Upload
others
View
10
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
RULES®ULATIONS2021
2021 Southern Regional 4-H Horse Championships Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter, Perry, GA
July 28-August 1, 2021 Wednesday, July 28
8:00am Check-in Opens Roquemore Exhibitors begin move in 8:00am Hippology contest check in
8:30am Hippology Contest Begins 2:00pm Horse Bowl Contest Check In 2:30pm Horse Bowl Contest Begins 6:00pm Upload Oral Presentations 8:00pm Staff dinner and orientation
Thursday, July 29 Roquemore Reaves Arena 7:00am Oral Presentation Contest Check In 8:30am Horse Judging Contest Check In 7:30am Oral Presentation Contest Begins 9:30am Horse Judging Contest Begins
1:00pm Perdue Arena 5. Saddle Type Mares (Trotting) 7:00 am Ranch Trail setup 6. Saddle Type Geldings (Trotting) 12:00pm 10. Saddle Type Showmanship 19. Ranch Trail* (assigned order of go) 7. Gaited Mares
8. Gaited Geldings Sutherland 11. Gaited Showmanship 1:00-6:00pm Western Trail- at will go -- short break -- 8:00pm-11:00pm Open Schooling OF 32. Gaited Equitation
29. Gaited Pleasure (Walking Horse Type) 30. Gaited Pleasure (Racking Horse Type) 31. Gaited Pleasure (Non-Walking/Racking Type) 28. Saddle Seat Equitation 27. Saddle Seat Pleasure
Awards: Highpoint Saddle Seat and Gaited Reaves Arena
7:00pm Parade of States Educational Contest Awards
Exhibitor Social immediately following-North Wing of Reaves
*Exhibitors may enter the same horse in both Western Trail and Ranch Trail
Friday, July 30 Sutherland Reaves Arena 7:00-10:00am 8:00am Schooling Over Fences (assigned order of go) 1. Stock Type Mares
2. Stock Type Geldings 10:30am 9. Western Showmanship 35. Working Hunter -- short break -- 36. Equitation over Fences 20. Western Pleasure (preliminaries) 37. Jumping 21. Western Horsemanship (preliminaries)
22. Western Riding Perdue Arena
5:00pm Reaves Western Division Finals (or no less than 1 hour after WH prelim)
8:00am 20. Western Pleasure (finals) 14.Breakaway Roping 21. Western Horsemanship (finals) 16.Working Cow Horse (boxing only)
15.Ranch Roping
Awards: Highpoint Western Division
Saturday, July 31 Sutherland Perdue Arena 8:00am 7:00am 3. Hunter Type Mares 12. Ranch Ground Handling 4. Hunter Type Geldings 18. Ranch Riding 13. Hunter Showmanship 17. Ranch Reining -- short break --
33. Hunter Under Saddle (preliminaries) Reaves 34. Hunt Seat Equitation (preliminaries) 8:00am 5:00pm Sutherland, Hunter Division Finals 24. Pole Bending (preliminaries) (or no less than 1 hour after HS Eq prelim) 25. Barrel Racing (preliminaries) 33. Hunter Under Saddle (finals) 26. Stake Race (preliminaries) 34. Hunt Seat Equitation (finals) 5:00pm Speed Division Finals
(or no less than 1 hour after end of Stake Race) 24. Pole Bending (finals) 25. Barrel Racing (finals) 26. Stake Race (finals)
Awards: Highpoint Speed, Hunter, and Ranch Divisions Sunday, August 1
Sutherland Reaves 8:00am 8:00am 38. Dressage*, Training Level Test 3 (standard) 40. Western Dressage, Basic Level Test 4 (short)
39.Dressage*, First Level Test 2 (standard)
*Exhibitors may enter the same horse in both Training level and First Level Dressage
2021SouthernRegional4-HHorseChampionshipsHorseShowClasses
ConformationorIn-HandClasses*1. StockTypeMares2. StockTypeGeldings3. HunterTypeMares4. HunterTypeGeldings5. SaddleTypeMares(Trotting)6. SaddleTypeGeldings(Trotting)7. GaitedMares8. GaitedGeldings
ShowmanshipClasses*9. WesternShowmanship10. SaddleTypeShowmanship 11. GaitedShowmanship 12. RanchGroundHandling13. HunterShowmanship
RanchHorseDivision14. BreakawayRoping15. RanchRoping16. WorkingCowHorse(boxingonly)17. RanchReining18. RanchRiding19. RanchTrail*
WesternDivision20. WesternPleasure21. WesternHorsemanship22. WesternRiding23. WesternTrail*
SpeedEventsDivision24. PoleBending25. BarrelRacing26. StakeRace
SaddleSeatDivision*27. SaddleSeatPleasure 28. SaddleSeatEquitation GaitedDivision*29. GaitedPleasure(WalkingHorseType)30. GaitedPleasure(RackingHorseType)31. GaitedPleasure(Non-Walking/RackingType)32. GaitedEquitation
HunterDivision33. HunterUnderSaddle34. HuntSeatEquitation35. WorkingHunter36. EquitationOverFences37. Jumping
OpenDressageClasses*38. Dressage,2021TrainingLevelTest339. Dressage,2021FirstLevelTest240. WesternDressage,BasicLevelTest4
*Classentrynotes:• Onehorsemayenteronlyoneconformationandoneshowmanshipclass.• Horse/exhibitorcombinationmayenterbothWesternTrailandRanchTrail.• Horse/exhibitorcombinationmayenterbothTrainingLevelandFirstLevelDressage.• ExhibitorsmaynotenterthesamehorseinbothSaddleSeatandGaitedclasses.• Horsesmayonlyenteronegaitedpleasureclass(29,30or31)Besuretolookattheshowschedulebeforeconfirmingwhatclassestoenter!
Contents2021 4-H SRHC GENERAL RULES ......................................................................................... 7HORSE SHOW AWARDS ...................................................................................................... 12EDUCATIONAL CONTEST AWARDS ................................................................................. 1CONFORMATION and SHOWMANSHIP CLASSES ....................................................... 3CONFORMATION OR IN-HAND CLASSES ...................................................................... 3SHOWMANSHIP CLASSES (Hunter, Western, Saddle Seat and Gaited) ..................... 3.Ranch Ground Handling Procedures and Scoring System ................................................ 7WESTERN DIVISION ............................................................................................................. 10WESTERN PLEASURE ............................................................................................................ 12 WESTERN HORSEMANSHIP ............................................................................................... 12 WESTERN RIDING ................................................................................................................. 16 WESTERN TRAIL ..................................................................................................................... 18 RANCH HORSE DIVISION .................................................................................................. 21RANCH REINING .................................................................................................................... 22 GENERAL BREAKAWAY ROPING PROTOCOLS .......................................................... 31 BREAKAWAY ROPING .......................................................................................................... 31 RANCH ROPING ..................................................................................................................... 32 RANCH RIDING ...................................................................................................................... 36 RANCH TRAIL ......................................................................................................................... 37 SPEED EVENTS DIVISION ................................................................................................... 40GENERAL RULES: ................................................................................................................... 41BARREL RACING .................................................................................................................... 41 POLE BENDING ....................................................................................................................... 42 STAKE RACE ............................................................................................................................. 43 SADDLE SEAT DIVISION ..................................................................................................... 45SADDLE SEAT ENGLISH PLEASURE (Trotting) ............................................................. 45 SADDLE SEAT EQUITATION (Trotting) ........................................................................... 45 GAITED DIVISION ................................................................................................................. 47GAITED PLEASURE (Walking Horses) ............................................................................... 48 GAITED PLEASURE (Racking Horses) ............................................................................... 48 GAITED PLEASURE (Non-Walking/Racking Type) ........................................................ 48 GAITED EQUITATION .......................................................................................................... 49 HUNTER DIVISION ................................................................................................................ 51HUNTER UNDER SADDLE ................................................................................................... 51 HUNT SEAT EQUITATION ON THE FLAT ...................................................................... 52 WORKING HUNTER .............................................................................................................. 55 EQUITATION OVER FENCES .............................................................................................. 57 JUMPING ................................................................................................................................... 57 OPEN DRESSAGE .................................................................................................................... 62OPEN WESTERN DRESSAGE .............................................................................................. 644-H HORSE EDUCATION CONTESTS ............................................................................... 67HORSE JUDGING CONTEST ............................................................................................... 67HORSE BOWL CONTEST ...................................................................................................... 68HIPPOLOGY CONTEST ......................................................................................................... 78TEAM PRESENTATION CONTEST .................................................................................... 81INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION CONTEST ...................................................................... 84PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST ............................................................................................ 84
20214-HSRHCGENERALRULES
Theserulesandregulationscontainedhereintakeprecedenceoveranyotherrulesconcerningconductoftheshowandparticipationtherein.(1)Extenuatingcircumstancesorconcernforsafetymayrequiremodificationoftheshowrulesoroperatingproceduresbytheexecutivecommittee.(2)Itistheresponsibilityoftheexhibitor’sparentorguardiantodetermineifhe/sheisabletoparticipate/competesafely.(3)Showmanagementreservestherighttoalterormodifyanycontestprocedures,obstacles,patterns,orrulesinthisbookforsafetyconcerns,showfacilityrestrictionsorothermitigatingcircumstances.(4)Showmanagementreservestherighttorefuseanexhibitorentryintoanyclassoreventiftheydeemthatentryunsafefortheexhibitorand/orexhibitorsoranimals.Withtheexhibitor’ssafetyinmind,anyactivityorsituationdeemedunsafecan,andwill,bestoppedbyshowmanagementandmayresultindisqualificationfromthatclass,contest,orSouthernRegionalcompetition.
Eachstatemaysendseventy(70)horses/equidstotheshow,plustwo(2)judgingteams,two(2)publicspeakers,two(2)teampresentations,two(2)individualpresentations,two(2)hippologyteams,andtwo(2)horsebowlteamsforthecontestattheSouthernRegional4-HHorseChampionships.
Criteriaforeligibilityofcontestantsaredeterminedbythestatefromwhichcontestantscome.However,allcontestantsmustbebonafide4-HClubmembers.
StallionsarenotallowedtobeshownattheSouthernRegional4-HHorseChampionships.
Allentriesmustbesubmittedtothestate4-HleaderorExtensionhorsespecialistforcertificationandforwardedtotheSouthernRegionalChampionshipShow Manager.
TheSouthernRegional4-HHorseChampionshipshaveanorefundpolicy.Refundsmaybeallowedforextenuatingcircumstancesaspetitionedbythespecialistsatthemeetingheldpriortothestartoftheshow.RequestsmustbemadetotheStateHorseSpecialist,whothensubmitstherequestalongwithdocumentationtothepresentSouthernRegionalShowManagerandcommittee.
Twoormoreridersmaycompeteonthesamehorse.However,innosituationmayacontestantorahorsebeenteredinthesameclassmorethanonce. –thissentenceisvague.
Onehorse/exhibitorcombinationmayenteronlyoneConformationclassandoneGroundHandling/Showmanshipclass.Ahorsemaynotenterbothtrottingandnon-trottingclasses.
Horse/exhibitorcombinationsmayenterbothTrailclasses(WesternandRanch),andbothDressageclasses(TrainingandFirstLevel).
Whenanexhibitororexhibitor’sparent,guardian,leaderoragentisguiltyofunsportsmanlikeconductormisbehaviorduringthecourseoftheeventinoroutofthearea,theshowmanagementmaysuspendsuchexhibitor’srighttoparticipateinfutureclassesand/oreventsasdeemedappropriate.Theshowmanagement’sand/orjudge’sdecisionshallbefinalandmaynotbeprotested.
Researchhasshownthathealthcomplications,suchasheatstress,stressoftraveling,andshowingcanbeexacerbatedatlowbodyconditionscores.Duetoconcernsforanimalwelfareandtheobjectiveof4-Htoeducateandpromotequalityanimalhusbandry;horses,poniesand/ormulesshallnotbeshownattheSouthernRegional4-HHorseShowwithabodyconditionscoreoflessthan4basedontheHennekescale(ribseasilydiscernible,topsofspinousprocesseasilydiscernible,tailheadprominentwithhookboneseasilydiscernible,withersaccentuated,andneckobviouslythin).Ifyouhavequestionsaboutthebodyconditionscoreofyourhorse,orifyouarenotsureyourhorsewillpassinspection,pleasecontactyourStateHorseSpecialistbeforetheregionalshow.ThreepeoplefromtheSouthernRegional4-HHorseChampionshipWelfareCommitteewillassessanimalsinquestion.Ifthereisathinhorse,thecommitteewillmakeafinaldecisionwhetherornottodisqualifytheanimal.
HorseBodyConditionScoresandDescriptions (AdaptedfromHennekeetal.,1983)
Score ConditionDescription
1-PoorAnimalextremelyemaciated.Spinalvertebrae,ribs,tailhead,andpointofhipandpointofbuttocksprojectprominently;bonestructureofwithers,shoulders,andneckeasilynoticeable;nofattytissuecanbefelt.
2-VeryThin
Animalemaciated.Slightfatcoveringoverthebaseofspinalvertebrae;transverseprocessesofthelumbarvertebraefeelrounded;spinousprocesses,ribs,tailhead,andpointofhipandpointofbuttocksprominent;withers,shoulders,andneckstructuresfaintlydiscernible.
3-Thin
Fatbuiltupabouthalfwayonthespinalvertebrae;transverseprocessescannotbefelt;slightfatcoveroverribs;spinousprocessesandribseasilydiscernible;tailheadprominent,butindividualvertebraecannotbeidentifiedvisually;pointofbuttocksappearroundedbuteasilydiscernible;pointofhipnotdistinguishable;withers,shoulders,andneckaccentuated.
4-ModeratelyThin
Slightridgealongback;faintoutlineofribsdiscernible;tailheadprominencedependsonconformation,butfatcanbefeltaroundit;pointofhipnotdiscernible;withers,shoulders,andnecknotobviouslythin.
5-ModerateBackisflat(nocreaseorridge);ribsnotvisuallydistinguishablebuteasilyfelt;fataroundtailheadbeginningtofeelspongy;withersappearroundedoverspinalvertebrae;shouldersandneckblendsmoothlyintobody.
6-ModeratetoFleshy
Maybeslightcreasedownback;fatoverribsspongy;fataroundtailheadsoft;fatbeginningtobedepositedalongthesideofwithers,behindshoulders,andalongthesidesofneck.
7-FleshyMayhavecreasedownback;individualribscanbefelt,butthereisnoticeablefatbetweenribs;fataroundtailheadsoft;fatdepositedalongwithers,behindshoulders,andalongneck.
8-FatCreasedownback;difficulttofeelribs;fataroundtailheadverysoft;areaalongwithersfilledwithfat;areabehindshoulderfilledwithfat;noticeablethickeningofneck;fatdepositedalonginnerthighs.
9-ExtremelyFat
Obviouscreasedownback;patchyfatappearingoverribs;bulgingfataroundtailhead,alongwithers,behindshoulders,andalongneck;fatalonginnerthighsmaycausethemtorubtogether;flankfilledwithfat.
AbuseorAbusiveEquipmentRules: Thejudgeordesignatedshowofficialshavetheauthoritytorequiretheremovaloralterationofanypieceofequipmentwhich,inhis/theiropinionisunsafe,tendstogiveunfairadvantageorisdeemedinhumane.InhumanetreatmentofahorseidentifiedbyshowpersonnelortheSR4HHCWelfareCommitteeatanytimeduringtheSouthernRegionalChampionshipsonanylocationontheshowgroundsmayresultindisqualification,dismissalandsuspensionfromfurtherparticipationinSouthernRegionalclassessubjecttoapprovalofSouthernRegionalHorseSpecialistExecutiveCommittee.AnyhorsereceivinginhumanetreatmentwhileexhibitingmaybedismisseduponthediscretionofthejudgeorshowofficialappointedbySouthernRegionalSpecialistCommittee.Thestandardbywhichconductortreatmentwillbemeasuredisthatwhichtheshowmanagementcommitteerulesareasonableperson,informedandexperiencedingenerallyacceptedequinetrainingandexhibitionprocedures,woulddeterminetobecruel,abusiveorinhumaneinaccordancewithAQHAandUSEF.
Norerunwillbegivenanycontestantifhandicappedbyfailureofpersonalequipmentoraccidenttohorseorrider.Failureoftimerorsimilarotherequipmentwillvoidanyfirstrunandanotherrunwillbegiven,regardlessofcircumstancesoffirstrun,atthediscretionofthemanagement.
Intheeventofatieinatimedclass(exceptinJumping),thecontestantdeclaredthewinnerinarunoffmustrunthepatterninnotmorethantwosecondsoverhisoriginaltimeortherunoffmustbeheldagain.Tiesfor1st,2ndand3rdplaceinjudgedeventswillbeworkedoff.Tiesbelow3rdplacewillbebrokenatdiscretionofjudgeandshowcommittee.Anypointsinvolvedontieswillbeevenlysplitbetweenthetiedcontestants.
Allhorsesmusthavehealthcertificatesmeetingtherequirementsofthestateinwhichtheshowisheld.
Chemicalstimulants,depressantsandcausticagentsareprohibitedandwillresultindisqualification.Allhorsesaresubjecttotesting.
Thejudgeshallexamineandcheckforlamenessallhorsesbroughtintoanyclass.Thisisessentialregardlessofwhetherornotthecompetitionindicatesitisnecessary.Obviouslamenessshallbecausefordisqualificationatthediscretionofthejudge.
Anofficialoftheshowmaychecktheappointmentsofeachhorseandexhibitor.However,itistheexhibitor’sresponsibilitytobeawareofallrulesandenterthearenawiththepropertackandattire.Anofficialmayrequestremovaloralterationofanyequipmentdeemedinappropriatepriortothejudgingoftheclass.Participantsexhibitingwithillegalappointmentsshallbedisqualifiedatthediscretionofthejudge.
Themanagementofthisshowreservestherighttodeterminethenumberofhorsesthatwillbebroughtbacktoanysemifinals,finalsorworkoutunlessthatnumberhasbeenpreviouslydetermined.
