American Quarter Horse Association and Sooner Trailer
30,000th Trailer Giveaway
Official Rules


  1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. OPEN TO AQHA MEMBERS, WHO ARE LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA (EXCLUDING THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC), AND ARE LEGAL AGE OF MAJORITY IN JURISDICTION OF RESIDENCE.
  2. HOW TO ENTER. Complete an official AQHA/Sooner Trailer "30,000th Trailer Giveaway" form ("entry blank") and deposit into specially marked entry boxes during these dates and locations:

    • May 15 - November 1
      Any participating Sooner Trailer dealer
    • June 26 - July 20 - AQHA Headquarters
      Amarillo, Texas
    • August 3 - 9 - AQHYA World Championship Show
      Will Rogers Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas
    • August 29 - 31 - Ruidoso Downs
      Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico
    • September 24 - 27 - Bayer Select World Championship Show
      Amarillo, Texas
    • October 10 - 26 - All American Quarter Horse Congress
      Columbus, Ohio
    • October 30 - November 2 - MBNA America Challenge Championships
      Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos, California
    • November 8 - 22 - AQHA World Championship Show
      Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

    Official entry blanks are available in the May/June, July/August and September/October issues of America's Horse magazine and at participating Sooner Trailer dealers. A list of participating Sooner Trailer dealers may be obtained at www.soonertrailer.com or by calling Sooner Trailer at 580.255.6979. You also may enter online by visiting www.soonertrailer.com. No facsimiles or mechanical reproductions of entries will be accepted.

    To enter without purchasing an AQHA membership or visiting one of the above locations, you may instead enter by visiting the Sooner Trailer web site. There is a limit of 1 (one) entry per person/e-mail address per day.

  3. SCHEDULE. Giveaway begins at 10:00 am Central Standard Time, Thursday, May 15, 2003 and the last day to submit entries is noon CST, Saturday, November 22, 2003.

  4. DRAWING. Winner will be selected by random drawing, to be held Saturday, November 22, during the evening finals performance of AQHA's World Championship Show. American Quarter Horse Association and Sooner Trailer Manufacturing Co. (sponsors), whose decisions are final and binding in all respects, will conduct the drawing. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules, and the Sponsors' decisions. The drawing will consist of all eligible entries received. Winner need not be present at AQHA World Championship.

  5. PRIZES, ODDS OF WINNING. 1 (One) drawing Grand Prize. The person whose name is drawn will be awarded a Sooner SE Three-Horse Gooseneck Trailer with a special 30,000th graphics package. (Approximate Retail Value (MSRP) $30,000US/$37,000CN). Grand Prize winner is solely responsible for all expenses associated with registering, claiming or using the vehicle, including but not limited to tax, title and license fees, insurance and registration. Sooner Trailer will deliver grand prize to winner's residence.

    Approximately 1.2 million entry blanks distributed during the Giveaway. Odds of winning depend upon number of eligible entries received. Winner will be notified by phone and by mail if not present at drawing.

  6. ELIGIBILITY. Persons in any of the following categories are not eligible to participate or win the prize:

    • persons who from and after May 15, 2003, were or are employees or agents of American Quarter Horse Association or Sooner Trailer Manufacturing Co., their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, dealers, or the service agencies or independent contractors of the above organizations;
    • persons who are engaged in the development, production, distribution of materials, or drawing of winners for this Giveaway;
    • persons who are immediate family of any person in either of the preceding categories.

  7. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION. Sponsors are not responsible for illegible, incomplete, late, lost, damaged, destroyed, delayed, misdirected, unintelligible, garbled entries, postage due mail, telephonic error, or for hardware, software, telephone, electronic, network, or other computer malfunction, failure or difficulty of any kind. If, in the event the online method is corrupted, sponsors reserve the right at their sole discretion to modify, cancel or suspend such online component. In such event, winner will be selected from all entry blanks received at AQHA events/venues, Sooner Trailer dealers and all online entries received prior to and/or after as appropriate, the action taken by Sponsors. Once submitted, entries become the sole property of American Quarter Horse Association and Sooner Trailer Manufacturing Co. and will not be returned. No substitution or cash equivalent of prize, except at the sole discretion of Sponsors due to prize unavailability for any reason and only then for a prize of equal or greater value. If selected, in order to win, a Canadian resident must first correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question, which will be administered at a mutually convenient time. Prize may not be assigned or transferred. Winner will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and a Publicity Release (where legal), within 30 days of receipt of prize notification. Winner may also be required to sign any applicable forms required by tax authorities and other documentation. In the event that all required documents are not executed and returned within the prescribed period, winner may be disqualified, with an alternate winner selected. Winner will be solely responsible for any and all applicable taxes associated with prize. By participating, entrant agrees

    • to release and hold harmless American Quarter Horse Association, Sooner Trailer Manufacturing Co., subsidiaries, the service agencies dealers and independent contractors of the above organizations, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, including advertising and promotion agencies, from any and all liability arising from participation in the Giveaway and/or the acceptance, possession or use (or misuse) of the prize; and
    • where legal, to the use of his/her name, address (city/state), photograph, videotape or any likeness for advertising or publicity purposes, and any and all rights to said use, without compensation. Giveaway is void in Quebec Province, Canada and where prohibited by law.

  8. WINNERS' LIST: The name of the winner of this Giveaway may be obtained by mailing a stamped self-addressed envelope to

    American Quarter Horse Association "30,000th Sooner Trailer Giveaway" Winner
    P.O. Box 200
    Amarillo, TX 79168

    Requests must be received by January 5, 2004.

Sponsored by American Quarter Horse Association, 1600 Quarter Horse Drive, Amarillo, TX 79104 and Sooner Trailer Manufacturing Co., 1515 McCurdy, Duncan, Oklahoma 73533.