded to each Horse & Handler team with a combined age of 100 or more.
Personal Accomplishment - spending dedicated, quality time with your horse - Priceless!
* Eligible High Achievers are required to submit a completed Hours Tracker as proof of completion to challenge@chhaps.ca, by September 15, before winners are announced.
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Enjoy the CHHAPS Challenge with fellow horse lovers! When you click the blue REGISTER button, registration will ask, "Add registrant to a team?" Choose from the following options:
- No, do not add the registrant to a team. (individual participation)
- Yes, create a new team and add the registrant.
- Yes, add this registrant to a team created by someone else. (Canadian Horse breed organizations available here)
Teams for each Canadian Horse breed organization are already created. Click the 3rd option listed above. "Select Team" will appear with a drop-down menu. Choose the team in the drop-down list that represents an organization you're a member of, or if you're participating as a friend of a member.
To create a team for your Organization, Riding Club or Stable, click the 2nd option and follow the data prompts. The creator of a new team automatically becomes the Team Captain. Your team will appear in the drop down list of option 3 for future registrants and under VIEW TEAMS.
Team Captains may choose to award additional prizes to their team members. Get creative and add some fun!
For example: A trainer who has created a team for her stable, could donate a lesson to the team member with the most hours. (Additional team awards are at the discretion and expense of the individual teams).
Can I join a team after registration closes? Yes. The option to join or change teams closes July 1. Teams should have a minimum of 2 participants. Any participant on a team as the only member by late June, is advised to join a different team by midnight June 30.
VIEW TEAMS button (see menu). Click for a listing of current team names. You may also register for an existing team by finding your desired team name and clicking JOIN TEAM. Registration will automatically identify you as a member of the selected team.
TEAM AWARD - certificates awarded to each member of the team with the most participants who complete the CHHAPS Challenge!
While a CHHAPS membership is not required, interested participants are welcome to join.
Here's what last year's participants had to say about their journey for 100 Hours in 100 Days:
- "So grateful for CHHAPS, the program they put together this year, and everything they do. It’s been a hard year, and they really helped keep [my Canadian mares and I] going and gave us something to focus on". ~K.H.
- "My daughter and her horse really enjoyed the challenge. As a parent, watching the bond grow was amazing. Thank you"! ~K.M.
- "Yes!! This was a great focus for summer activity -- and good to "meet" so many other Canadian Horse people and see the variety of activities". ~K.P.
- "Well, we didn't quite make the 100 hours, but I really enjoyed the challenge! I definitely strengthened my relationship with my girl. Thank you CHHAPS for putting this event together. I enjoyed seeing everyone's posts, photos and progress". ~B.K.
- "Wow, what an adventure this has been. I hope that this group continues and the folks keep sharing their activities. During this challenge I have learned so much. [My horse] and I have clearer communication with each other and deeper trust..." ~D.G.
- "We may have not made 100, but I feel like this was a big win for my newly acquired three year old and myself. We have both come so far and I cannot wait to see what the future holds for us. Connecting with so many people was fabulous and I hope there is another challenge soon". ~D.L.
Contact information
- Event contact
- Challenge Coordinator
- Challenge@CHHAPS.ca
- Website
- Visit website