Inanyclass,scoredortimed,wherethereisasecondrunorpattern,finalplacingswillbebasedoncumulativescoresortimes.
Witheveryone’ssafetyinmind,alltimedeventswillruntoaclosedgate. However,noassistancewillbeallowedpastthearenagateintheBarrelRace,PoleBendingandStakeRace.
ForanyShowmanship,GroundHandling,HorsemanshipandEquitationclasswithapreliminaryandfinalspattern,scoresforeachcompetitorwillbeannouncedordisplayedaftercompletionoftheirpreliminarypattern.Scoresforthefinalspatternwillnotbeannouncedordisplayed.Forallotherscoredclasses,scoresheetswillbepostedattheconclusionoftheclass.ForSpeedEventclasses,timeswillbeannouncedordisplayed.Allannouncedordisplayedscoresortimesareunofficialandonlythosescoresonthejudges’cardsandshowbooksareofficial.
Protests: Allproblems,complaintsorprotestsfromindividualsshouldbetakentothestatespecialist,whowillpresenttheproblemtotheExecutiveCommitteeorentirespecialistgroupasneeded.Thejudge’sdecisionshallbefinalandmaynotbeprotested.Protestsmustbefiledbythe4-Hmember,parent,orlegalguardian.Eachprotestmustbeinwritingandmustbeaccompaniedby$100incashpriortothebeginningofthenextclass.
Allheatsandallworkingorderswillbedrawnatrandom.Workingorderwillbeintheofficialshowprogramorpostedaheadoftheclass.Inclasseswithdrawnworkingorders,horseswillworkinthatorderorforfeittheirrighttocompeteinthatclass.Theshowmanagementreservestherighttochangetheworkingordersorclassschedulesifextenuatingcircumstanceswarrant.Itistheexhibitor’sresponsibilitytoalertshowmanagementofanyconflictswiththeworkingorders.
Withtheexhibitors’safetyinmind,horseshowmanagersandExecutiveCommitteeshalldecideonpoliciesofenteringandleavingthearenaintimedevents.
InWesternHorsemanship,SaddleSeatEquitation,andHuntSeatEquitationontheFlat(finalsonly),individualpatternswillbecompletedpriortorailwork.Scoringwillbebasedonanumericalscale.Judgingemphasiswillbeonprecisionandexecutionofpatternwork,anddemonstratedhorsemanship/equitation.Tiesaretobebrokenonrailwork.Additionalpatternworkmayberequestedinfinalsorsemifinals.Whenmorethanonepatternisutilized,allscoresarecumulative.
InShowmanshipadditionalpatternworkmayberequestedinfinalsorsemifinals.Whenmorethanonepatternisutilized,allscoresarecumulative.
Foranyjudgedclassinwhichapatternorcourseisutilized(preliminariesand/orfinals),thejudgeorshowmanagementshallpostanypattern(s)tobeworkedatleastonehourpriortothecommencementoftheclass.Ifpatternbooksaredistributedtocontestants,theresponsibilityofpostingpatternshasbeenmet.However,patternsshouldstillbepostedto
alertexhibitorsofchangesortoconfirmtherearenochanges.Ifthejudgerequiresadditionalworkofexhibitorsforconsiderationoffinalplacing,thepatternwillnotbeposted.
Exhibitorsmaywearsafetyattireinanyclasswithoutjudgingdiscrimination.TheSouthernRegional4-HHorseProgramencouragestheuseofsafetyvestsinallclasses.EachstatemayrequireandenforcemorestringentsafetyattireduringtheSouthernRegional4-HHorseChampionships.
Anyyouthage18orunderasofJanuary1stofthecurrentshowyeararerequiredtowearaproperlyfastenedAmericanStandardforTestingMaterials(ASTM)/SafetyEquipmentInstitutes(SEI)approvedprotectiveheadgearwhenmountedonahorse.HelmetuseisrequiredwhenmountedATALLTIMESontheshowgrounds,includingallperformanceclassesanddivisions.Additionally,thispolicyisineffectintheshowpenaswellasALLwarm-up/practicepensandontheshowgroundswhenmounted.Violationofthispolicymayresultindisqualificationfromtheshowand/orremovalfromshowgrounds.
Itistheresponsibilityoftheexhibitor,ortheparentorguardianortraineroftheexhibitor,toseetoitthattheheadgearworncomplieswithappropriatesafetystandardsforprotectiveheadgearintendedforequestrians’useandisproperlyfittedandingoodcondition.TheSouthernRegionalShowCommitteeandofficialsarenotresponsibleforcheckingappropriatenessofheadgearworn.
*TheSouthernRegionalShowCommitteeandofficialsmakenorepresentationorwarranty,expressedorimplied,aboutanyprotectiveheadgear,andcautionsridersthatdeathorseriousinjurymayresultdespitewearingsuchheadgearbecauseallequestriansportsinvolveinherentlydangerousrisksandnohelmetcanprotectagainstallforeseeableinjuries.
Inallclasses,failuretowearthecorrectexhibitornumber(eitheronthebackonlyORonbothsidesofthesaddlepadonly)willresultinadisqualificationinthatspecificclass.
Only exhibitors of 4-H age may mount and ride horses being shown during the course of the horse show, which starts when the horse is checked in by the stable management crew. If a parent, coach, leader, or other non-4-H age individual mounts the horse on the show grounds for any length of time, the exhibitor, the rider and horse will be disqualified from further participation in the horse show.
It is not allowable for exhibitors to wear electronic devise, including but not limited to, GoPro Camera, earpieces, cell phones, etc., during competition excepted for medical devices.
HORSESHOWAWARDS
2021 Southern Regional High Point and Reserve High Point
Rules and Guidelines Onehighpointindividual(champion)andonereservehighpointindividual(reservechampion)awardwillbeselectedineachoftheWestern,Hunter,SaddleSeat,GaitedHorse,RanchHorse,andSpeedEventDivisions.
Pointsineachofthesecategorieswillbeaccumulatedonaone-horse,one-riderbasisfromexhibitor’sfourhighestplacingsinperformanceclasses.
InacaseoftiesforHighPointorReserveHighPoint,thefollowingpriorityorderwillbeusedtodeterminewhoreceivestheaward:
1stTiebreaker:Pointsearnedinthegreatestnumberofuptofourpossibleclasses.2ndTiebreaker:Mostpointsearnedinallridingclasses(alldivisionclassesexceptShowmanship).3rdTieBreaker:Pointsearnedinthegreatestnumberofclasses(outofalldivisionclasses).4thTieBreaker:Totalnumberofhorsesplacedoverinanyonedivisionclass.5thTiebreaker:Thehorsewiththehighestplacingsindivisionclasses.
DivisionsandClassesthatareusedtocalculateHighpointandReserveHighpoint
• WesternHigh/ReserveHighPoint
o #9–WesternShowmanshipo #20-WesternPleasureo #21-WesternHorsemanshipo #22-WesternRidingo #23-WesternTrail
• RanchHigh/ReserveHighPoint:
o #12-RanchGroundhandlingo #14-BreakawayRopingo #17-RanchReiningo #15-RanchRopingo #16-WorkingCowHorse
(BoxingOnly) o #18-RanchRidingo #19-RanchTrail
• HunterHigh/ReserveHighPoint:o #13-HunterShowmanshipo #33-HunterUnderSaddleo #34-HuntSeatEquitationo #35-WorkingHuntero #36-EquitationOverFences
• SaddleSeatHigh/ReserveHighPoint:
o #10–SaddleTypeShowmanship
o #27-SaddleSeatPleasureo #28-SaddleSeatEquitation
• GaitedHigh/ReserveHighPoint:
o #11–GaitedShowmanshipo #29–31-GaitedPleasure
classes(Walking,Racking,andNon-Walking/Racking)
o #32-GaitedEquitation
• SpeedEventsHigh/ReserveHighPoint:
o #24-PoleBendingo #25-BarrelRacingo #26-StakeRace.
ClassesthatdonotcounttowardHighPointorReserveHighPoint
• #1 - Stock Type Mares • #2 - Stock Type Geldings • #3 - Hunter Type Mares • #4 - Hunter Type Geldings • #5 - Saddle Type Mares (Trotting) • #6 - Saddle Type Geldings (Trotting) • #7 - Gaited Mares • #8 - Gaited Geldings • #37 – Open Jumping • #38–DressageTrainingLevel• #39–DressageFirstLevel• #40–WesternDressage
—1—
Howpointsareawarded
1. Eachofthefirst10horsesinaclasswillbegivenonepointforeachhorseplacingbelowit,plusonepoint:Pointsnottoexceed10forfirstplace.
2. Horsesnotplacinginthetop10inaclasswillnotreceivepointsforthatclass.3. Thenumberofhorsesinaclasswillbedeterminedbythenumberactuallyshown.
4. Undernocircumstancesshalladisqualifiedcontestantreceivepoints;however,allhorsesbroughtintotheringwillconstituteanentryandwillbecounted.
EDUCATIONALCONTESTAWARDS
HorseJudgingContest
A. Individualawardswillbegiventothetop10individualsinthehalterphase,performancephase,reasonsphase,andoverall.
B. Teamawardswillbegiventothetop5teamsinthehalterphase,performancephase,reasonsphase,andthetop10teamsinoverall.
HorseBowl
A. Awardsgiventotop10overallteamsandtop10overallindividuals
TeamandIndividualPresentationsandPublicSpeaking
Number of Horses in a class
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+
1st 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Points awarded per placing
2nd 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
3rd 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
4th 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
5th 1 2 3 4 5 6
6th 1 2 3 4 5
7th 1 2 3 4
8th 1 2 3
9th 1 2
10th 1
—2—
A. Awardswillbegiventothefirst10placingsinteamoverallandfirst10placingsinindividualoverallpresentationsandpublicspeaking.
Hippology
A. Awardswillbegiventothetop10individualsinthewrittenphase,stationsphase,judgingphase,andoverall.
B. Teamawardswillbegiventothetop5teamsinthewrittenphase,stationsphase,judgingphase,andteamproblemsphase.Thetop10teamsinOverallwillreceiveawards.
—3—
CONFORMATIONandSHOWMANSHIPCLASSES
CONFORMATIONORIN-HANDCLASSES Horseswillbejudgedaccordingtorespectivebreedstandardsonconformation,condition,structuraldefects,soundnessandwayofgoingatdiscretionofjudge.
Horsestobejudgedindividuallywhilestanding,atawalkandtrot(orfavoritegait1)ontheline.
Horsesmustbeshowninhalterswiththroatlatchesmadeofleatherorothersuitablematerial.InHunterclasses,horsemaybeshowninhalterorbridle.
Whipsorbatsofanytypearenotpermittedinhuntertypeandstocktypeclasses.Whipslessthan4’inlength,includingthepopper,arepermittedinsaddletypeandgaitedclasses.Protectiveboots,legwrapsandbandagesareprohibited.
Horseswillbehandledandshownbyone4-Hmemberonly.
Horsesshouldentertheringasspecifiedbytheofficial.Subsequentprocedureswillbeasdirectedbyjudgeand/orringsteward.
Whenthetop10horsesareplaced,ringstewardshalllinethemupinorderofplacingsothepublicmayseehowthehorsesareplaced.
SaddletypeMares/Geldingsisopenonlytohorsesoftruesaddletype(Arabians;Half-Arabians;Morgans;Saddlebreds;Standardbreds;NationalShowHorse;etc.)StockTypebreeds(Appaloosa;QuarterHorse;etc.)andHunterTypebreeds(Thoroughbreds;Warmbloods;etc.)arenotpermittedtoentertheseclasses.
SHOWMANSHIPCLASSES(Hunter,Western,SaddleSeatandGaited) Exhibitorandequipment:
A. Personalappearanceof4-Hmember:neat,clean,well-groomed,attentive,courteousandinappropriateattirefortheirdiscipline.
B. Equipment:(1) Hunter:Clean,adjustedandacceptablehunterbridleorhalter.(2) SaddleSeat/Gaited:Clean,adjustedhalterorbridle(full,Pelham,curborsnaffle).(3) Western:Clean,adjustedhaltertofitthehorse.Fancyhaltersshallnotbegiven
preferenceovergoodworkinghalters.(4) Alldivisions:Crops,bats,dressagewhipsetc.willnotbeallowed.Warbridlesorlike
devices,oranytypeofwireorropeoverahorse’sheadwillnotbeallowed.
1 Gaited horses only
—4—
Horse(FittingandGrooming):
A. Thehorseshouldbeclean,well-groomedandfittedforitstype.B. Thehorse’sfeetshouldbecleanedandeithertrimmedorproperlyshod.
MethodofShowing(Showmanship):
A. OverallPresentationofExhibitorandHorse
(1) Theexhibitor’soverallpoise,confidence,appearanceandpositionthroughouttheclass,andthephysicalappearanceofthehorsewillbeevaluated.
(2) Exhibitorsshouldbepoised,confident,courteousandgenuinelysportsmanlikeatalltimes,quicklyrecognizingandcorrectingfaultsinthepositioningofthehorse.Theexhibitorshouldcontinueshowingthehorseuntiltheclasshasbeenplacedortheyhavebeenexcused,unlessotherwiseinstructedbythejudge.Theexhibitorshouldappearbusiness-like,standandmoveinastraight,naturalanduprightmanner,andavoidexcessive,unnaturaloranimatedbodypositions.
(3) Leadfromtheleftsideofyourhorsewithyourrighthandontheleadstraporbridlereins.Theexcessleadshank/bridlereinsmustbecarriedinthelefthandatalltimesandtheleadshank/bridlereinsmustnotbewrappedaroundeitherhand.Itisacceptabletoeitherfigure-8orloosecoiltheexcessleadshank/bridlereinsinthelefthand.Itispreferablethattheexhibitor’shandnotbeonthesnaporchainportionoftheleadcontinuously.Whenleading,theexhibitorshouldbepositionedbetweentheeyeandthemid-pointofthehorse’sneck,referredtoastheleadingposition.
(4) Botharmsshouldbebentattheelbowwiththeelbowsheldclosetotheexhibitor’ssideandtheforearmsheldinanaturalposition.Heightofthearmsmayvarydependingonthesizeofthehorseandexhibitor,butthearmsshouldneverbeheldstraightoutwiththeelbowslocked.
(5) Thepositionoftheexhibitorwhenexecutingaturntotherightisthesameastheleadingpositionexceptthattheexhibitorshouldturnandfacetowardthehorse’sheadandhavethehorsemoveawayfromthemtotheright.
(6) Whenexecutingaback,theexhibitorshouldturnfromtheleadingpositiontofacetowardtherearofthehorsewiththerighthandextendedinfrontoftheexhibitor’scheststillmaintainingslightbendintheelbowandwalkforward.Theidealpositionisfortheexhibitorsleftshouldertobeinalignmentwiththehorse’sleftfrontleg.
(7) Whensettingthehorseupforinspection,theexhibitorshouldstandangledtowardthehorseinapositionbetweenthehorse’seyeandmuzzle,andshouldneverleavetheheadofthehorse.TheexhibitorisrequiredtousetheQuarterMethodwhenpresentingthehorse.Theexhibitorshouldmaintainapositionthatissafeforthemselvesandthejudge.Thepositionoftheexhibitorshouldnotobstructthejudge’sviewofthehorseandshouldallowtheexhibitortomaintainawarenessofthejudge’spositionatalltimes.Theexhibitorshouldnotcrowdotherexhibitorswhensettingupside-by-sideorhead-to-tail.Whenmovingaroundthehorse,theexhibitorshouldchangesidesinfrontofthehorsewithminimalstepsandshouldassumethesamepositionontherightsideofthehorsethattheyhadontheleftside.
—5—
(8) PresentationofHorse
a. Thehorse’sbodyconditionandoverallfitnessshouldbeassessed.Thehaircoatshouldbeclean,well-brushedandingoodcondition.FortheHunterandWesterndivisions,themane,tail,forelockandwithertuftmaynotcontainornaments(ribbons,bows,etc.),butmaybebraidedorbandedasappropriate.FortheSaddleSeat/GaitedDivisionribbonsareoptionalandmaybeeitherclippedorbraidedintomane.HorsesenteringtheSaddleSeatDivisionarenotpermittedtohavepulled,braided,orbandedmanes.Thelengthofmaneandtailmayvary,aslongastheyareneat,cleanandfreeoftangles.Themaneshouldbeeveninlengthormayberoached,buttheforelock*andtuftoverthewithersmustbeleft.Thebridlepath,eyebrows,andlonghairontheheadandlegsmaybeclipped,exceptwheregovernmentregulationsprohibit.*optionalintheSaddleSeat/Gaiteddivision
b. Hoovesshouldbeproperlytrimmedandifshod,theshoesshouldfitcorrectlyandclinchesshouldbeneat.Hoovesmustbecleanandmaybepaintedblackorwithhoofdressings,orshownnaturally.
c. Tackshouldfitproperlyandbeneat,cleanandingoodrepair.
CLASSPROCEDURES:Allexhibitorsmayentertheringandthenworkindividuallyoreachexhibitormaybeworkedfromthegateindividually.Whenexhibitorsareworkedindividuallyfromthegate,aworkingorderisrequired.Thefollowingmaneuversareconsideredacceptable:leadthehorseatawalk,jog,trotorextendedtrot,orbackinastraightorcurvedline,oracombinationofstraightandcurvedlines;stop;andturn90(1/4),180(1/2),270(3/4),360(fullturn)degreesoranycombi-nationormultipleoftheseturns.Thepullturnisanunacceptablemaneuver.Thejudgemusthaveexhibitorssetthehorseupsquarelyforinspectionsometimeduringtheclass.
