KWAZULU NATAL DRESSAGE

Present

The Kwazulu-Natal

Dressage Championships 2016

29th to 31RD JULY 2016 (Dependant on number of entries)

Including the KZN Breeder’s Challenge

VENUE: DURBAN SHONGWENI CLUB (FIBRE ARENAS)

Visiting judges – Ute Schutz, Debi Van Wyk and Heather Camfferman,

This Recognized Event will be run under Dressage SA Rules & Regulations 2016, General Regulations (Dressage) 1 December 2015, including the SAEF Veterinary Regulations & Directives . Para-Equestrian classes will run under FEI rules.

The show holder reserves the right to cancel, combine, limit, reschedule and in any other

manner directly or indirectly alter or amend the show schedule.

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SHOW DATE 29th to 31st JULY 2016 (dependent on entries) VENUE DURBAN SHONGWENI CLUB, KZN – FIBRE ARENAS

ENTRIES CLOSE 14 JULY 2015 AND NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED - please get

registrations in order timeously

ENTERIES

All entries are to be done online by visiting the DSA Website and using the following link in order to register

http://www.dressagesa.com/online-registration-system/ Payment receipts must be sent to:

dressagekzn@gmail.com –no entry will be confirmed without payment receipt

ABSOLUTELY NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED

QUERIES Nadine 0848462132 between 5:00 and 6:00 pm or 7:00 and 8:00 am

ENTRY FEES

RECREATIONAL CLASS – R125 per class includes R11.40 DSA Levy, EDS Levy R5.15 and Medic Fee.. ADULT GRADED CLASSES - R185 per class includes DSA R51.30 DSA Levy, EDS Levy R5.15 and Daily Medic Fee. PONY RIDER JUNIOR AND GRADED CLASSES: R150 per class includes DSA Levy R17.10, EDS Levy R5.15 and Daily Medics Fee. MUSICAL FREESTYLES - R150 per class (including levies as listed above PARA CLASSES – R150 per class (including levies as listed above)

SHOW LEVY R200 per horse – includes, Officials Fees (Scribes, Judges, Auditors, Announcers and Show Secretary) and two visiting judges.

GROUND LEVY R450 per Horse – this KZN Dressage is required to pay to DSC as arena hire over 3 days

DSC. TEMP. MEMBER. R185 Per Competitor for NON DSC Members

BANK ACCOUNT KZN DRESSAGE SHOWS – NEDBANK CURRENT ACCOUNT, BRANCH CODE : 133826, ACCOUNT NUMBER: 1051661781

STABLING

R175.00 per night per horse. Stall ions, as indicated on the entry form, will

receive priority, stable requests will be given consideration but please understand we are not able to meet all stabling requests. Use of stables not allocated and paid for prior to the show by ANY Competitor, horse or

owner, will result in the rider being disqualified from the show.

VARIATION OF PROGRAMME

The advertised programme and classes will be adhered to as far as possible.

However, in the light of unforeseen circumstances the Organising Committee reserves the right to cancel, combine, divide or postpone any class providing such alteration is within the frame work of Rules. In case of

bad weather competitors must contact the organisers on the contact details provided above. Refunds for cancellation or postponement will be made after deducting administration levy to cover direct costs.

RIDING TIMES

Times will be posted on KZN website, DSA website and a Newsflash will be sent to the KZN members on our database by 26 July 2016. Riders will be required to move up riding times to fill in scratching’s in the class. The onus is on the competitor to check the final starting order before the start of the class.

SHOW NUMBERS

Will be allocated and published with show numbers and this number must be attached to the LEFT-HAND SIDE of the halter/head collar and/or to the numnah / Bridle

CATERING Public Catering will be available at the Durban Shongweni Club House.

OBLIGATIONS

All Prize winners are obliged to attend pri ze giving correctly dressed. PRIZE GIVING IS COMPULSORY, if you do not attend prize giving you will forfeit

your prize money back to KZN Dressage and any gifts for donations from sponsors will be reallocated

SADDLERY AND DRESS As per DSA Rules

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EXERCISING and WARM-UP

The three dressage arenas on the bottom field are warm up arenas and are available and open all day. There is a new fibre warm up arena on the main field near the pond. The main warm up arena will have only 6 horses in at any one time; they will be the next two horses for each arena.

