For those of you who wish to showcase your horse's superiority either in the show ring or the breeding barn, the dA-IGGHR has a ranking system which allows you to do just that. Once you've tallied your horse's points, please post them in the comments section of your horse's main reference image.

Note that for the purpose of accumulating points, no coloring-book-style images (where you or someone else grabbed a line-art and colored it in) are accepted. Links to all relevant images must be provided in the artist's comments section of the deviation page.

Note also that no images can double in any categories! (So a show image can't also count as a training image, for example.)

For an example of how to count points, you can see my gelding, All That Glitters.

The points in each section are cumulative; for instance, in the Pedigree section, a single dA-IGGHR-registered Hall of Fame ancestor earns your horse 11.5 pedigree points total.




Pedigree:
(These points count only for the first three generations (parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents) of identifiable ancestors. Fictional horses who do not exist on deviantART don't count toward an applicant's pedigree points.) Real-life horses count towards this section because we like to have proof that a horse could realistically exist within the breed.
For each real-life ancestor in your horse's pedigree, add .25 points.
For each roleplayed ancestor in your horse's pedigree, add .5 points.
For each ancestor registered with the dA-IGGHR, add 1 point.
For each ancestor who has reached at least dA-IGGHR Register of Merit status, add 1 point.
For each ancestor who has reached at least dA-IGGHR High-Point status, add 2 points.
For each ancestor who has reached at least dA-IGGHR Register of Excellence status, add 3 points.
For each ancestor who has reached dA-IGGHR Hall of Fame status, add 4 points.

Shown Offspring:
(These points count only for offspring who have competed in at least one show.)
For each pure GG foundation breed offspring, add .25 points.
For each Georgian Grande offspring, add .5 points.
For each offspring registered with the dA-IGGHR, add .5 points.
For each offspring who has reached at least dA-IGGHR Register of Merit status, add .5 points.
For each offspring who has reached at least dA-IGGHR High-Point status, add 1 point.
For each offspring who has reached at least dA-IGGHR Register of Excellence status, add 1.5 points.
For each offspring who has reached dA-IGGHR Hall of Fame status, add 2 points.

Show Career:
(One entry image can count towards multiple classes in a single full* show.)
For each image in a mini-** or personal*** show, add 2 points, and do not add any further points for placings.
For each class entry in a full show, add 3 points.
For each third place award in a full show, add 2 points.
For each second place award in a full show, add 3 points.
For each first place award in a full show, add 4 points.
For each special award in a full show or from a breed/performance registry (Grand Champion, Reserve Grand Champion, Judge's Favorite, People's Favorite, Year-End Top Horse, etc.), add 5 points.

Miscellaneous:
For each training image, add 1 point.
For each non-training full-body image, add .5 points.
For each non-training partial-body image, add .25 points.


* A "full" show is a show hosted by another deviantART user, the prizes for which are not awarded predominantly by random chance.
** A "mini-show" is any show in which the prizes are awarded predominantly by random chance, and therefore one from which the prizes have no effect on dA-IGGHR points.
*** A "personal" show is a show made-up by the artist, in which no other deviantART users compete, and from which any prizes have no effect on dA-IGGHR points since they're awarded by the artist to him-/herself. Personal show entries may make up no more than 1/3 of any horse's competition history.