A. PatternPerformance
(1) Theexhibitorshouldper-formtheworkaccurately,precisely,smoothly,andwithareason-ableamountofspeed.Increasingspeedoftheworkincreasesthedegreeofdifficulty,however,accuracyandprecisionshouldnotbesacrificedforspeed.Thehorseshouldlead,stop,back,turnandsetupwillingly,brisklyandreadilywithminimalvisibleoraudiblecueing.Severedisobediencewillnotresultinadisqualificationbutshouldbepenalizedseverely,andtheexhibitorshouldnotplaceaboveanexhibitorthatcompletesthepatterncorrectly.Excessiveschoolingortraining,willfulabuse,lossofcontrolofthehorsebytheexhibitor,failuretofollowprescribedpattern,knockingoverorworkingonthewrongsideoftheconesshallbecausefordisqualification.
(2) Thehorseshouldbeleddirectlytoandawayfromthejudgeinastraightorcurvedlineandtrackbrisklyandfreelyattheprescribedgaitasinstructed.Thehorse’sheadandneckshouldbestraightandinlinewiththebody.
(3) Thestopshouldbestraight,prompt,smoothandresponsivewiththehorse’sbodyremainingstraight.
(4) Thehorseshouldbackupreadilywiththehead,neckandbodyalignedinastraightorcurvedlineasinstructed.
—6—
(5) Onturnsofgreaterthan90degrees,theidealturnconsistsofthehorsepivotingontherighthindlegwhilestep-pingacrossandinfrontoftherightfrontlegwiththeleftfrontleg.Anexhibitorshouldnotbepenalizediftheirhorseperformsapivotonthelefthindleg,butanexhibitorwhosehorseper-formsthepivotcorrectlyshouldreceivemorecredit.
(6) Apullturntotheleftisanunacceptablemaneuver.
(7) Thehorseshouldbesetupquicklywiththefeetsquarelyunderneaththebody.Theexhibitordoesnothavetoresetahorsethatstopssquare
SCORING:Exhibitorsaretobescoredfrom0toinfinity,with70denotinganaverageperformance.Patternswillbedividedinto6to10maneuvers,asspecifiedbythejudge,andeachmaneuverwillbescoredfrom+3to-3with1/2pointincrementsacceptablethatwillbeaddedorsubtractedfrom70.Maneuverscoresshouldbedeterminedindependentofpenalties,andshouldreflectequalconsiderationofbothperformanceoftheexhibitor’spatternandtheformandeffectivenessoftheexhibitorandpresentationofthehorsetoresultinthefollowingscores:+3Excellent,+2VeryGood,+1Good,0AverageorCorrect,-1Poor,-2VeryPoor,-3ExtremelyPoor.Exhibitorsoverallformandeffectivenessshouldalsobescoredfrom0to5with0to2Average,3Good,4VeryGood,5Excellent
A. Faults
(1) Three(3)points
a. Breakofgaitatthewalkortrotupto2strides
b. Overorunderturningupto1/8ofaturn
c. Tickingorhittingcone
d. Slidingapivotfoot
e. Liftingapivotfootduringapivotorset-upandreplacingitinthesameplace
f. Liftingafootinaset-upandreplacingitinthesameplaceafterpresentation
(2) Five(5)points
a) Notperformingthespecificgaitornotstoppingwithin10feet(3meters)ofdesignatedlocation
b) Breakofgaitatwalkortrotformorethan2strides
c) Splittingthecone(conebetweenthehorseandexhibitor)
d) Horsesteppingoutoformovingthehindendsignificantlyduringapivotorturn
e) Horsesteppingoutofset-upafterpresentation
f) Horserestingafootorhipshotinaset-upOverorunderturning1/8to1/4turn
—7—
(3) Ten(10)points
a. Exhibitorisnotintherequiredpositionduringinspection
b. Exhibitortouchingthehorseorkickingorpointingtheirfeetatthehorse’sfeetduringtheset-up
c. Standingdirectlyinfrontofthehorse
d. Lossofleadshank,holdingchainortwohandsonshank
e. Blatantdisobedienceincludingkicking,rearingorpawing;horsecontinuallycirclingexhibitor
(4) Disqualifications(shouldnotbeplaced)including:
a. Lossofcontrolofhorsethatendangersexhibitor,otherhorses,orjudge
b. Horsebecomesseparatedfromexhibitor
c. Failuretodisplaycorrectnumber
d. Willfulabuse
e. Excessiveschoolingortraining;useofartificialaids
f. Illegalequipment
g. Offpattern,including:knockingoverorwrongsideofconeormarker;neverperformingdesignatedgait;overorunderturningmorethan1/4turn
.RanchGroundHandlingProceduresandScoringSystem EquipmentHaltersonly.Haltersandleadsmayberope,nylon,orplainleather(nosilver).Leadropesmaynothavechain.Notrainingsticksoraidsarepermitted.
Attire:
Clothing should be neat and clean. Shirts with collar and long sleeves are required, along with western boots.
Thisclassteststhehandler’sabilitytocommunicatewiththehorsefromthegroundbyjudgingaseriesofmaneuversthatrequirethehorsetoyieldtopressure–forward,backward,andlaterally.Maneuversareselectedtoberealisticintheirapplicationtoeverydaytraining.Exhibitormovementsshouldbeworkmanlikeandefficientandthehorseshouldbeobedientandcooperative.Evaluatingsafeandeffectivegroundhandlingwilltakeprioritytothequalityofattireortack.
—8—
Eachexhibitorwillperformapatternthatwillconsistofnolessthanseven(7)ofthemaneuverslistedbelow.Exhibitorsmaybeaskedtoworkfromboththeleftandrightsideofthehorseduringanyofthelistedmaneuvers(switchinghandsontheleadispermitted).
A. Squarehorseforinspection;judgewillonlywalkinfrontofthehorse.
B. Leadthehorseatawalk,jog/trot(orfavoritegaitforgaitedhorsesonly),orbackinastraightorcurved*line,oracombinationofstraightandcurved*lines.
C. Extensionofwalkortrot.
D. Stop
E. Answerquestionsfromthejudge
F. Pivots,movingtheforehandupto270°G. Movethehindquarters,upto270°(turnonforehand)
H. Stepawayfromthehorsetotheendoftheleadwhilehorseremainsstill
I. Lowerthehorse’shead(pullingdownontheleadorpressureonthepoll)
J. Demonstrateasidepass
K. Backthehorsewhilehandlerremainsstationary
L. Sendhorseinacircle(eitherdirection),aroundamarker,oroverapole.
(*Curve=anynon-straightlineincluding,butnotlimitedto: anychangeofdirectionfromgradualturnstodistinctturns,circlesorportionsofcircles,ormultiplecurvestocreateashape.)
Poles,barrels,andconesmaybeusedasmarkerstodefinemaneuverlocationsand/orparameters.However,thepatternshouldnottakeontheappearanceofan“In-handTrail”class.Hitting/touching/movingtheseobjectswillnotbescoredaspenalties,buttakenintoaccountwhenscoringthehandler’sabilities.
Exhibitorsmaybeaskedtoworkfromboththeleftandrightsideofthehorseduringanyofthelistedmaneuvers(switchinghandsontheleadispermitted).Exhibitorsmaytouchthehorsetoinitiateanylateralmovementandwhenaskedtolowerthehorse’shead.Thejudgewillrecognizeaddeddegreeofdifficultyofnottouchingthehorseandthiswillbereflectedinthemaneuverscore.
Scoringwillbeonthebasisof0to100with70denotinganaverageperformance.Judgeswillassesseachmaneuveronascalefrom-1½to+1½with½pointincrementsinbetween.Inadditiontothemaneuverscore,exhibitorscanincurpenaltypointsaslistedbelow.
Penalties
A. One-half(½)point(1) Breakofgait(walkortrot)upto1fullstride
B. One(1)point
(1) Touchinghorseotherthanwhenallowed.Itisacceptabletotouchthehorsetosidepass,movethehindquarters,andlowerthehead.
C. Two(2)points
(1) Freezeup:completelossofforward,backwardorlateralmovementwithinamaneuver(2) Breakofgait(walkortrot)formorethan1fullstride
—9—
(3) Useofhandonhalterinanymanner(4) Touching horsewithlead(firstoffense)(5) Incorrectorincompleteanswertothejudge’squestion(6) Artificialoroverdoneshowing
D. Five(5)points(1) InappropriateBodyconditionscore:Clearlybelowa4orclearlyabovea7 (2) Balking,continuedspooking,kicking,biting,rearing,striking(3) Failuretocompleteamaneuver (4) Leavingoutamaneuver(5) Touchinghorsewithendoflead(secondoffense)
E. Zero(0)score
(1) ConsistentLameness(2) Illegalattire(3) Illegaltack(4) Abuse(5) OffPattern
—10—
WESTERNDIVISION
APPOINTMENTS:
PERSONAL:Clothingmustbecleanandneat.Contestantsmustwearwesternhatsorhelmetsandbootswhenshowinginhand.Anapprovedhelmetandbootsmustbewornatalltimeswhenmounted.Shirtswithacollarandlongsleevesarerequired.Spurs,chapsorsimilarequipmentareoptional.NoballcapswillbeallowedinanyclassintheWesternDivision.
TACK:Horseshallbeshownwithastocksaddle,butsilvertackequipmentwillnotcountoveragoodworkingoutfit.Asnaffle,curb,half-breedorspadebitispermissible;butamartingale,tie-downornosebandisprohibited.Nowirecurbs,regardlessofhowtaped,norchinstrapnarrowerthan½inchwillbepermitted.Chaincurbsarepermissiblebutmustbeofthestandardflatvarietywithnotwistandmustmeetapprovalofthejudge.AhackamoreorsnafflemaybeusedonlyonhorsesorponiesfiveyearsofageoryoungerinWesternevents.“Hackamore”meansthatahorsewillberiddenONLYwitharawhidebraidedorleatherbraidedorropebosal.Thecoreofwhichmaybeeitherrawhideorflexiblecable.Ahackamoremustuseacompletemecaterein,whichincludesatie-rein.Absolutelynoironwillbepermittedunderthejaws,regardlessofhowpaddedortaped.MechanicalhackamoresareprohibitedexceptinRopingorspeedevents.Ajudgeshallhavetheauthoritytorequiretheremovaloralterationofanypieceofequipmentwhichinhisopinionwouldgiveahorseanunfairadvantage.Protectiveboots,legwrapsandbandagesareallowedinWesternHorsemanship,WesternRidingandReining.
BITS:Snafflebitsusedinwesternperformanceclassesmustbeconventionalegg-butt,O-ringorD-ringtypewitharingdiameternolargerthan4inches.Themouthpiecemustberoundandsmoothandconstructedofunwrappedmetal.Ifthemouthpieceisinlaid,itmustbesmoothorlatexwrapped.Thebarsofthebitmustmeasureatleast5/16incheswhenmeasured1inchfromthecheek.Agradualdecreasetowardthecenterofthebitispermissible.Themouthpiecemaybeoftwoorthreepieceswitheitheraconnectingringoraflatbarbeingthecenter.Iftheringstructureisuseditmustbenolargerthan11/4inchesindiameter;iftheconnectingpieceisaflatbar,itcanbenolongerthan2inchesandmustmeasure3/8inchesto3/4inchestoptobottom.Bothconnectingringandflatbarmustlieinthehorse’smouth.
Curbbitsarethosebitsthathaveshanksusedforleverage.Themouthpiecemaybeeithersmoothorbroken.Thebitmustbefreeofmechanicaldevices.Thelengthoftheshankmustnotexceed8½inchesmeasuredfromtheupperinsideofthetopring(wheretheheadstallattaches)tothecenterofthebottomring(wherethereinsattach).
Legal Bit
3 1/2" Max Port
8 1/2" Max.5/16" to3/4" dia .
Donut Bit Prong Bit
Some Illegal Bits
Some Acceptable Curb Straps
—11—
Thebarsofthecurbbitmustberound,smoothandunwrappedmetalatleast5/16inchesandnolargerthan3/4inchesindiameterwhenmeasured1inchfromthecheek.Ifthemouthpieceissolid,nothingmayprotrudebelowthebar.Ifthemouthpieceismadeoftwoorthreepieces,aconnectingring11/4inchorlessindiameter,oraconnectingflatbarof3/8inches-3/4inches(measuredtoptobottomwithamaximumlengthof2inches),whichliesflatinthehorse’smouthisacceptable.Themaximumheightoftheportonacurbbitis3½inchesmeasuredfromthebottomofthebartothetopoftheport(thisincludesanyextensionsthatmightbeaddedtotheport).
Slipbits,gagbits,donutandflatpolomouthpiecesarenotacceptable.
Reinsshallbeheldinonehandandcannotbechangedduringtheperformance,unlessahorseorponyfiveyearsofageoryoungerisbeingshownineitherasnafflebitorbosal.Ifshowingwithonehandonthereins,thefreehandshallnotbeusedtosupporttheriderbybeingplacedonanypartofthesaddle.
Contestantsmustusesplitreinsorromal.Ropingreinsarenotpermitted.Onlyonefingerbetweensplitreinsispermissible.Nofingerispermittedbetweenthereinswhenusingaromal.
Horsesorponiesfiveyearsofageoryoungermaybeshownwithbothhandsonreinsinallwesterndivisionclassesinaccordancewiththefollowingrules:
Horsestobeshowninstandard,plainorsilverheadstalls(browband,shapedearorsplitear).Smoothsnafflebitwithbrokenmouthpiece(conventionalO-ring,eggbuttorD-ring).
Reinstobeattachedabovethecurbstrap.
Standard,leatherorwoven,splitreinsaremandatorywithasnafflebit.
Arawhidebraided,leatherbraidedorropebosalmaybeusedinlieuofasnafflebit,withnometalunderthejaworonthenosebandinconnectionwiththebosal.Thebosalshouldbeproperlyfittedrelativetothehorse’ssizeandconformation.Bosalusemustincludeacompletemecaterein.
Allentrieswithahackamore/snafflebitmustbeshownwithbothhandsonreins,maintaininglightcontactwithhorse’smouth.
—12—
WESTERNPLEASURE
Horsesareshownatawalk,jogandlopeonareasonablyloosereinwithoutunduerestraint.Horsesmustworkbothwaysoftheringatallthreegaitstodemonstratetheirabilitywithdifferentleads.Horsesmayberequiredtoreverseatthewalkorjogandmayberequiredtogofromanygaittoanyothergaitatthediscretionofthejudge.Forsafetyofthecontestants,areverseatthelopeshallnotbecalled.Anextendedlopewillnotbecalled.Amoderateextensionofthejogmaybecalledfor.
Thejudgeshallhavetherighttoaskforadditionalworkfromanyhorse.Additionalworkshallberelatedtotheutilityofthehorse.
Thejudgemayaskthatonlyfinalistsbebacked.
Horsesaretobereversedtothecenterofthearena.
Largenumbersinthisclasswillnecessitateeliminationheatstoaccommodateallhorses.Thesuggestedmaximumnumberis15 horsesineachheat.
Anyportionofaclassorheatmaybeplacedontherailforextraworkbythejudgeatanytime.
Atnotimeshallthefault-outsystembeusedthatresultsinacontestantbeingeliminatedindividually.Instead,amorepositiveapproachshouldbeused,withwinnersbeingannouncedandtheremainderoftheclassbeingdismissedfromthearenaasagrouporrecognizedindividuallyasfinalists.Individualhorseswillnotbepulledofftherailwhiletheclassisbeingjudged.
Thisclasswillbejudgedontheperformanceofthehorseatthediscretionofthejudge.
WESTERNHORSEMANSHIP
TheWesternHorsemanshipclassisdesignedtoevaluatetherider’sabilitytoexecute,inconcertwiththehorse,asetofmaneuversprescribedbythejudgewithprecisionandsmoothnesswhileexhibitingpoiseandconfidence,andmaintainingabalanced,functionalandfundamentallycorrectbodyposition.Theidealhorsemanshippatternisextremelyprecisewiththeriderandhorseworkingincompleteunison,executingeachmaneuverwithsubtleaidsandcues.Thehorse’sheadandneckshouldbecarriedinarelaxed,naturalposition,withthepolllevelwithorslightlyabovethewithers.Theheadshouldnotbecarriedbehindthevertical,givingtheappearanceofintimidation,orbeexcessivelynosedout,givingaresistantappearance.
Pattern(s)shouldbedesignedtotestthehorseman’sability.Alltieswillbebrokenatthejudge’sdiscretion.Ifthejudgerequiresadditionalworkofexhibitorsforconsiderationoffinalplacing,thepatternmayormaynotbeposted.
CLASSPROCEDURES:Allexhibitorsmustentertheringandthenworkindividually,oreachexhibitormaybeworkedfromthegateindividually.Whenexhibitorsareworkedindividuallyfromthegate,aworkingorderisrequired.Exhibitorsshouldbeinstructedtoeitherleavethearena,fallintoline,orfallintoplaceontherailaftertheirwork.Thewholeclass,orjustthefinalists,mustworkatallthreegaitsatleastonedirectionofthearena.Thefollowingmaneuversareacceptableinapattern:walk,jog,trot,extendedtrot,lopeorextendedlopeinastraightline,curvedline,serpentine,circleorfigure8,orcombinationofthesegaitsandmaneuvers;stop;backinastraightorcurvedline;turnorpivot,includingspinsandrollbacksonthehaunchesand/or
—13—
ontheforehand;sidepass,two-trackorleg-yield;flyingorsimplechangeoflead;counter-canter;oranyothermaneuver;orridewithoutstirrups.Abackshouldbeaskedforatsometimeduringtheclass.Judgesshouldnotaskexhibitorstomountordismount.