COMPETITION ARENA Please check with Durban Shongweni Club. The show holders hire of the venue is effective from the 29th to the 31st

DRUG TESTING DSA reserves the right to sample for prohibited substances from any horse or rider at this event.

PASSPORT

All horses entered in this show must have fully completed SAEF / SAEA or FEI passports. Passports must accompany the horse. Competitors whose passports are not up to date or incomplete (including vaccinations) will be fined per DSA / SAEF regulations.

AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS AND EQUINE FLU

All horses must be vaccinated with AHS vaccine and with Equine Influenza and in accordance with the regulations laid out in the equestrian rules. Horses that do not comply may be refused permission to compete and can be asked to leave the show grounds.

CONDUCT

Any owner or rider who attempts to interfere with or influence judges, officials or stewards, or who at any time on the show grounds uses any contemptuous or abusive language to any of the judges, officials or stewards will forfeit his/her rights to any prizes to which they might otherwise be entitled and will receive a yellow card to remove themselves and their horse from the grounds pending a disciplinary enquiry.

INDEMNITY RESPONSIBILITY

KZN DRESSAGE, SAEF, DSA, DURBAN SHONGWENI CLUB, SHONGWENI SHOWS, Sponsors, Officials and Stewards shall in no way be held responsible for any damage, loss, theft or injury sustained by owners of horses, riders, competitors, members of the public or any other person or their property whatsoever.

FREESTYLE TO MUSIC

Please bring 2 Audio cd’s correctly labelled with the horse’s name and class entered, to the show (one for back up) to be handed in to the show secretary by 29th July by 10.0am. Must be in MP3 Format. Can also be FlashDrive with backup cd.

PRIZES MONEY AND PRIZES

Minimum 40% of entry fees, excluding levies payable Plus Sponsorship. . No Prize money for recreational classes. Trophies and sashes.

OFFICIALS

SAEF/DSA Representative : Nadine Parker KZN Rider Representative : Claire Wager

ACCEPTANCE OF CONDITION AND RIDER UNDERTAKINGS

By entering this show online you agree to be bound by the relevant rules of FEI, DSA, SAEF & abide by the Conditions stipulated on the schedule. I agree to abide by the DSA Code of Conduct. I declare that the horse and rider par ticulars ar e

true and agree that if proven otherwise my entry w ill be r ejected by the Show Holding body and I w ill forfeit my entry fee.

The competitor undertakes not to bring any horse to the show which has an infectious disease, whether notifiable or not, or which horse the competitor

could reasonably be expected to know has an infectious disease or may spread an infectious disease. The competitor undertakes to withdraw the horse from the event (with forfeiture of entry fee) if subsequent to entry it should develop, or should circumstances arise under which the competitor can reasonably be

expected to know that the horse has developed or may develop, any such disease or the ability to spread such disease. DSA, Dressage KZN, and Durban Shongweni Club, the Sponsors, the Organizers and any Officials appointed by

these bodies, shall in no way be held responsible for any damage, loss or injury sustained by owners, competitors, members of the Public or any other person or persons or their property at Durban Shongweni Club for the duration of the show. I have read the Club Rules on the website www.shongweniclub.co.za and

agree to abide by them

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PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY.

