AQHA-UK High-Point Champion awards are based on a point system which rewards horses for consistently placing in the top nine in every class throughout the year; this differs from the point system used by the AQHA in the U.S., and therefore the year-end high-point awards presented by the two organisations for the same class may differ on a few occasions.

In order to be eligible for the High-Point Champion award in All-Around, a minimum of 3 different categories must be competed in (including Halter/Showmanship) and a minimum of 20 points must be gained in each category.

Both the owner and exhibitor of a horse must be members of AQHA-UK at the time of participating in classes for any points earned in those classes to be counted toward year-end awards, and horses must also be registered with AQHA-UK.