Scoring:
A. Exhibitors are to be scored from 0 to infinity, with 70 denoting an average performance. Patterns will be divided into 6 to 10 maneuvers, as specified by the judge, and each maneuver will be scored from +3 to -3 with 1/2 point increments acceptable that will be added or subtracted from 70. Maneuver scores should be determined independent of penalties, and should reflect equal consideration of both performance of the exhibitor’s pattern and the horsemanship form and effectiveness of the exhibitor to result in the following scores: +3 Excellent, +2 Very Good, +1 Good, 0 Average or Correct, -1 Poor, -2 Very Poor, -3 Extremely Poor. Exhibitors overall horsemanship form and effec-tiveness should also be scored from 0 to 5 with 0 to 2 Average, 3 Good, 4 Very Good, 5 Excellent. Exhibitors should also be judged on the rail, and their pattern score and/or ranking may be adjusted as appropriate
B. Penalties
(1) Three (3) points
a. Break of gait at the walk or jog up to 2 strides
b. Over or under turn from 1/8 to 1/4 turn
c. Tick or hit of cone
d. Obviously looking down to check leads
(2) Five (5) points
a. Not performing the specific gait or not stopping within 10 feet (3 meters) of designated location
b. Incorrect lead or break of gait at the lope (except when correcting an incorrect lead)Break of gait at walk or jog for more than 2 strides
c. Loss of stirrup
d. Bottom of boot not touching pad of stirrup at all gaits including backup
e. Head carried too low and/or clearly behind the vertical while the horse is in motion, showing the appearance of intimidation
(3) Ten (10) points
a. Loss of rein
b. Use of either hand to instill fear or praise while on pattern or during rail work
c. Holding saddle with either hand
d. Cueing with the end of the romal
—14—
e. Blatant disobedience including kicking, pawing, bucking, and rearing
f. Spurring in front of the cinch
(4) Disqualifications (should not be placed) including:
a. Failure to display correct number
b. Abuse of horse or schooling
c. Fall by horse or exhibitor
d. Illegal equipment or illegal use of hands on reins
e. Use of prohibited equipment
f. Off pattern, including: knocking over or wrong side of cone or marker; never performing designated gait or lead; over or under turning more than 1/4 turn
OverallPresentationofExhibitorandHorse:Theexhibitor’soverallpoise,confidence,appearanceandpositionthroughouttheclassaswellasthephysicalappearanceofthehorsewillbeevaluated.
A. PresentationandPositionofExhibitor
(1) Appropriatewesternattiremustbeworn.Clothesandpersonaretobeneatandclean.(2) Theexhibitorshouldappearnaturalintheseatandridewithabalanced,functionaland
correctpositionregardlessofthemaneuverorgaitbeingperformed.Duringtherailworkandpattern,theexhibitorshouldhavestrong,secureandproperposition.Exhibitorsshouldsitandmaintainanuprightpositionwiththeupperbodyatallgaits.
(3) Theridershouldsitinthecenterofthesaddleandthehorse’sbackwiththelegshangingtoformastraightlinefromtheear,throughthecenteroftheshoulderandhip,touchingthebackoftheheelorthroughtheankle.Theheelsshouldbelowerthanthetoes,withaslightbendinthekneeandthelowerlegshouldbedirectlyundertheknee.Therider’sbackshouldbeflat,relaxedandsupple.Anoverlystiffand/oroverlyarchedlowerbackwillbepenalized.Theshouldersshouldbeback,levelandsquare.Therider’sbaseofsupportshouldmaintainsecurecontactwiththesaddlefromtheseattotheinnerthigh.Lightcontactshouldbemaintainedwiththesaddleandhorsefromthekneetomid-calf.Thekneeshouldpointforwardandremainclosedwithnospacebetweentheexhibitor’skneeandthesaddle.Theexhibitorwillbepenalizedforpositioningthelegsexcessivelybehindorforwardoftheverticalposition.Regardlessofthetypeofstirrup,thefeetmaybeplacedhomeinthestirrup,withthebootheeltouchingthestirrup,ormaybeplacedwiththeballofthefootinthecenterofthestirrup.Therider’stoesshouldbepointingstraightaheadorslightlyturnedoutwiththeanklesstraightorslightlybrokenin.Ridingwithtoesonlyinthestirrupwillbepenalized.Thoseexhibitorsthatcanmaintaintheproperpositionthroughoutallmaneuversshouldreceivemorecredit.Whenridingwithoutstirrups,theexhibitorshouldmaintainthesamepositionaspreviouslydescribed.Bothhandsandarmsshouldbeheldinarelaxed,easymanner,withtheupperarminastraightlinewiththebody.Thearmholdingthereinsshouldbebentattheelbowformingalinefromtheelbowtothehorse’smouth.Thefreehandandarmmaybecarriedbentattheelbowinasimilarpositionasthehandholdingthereinsorstraightdownattherider’sside.Excessivepumpingofthefreearmaswellasexcessivestiffnesswillbe
—15—
penalized.Therider’swrististobekeptstraightandrelaxed,withthehandheldatabout30to45degreesinsidethevertical.Thereinhandshouldbecarriedimmediatelyaboveorslightlyinfrontofthesaddlehorn.Thereinsshouldbeadjustedsothattheriderhaslightcontactwiththehorse’smouth,andatnotimeshallreinsrequiremorethanaslighthandmovementtocontrolthehorse.Excessivelytightorloosereinswillbepenalized.
(4) Therider’sheadshouldbeheldwiththechinlevelandtheeyesforward,andmaybedirectedslightlytowardthedirectionoftravel.Excessiveturningoftheheadtotheinsideofthecircle,ordownatthehorse’sheadorshoulderwillbepenalized.
(5) Theexhibitorshouldnotcrowdtheexhibitornexttoorinfrontofthemwhenworkingontherailandshouldpasstotheinsideofthearena.Whenreversingontherail,theexhibitorshouldalwaysreversetotheinsideofthearena.
B. PresentationofHorse
(1) Thehorse’sbodyconditionandoverallhealthandfitnessshouldbeassessed.Thehorseshouldappearfitandcarryweightappropriateforthebodysize.Ahorsewhichappearssullen,dull,lethargic,emaciated,drawnoroverlytiredshouldbepenalizedaccordingtoseverity.
(2) Tackshouldfitthehorseproperlyandbeneat,cleanandingoodrepair.
Performance
A. Theexhibitorshouldperformtheworkaccurately,precisely,smoothly,andwithareasonableamountofpromptness.Increasingspeedofthemaneuversperformedincreasesthedegreeofdifficulty;however,accuracyandprecisionshouldnotbesacrificedforspeed.Exhibitorsthatperformthepatternsluggishlyandallowtheirhorsetomovewithoutadequateimpulsion,collectionorcadencewillbepenalized.
B. Thehorseshouldperformallmaneuversinthepatternwillingly,brisklyandreadilywithminimalvisibleoraudiblecueing.Severedisobediencewillnotresultinadisqualification,butshouldbeseverelypenalized,andtheexhibitorshouldnotplaceaboveanexhibitorthatcompletesthepatterncorrectly.Failuretofollowtheprescribedpattern,knockingoverorworkingonthewrongsideofthecones,excessiveschoolingortraining,orwillfulabusebytheexhibitoriscausefordisqualification.
C. Thehorseshouldtrackstraight,freelyandatthepropercadencefortheprescribedgait.Transitionsshouldbesmoothandpromptinthepatternandontherail,andshouldbeperformedwhencalledforontherail.Thehorse’sheadandneckshouldbestraightandinlinewithitsbodywhileperformingstraightlinesandslightlyarchedtotheinsideoncurvedlinesorcircles.Circlesshouldberoundandperformedattheappropriatespeed,sizeandlocationasrequestedinthepattern.Thecounter-cantershouldbeperformedsmoothlywithnochangeincadenceorstrideunlessspecifiedinthepattern.
D. Thestopshouldbestraight,square,prompt,smoothandresponsivewiththehorsemaintainingastraightbodypositionthroughoutthemaneuver.Thebackshouldbesmoothandresponsive.
E. Turnsshouldbesmoothandcontinuous.Whenperformingaturnonthehaunches,thehorseshouldpivotontheinsidehindlegandstepacrosswiththefrontlegs.Arollbackisastopand180degreeturnoverthehockswithnohesitation.Backingduringturnswillbepenalizedseverely.
F. Thehorseshouldstepacrosswiththefrontandhindlegswhenperformingthesidepass,leg-yieldandtwo-track.Thesidepassshouldbeperformedwiththehorsekeepingthebodystraightwhilemovingdirectlylateralinthespecifieddirection.Whenperformingaleg-yield,thehorseshouldmoveforwardandlateralinadiagonaldirectionwiththehorse’sbodyarcedoppositetothedirectionthatthehorseismoving.Inthetwo-track,thehorseshouldmove
—16—
forwardandlateralinadiagonaldirectionwiththehorse’sbodyheldstraightorbentinthedirectionthehorseismoving.
G. Asimpleorflyingchangeofleadshouldbeexecutedpreciselyinthespecifiednumberofstridesand/oratthedesignatedlocation.Asimplechangeofleadisperformedbybreakingtoawalkortrotforonetothreestrides.Flyingchangesshouldbesimultaneousfrontandrear.Allchangesshouldbesmoothandtimely.
H. Positionoftheexhibitorandperformanceofthehorseandriderontherailmustbeconsideredinthefinalplacing.
WESTERNRIDING
WesternRidingisaneventwherethehorseisjudgedonqualityofgaits,leadchangesatthelope,responsetotherider,mannersanddisposition.Thehorseshouldperformwithreasonablespeedandbesensible,well-mannered,freeandeasymoving.
Creditshallbegivenforandemphasisplacedonsmoothness,evencadenceofgaits(startingandfinishingpatternwiththesamecadence),andthehorse’sabilitytochangeleadsprecisely,easilyandsimultaneouslybothhindandfrontatthecenterpointbetweenmarkers.Thehorseshouldhavearelaxedheadcarriageshowingresponsetotherider’shands,withamoderateflexionatthepoll.Horsesmayberiddenwithlightcontactoronareasonablylooserein.Thehorseshouldcrossthelogbothatthejogandthelopewithoutbreakinggaitorradicallychangingstride.
ThejudgewillselectoneofthecurrentAQHAWesternRidingPatterns(notincludingtheGreenWesternRidingpatterns)tobeperformed.Thejudgeisresponsibleforthepatternbeingcorrectlyset.
Onthepattern:
A. Theeightsmallcirclesrepresentpylonmarkerswhicharerecommended.Theseshouldbeseparatedbyauniformmeasureddistanceofnotlessthan30feetormorethan50feetonthesideswithfivemarkers(seediagram).Inpatternone,thethreemarkersontheoppositesideshouldbesetadjacenttotheappropriatemarkers.Itisrecommendedthatmarkersbesetaminimumof15feetfromthefenceandwith50to80feetwidthinthepattern,asthearenapermits.
B. Asolidlogorpoleshouldbeusedandbeaminimumof8feetinlength.
C. Thelongserpentinelineindicatesthedirectionoftravelandgaitsatwhichthehorseistomove.Theshadedarearepresentstheleadchangingareabetweenthemarkers.Thedottedline(...)indicateswalk,thedashline(---)jogandthesolidline(___)lope.
D. Aconeshallbeplacedalongthewallorrailofthearenatodesignatewheretheexhibitorshouldinitiatethewalk.Theon-deckexhibitorshouldnotgotothestart-coneuntilthecontestantonpatternhasclearedtheworkingareabythestartconeforthefinaltime.
Scoringwillbeonabasisof0-100,with70denotinganaverageperformance.
A. Scoringguidelinestobeconsidered:pointswillbeaddedorsubtractedfromthemaneuversonthefollowingbasis,rangingfromplus1.5tominus1.5:-1.5extremelypoor,-1verypoor,-.5poor,0average,+.5good,+1verygood,+1.5excellent.Maneuverscoresaretobedeterminedindependentlyofpenaltypoints.
—17—
Acontestantshallbepenalizedeachtimethefollowingoccur:
A. Five(5)points(1) Outofleadbeyondthenextdesignatedchangearea(note:failurestochange,including
cross-cantering.Twoconsecutivefailurestochangewouldresultintwofive(5)pointpenalties).
(2) Blatantdisobedienceincludingkickingout,biting,rearing,andbucking
B. Three(3)points
(1) Notperformingthespecificgait(jogorlope)ornotstoppingwhencalledforinthepattern,within10feetofthedesignatedarea
(2) Simplechangeofleads(3) Outofleadatorbeforethemarkerpriortothedesignatedchangeareaoroutofleadator
afterthemarkerafterthedesignatedchangearea(4) Additionalleadchangesanywhereinpattern(exceptwhencorrectinganextrachangeor
incorrectlead)(5) Inpatternone,failuretostartthelopewithin30feetaftercrossingthelogatthejog(6) Breakofgaitatwalkorjogformorethantwostrides(7) Breakofgaitatthelope
C. One(1)point
(1) Hittingorrollinglog(2) Outofleadformorethanonestrideeithersideofthecenterpointandbetweenthe
markers(3) Splittingthelog(logbetweenthetwofrontortwohindfeet)atthelope(4) Breakofgaitatthewalkorjoguptotwostrides
D. One-half(½)point(1) Tickorlighttouchoflog(2) Hindlegsskippingorcomingtogetherduringleadchange(3) Non-simultaneousleadchange(fronttohindorhindtofront)
E. Disqualified-0score(1) Illegalequipment(2) Willfulabuse(3) Offcourse(4) Knockingovermarkers(5) Completelymissinglog(6) Majorrefusal-stopandbackmorethan2stridesor4stepswithfrontlegs(7) Majordisobedienceorschooling(8) Failuretostartlopepriortoendconeinpattern#1(9) Failuretostartlopewithin30feetofdesignatedareainpatterns2,3,4,and5.
(10) Fourormoresimpleleadchangesand/orfailurestochangeleads(11) Overturnofmorethan1/4turn(12) Faults,whichwillbecausefordisqualification:headcarriedtoolow(tipofearbelow
withersconsistently),overflexingorstrainingneckinheadcarriagesothenoseiscarriedbehindtheverticalconsistently.
F. Credits(1) Changesofleads,hindandfrontsimultaneously(2) Changeofleadnearthecenterpointoftheleadchangearea(3) Accurateandsmoothpattern(4) Evenpacethroughout
—18—
(5) Easytoguideandcontrolwithreinandleg(6) Mannersanddisposition(7) Conformationandfitness
G. Thefollowingcharacteristicsareconsideredfaultsandshouldbejudgedaccordinglyinmaneuverscores:
(1) Openingmouthexcessively(2) Anticipatingsignals(3) Stumbling(4) Headcarriedtoohigh(5) Headcarriedtoolow(tipofearbelowthewither)(6) Over-flexingorstrainingneckinheadcarriagesothenoseiscarriedbehindthevertical(7) Excessivenosingout
WESTERNTRAIL
Thisclasswillbejudgedontheperformanceofthehorseoverobstacles,withemphasisonmanners,responsetotherider,andqualityofmovement.Creditwillbegiventohorsesnegotiatingtheobstacleswithstyleandsomedegreeofspeed,providingcorrectnessisnotsacrificed.Horsesshouldreceivecreditforshowingattentivenesstotheobstaclesandthecapabilityofpickingtheirownwaythroughthecoursewhenobstacleswarrantit,andwillinglyrespondingtotherider’scuesonmoredifficultobstacles.
Horseshallbepenalizedforanyunnecessarydelaywhileapproachingornegotiatingtheobstacles.Horseswithartificialappearanceoverobstaclesshouldbepenalized.
Horsesmustnotberequiredtoworkontherail.Thecoursemustbedesigned,however,torequireeachhorsetoshowthethreegaits(walk,jog,andlope)somewherebetweenobstaclesasapartofitsworkandqualityofmovementandcadenceshouldbeconsideredaspartofthemaneuverscore.Gaitbetweenobstaclesshallbeatthediscretionofthejudge.
Opentoallhorsesandponies.StandardtackandattirefortheWesterndivision.Handsonreinsmaybechanged.Notie-downsormartingales.Theclasswillhavenorailwork.Horsesmaybeaskedtowalk,jog(intermediategait)andlopebetweenobstacles.
Contestantswillworkinanassignedorderofgo.Nowork-offsorfinals.
Scoringwillbeonthebasisof0-infinity,with70denotinganaverageperformance.Eachobstaclewillreceiveanobstaclescorethatshouldbeaddedorsubtractedfrom70andissubjecttoapenaltythatshouldbesubtracted.Eachobstaclewillbescoredonthefollowingbasis,rangingfromplus1½tominus11/2:-1½extremelypoor,-1verypoor,-½poor,0correct,+½good,+1verygood,+1½excellent.Obstaclescoresaretobedeterminedandassessedindependentlyofpenaltypoints.Penaltiesshouldbeassessedperoccurrenceasfollows:
Thefollowingdeductionswillresult:
A. One-half(½)point
(1) Eachtickoflog,pole,cone,plantoranycomponentoftheobstacle
B. One(1)Point(1) Eachbiteoforhitoforsteppingonalog,cone,plantoranycomponentoftheobstacle(2) Incorrectorbreakofgaitatwalkorjog(trot/gait)fortwostridesorless
—19—
(3) Bothfrontorhindfeetinasingle-stridedslotorspaceatawalkorjog(4) Skippingoverorfailingtostepintorequiredspace(5) Splitpoleinlope-over(6) Incorrectnumberofstrides,ifspecified
C. Three(3)point(1) Incorrectorbreakofgaitatwalkorjog(trot/gait)formorethan2strides(2) Outofleadorbreakofgaitatlope(exceptwhencorrectinganincorrectlead)(3) Knockingdownanelevatedpole,cone,barrel,plant,obstacle,orseverelydisturbingan
obstacle(4) Steppingoutsidetheconfinesof,fallingorjumpingofforoutofanobstaclewith
designatedboundarieswithonefootoncethefoothasenteredobstacle;includingmissingoneelementofanobstacleonalineoftravelwithonefoot.
D. Five(5)point (1) Droppingslickerorobjectrequiredtobecarriedoncourse(2) Firstorsecondcumulativerefusal,balk,evadinganobstaclebyshyingorbacking(3) Lettinggoofgateordroppingropegate(4) Useofeitherhandtoinstillfearorpraise(5) Steppingoutsidetheconfinesof,fallingorjumpingofforoutofanobstaclewith
designatedboundarieswithmorethanonefootoncethefoothasenteredobstacle;includingmissingoneelementofanobstacleonalineoftravelwithmorethanonefoot.