RULES: All current DSA Dressage 2016 and General Regulations (Dressage) 2015 Rules shall apply. SADDLERY AND DRESS As per DSA Dressage Rules, Section 33, all prize winners must present themselves mounted and correctly dressed. Failure to comply may result in the forfeiture of prize money, grading points, and any trophies and rosettes as per the relevant General Regulations as referred to above. Hard hats must to be worn at all times whilst mounted. BITS ALLOWED FOR ALL FEI TESTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

a. Novice 5 test – Snaffles only b. Elementary, Medium and Advanced 2 – Snaffles or Double bridles

c. FEI Small Tour, Medium & Big Tour – Double bridles only PROTESTS AND APPEALS As per the relevant General Regulations (Dressage) 2015 as referred to above. Any protests or appeals must be addressed to the Show Secretary, in writing, accompanied by a deposit of R500.00 for protests and R600.00 for appears for National Classes. R400.00/R500.0 for all other classes DRUG TESTING SAEF/DSA reserves the right to sample for prohibited substances from any horse, or

competitor at this event. CONDUCT Any owner or rider who attempts to harass or influence the Judges, Stewards, or Officials, or who at any time uses any contemptuous or abusive language on the showground, whether to any of the Judges, Stewards or Officials, may forfeit his/her rights to any prizes to which they might otherwise be entitled. Likewise, no abusive, aggressive treatment of horses will be tolerated and will be reported to the Judicial committee (Please refer to the relevant Section in the General Regulations referred to above.) PASSPORTS All horses entered in the show must have a SAEF Passport fully completed in all aspects and validated. Passport must accompany horse. Equine Flu and African Horse Sickness - all horses MUST be vaccinated against Equine Influenza and African Horse Sickness in accordance with SAEF Veterinary Regulations. Competitors presenting passports that are not up to date or contain omissions will be fined (DSA Rule 2016 - General Regulations Section 31) Dogs/stallions: Dogs must be on leads at all times. Stallions ridden by responsible Juniors and Adults are permitted. LUNGING: Horses may not be lunged in the warm up arena, or near the competition arenas, under penalty of disqualification WARMUP AND SCHOOLING: No-one other than the person entered to compete on a horse at the show may ride the horse from the 1st day of the start of the show until the end of your classes for the show, unless there has been a substitution of rider and except were applicable in the Para Rider classes. COMBINATIONS AND VICTOR LUDORUMS:

The horse and rider combination must be the same throughout all classes at the show, in all grades, in order for the horse to be eligible for the Championships and the Victor Ludorum.

Victor Ludorum is calculated from all three classes in your performance grade, provided that the same combination rides in each class

QUALIFIERS: Where there are more than 25 horse in a class, they will run as separate pools. Only the top 25

Horses will then qualify for the championship class and the balance shall be automatically entered into a Challenge/Consolation class. The list of qualifying horses and the order of riding, for grades in which qualification is required, will be posted on the scoreboard as soon as possible after all qualifiers have been completed. Please do not ask at the Secretaries’ table, as they will not have this information DURBAN SHONGWENI CLUB MEMBERSHIP:All competitors/riders who are not fully paid up Equestrian Members of the Durban Shongweni Club are subject to a Temporary Membership fee of R175 for the duration of the show. This is a legal requirement and is compulsory for all non members and members with fees outstanding. DSA MEMBERSHIP: All horses and riders not paid up members of DSA are subject to a additional fee of R65 per class MUSIC FOR FREESTYLES: Musical freestyles are open to both adult and junior riders from Preliminary grades and up, Riders who enter walk trot recreational classes may enter a Preliminary Musical Kur. Please email nadinep@sos.co.za to request a copy of the test if you are having a problem finding it on the KZN Dressage website. Pony riders musical kurs will be run from Novice grades and up – WHIPS are allowed for these classes, However, FEI Rules apply to FEI tests KZN BREEDERS CHALLENGE: Please ensure you notify the Showholder if you are registered / competing in this challenge. No callers or whips for any championship class. All championship classes to be ridden from memory .

No Callers and no whips for any of the FEI Tests.

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SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

ADULT PRELIMINARY CLASSES (1F, 1A, 1B) – Not open to Adult Novice Horses with more than 5 point

1F Preliminary Musical Kur

(Kzn Preliminary Kur 2009) Preliminary Musical Freestyle Championship (Entry Fee R150)

1A Preliminary 3

(DSA 2013) (Entry Fee R125)

1B Preliminary 4DSA 2013) KZN Adult Preliminary Dressage Championship (Entry Fee R125)

RECREATIONAL CLASSES Open to Juniors and Adults R125 Per Class

W1 Walk Trot 1

W2 Walk Trot 2 KZN Entry Level Championship

GRADED CLASSES ADULT NOVICE CLASSES (2F, 2A, 2B) – Open to Adult Novice Horses.