(6) Blatantdisobedience(includingkickingout,bucking,rearing,striking)(7) Failuretocompleteobstacle(8) Holdingsaddlewitheitherhand
E. Faults,whichoccuronthelineoftravelbetweenobstacles,scoredaccordingtoseverity:(1) headcarriedtoohigh(2) headcarriedtoolow(tipofearbelowwither)(3) over-flexingorstrainingneckinheadcarriagesothenoseiscarriedbehindthevertical(4) excessivenosingout(5) openingmouthexcessively
F. Disqualified0-Score
(1) Useoftwohandsorchanginghandsonreins;exceptforjuniorhorsesshownwithhackamoreorsnafflebit,onlyonehandmaybeusedonthereins(exceptthatitispermissibletochangehandstoworkanobstacle)
(2) UseofromalotherthanasoutlinedinAQHArulebook(3) Performingtheobstacleincorrectlyorotherthaninspecifiedorder(4) Noattempttoperformanobstacle(5) Equipmentfailurethatdelayscompletionofpattern(6) Excessivelyorrepeatedlytouchingthehorseonthenecktolowerthehead(7) Enteringorexitinganobstaclefromtheincorrectsideordirection(8) Workingobstacletheincorrectdirection;includingoverturnsofmorethan1/4turn(9) Ridingoutsidedesignatedboundarymarkerofthearenaorcoursearea
(10) Thirdcumulativerefusal,balk,orevadinganobstaclebyshyingorbacking(11) Failuretoeverdemonstratecorrectgaitbetweenobstaclesasdesignated(12) Failuretofollowthecorrectlineoftravelbetweenobstacles(13) Faultsthatoccuronthelineoftravelbetweenobstacles,whichwillbecausefor
disqualification:a. headcarriedtoolow(tipofearbelowthewithersconsistently)b. over-flexingorstrainingneckinheadcarriagesothenoseiscarriedbehindthe
verticalconsistently
—20—
Management,whensettingcourses,shouldkeepinmindthattheideaisnottotrapahorse,oreliminateitbymakinganobstacletoodifficult.Allcoursesandobstaclesaretobeconstructedwithsafetyinmindsoastoeliminateanyaccidents.Whenthedistancesandspacesaremeasuredbetweenallobstacles,theinsidebasetoinsidebasemeasurementofeachobstacleconsideringthenormalpathofthehorse,shouldbethemeasuringpoint.Enoughspacemustbeprovidedforahorsetojog(atleast30')andlope(atleast50')forthejudgestoevaluatethesegaits.
Ifdisrupted,thecourseshallbereset.Inthecasethatanobstacleisusedincombination,theobstaclecannotberesetuntilthecontestantfinishestheentireobstacle.
Atleastsixobstaclesmustbeused,threeofwhichmustbefromthemandatorylistofobstaclesandatleastthreeothersselectedfromthelistofoptionalobstacles.
A. MandatoryObstacles:
(1) Opening,passingthrough,andclosingagate.(Losingcontrolofthegateistobepenalized.)Useagatewhichwillnotendangerhorseorrider.Ifthegatehasametal,plasticorwoodensupportbarundertheopening,contestantsmustworkthegatemovingforwardthroughit.
(2) Rideoveratleastfourlogsorpoles.Thesecanbeinastraightline,curved,zigzagorraised.Thespacebetweenthelogsistobemeasuredandthepaththehorseistotakeshouldbethemeasuringpoint.Allelevatedelementsmustbeplacedinacup,notchedblock,orotherwisesecuredsotheycannotroll.Theheightshouldbemeasuredfromthegroundtothetopoftheelement.Spacingforwalkovers,trot-overs,andlope-oversshouldbeasfollowsorincrementsthereof.a. Thespacingforwalkoversshallbe20"to24"(40cmto60cm)andmaybeelevatedto
12"(30cm).Elevatedwalkoversshouldbeatleast22"(55cm)apart.b. Thespacingfortrot-oversshallbe3'to3'6"(90-105cm)andmaybeelevatedto8"
(20cm).c. Thespacingforlope-oversshallbe6'to7'(1.8-2.1m)orincrementsthereof,andmay
beelevatedto8"(20cm).(3) Backingobstacle.Backingobstaclestobespacedaminimumof28"(70cm).Ifelevated,
30"(75cm)spacingisrequired.Entrantscannotbeaskedtobackoverastationaryobjectsuchasawoodenpoleormetalbar.a. Backthroughandaroundatleastthreemarkers.b. BackthroughL,V,U,straight,orsimilarshapedcourse.Maybeelevatednomorethan
24"(60cm).
B. OptionalObstacles,butnotlimitedto:
(1) Waterhazard(ditchorsmallpond).Nometalorslickbottomboxestobeused.(2) Serpentineobstaclesatwalkorjog.Spacingtobeminimumof6'(1.8m)forjog.(3) Carryobjectfromonepartofarenatoanother.(Onlyobjectswhichreasonablymightbe
carriedonatrailridemaybeused.)(4) Rideoverwoodenbridge.(Suggestedminimumwidthshallbe36"(90cm)wideandat
leastsixfeetlong).Bridgeshouldbesturdy,safeandnegotiatedatawalkonly.(5) Putonandremoveaslicker.(6) Removeandreplacematerialsfromamailbox.(7) Sidepass(maybeelevatedto12"(30cm)maximum).(8) Anobstacleconsistingoffourlogsorrails,each5'to7'long,laidinasquare.Each
contestantwillenterthesquarebyridingoverlogorrailasdesignated.Whenallfourfeetareinsidethesquare,ridershouldexecuteaturn,asindicated,anddepart.
(9) Anyothersafeandnegotiableobstaclewhichcouldreasonablybeexpectedtobeencounteredonatrailrideandmeetstheapprovalofthejudgemaybeused.
(10) Acombinationoftwoormoreofanyobstacleisacceptable.
—21—
C. UnacceptableObstacles:(1) Tires(2) Animals(3) Hides(4) PVCPipe(5) Dismounting(6) Jumps(7) Rockingormovingbridges(8) Waterboxwithfloatingormovingparts(9) Flames,dryice,fireextinguishers,etc.
(10) Logsorpoleselevatedinamannerthatpermitssuchtoroll.(11) Groundties
Thejudgemustwalkthecourseandhastherightanddutytoalterthecourseinanymanner.Thejudgemayremoveorchangeanyobstaclehedeemsunsafeornon-negotiable.Ifatanytimeatrailobstacleisdeemedtobeunsafebythejudge,itshallberepairedorremovedfromthecourse.Ifitcannotberepairedandhorseshavecompletedthecourse,thescoreforthatobstacleshallbedeductedfromallpreviousworksforthatclass.
RANCHHORSEDIVISION
APPOINTMENTS:
PERSONAL:Clothingshouldbecleanandneat.ShirtswithacollarandlongsleevesarerequiredalongwithWesternboots.
TACK:Westernsaddleswillbeused.Ranchworkingequipmentisrecommendedbutshowequipmentwillnotbepenalized.BitswillmirrortheWesterndivisionwiththeexceptionofallowingmecatereinswithhorses5andunderriddeninasnaffle.
BosalsandSnaffleBitscanbeusedinanyclass,giventhehorseis5yearsoldandyounger.
Split,Roping,Romals,orRopingreinsmaybeusedinallRanchHorseClasses.Ifusingacurbbit,thereinsmustbeheldinonehandbutmaybeheldinanymanner.
Thejudgeorappointedequipmentofficialmayprohibittheuseofbitsorequipmentconsideredtobesevere.Mechanicalhackamore,nosebandsandtie-downsarepermittedinbreakawayropingonly;however,thesecannothaveanybaremetalincontactwiththehorse’shead.
Protectiveboots,legwrapsandbandagesareallowedinRanchReining,WorkingCowhorse,andBreakawayRoping.
Theuseofslipon(easycare)horsebootsorrelatedhoofweararenotconsideredasprotectivebootsandarepermissibletobeworninallclasses.
—22—
RANCHREINING
Theranchreiningclassmeasurestheabilityofthestockhorsetoperformbasichandlingmaneuvers.Patternsmaybechosenfromanyoftheranchreiningpatternsorotherapprovedpatternsbytheshowmanagementandjudge.Attirerulesfollowotherjudgedwesternevents.
CREDITSANDPENALTIES.Allrunsbeginuponenteringthepenandanyinfractionsaresubjecttopenaltyatthattimesuchastwohandsonthereins,usingeitherhandtoinstillfearorpraise,etc.
Toreinahorseisnotonlytoguidehimbutalsotocontrolhiseverymovement.Thebestreinedhorseshouldbewillinglyguidedorcontrolledwithlittleornoapparentresistanceanddictatedtocompletely.Anymovementonhisownmustbeconsideredalackofcontrol.Alldeviationsfromtheexactwrittenpatternmustbeconsideredalackofortemporarylossofcontrolandthereforeafaultthatmustbemarkeddownaccordingtoseverityofdeviation.Thehorse/riderteam’soverallperformanceshouldbecreditedforsmoothness,finesse,attitude,quicknessandauthorityofperformingvariousmaneuverswhileusingcontrolledspeedwhichraisesthedegreeofdifficultyandmakesthehorse/riderteammoreexcitingapleasingtowatch.
PENALTIES:
One-half (1/2) Penalties: Starting a circle or exiting a roll-back at a trot for up to two (2) strides; delayed change of lead by one stride where the lead change is required by the pattern description; failure to remain a minimum of twenty feet from the wall or fence when approaching a stop and/or roll-back; over-spin or under-spin up to 1/8 turn. – 1 Point Penalties: Over-bridled (per maneuver), out of frame (per maneuver), out of lead in the circles, figure eights or around the end of the arena (this penalty is cumulative and will be deducted for each quarter of a circle the horse is out of lead); Over or under spinning 1/8 to 1/4 turn. Slipping rein. – 2 Point Penalties: Break of gait; freeze up in spins or roll-backs; failure to stop or walk before executing a lope departure on trot-in patterns; failure to be in a lope prior to the first marker on run-in patterns; failure to completely pass the specified marker before initiating a stop position, trotting beyond two strides, but less than 1/2 circle or 1/2 length of the arena. – 5 Point Penalties: Spurring in front of cinch; blatant disobe-dience; use of either hand to instill fear/praise;-1 - Off-Pattern (OP): breaking pattern; inclusion of maneuver (e.g. over or under-spinning, backing more than two (2) strides, etc.); trotting in excess of 1/2 circle or 1/2 length of the arena; repeated blatant disobedience; use of two hands (except junior and level 1 horses shown in a snaffle bit/hackamore), more than one finger between split reins or any fingers between romal reins (except in the two-rein).Exhibitors cannot place above others who complete the pattern correctly. – Disqualification (DQ): Lameness; abuse; illegal equipment; disrespect or misconduct; leaving arena before pattern is complete; improper western attire; fall of horse/ri
—23—
RanchReiningPattern1
MandatoryMarkers:Thejudgeshallindicatewithmarkersonarenafencethecenterofthepat-tern.Ridepatternasfollows: 1.Trottocenterofarenaandstop. 2.Completethreespinsineachdirection. 3.Beginonrightleadandlopetwolargefastcirclestotheright,changeleads. 4.Lopetwolargefastcirclestotheleft,changeleads. 5.Beginalargecircletotherightbutdonotclosethiscircle.Rundowntherightsideofthearenapastthecentermarkeranddoaleftrollbackatleast20feetfromthewallorfence,nohesitation. 6.Continuebackaroundthepreviouscirclebutdonotclosethiscircle.Rundowntheleftsideofthearenapastthecentermarkeranddoarightrollbackatleast20feetfromthewallorfence,nohesitation. 7.Continuebackaroundpreviouscirclebutdonotclosethiscircle.Rundowntherightsideofthearenapastthecentermarkeranddoaslidingstopatleast20feetfromthewallorfence.Backupatleast10feet.Hesitatetoshowcompletionofpattern.
—24—
RanchReiningPattern2
MandatoryMarkeralongFenceorWall.Thejudgeshallindicatewithmarkersonarenafenceorwallthecenterofpattern.Ridepatternasfollows: 1.Startbytrottingintocenterofarenaandeitherstoporwalkbeforedeparture. 2.Makealargefastcircletorightontherightlead. 3.Drawthesecondcircledowntoasmallcircleuntilyoureachthecentermarker;stop. 4.Dofourrightspinsatthecentermarker;hesitate 5.Beginonleftleadandmakealargefastcircle6.Thenasmallcircle,againdrawingitdowntothecenterofthearena,stop. 7.Dofourleftspins,hesitate 8.Takearightlead&makealargefastcircletotheright,changeleadsandmakealargefastcircletotheleft,changeleads 9.Beginalargefastcircletotherightbutdonotclosethiscircle.Rundowntherightsideofthearenapastthemarkeranddoaleftrollbackatleast20feetfromthewallorfence 10.Continuebackthearena,rundowntheleftsideofthearenapastthecenteranddoarightrollbackatleast20feetfromthewallorfence 11.Rundowntherightsideofthearenapastthecentermarkeranddoaslidingstopatleast20feetfromthewallorfence.Backupatleast10feet.Hesitatetoshowcompletionofpattern.
—25—
RanchReiningPattern3
MandatoryMarkeralongFenceorWall.Thejudgeshallindicatewithmarkersonarenafenceorwallthecenterofpattern.Ridepatternasfollows:1.Startbytrottingintocenterofarenaandstop.Startpatternfacingtowardjudge. 2.Beginonrightleadandcompletethreecirclestotheright,twolargefastfollowedbyonesmallslowcircle,changetoleftlead 3.Completethreecirclestotheleft,twolargefastcirclesfollowedbyonesmallslowcircle.Changetorightlead. 4.Continuelopingaroundendofarenawithoutbreakinggait 5.Runupcenterofarenatofarendpasttheendmarkerandcometoaslidingstop. 6.Complete31/2spinstotheright 7.Runupcenterofarenapasttheendmarker,cometoaslidingstop. 8.Complete31/2spinstotheleft 9.Runbacktothemiddleofthearenapastthecentermarkerandcometoaslidingstop10.Backatleast10feetinastraightline
—26—
RanchReiningPattern4
MandatoryMarkeralongFenceorWall.Thejudgeshallindicatewithmarkersonarenafenceorwallthecenterofpattern.Ridepatternasfollows: 1.Runupcenterofarenapasttheendmarkerandcometoaslidingstop 2.Complete31/2spinstotheleft 3.Rundowntootherendofarena,pasttheendmarkerandcometoaslidingstop. 4.Complete31/2spinstotheright 5.Runpastthecentermarkerandstop. 6.Backatleast10feetinastraightline 7.Complete1/4turntotheleft,hesitate.Beginonrightlead.Completetwocirclestotheright,thefirstonesmallandslow,thesecondlargeandfast.Changetoleftlead 8.Completeonesmallandslowcirclethenonelargeandfastcircle.Changetorightlead. 9.Runaroundendofarenatotheotherside,pastthecentermarker,atleast20feetfromthefenceandcometoaslidingstop 10.Hesitatetocompletepattern
—27—
RanchReiningPattern5
MandatoryMarkersalongFenceorWall.Thejudgeshallindicatetheareaforthepatternwithsixmarkersonarenafence.Ridepatternasfollows: 1.Runpastthecentermarkeranddoaslidingstop.Backtocenterofarenaoratleast10feet.Hesitate. 2.Completefourrightspins. 3.Completefourand1/4leftspins.Horsetobefacingleftfenceatcompletion.Hesitate. 4.Beginningontheleftlead,completetwocirclestotheleft.Firstcircletobesmallandslowandsecondcircletobelargeandfast.Changeleadsatthecenterofthearena. 5.Completetwocirclestotheright.Firstcircletobesmallandslowandsecondcircletobelargeandfast.Changeleadsatcenterofarena. 6.Beginalargefastcircletotheleft.Donotclosethiscircle.Runuptherightsideofthearenapastthecentermarkerandatleast20feetfromthefence.Doarightrollback. 7.Continuebackaroundthepreviouscircle,butdonotclosecircle.RUNuptheleftsideofthearenaatleast20feetfromthefenceandpastthecentermarker.Doaleftrollback. 8.Continuebackaroundpreviouscircle.Runuptherightsideofthearenaatleast20feetfromthefenceandpastthecentermarker.Doaslidingstop.Hesitatetoshowcompletionofpattern.
—28—
RanchReiningPattern6
Ridepatternasfollows: 1.Enterarenaatsittingtrot 2.Two-trackleft,trotstraight,thentwo-trackright[Two-trackismovingthehorseforwardandlaterallysimultaneouslywithbitcontact.Thehorse’sbodyiskeptpointingstraightinthedirectionindicatedwiththehorseyieldinglaterallyandforwardtolegpressure.] 3.Moveuptoanextendedtrot 4.Stopandback;makeleft90degreepivot 5.Beginonrightleadandlopeonefastcircle 6.Changeleads;lopetwofastcirclestoleft 7.Changeleads;lope,beginningasecondrightcircle 8.Continuecircletowallandlopedownwall 9.Makeleftrollbackusingwallasassistance 10.Lopestraightdownwall;Makerightrollbackusingwallasassistance 11.Lopetomiddleofarena;stop 12.Maketwospinseachdirection 13.Exitarenaatatrot
—29—
RanchReiningPattern7
MandatoryMarkeralongFenceorWall.Thejudgeshallindicatewithmarkersonarenafenceorwallthecenterofpattern.Ridepatternasfollows: 1.Startbytrottingintocenterofarenaandstop.Startpatternfacingtowardjudge. 2.Beginonrightleadandlopeonecircletotheright.Changeleadstotheleft. 3.Completeonecircletotheleft.Changeleadstotherightandgotothetopofthearena. 4.Rundownthecenterofarenatofarendpasttheendmarkerandcometoaslidingstop. 5.Complete31/2spinstotheright 6.Rundowntootherendofarena,pasttheendmarker,cometoaslidingstop. 7.Complete31/2spinstotheleft 8.Runpastthecentermarkerandcometoaslidingstop 9.Backatleast10feetinastraightline 10.Hesitatetocompletepattern
—30—
RanchReiningPattern8
MandatoryMarkeralongFenceorWall.Thejudgeshallindicatewithmarkersonarenafenceorwallthecenterofpattern.Ridepatternasfollows: 1.Startbytrottingintocenterofarenaandstop.Startpatternfacingtowardjudge. 2.Beginonleftleadandcompletetwocirclestotheleft,thefirstcirclelargeandfast,thesecondcirclesmallandslow.Changeleadstotheright. 3.Completetwocirclestotheright,thefirstcirclelargeandfast,thesecondcirclesmallandslow.Changeleadstotheleft. 4.Continuearoundtheendofarenawithoutbreakinggaitorchangingleads,rundownthecenterofthearenapastendmarkerandexecuteasquareslidingstop. 5.Complete31/2spinstotheleft. 6.Rundowntootherendofarena,pasttheendmarkerandexecuteasquareslidingstop. 7.Complete31/2spinstotheright.8.Runpastthecentermarkerandexecuteasquareslidingstop. 9.Backatleast10feetinastraightline. 10.Hesitatetocompletepattern.