2F

Novice Freestyle DSA 2010

Novice Musical Freestyle Championship (or see class 20) (Entry Fee R150)

2A Novice 4 (DSA 2010)

Qualifier class (Entry Fee R185)

2B Novice 6 (DSA 2010)

KZN Adult Novice Dressage Championship (Entry Fee R185) The ‘Hans Franken Memorial Floating Trophy’ will be awarded to the winner.

ADULT ELEMENTARY CLASSES (3F, 3A, 3B) – Open to Adult Elementary Horses.

3F

Elementary Freestyle (DSA 2010)

Elementary Musical Freestyle Championship (Entry Fee R150)

3A Elementary 4 (DSA 2010)

Qualifier class (Entry Fee R185)

3B

Elementary 6 (DSA 2010)

KZN Adult Elementary Dressage Championship (Entry Fee R185) The ‘Sea Sovereign Memorial Floating Trophy’ will be awarded to the winner.

ADULT ELEMENTARY-MEDIUM CLASSES (4F, 4A, 4B) Open to Adult Elementary-Medium Horses.

4F Elementary-Medium

Freestyle(SAEA 2010)

Elementary-Medium Freestyle Championship. (Entry Fee R150)

4A Elementary-Medium 4

(DSA 2010) Qualifier / warm-up class (Entry Fee R185)

4B Elementary-Medium 6

(DSA 2010)

KZN Adult Elementary-Medium Dressage Championship The ‘Angelus Trophy’ will be awarded to the winner. (Entry Fee R185)

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ADULT MEDIUM CLASSES (5F, 5A, 5B) –

5F Medium Freestyle (DSA 2010)

Medium Freestyle Championship. (Entry Fee R150

5A

Medium 4 (DSA 2010)

Qualifier / warm-up class (Entry Fee R185)

5B Medium 6 (DSA 2010)

KZN Medium Dressage Championship. (Entry Fee R185) Tony Collings Memorial Trophy’ will be awarded to the winner.

ADVANCED CLASSES

If you have a horse graded advanced and you are not an open rider you can only compete in Small tour when you have the 10 points. Likewise, if you want to compete in medium Tour you need to have 10 points in small tour. You don’t have to upgrade your horse which means, if you have a horse which will do small tour and never do medium tour you just stay in small tour. You can try the medium tour if you have enough points. An open rider can compete in any grade above the horses grade as long as the horse has never been downgraded

6AF Advanced Freestyle (DSA 2010)

Advanced Freestyle Championship. (Entry Fee R150)

6A Advanced 1 Warm up class (Entry Fee R185)

6B Advanced 2 KZN Adult Advanced Dressage Championship

Ridden from Memory. (Entry Fee R185) SMALL TOUR –

6C FEI Prix St George (FEI 2016)

Int1 Warm up Class (Entry Fee R185)

6D INTERMEDIATE 1 (FEI 2016)

KZN Adult Individual Dressage Championship. The ‘Horse Festival Floating Trophy’ will be awarded to the winner. (Entry Fee R185)

6SF INTER 1 Freestyle (FEI 2009)

Intermediate Freestyle Championship (Entry Fee R150)

MEDIUM TOUR

6MF MEDIUM TOUR FREESTYLE (DSA 2015)

KZN MediumTour Freestyle Champion (Entry Fee R150)

6E FEI INTERMEDIATE A (2016)

KZN Adult MediumTour Champion (Entry Fee R185)

BIG TOUR

6BF FEI GRAND PRIX Freestyle

Grand Prix Freestyle Champion – Maverick Trophy (Entry Fee

R150)

6G FEI INTERMEDIATE II (2016)

KZN Adult BigTour Champion (Entry Fee R185)

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JUNIORS JUNIOR PRELIMINARY CLASSES (7F, 7A, 7B) – Not open to Novice Horses with 5 points or more. VL Points are taken from all three classes

7F

Preliminary Musical Kur

(Kzn Preliminary Kur

2009)

Junior Preliminary Musical Freestyle Championship (Entry Fee R150)

7A Preliminary 3

(DSA 2013)

(Entry Fee R125)

7B Preliminary 4

(DSA 2013)

KZN JUNIOR Preliminary Dressage Championship. (Entry Fee R125)

JUNIOR NOVICE CLASSES (8F, 8A, 8B) – Open to Junior Novice Horses. No cross entry with

Elementary Classes.

8F Novice Freestyle DSA 2010

Junior Novice Musical Freestyle Championship Or see class 20 Pas De Deux (Entry Fee R150)

8A Novice 4 (DSA 2010)

Qualifier class (Entry Fee R150)

8B Novice 6 (DSA 2010)

KZN Junior Novice Dressage Championship (Entry Fee R150)

JUNIOR ELEMENTARY CLASSES (9F, 9A, 9B) – Open to Junior Elementary Horses. No cross entry with Elementary-Medium Classes.

9F Elementary Freestyle (DSA 2010)

Junior Elementary Musical Freestyle Championship Or see class 20 Pas De Deux (Entry Fee R150)

9A Elementary 4 (DSA 2010)

Qualifier class (Entry Fee R150)

9B Elementary 6 (DSA 2010)

KZN Junior Elementary Dressage Championship. (Entry Fee R150)

JUNIOR ELEMENTARY- MEDIUM CLASSES – Open to Junior Elementary Horses.

10F Elementary-Medium Freestyle (DSA 2010)

Junior Elementary-Medium Musical Freestyle Championship Or see class 20 Pas De Duex …. (Entry Fee R150)

10A Elem-Medium 4

(DSA 2010)

(Entry Fee R150)

10B Elem-Medium 6

(DSA 2010)

KZN Junior Elementary-Medium Championship (Entry Fee R150)

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JUNIOR MEDIUM & ADVANCED CLASSES – Open to Junior Medium Horses

11F Medium Freestyle (DSA 2010)

Junior Medium Musical Freestyle Championship Or see class 20 Pas De Duex (Entry Fee R150)

11A Medium 4 (DSA 2010)

(Entry Fee R150)

11B Medium 6 (DSA 2010)

Junior Medium Championship (Entry Fee R150)

JUNIOR ADVANCED CLASSES – Open to Junior Advanced

12F Advanced Freestyle (DSA 2010)

Junior Advanced Freestyle Championship. (Entry Fee R150) Or see class 20 Pas De Duex

12A Advanced 1 Warm up class (Entry Fee R150)

12B Advanced 2 JNR Adult Advanced Dressage Championship

Ridden from Memory. (Entry Fee R150)

PONY RIDERS -

PONY RIDER PRELIMINARY CLASSES – Open to Pony Rider Novice Horses with 5 points or less

Cross Entry to Novice classes allowed but entry limited to 3 classes

14A Pony Rider Preliminary 3 (SAEA 2010)

(Entry Fee R125)

14B Pony Rider Preliminary 4 (SAEA 2010)

KZN Pony Rider Preliminary Championship (Entry Fee R125)

14C Pony Rider Preliminary 1 (DSA 2012)

OPEN to any pony / children rider combination who have never competed in an affiliated show. PONY / CHILDREN RIDER AMTURE TROPHY 2015 - (Entry Fee R125)

PONY RIDER NOVICE CLASSES – Open to Pony Rider Novice Horses.

15A Pony Rider Novice 3 (DSA 2010)

(Entry Fee R150)

15B Pony Rider Novice 4 (DSA 2010)

KZN Pony Novice Dressage Championship. (Entry Fee R150)

15F Pony Rider Novice Freestyle (DSA 2010)

KZN Pony Rider Novice Freestyle Championship. . Or see class 20 Pas De Duex (Entry Fee R150)

PONY RIDER ELEMENTARY CLASSES – Open to Pony Rider Elementary Horses.