—31—
GENERALBREAKAWAYROPINGPROTOCOLS
Contestmusthave2(two)judges-aFieldJudgetoflagthefinishofarunandaBarrierJudge.
Thehorsemuststartfrombehindanautomaticbarrier.Lengthofscorelinewillbeadjustedtofitarenaconditionsandshallnotexceedonefootper20feetofarenalength.
Ifacalfgetsoutofthearena,timerswillstopthewatcheswhenflagmansignalsandroperwillgetthesamecalfback.Roperwillbegivenlapandtapstartwithtimeexpiredwhencalfgotoutaddedtothistime.
Suitablecalvesasuniformaspossibleareneeded.Judgesandofficialswilleliminateanyunevencalves.Allcalvesmusthavebeenrunatleastoncebeforethecontestbegins.
Workingorderwillbedrawnforallropers.Failuretoropeindrawnworkingorderwillbegroundsfordisqualification.
Calveswillbegatecut.Thesamepersonmustopenthegateandtailthecalvesforallcontestantsinago-round.Noassistancewillbeallowedinthearena,includingthebox.Onlyshowofficialsandexhibitorsarepermittedinthearenaduringcompetition.
Calvesmayberopedmorethanonceinago-round.
ABarrierjudgewillbedesignatedbeforethecontest.Ifthehorsebreaksthebarrierasaresultofstartingtoosoon,theroperwillbefineda10-secondpenalty.Ifanypartofthebarrierfailstoworkandsuchfailureresultsindisadvantagetoroper,ropermayrequestcalfoveratdiscretionofBarrierjudge,ifhe/shedeclareshim/her-selfimmediately.Oncecalfisropedat,noroperwillreceivecalfoverbecauseofequipmentfailure.DecisionsoftheBarrierjudgearefinal.
Thesearetimedevents.ThesamecommonProfessionalRodeoCowboy’sAssociationconditionsandstandardswhichapplytobreakawayropingapplyinthiscontest.
BREAKAWAYROPING
Thisisatimedeventwitha45-secondtimelimitperexhibitor.
Twoloopswillbepermitted.Oneortworopesaretobetiedtothesaddlehornbyaheavystring(furnishedbyshowmanagement)insuchamannerastoallowtheropetobereleasedfromthehornwhenthecalfreachestheendoftherope.Avisiblecloth(anycolor)mustbeattachedtotheropeatthesaddlehorntomakeiteasierfortheFlagJudgetoseeitbreakfree.Nomorethanthree(3)feetoftail(rope)shallhangfromthesaddlehorn.
Shouldtheroperdesiretouseasecondloop,he/shemayeitherrecoilifcarryingonlyonerope,oruseasecondropetiedtothesaddlehorn.Ifthesecondloopfallsloose,itcannotberebuilt.
Thecontestantmayfreehis/herfirstropefromthehornafteramiss,beforegettinghis/hersecondloopreadyifhe/shewishes.
Thecontestantshallreceivenotimeshouldhebreaktheropefromthehornbyhandortouchtheropeorstringafterthecatchismade.Iftheropedalliesorwillnotbreakfreewhenthecalfreachestheendofit,thecontestantwillreceivenotime.
—32—
Timewillbecalledfromdropofflagatbarriertothebreakofropestringfromthesaddlehorn.Alegalcatchisaloopthatgoesaroundthecalf’sheadanddrawsuponanypartofthebody,causingtheropetobreakfromthesaddlehorn.Ropingthecalfwithoutreleasingtheloopfromthehandisnotpermitted.
Thecontestantshallnotattempttoropetheanimaluntilthebarrierflaghasbeendropped.Anyattemptbyacontestanttopositionhishorsebehindthebarrier,enablingthecontestanttoropethecalfwithoutleavingthebarrierorbox,shallbeconsideredadisqualification.
Ropemaynotpassthroughbridle,tiedown,neckropeoranyotherdevice.
Ajudgemay,athis/herdiscretion,usetheringstewardandothershowofficialstoassistasBarrierJudgestohelpdeterminelegalcatchesoranyruleinfractions.
RANCHROPING
Thegoalofthisclassistoshowtheabilityofthehorseandrider’sskillinhandlingcattleasiftheyweredoctoringinjuredorsickcattle.Cattleshouldbehandledascalmlyandslowlyaspossible.Thejudgeshouldjudgethisclassasifthecattlebelongedtohimorher.Entrydoesnothavetoseparatethecowfromherdandshouldnotreceivecreditforseparationfromherd.Ifthecowisseparatedfromtheherdthereshouldbenorunningorcuttingofthecow.Thisisajudgedeventwitha2minutetimelimit.Thereshallbea30secondwarninggivenpriortotheendoftherun.Theropemustbethrownandthecontestantmayrebuildandthrowanunlimitednumberofloops.Nocreditwillbegivenforadditionalloopsafterasuccessfulcatchofanypartoftheanimal.Thehondaontheropeusedmustbeofabreakawaydesign.Ropesmaynotbetiedhardandfasttothesaddlehorn.
Forthiseventthearenawillbeshortenedwiththeadditionofportablepanels.Theexhibitionareashouldtypicallybenormalwidthofthearena(usually100to150’)by45’–75’.Showmanagementorthejudgemaymakeadjustmentstothesizeofthearenatoallowforthetemperamentofthecattle.
Horseandridermuststartfromanentrancegatewhichwillbeoppositefromwhereten(10)calves/yearlingsareheldasaherdwitheachbearinganumber0-9.Arandomdrawwillbeusedtoselectthecalftoberoped,whichwillbeannouncedtothecontestantwhenthehorseentersthearenagate.
Thecontestantshouldmakeadesiredcatch,positiontheirhorseinanappropriatemanneranddallyup.Adesiredcatchisdefinedasoneinwhichtheanimalisropedandtheropecomestightinfrontoftheanimal’sshoulders.Acatchofanyotherpartoftheanimalshallbeconsideredlegalbuttheexhibitorwillreceiveapenalty.Whenthecalfbreaksfreefromthehonda,theFlagJudgewillsignaltheendoftherun.Inordertoreceiveascore,theexhibitormusthaveadally(fullwrap)inplaceatthetimetheanimalbreaksfreefromtheHonda.
Theshowcommitteewillprovide2-4herdholders.Thesoledutyoftheherdholdersistosettlethecattlepriortotheeventandbetweenruns.
Scoringwillbeonthebasisof0to100,with70denotinganaverageperformance.
Eachmaneuverwillbescoredfromaplusthreetominusthreein½pointincrements.
—33—
CreditEarning
A.Abilitytosort.
B.Stopping.
C.Abilitytoropeoutoftheherdwithoutdisturbingothercattle.
D.Dallying.
E.Abilitytomanagecoils.
F.Abilitytomanageropeandpositionofhorsewhiledallying.
G.Difficultyofathrowthatresultsinasuccessfulcatch.
Penalties
A.Ten(10)pointpenalty
(1)Ropinganyportionofthecowotherthanthehead/neck.
B.Five(5)pointpenalty
(1)Multiplelooprun(penaltymaybeassessedforeachrebuildwithamaximumof15pointstaken).
(2)Running/scatteringoftheherd.
(3)Blatantdisobedienceofthehorseincludingkicking,biting,rearingorstriking.
(4)Inabilityofridertoefficientlyrecoilandbuildaloopafteramiss.
C.Three(3)pointpenalty
(1)Toomuchtimeintheherdwithoutroping.
(2)Lossofcow(re-cutintheherd).
D.One(1)pointpenalty
(1)Lossofworkingadvantage.
E.Zero(0)score/DQ
(1)Runningintoorovercattle.
(2)Schooling.
(3)Whippingorhittinghorsewithrope.
—34—
(4)Thrownfromhorse.
(5)Falltoground.
(6)Lossofrope.
(7)Bucking.
(8)Ropingwrongcow.
(9)Ropingmorethan1cowwiththesameloop.
(10)Excessiverunningofthecattle.
(11)Failuretocatch.
RanchWorkingCowhorse
RanchWorkingCowhorseexhibitorsareallottedoneminuteandforty-fivesecondstocompletethework.Whenthereisoneminuteleft,theannouncerwillannounce,oneminuteremaining.Atoneminuteandforty-fiveseconds,theannouncerwillcallfortime.Therearethreepartstothework:boxingthecow;settingupthecowanddrivingitdownthefencetotheoppositeendofthearena;andboxingitattheoppositeendofthearena.Therewillbenopatternworkpriortoworkingthecow.
Thereisnoexpectationthattheexhibitorwillmakea‘fenceturn’,ratherthedrivedownthefencedemonstratescorrectpositionandcontrolaroundthecorner.
•PartOne–BoxingtheCow–Theridershallrideintothearena,facethecattleentrygate,andsignalfortheircowtobeturnedintothearena.Thecowshallbecontrolledontheentryendofthearenaforasufficientamountoftimetodemonstratethehorse’sabilityto“hold”thecow.Ifthecowdoesnotimmediatelychallengethehorse,theridershallaggressivelymoveinonthecowtodemonstratehishorse’sabilitytodriveandblockthecowontheentryfence.
•PartTwo-SetUpCowandDriveDownFencetoOppositeEndofArena–Afterthecowhasbeencontrolledontheentryendofthearena,theridershallsetthecowupfordrivingdownthesideofthearena.Whencomingoutofcorner,thehorseshallbecloseenoughtocowtodemonstratecontrolwithcowagainstthefence.Thisdistanceandcontrolshouldbemaintainedforapproximately1/2to3/4thelengthofarena.Riderwillthenstopandreleasethecowandmovehorsetowardcenterofarenatosetthecowupforboxing.
—35—
•PartThree–BoxingtheCowatOppositeEndofArena–Theexhibitorwillagaincontrolor“hold”thecowfortheremainderoftimeatendofthearenatodemonstratethehorse’sabilityto“hold”thecow.
CreditsandPenalties.Allrunsbeginuponenteringthepen;anyinfractions(suchastwohandsonthereins,usingeitherhandtoinstillfearorpraise,etc.)aresubjecttopenaltyatthattime.
Eachhorse/riderteamisscoredbetween1-100pointsandautomaticallybeginstherunwithascoreof70points.Thehorse/riderteamisscoredonthequalityofeachmaneuver(e.g.,-11/2extremelypoor,-1verypoor,-1/2poor,0correct,+1/2Good,+1verygood,+11/2excellent).Plussesandminusesareareflectionofthesmooth-ness,finesse,attitude,quicknessandauthorityofthehorse/riderteamwhenperformingthevariousmaneuvers.Penaltiesmaybeaccruedforincorrectmaneuverexecution.
During“Boxing”,creditwillbegivenforthehorse’sexpressionandits‘cowsense’(i.e.,makingmoveswithlittleriderassistance);holding,controlling,andturningthecow;theamountofworkactuallydone;andthedegreeofdifficultyofthework.
Creditwillbegivenduring“SetUpCowandDriveDownFence”forratingthecow;blockingthecowwithpressuretowardstheendofthearena;drivingthecowwithcontroldownthesideofthearena;andcontrollingadifficultcow.Penaltieswillbeassessedasfollows:
-1PointPenalties:Lossofworkingadvantage;workingoutofposition;slippingrein
-3PointPenalties:Knockingdownthecowwithouthavingaworkingadvantage;losingacowwhileboxing.
-5PointPenalties:Spurringinfrontofcinch;blatantdisobedience;useofeitherhandtoinstillfear/praise;useoftwohands(exceptinsnafflebitorhackamore)permaneuver.
–Off-Pattern(OP):Turningtail;failuretoattemptanypartoftheclass;leavingarenabeforeruniscomplete;repeatedblatantdisobedience;schoolingafterenteringthearenapriortocallingforcow;schoolinghorsebetweencows(ifnewcowisawarded);cannotplaceaboveotherswhocompletepatterncorrectly.
-Disqualification(DQ):lameness,abuse,illegalequipment,disrespectormisconduct,improperwesternattire,fallofhorse/rider.
—36—
RANCHRIDING
The purpose of the ranch riding class is to measure the ability of the horse to be a pleasure to ride while being used as a means of conveyance from performing one ranch task to another. The horse should reflect the versatility, attitude and movement of a working ranch horse riding outside the confines of an arena. The horse should be well-trained, relaxed, quiet, soft and cadenced at all gaits. The ideal ranch horse will travel with forward movement and demonstrate an obvious lengthening of stride at extended gaits. The horse can be ridden with light contact or on a relatively loose rein without requiring undue restraint, but not shown on a full drape of reins. The overall manners and responsiveness of the ranch riding horse to make timely transitions in a smooth and correct manner, as well as the quality of the movement are of primary considerations.
Oneofthe15AmericanQuarterHorseAssociationapprovedpatternswillbeselected.
RanchRidingGaits:In all gaits, movement of the ranch riding horse should simulate a horse needing to cover long distances, softly and quietly, like that of a working ranch horse. The following terminology shall apply:
A. Walk-The walk is a natural, flat footed, four-beat gait. The gait is rhythmic and ground-covering. As in all gaits, the horse should display a level, or slightly above level topline with a bright, attentive expression.
B. Trot - The trot is a natural two-beat gait demonstrating more forward motion than the western jog.
C. Extended Trot- The extended trot is an obvious lengthening of the stride with a definite increase in pace. The horse should be moving in a manner as if it were covering a large area on a ranch with an above level topline.
D. Lope- The lope is a three-beat gait. The lope should be relaxed and smooth with a natural, forward moving stride.
E. Extended Lope- The extended lope is not a run or a race but should be an obvious lengthening of the stride, demonstrating a forward, working speed. The horse should display an above level topline with a bright, attentive expression.
F. Extended Walk – The extended walk is an obvious lengthening of stride that will naturally increase the pace. The horse should move in a natural manner (not a running walk) as if it were moving across an open pasture.
Postingattheextendedtrotisacceptable.
Touchingorholdingthesaddlehorseisacceptable.
Scoringwillbeonthebasisof0to100,with70denotinganaverageperformance.Theindividualmaneuversarescoredin½pointincrementsfromalowof-1½toahighof+1½withascoreof0denotingamaneuverthatiscorrectwithnodegreeofdifficulty.Classconsistspatternworkthatisriddenindividually.Foreachmaneuverthehorseisjudgedonqualityofgaits,responsetotherider,mannersanddisposition.
A. One (1) point penalties:
—37—
(1) Too slow (per gait) Over-bridled (per maneuver) Out of frame (per maneuver)Break of gait at walk or trot for 2 strides or less
B. Three (3) point penalties:
(1) Break of gait at walk or trot for more than 2 strides, Break of gait at lope, Wrong lead or out of lead, Draped reins (per maneuver)Out of lead or cross-cantering more than two strides when changing leads, Trotting more than three strides when making a simple lead change, Severe disturbance of any obstacle
C. Five (5) point penalties:
(1) Blatant disobedience (kick, bite, buck, rear, etc.) for each refusalSHW419.4 Ten (10) point penalty, Unnatural ranch horse appearance (Horse’s tail is obvious and consistently carried in an unnatural manner in every maneuver)
D. (OP) Placed below horses performing all maneuvers;
(1) Eliminates maneuver, Incomplete maneuver, Use of two hands (except junior and level 1 horses shown in a snaffle bit/hackamore), more than one finger between split reins or any fingers between romal reins (except in the two-rein).
E. Zero (0) score:
(1) Illegal equipment including hoof black, braided or banded manes, or tail extensions, Willful abuse.
RANCHTRAIL
Thisclassisdesignedtoshowthehorse’sabilitytonavigateandcopewiththevarioussituationsandobstaclesencounteredineverydayranchwork.Itisdesignedtoshowahorse’sabilitytoperformtheseobstacleswithawillingattitude.Thehorseisjudgedoncleannessandpromptnesswithwhichtheobstaclesarenegotiated,abilitytonegotiateobstaclescorrectly,andattitudeandmannerismsexhibitedbythehorsewhilenegotiatingthecourse.
Wheneverpossible,realisticornaturalobstaclesshouldbeused.Thecoursecanbelaidoutsideofthearenausingnaturalterrain.However,ifagroundtieisspecifiedinthecourse,thecoursemustbesetupinanenclosedarena.
Thejudgemustwalkthecourseandhastherightanddutytoalterthecourseinanymanner.Thejudgemayremoveorchangeanyobstaclehedeemsunsafeornon-negotiablepriortothestartoftheclass.Ifatanytimeatrailobstacleisdeemedtobeunsafebythejudge,itshallberepairedorremovedfromthecourse.Ifitcannotberepairedandhorseshavecompletedthecourse,thescoreforthatobstacleshallbedeductedfromallpreviousworksforthatclass.
Atleasttwoorthreeobstacleswillbedesignatedastiebreakersandshallbeselectedpriortothebeginningofthecompetition.Oneofthemandatoryobstaclesshouldbeusedasthefirsttiebreaker.
Livecattlemaybeusedatthediscretionofshowmanagement.
TackandEquipment:
—38—
A. Wearinggloves,leatherorfabric,isoptional.Ropingglovesmaybewornforthedurationoftheclassormaybewornonlyfortheropingandlogdragobstacles.