16A Pony Rider Elem 3 (DSA 2012)

. (Entry Fee R150)

16B Pony Rider Elem 4 (DSA 2012)

KZN Pony/Children Rider Elementary Championship (Entry Fee R150)

16F Pony Rider Elem Freestyle (SAEA 2010)

KZN Pony Rider Elementary Freestyle Championship. Or see class 20 Pas De Duex (Entry Fee R150)

PONY RIDER ELEMENTARY-MEDIUM CLASSES – Open to Pony Rider, Elementary- Medium

17A Pony Rider Elem-Medium 3 (DSA 2012)

(Entry Fee R150)

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17B Pony Rider Elem –Medium 4 (DSA 2012)

KZN Pony Rider Dressage Championship. . The ‘Jerez Cup’ will be awarded to the winner (Entry Fee R150)

17F Pony Rider -Medium Musical Freestyle (DSA 2010)

KZN Pony Rider Medium Freestyle Champion (Entry Fee R150) Or see class 20 Pas De Duex (Entry Fee R150)

ADDITIONAL CLASSES (PLEASE BE MINDFUL WHEN CHOOSING A CLASS, REMEMBER ONLY TWO CLASSES A DAY (AND FROM ADVANCED UP ONLY ONE)

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NOVICE 6 (DSA 2010)

Thoroughbred Championships. Open to Novice and Elementary – NEWCASTLE TROPHY - Thoroughbred horses only..

Qualifying pools may be held if necessary. (Entry Fee R150) This is a combined class for Adults and Juniors.

19 MASTERS CLASS Open to all riders 55 and over. Ride in your Grade. Preliminary 4, Novice 6, Elementary 6, EM6, M6, PSG, A1 ENTRY FEE R125. – Recreational Class - If a horse is entered

in affiliated classes that horse may have another competitor / Rider (meeting the criteria) ride only if in that senior class.

20 Young Riders

KZN Young Riders Championship (NO Entry fee) awarded to the highest scoring young rider (16 – 21) riding in the highest grade- No Entry Fee.

The Losgelassen Warmblood Stud Trophy

21 AMATEUR SERIES Preliminary 1 (2013)

Open to any rider combination, in which both the horse and rider combination have never competed in affiliated dressage shows before or in the last 10 years. You may have been or are competing currently in other disciplines except Dressage. Open to Juniors and Adults – Separate Prize Giving. R125 Entry Fee

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Pas De Deux (must be in your grade)

Can be done instead of an individual Freestyle and will count towards victor Ludorum points as your freestyle score. It must be created from the freestyle test in your grade. Both partner must ride in the same grade, the grade you are registered in. An adult and a Junior may pair up provided they are registered in the same grade………. Class Entry 250 per combination

P30 GRADE 1B FEI GRADE 1B INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEST 2013

P31 GRADE 11 FEI GRADE 11 INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEST 2013

P32 GRADE 1B FEI GRADE 1B TEAM TEST 2013

P33 GRADE11 FEI GRADE 11 TEAM TEST 2013

VICTOR LUDORUMS There will be a Victor Ludorum for accumulated points in each division over all three classes, which will be awarded from the following classes:

Preliminary Victor Ludorum Novice Victor Ludorum

Elementary Victor Ludorum Elem-Medium Victor Ludorum Medium Victor Ludorum Advanced Victor Ludorum Advanced FEI Level Victor Ludorum Jnr Victor Preliminary Ludorum

Jnr Novice Victor Ludorum Jnr Elementary Victor Ludorum Jnr Medium Victor Ludorum Jnr Advanced Victor Ludorum

Jnr Elem-Medium Victor Ludorum Pony Preliminary Victor Ludorum Pony Novice Victor Ludorum Pony Elem & Elem-Medium Victor Ludorum

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In the event of a tie in points the percentages from the classes as listed above will be added together and

the combination with the highest combined percentages will be the winner of the Victor Ludorum.