B. Ropingreinsorreinswithromalarepermitted,butmustbeusedwithasnapattachmentifagroundtieisinthecourse.
Useofhands:Onlyonehandmaybeusedonreinsandhandsmustnotbechanged,excepttoworkwithanobstacle.Twohandsmaybeusedwhenusingasnafflebitorbosalonahorseorpony5yearsofageoryounger.
Thehorsewillbeshownataground-coveringwalk,trot(ornaturalgait),andlopebetweentheobstaclesandcreditwillbegivenforperformingthesegaitsonthecorrectleadwithanalertattitude.Thewalkmaybejudgedaspartofanobstacle.Betweenobstacles,atleast30feetshouldbeallowedforthetrot,andatleast50feetforthelope.Gaitsbetweenobstacleswillbescoredaspartofthenextobstacle.
Extendingthetrotornaturalgaitmayalsobeasked.Theextendedtrotmayberiddenwiththeridereitherpostingorstandinginthestirrupstothefrontofthesaddle.Holdingthesaddlehornispermissible,atthisgait,asmightbedoneinopenterrain.
Noadditionalcreditwillbegivenforunnecessary/additionalmaneuvers(suchassidepassingtoandfromanobstacle).
Thejudgemayaskaridertomoveontothenextobstacleifthehorse/riderisunabletocompletethemaneuverinareasonabletimeorifthejudgedeemsthattherideris,orwillbe,inanunsafesituation.
A. Ariderwilllose15pointsifanobstacleisattemptedandnotcompleted.
Aridermayelecttoskipone obstaclewithoutdisqualification.He/shemaydosowiththejudgeassigninga20pointpenalty.
In the 2nd Occurrence of failing to complete an obstacle or not attempting an obstacle the exhibitor will be disqualified
A judge may excuse a rider from the arena after 2nd obstacle with three refusals.
Scoringwillbeonthebasisof0-infinity,with70denotinganaverageperformance.Eachobstaclewillreceiveanobstaclescorethatshouldbeaddedorsubtractedfrom70andissubjecttoapenaltythatshouldbesubtracted.Eachobstaclewillbescoredonthefollowingbasis,rangingfromplus1½tominus1½: -1½extremelypoor,-1verypoor,-½needsimprovement,0correct,+½ good,+1verygood,+1½excellent.Obstaclescoresaretobedeterminedandassessedindependentlyofpenaltypoints.Penaltiesshouldbeassessedperoccurrenceasfollows:
A. 1 Point Penalties: Over-bridled (per maneuver); out of frame (per maneuver); each hit, bite or stepping on a log, cone plant or any component of the obstacle; incorrect or break of gait at walk or trot for two (2) strides or less; both front or hind feet in a single-stride slot or space at a walk or trot; skipping over or failing to step into required space; split pole in lope-over; incorrect number of strides, if specified; one to two steps on mount/dismount or ground tie except shifting to balance.
—39—
B. 3 Point Penalties: Wrong lead or out of lead; draped reins; break of gait at lope; break of gait at walk or trot for more than two (2) strides; three to four steps on mount/dismount on ground tie.
C. 5 Point Penalties: Spurring in front of cinch; blatant dis-obedience; use of either hand to instill fear/praise; knock-ing over, stepping out of or falling off an obstacle; dropping an object required to be carried; 1st or 2nd cumulative refusal; letting go of gate; five or more steps on mount/dismount or ground tie.
D. 10 point: Unnatural ranch horse appearance (Horse’s tail is obvious and consistently carried in an unnatural manner in every maneuver)
E. 20Point:skippingofanobstacle.
F.
G. Disqualified0–Score
(1) UseofromalotherthanasallowedinContestRules,Regulations,andProcedures.(2) Performingtheobstacleincorrectlyorotherthaninspecifiedorder.(3) Equipmentfailurethatdelayscompletionofpattern.(4) Enteringorexitinganobstaclefromtheincorrectsideordirection.(5) Workingobstacletheincorrectdirection.(6) Ridingoutsidedesignatedboundarymarkerofthearenaorcoursearea.(7) Significantdeviationfromcorrectlineoftravelbetweenobstacles.(8) 2ndOccuranceoffailingtocompleteanobstacleornotattemptinganobstacle(9) Ajudgemayexcuseariderfromthearenaafter2ndobstaclewiththreerefusals.
Sixtotenobstacleswillbeused.Threewillbemandatory,andtheremainingwillbeselectedfromtheoptionallist.
A. MandatoryObstacles:(1) Opening,passingthrough,andclosingagate.Thisgatemaynotbearopegate. (2) LogDrag–Horsemustbewillingtodragalogforashortdistanceinastraightlineora
curvetotheright.Thecurvemayrangefromagradualcurvetoacompletecircleorportionofacircle.RidertopickupropewhilemountedatpointA,anddropropeatpointB.Ropemaynotbetiedhardandfasttothesaddlehorn;dallyingisoptional.Logsizeshouldberoughlythesizeofasmallfencepost,suggestedmaximumweight~30lbs.Ropeshouldbesecurelyattachedtooneendofthepostbyeitherdrillingaholethroughthepostandtyingabowline(orothernon-slipknot),orattachinganO-ringandtyinganon-slipknotthroughthering.
(3) StationarySteer–Thisobstacleisusedtoshowthewillingnessofthehorsetohavearopethrownfromitsback.Thejudgewillgivecredittothehorsethatstandsquietlywhilethecontestantmakestheswingandthrowatthestationarysteer.Shyingfromtheropewillbepenalized,butmissingthestationarysteerwillnotbepenalized.Ridermustprovidetheropeforthisobstacle;ropemaybecarriedinhand,oversaddlehorn,oraffixedtosaddle.Atthecompletionofthisobstacle,contestantmaycoilropeandkeepforremainderofclass,ordropropeatobstaclewithoutpenalty.
B. OptionalObstacles:
(1) Mailbox–Riderwillopenandcloseamailboxwhenmounted.
—40—
(2) Bridge–Horseshouldwalkwillinglyoverabridge.Thebridgemaybestationaryor“teeter-totter”witha4”maximumrockerpole.
(3) Slicker–Theridershallshowtheabilitytohandlethehorsewhilesimulatingputtingonaslicker.TheridermayalsobeaskedtocarrytheslickerfrompointAtopointB.
(4) Walk-overlog-Lobstacle–Walkover90°log“L”.Logshouldbenolessthan6”andnomorethan12”indiameter.Ridersshouldnegotiatethisobstacleinastraightline.
(5) Step-oversatawalk,trot,orlope–Naturalbranches,logs,fenceposts,etc.whicharelaidoutinseeminglyrandomanglesanddistances.Distancesshouldbemeasuredonlysotheset-upisrepeatable,butnotforuniformspacingorstridelength.Obstaclesmaynotberaisedandthemaximumheightofanystep-overis18”.
(6) Waterhazard–Thehorseshouldenterandexitthewaterhazardinaquietmanner.(7) Backthroughobstacle–Straight,“L”,orinto/outofamarkedlocation.(8) Sidepass–Straight,onedirection,mayormaynotbeelevated.(9) GroundTie–Ridermustbeabletodismountandwalkaminimumof5pacesawaywith
thehorseinadesignatedspot.Ifused,thismustbethelastobstacleofthecourse(noremount)andclassmustbeheldinanenclosedarena.Ifariderisusingaone-piecerein(romal,ropingrein,etc.),itshouldbeunsnappedfromthebitononesidewhileground-tying.
(10) Pickupfrontfeet–Theridermustbeabletodismountandpickupbothfrontfeetinaneasy,timeefficientmanner.Ifused,thismustbethelastobstacleofthecourse(noremount).Maybeusedinsuccessionwithgroundtiesorideronlydismountsoncepercourse.
(11) Anyothersafeandnegotiableobstaclewhichcouldreasonablybefoundineverydayranchworkandmeetstheapprovalofthejudge.
C. Ifdisrupted,thecourseshallbereset.Inthecasethatanobstacleisusedincombination,theobstaclecannotberesetuntilthecontestantfinishestheentirecombination.
SPEEDEVENTSDIVISION
APPOINTMENTS:
PERSONAL:Clothingshouldbecleanandneat.Shirtswithacollarandlongsleevesarerequiredalongwithwesternboots.AllexhibitorsarerequiredtowearaproperlyfittedASTM/SEIequestrianhelmetwithafastenedchinharness.Itistheresponsibilityoftheexhibitorortheparentorguardianortrainerofexhibitortoensurecompliance.Noexhibitormaybetied,buckledorfastenedintothesaddleinanymannerorbyanymeansduringcompetition.RubberbandsarenotallowedinanySpeedClass.Stirrup,stirrupleathersoranypartofthefendershouldnotbeattachedbyanymeanstothecinch,breastplate,saddle,horse,oranywhereotherthanwhereitisnormallyattachedtothesaddle.
TACK:Westernsaddleswillbeused.Amechanicalhackamoreorotherbridlescanbeused.However,thejudgeorappointedequipmentofficialmayprohibittheuseofbitsorequipmentconsideredtobesevere.Nosebandsandtie-downsareallowedinspeedevents;howeverthesecannothaveanybaremetalincontactwiththehorse’shead.
—41—
GENERALRULES: Eachcontestantwillenterthearenafromwithinadesignatedareabehindthearenagate.Arenaconditionsandshowmanagementwilldeterminewheretherunwillbeginandend.
Thecontestantisallowedarunningstart.Timingshallbeginassoonasthehorsereachesthestartinglineandwillbestoppedwhenthehorsepassesoverthefinishline.
Aclosedgatefinishwillbeused.
Anelectrictimer,whenaccessible,willbetheofficialtime.Otherwise,atleasttwowatchesshallbeused,withtheaveragetimeofthetwowatchestobetheofficialtime.Startinglinemarkersorelectrictimers,whenpossible,shallbeplacedagainstthearenafence.
Thejudgemaydisqualifyacontestantforexcessiveuseofabat,crop,whip,reinsorropeanywhereonthehorse.
Intheeventofatie,thehorsedeclaredthewinnerintherunoffmustre-runthepatternwithintwosecondsofitsoriginaltimeortherunoffmustbeheldagain.Penaltytimewillnotapplytothetwo-secondrule,butwillapplytothefinalrunofftime.
Intheeventofshowmanagementproblems(ie:timermalfunction,etc.),thecontestantwillreceivearerun.Thecontestantshallhavetheoptionofperformingthererunimmediatelyorelectingtomovetotheendoftheclassandrerun.
Noassistance,toeitherhorseorrider,ispermittedpastthearenagate.
AllexhibitorsarerequiredtowearaproperlyfittedASTM-SEIapprovedequestrianhelmetwithafastenedchinharnesstheentiretimetheexhibitorisinthearena.
BARRELRACING
SpeedEventsGeneralRulesapply.
BarrelRacingisatimedevent.
Thecoursemustbesettofitthearena.Thecourseshouldbesetsothatahorsemayhaveampleroomtoturnandstop.(Allbarrelsarerecommendedtobeatleast21feetfromthefenceifpossible.)
—42—
Knockingoverabarrelshallcarryafive(5)-secondpenalty.Failuretofollowthecourseshallcausedisqualification.AcontestantmaytouchthebarrelwithhisorherhandsinBarrelRacing.Asuperintendent,ringstewardorsomeotherofficialwillbedesignatedtorulepatterndisqualificationsintheabsenceoftheofficialshowjudge.
POLEBENDING
AllSpeedEventsGeneralRulesapply.
PoleBendingisatimedevent.
ThePoleBendingpatternistoberunaroundsixpoles.Eachpoleistobe21feetapart,andthefirstpoleistobe21feetfromthestartingline.
Ahorsemaystarteithertotherightortotheleftofthefirstpoleandthenruntheremainderofthepatternaccordingly.
Thecoursemustbesettofitthearena.Thecourseshouldbesetsothatahorsemayhaveampleroomtoturnandstop.
—43—
Knockingoverapoleshallcarryafive(5)-secondpenalty.Failuretofollowthecourseshallcausedisqualification.Acontestantmaytouchapole(s)withhisorherhandsinPoleBending.Asuperintendent,ringstewardorsomeotherofficialwillbedesignatedtorulepatterndisqualificationsintheabsenceoftheofficialshowjudge.
STAKERACE
AllSpeedEventsGeneralRulesapply.
Thecontestantisallowedarunningstart.Timingshallbeginassoonasthehorse’snosereachesthestartinglineandwillbestoppedwhenthehorse’snosepassesoverthefinishline.Startbycrossingmidlinebetweentheuprightmarkers,runpatternasshownindiagram,andfinishbyagaincrossingcenterline.Thecontestantstartsbetweenthetwocentermarkersandrunsapatternaroundthetwoendpoles.Thefirstrunmaybeeitherleftorright,however,thesecondturnmustbeoppositeofthefirst.
Thisisatimedevent.Ifanuprightmarkerisknockeddown,thereisnotime.
Uprightmarkersareset40feetoneithersideofthecenterline.Twouprightmarkerswillbeplacedonthestartingline20feetapart(10feetoneachsideofthemid-line).Ifanelectrictimerisused,itissuggestedthatrubbercones,shortenoughsoasnottointerferewiththetimer,beused.
Contestantsmustcrossstartandfinishlinebetweenthemarkers.Failuretodososhallresultindisqualification.
AllcontestantsareeligibletoenterinStakeRace.
—44—
ACCEPTABLESTAKERACEPATTERNS
—45—
SADDLESEATDIVISION
HorsesenteringtheSaddleSeatDivisionmaynotshowinGaitedDivisionclasses.
HorsesenteringtheSaddleSeatDivisionarenotpermittedtohavebraided,orbandedmanes.
APPOINTMENTS
Alltack,bits,equipment,shoeingregulationsandattirethatareacceptedintherespectivebreedassociationand/orUSEFwillbepermitted.
SADDLESEATENGLISHPLEASURE(Trotting)
Classwillbejudgedonmanners,suitabilityandperformanceofhorseatthediscretionofthejudge.Conformationofthehorsemaybeconsideredinsituationsofextremelycloseperformanceonly.
Horsesareshownataflatwalk,truetwo-beattrot,andcorrectcanterwithathree-beatcadencebothwaysofring,withlightcontactbeingmaintainedwiththehorse’smouth.Laboredactionisnotdesired.Animationshallnottakeprecedenceovermannersandapleasurable,qualityperformanceatallgaits.
Horsesmustbackeasilyandstandquietly.
Judgehasoptiontorequestanyadditionalwork.
Horsesaretobereversedatahalt/walk.
SADDLESEATEQUITATION(Trotting)
General:
A. Judgesshouldnotethattherequiredequitationseatshouldinnowaybeexaggeratedbutbethoroughlyefficientandmostcomfortableforridingthetypeofhorsecalledforatanygaitandforanylengthoftime.
B. Ridershouldconveytheimpressionofeffectiveandeasycontrol.Toshowahorsewell,ridershouldshowhim/herselftothebestadvantage.Ringgeneralshipshallbetakenintoconsiderationbythejudge.Acompletepictureofthewholeisofmajorimportance.
C. Riderswillbejudgedonbasicpositioninthesaddle;positionanduseofhands,legsandseat;abilitytocontrolandshowthehorseandsuitabilityofhorsetorider.
D. Results,asshownbytheperformanceofthehorse,arenottobeconsideredmoreimportantthanthemethodsusedbytheridertoobtainthoseresults.
Seat-PositionofHands,LegsandFeet:
—46—
A. BasicPosition:Toobtainproperposition,ridershouldplacehimselfcomfortablyinthesaddleandfindhiscenterofgravitybysittingwithaslightbendatthekneesbutwithoutuseofirons.Whileinthisposition,adjustleatherstofit.Ironsshouldbeplacedunderballoffoot(neithertoenorhome)withevenpressureonentirewidthofsole.Legpositionshouldbenaturalandeffectiveasabaseofsupport(neitherextremelyinnorout)withheelsdown.
B. PositionInMotion:
(1) Walk:slightmotioninsaddle.(2) Trot:slightelevationinsaddleposting;hipsunderbodynotmechanicalup-and-downor
swingingforwardandbackward.(3) Canter:closeseat;goingwithhorse.
C. Hands:Handsshouldbeheldinaneasyposition,neitherperpendicularnorhorizontaltothesaddleandshouldshowsympathy,adaptabilityandcontrol.Theheightatwhichthehandsareheldabovethehorse'swithersisamatterofhowandwherethehorsecarrieshishead.Themethodofholdingthereinsisoptional,exceptthatbothhandsshallbeusedandreinsmustbepickedupatonetime.Bightofreinmustfallontheoff-sideofthehorse.
ClassRoutine:
A. Eachriderwillindividuallyperformagivenpatternwithinasettimeperiod.Thepatternmaybecomposedofanycombinationofmaneuverslistedintheoptionallistoftestbelow.Failuretoexecuteorcompletethepatternwillnotbedisqualificationbutshallbescoredaccordingly.Scoresmustbepostedoncompletionoftheclass.
B. Thejudgewillusetheindividualworkscorestodeterminethetopriderswhichmayberequestedtoperformadditionalindividualworkorrailwork.
C. Thoseselectedriders(orallridersiftheclassissmall)willberequiredtoworkontherailtodeterminefinalplacing.
D. Ridersselectedforrailworkwillentertheringinacounterclockwisedirection.Riderswillproceedatleastoncearoundtheringateachgait(walk,trotandcanter)andoncommand,reverseandrepeat.Anyorallridersmayberequestedtoperformadditionalworkortests.
E. OptionalListofTestsforSaddleSeatRiders.Testmayincludebutarenotlimitedtothefollowing:
(1) Pickupthereins(onlyinlineup). (2) Backfornotmorethaneightsteps.(3) Circleatcanteronthecorrectlead.(4) Figure8atthetrot,demonstratingtheproperchangeofdiagonals.Theridershouldbeon
theleftdiagonalwhentrottinginaclockwisedirectionandontherightdiagonalwhencirclingcounter-clockwise.Ontheleftdiagonal,theriderwillbesittinginthesaddlewhenthehorse'sleftfrontlegisontheground.Theriderisontherightdiagonalwhenheissittinginthesaddlewhenthehorse'srightlegisontheground.
(5) Figure8atthecanteroncorrectlead,demonstratingasimplechangeofleads.(Asimplechangeofleadsisoneinwhichthehorseisbroughtbackintoahalt/walkbeforebeingrestartedinacanterontheoppositelead.)Figuresshouldbestartedatthecenterofthetwocirclessothatonechangeofleadsisshown.
(6) Executeaserpentineatatrotand/orcanteronthecorrectlead,demonstratingsimplechangeoflead.
(7) Changeleadsdownthecenteroftheringorontherail,demonstratingsimplechangeoflead.
(8) Changediagonalsdownthecenteroftheringorontherail.
—47—
(9) Ridewithoutstirrupsforabriefperiod.
SuggestedScoring:Scoringmaybeonabasison0-100with1/2pointincrementsacceptable,anapproximatebreakdownfollows:
90-100: Excellentequitationincludingbodypositionanduseofaids.Patternisperformedpromptly,preciselyandsmoothly.
80-89: Generallyexcellentperformancewithoneminorfaultinappearanceandpositionofexhibitororexecutionofpattern.
70-79: Generallygoodpatternexecutionandequitationwithoneminorfaultinprecisionorexecutionofpattern(performance),orappearanceandpositionofexhibitor.
60-69: Averagepatternthatlacksquicknessorprecision,orriderhasobviousequitationflawsthatpreventeffectiveequitation,orcommitstwoorthreeminorfaultsintheperformanceorappearanceandpositionofexhibitor.
50-59: Onemajorfaultorseveralminorfaultsintheperformanceand/orappearanceandpositionofexhibitorthatprecludeseffectivecommunicationwiththehorses.
40-49: Twomajorfaultsormanyminorfaultsintheperformanceorappearanceandpositionofexhibitor.
30-39: Severalmajorfaultsoroneseverefaultintheperformance,orappearanceandpositionofexhibitor.Exhibitordemonstratesacompletelackofridingabilityorcommitsaseverefaultintheperformanceorappearanceandpositionofexhibitor.
20-29: Exhibitorcommitsoneormoreseverefaultsintheperformanceorappearanceandpositionofexhibitor,butdoescompletetheclassandavoidsdisqualification.
GAITEDDIVISION
HorsesenteringtheGaitedDivisionmaynotshowinSaddleSeatDivisionclasses.
APPOINTMENTS
Alltack,bits,equipment,shoeingregulationsandattirethatareacceptedintherespectivebreedassociationand/orUSEFwillbepermitted.
ALLGAITED(Non-trotting)EntriesinThisDivisionMUSTPassInspectionwiththeshowDQPpriortocompeting.
—48—
GAITEDPLEASURE(WalkingHorses)
ThisclassislimitedtoTennesseeWalkingHorsesandSpottedSaddleHorseswhoperformtheflatwalkandrunningwalk.Allentriespaddedorunpaddedcanparticipateinthisclass.AllhorsesmustbeshowninaccordancewithstandardshoeingandtackregulationssetforthbytheSHOWrulebook.
Horsesshallberequiredtoperform2gaits:flatwalkandrunningwalkasappropriateforbreed.
Horsesmustbackeasilyandstandquietly.
Horseswillbejudgedonmanners,suitabilityandperformance.
Formisnottobesacrificedforspeed.
HorsesenteredinthisclassmaynotentertherackingGaitedPleasureclassorthenon-walking/rackingtypeGaitedPleasureclassandmaynotshowintheSaddleseatEnglishPleasure(Trotting)orSaddleseatEquitation(Trotting)classes.
GAITEDPLEASURE(RackingHorses)
Thisclassislimitedtoanybreedofgaitedhorsethatperformstherackinggait.Allentriespaddedorunpaddedcanparticipateinthisclass.AllhorsesmustbeshowninaccordancewithstandardshoeingandtackregulationssetforthbytheSHOWrulebook.
Horsesshallberequiredtoperform2gaits:showwalkandrack.
Horsesmustbackeasilyandstandquietly.
Horseswillbejudgedonmanners,suitability,andperformance.
Horsesaretobereversedatawalk.
Formisnottobesacrificedforspeed.
Horsesenteredinthisclassmaynotenterthewalkinghorsegaitedpleasureorthenon-walking/rackingtypeGaitedPleasureclassandmaynotshowintheSaddleseatEnglishPleasure(Trotting)ortheSaddleseatEquitation(trotting)classes.
GAITEDPLEASURE(Non-Walking/RackingType)
Thisclasswillincludebutisnotlimitedtonon-trottingbreedssuchastheRockyMountainHorse,MissouriFoxTrotter,PasoFino,Standardbred,etc.whoperformagaitotherthanawalkingorrackinggait.Allhorsesmustbeshowninaccordancewithstandardshoeingandtackregulationspertheirindividualbreedassociation(PasoFinos–PFHA;FoxTrotters–MFTHBA;MountainHorses–RMHA).
Horsesshallbeshownatthewalkasappropriateforthebreedandpleasuregait.
Horsesmustbackeasilyandstandquietly.
Horseswillbejudgedonmanners,suitabilityandperformance.
—49—
Horsesaretobereversedatthewalk.
Formshouldnotbesacrificedforspeed.
HorsesenteredinthisclassmaynotenterthewalkinghorsegaitedpleasureortherackinghorsegaitedpleasureclassandmaynotshowintheSaddleseatEnglishPleasure(Trotting)ortheSaddleseatEquitation(trotting)classes.
GAITEDEQUITATION
Thisclasswouldincludebutisnotlimitedtonon-trottingbreedssuchastheTennesseeWalkingHorse,SpottedSaddleHorse,Rackinghorse,RockyMountainHorse,PasoFino,etc.Allentriespaddedorunpaddedcanparticipateinthisclass.AllhorsesmustbeshowninaccordancewithstandardshoeingregulationssetforthbytheSHOWrulebook.
ClassRoutine:Horseswillberequiredtoperformtwogaits(walkandpleasuregait).Ridersselectedforrailworkwillentertheringinacounterclockwisedirection.Riderswillproceedatleastoncearoundtheringateachgait,andoncommand,reverseandrepeat.
Testwillbeperformedindividuallyandmayincludebutarenotlimitedtothefollowing:
A. Pickupreins:Aquickcheckonmuscularcontrolandsensitivityofhands.
B. BackingC. Groupperformancearoundring:Tocheckonmaneuverability,ringgeneralship,etiquetteand
sportsmanship.
D. Individual performance on rail; any or all gaits and test may be required. See rider in motion from both front and rear at all gaits.
E. Ridewithoutstirrups:Anyorallgaitsmayberequested.F. Performafigureeight,serpentineorcirclesofvarioussizeand/orspeed.
Thejudgewillusetheindividualworkscorestodeterminethetopriderswhichmayberequestedtoperformadditionalindividualworkorrailwork.
Thoseselectedriders(orallridersiftheclassissmall)willberequiredtoworkontherailtodeterminefinalplacings.
Rider'sseatshouldbeanatural,coordinatedandcomfortableridingpositionandshouldinnowayberigidorexaggerated.Aridershouldconveytheimpressionofeffectiveandeasycontrol,withthegeneralappearanceofbeingabletorideforaconsiderablelengthoftimewithpleasure.Ringgeneralshipshallbetakenintoconsiderationbythejudge.Theappearance,presentationandalertnessoftheriderandmountmaketheoverallpictureofutmostimportance.
Hands:Thehandsshouldbeheldinanyeasyposition;waistorelbowhigh,overpommel,withpalmsdownward,slightlyturnedtowardbody,wristroundedslightly.Thehandsshouldbeinunisonwiththehorse'smouth,showingadaptabilityaswellascontrol.Howandwherethehorsecarrieshisheaddeterminestheheightthehandsareheldabovethehorse'swithers.Handsandwristsshouldbeflexibleandnotheldextremelyseparated.(Fromtherider'sview,thenhandsshouldbeinaVshape,closeenoughforthumbstotouch.)Thefingersshouldbeclosedfirmlyoverreins,butnotrigid.Pressurebetweenthumbandindexfingersisusedtosecure.Closed(or
—50—
crossed)reinsshallbeused,withbothhandsonthereins,andthebightofthereinshouldbeontheoff-side.
Upperarmsshouldfallnaturallyfromtheshoulderstowardthehipbonesandshouldbeflexible.Elbowsshouldnotclutchthebody,beextendedforwardorspreadawayfromthebody.Handsshouldbeincomfortablewaist-levelposition,dependingonhowandwherethehorsecarriesitshead.Theuseofhandsshouldbesmoothandgradualwithoutjerkingorpumpingatanyofthegaits,orintheparkedposition.
BasicPosition:Toobtainproperposition,theridershouldsitcomfortablyinthemiddleofthesaddleandfindthecenterofgravitybysittingwithaslightbendatthekneeswithoutuseofthestirrups.Whileinthisposition,havestirrupleathersadjustedtofitsothatironswillbeunderballoffootwithevenpressureonentirewidthofsoleandcenterofiron.
Thefootpositionwillbenaturalandcomfortableifthekneeandthigharerolledinwardandtheheelisslightlylowerthanthetoes.Fromthefrontorrearview,thelowerlegwillbeheldnaturallyawayfromthehorse,dependingontheanatomyoftheriderandthesizeofthehorse.Kneeshouldrestagainstthesaddle.
PositioninMotion:Thepositioninmotionshouldbenatural,coordinatedandgraceful,attainedonlywithpractice.Fromthesideviewastraightlinecanbedrawnperpendiculartothegroundthroughtherider'shead,neck,shoulder,hipandankle.Therider'stoeshouldneverbeanymoreforwardthantheknee,therebykeepingthecenterofbalancedirectlyabovethefeetandankles.Thisbasicrecommendedpositionshouldbemaintainedatallgaits.
HorsesenteringthisclassmaynotshowinSaddleseatEnglishPleasure(Trotting)orSaddleseatEquitation(Trotting).
SuggestedScoring:Scoringmaybeonabasison0-100with1/2pointincrementsacceptable,anapproximatebreakdownfollows:
90-100: Excellentequitationincludingbodypositionanduseofaids.Patternisperformedpromptly,preciselyandsmoothly.
80-89: Generallyexcellentperformancewithoneminorfaultinappearanceandpositionofexhibitororexecutionofpattern.
70-79: Generallygoodpatternexecutionandequitationwithoneminorfaultinprecisionorexecutionofpattern(performance),orappearanceandpositionofexhibitor.
60-69: Averagepatternthatlacksquicknessorprecision,orriderhasobviousequitationflawsthatpreventeffectiveequitation,orcommitstwoorthreeminorfaultsintheperformanceorappearanceandpositionofexhibitor.
50-59: Onemajorfaultorseveralminorfaultsintheperformanceand/orappearanceandpositionofexhibitorthatprecludeseffectivecommunicationwiththehorses.
40-49: Twomajorfaultsormanyminorfaultsintheperformanceorappearanceandpositionofexhibitor.
—51—
30-39: Severalmajorfaultsoroneseverefaultintheperformance,orappearanceandpositionofexhibitor.Exhibitordemonstratesacompletelackofridingabilityorcommitsaseverefaultintheperformanceorappearanceandpositionofexhibitor.
20-29: Exhibitorcommitsoneormoreseverefaultsintheperformanceorappearanceandpositionofexhibitor,butdoescompletetheclassandavoidsdisqualification.
HUNTERDIVISION
APPOINTMENTS:
PERSONAL:AllexhibitorsarerequiredtowearaproperlyfittedASTM/SEIequestrianhelmetwithafastenedchinharnesstheentiretimetheexhibitorisinthearena.Itistheresponsibilityoftheexhibitor,ortheparentsorguardianortrainerofexhibitor,toensurecompliance.
Clothingmustbeneat,cleanandappropriateforHunterclasses.Ridersshouldwearcoatsofanytweedormelton(conservativewashjacketsinseason),britchesoftraditionalshadesofbuff,gray,rust,beigeorcanary(Jodhpurincluded),highEnglishbootsorJodhpurboots.Darkblue,brownorblackapprovedASTM/SEIequestrianhelmetwithfastenedchinharness,andstock,tieorchokerisrequired.Spursoftheunroweledtype,cropsorbatsareoptional.Hairmustbeneatand/orcontained(asinnetorbraid).Glovesarepreferredinequitationclasses.
TACK:CleanEnglishforward,huntingordressage-typesaddles.Snaffle,kimberwick,pelham(tworeins)orfullbridle,allwithacavessonnoseband,isrequired.Breastplatesareoptional.Standingmartingalesareoptionalinworkinghunterandequitationoverfences.StandingorrunningmartingalesarenotallowedinallHunterundersaddleclasses,butareoptionalinjumping.Hackamoresandbootsorbandagesareprohibitedexceptinequitationoverfences&jumping.DrawreinsareprohibitedinallHunterclasses.
HUNTERUNDERSADDLE
Theclasswillbejudgedonthehorse’swayofgoing,mannersandsuitability.Conformationofthehorsemaybeconsideredinextremelyclosecompetitiononly.
Horsesentertheringatatrotandareshownontheflatatawalk,trotandcanterwhilemaintaininglightcontactwiththehorse’smouth.
Horsesmustworkbothwaysoftheringatallgaits.
Thejudgemayaskfinaliststoextendthetrotand/orhandgallopbutnevermorethanasafenumberofhorsestogallopatonetime.
Horsesshouldbackeasilyandstandquietly.Thejudgemayaskthatonlythefinalistsbebacked.
—52—
Largenumbersinthisclasswillnecessitateeliminationheatstoaccommodateallhorses.Finalistsfromeachheatwillbecalledtothecenterofthearenaandidentified.
Anyportionofaclassorheatmaybeplacedontherailforextraworkbythejudgeatanytime.
HUNTSEATEQUITATIONONTHEFLAT
General: Huntseatequitationontheflatisanevaluationbasedontheabilityofaridertoperformvariousmaneuversinharmonywiththehorse.Thecommunicationbetweenhorseandridershouldbesubtle.
ClassProcedure: Ridersinallheats,semi-finalsandfinalswillberequiredtoworkontherail.Ridersshallentertheringatawalkinacounterclockwisedirection.Theriderswillproceedatleastoncearoundtheringateachgait(walk,trotandcanter)andoncommand,reverseandrepeat.Ridersinheatsandsemi-finalsmustworkbothwaysofthering.Inthefinals,railworkisrequiredinatleastonedirectionbutthejudgemayaskforrailworkinbothdirectionsattheirdiscretion.Theridersmayberequestedtogallopinsafegroupsand/orperformadditionaltests.Thereversemaybeexecutedbyturningeithertowardorawayfromtherail.
Pattern: Apatternwillbeperformedbyonlythefinalistsinthisclass.Thepatternshouldbedesignedsothemajorityofexhibitorscanperformitinareasonableamountoftime(undersixtyseconds).Allpatternsmustincludeatrotandacanter.Horses’gaitsaretoberiddenwiththesamecadenceandspeed,asyouwouldseeinHunterUnderSaddle.Alltieswillbebrokenatthediscretionofthejudge(s).Riderswillnotberequiredtojump.
Finalistswillindividuallyperformagivenpattern,whichmaybecomposedfromtheoptionallistoftestsbelow.Thejudgewillscoreeachrideronhis/herindividualskillsandexecutionofthepattern.Scoresmaybeposted.Atestmayincludebutisnotlimitedtothefollowing:
A. Executeaslowsittingtrot,postingtrotand/orextendedtrot.
B. Back.
C. Walkfromagallopwithemphasisonhands.D. Haltfromacanter.
E. Dismountandmount.
F. Figure8atthetrot,demonstratingtheproperchangeofdiagonals.G. Figure8atthecanter,demonstratingasimplechangeofleads(asimplechangeofleadsisone
inwhichthehorseisbroughtbacktoatrotbeforebeingrestartedinacanterontheoppositelead).Figure8shouldbestartedatthecenterofthetwocirclessoonechangeofleadisshown.
H. Figure8atthecanteronthecorrectleads,demonstratingaflyingchangeofleads.(Changeofleadswithoutslowingdowntoatrot).
I. Ridewithoutstirrups.
J. Maintainacounter-canter.
K. Demonstrateahalf-turnonforehandand/orhalf-turnonthehaunches.
—53—
Faults:Faultsinallphasescanbeclassifiedasminor,majororsevere.Thejudgewilldeterminetheappropriateclassificationofafaultbaseduponthedegreeand/orfrequencyoftheinfraction.Anexhibitorthatincursaseverefaultavoidselimination,butshouldbeplacedbelowallotherexhibitorsthatcompletethepatterncorrectly.Aminorfaultcanbecomeamajorfaultandamajorfaultcanbecomeaseverefaultwhenthedegreeand/orfrequencyiftheinfraction(s)merits.
A. Minorfaults
(1) Breakofgaitatwalkortrotupto2strides(2) Over/underturnof1/8oftheprescribedturn
B. Majorfaults(1) Breakofgait,outoflead,missingleadordiagonalfor1-2strides(2) Notstoppingwithin10feetofdesignatedarea(3) Incorrectgaitorbreakofgaitatwalkortrotformorethan2strides(4) Obviouslookingforleadordiagonal(5) Overorunderturnmorethan1/8ofprescribedturn,butnotmorethan1/4turn
C. SevereFaults(avoidsdisqualificationbutshouldbeplacedbelowotherexhibitorsthatdonotincuraseverefault)include:
(1) Lossofironorrein(2) Breakofgaitatcanter,outofleadormissingleadordiagonalmorethan2strides(3) Lackofcontactbetweenrider’shandandbit(4) Touchinghorse (5) Grabbinganypartofthesaddle (6) Croppingorspurringinfrontoftheshoulder (7) Kickingatotherhorses,exhibitorsorjudge (8) Severedisobedienceorresistancebyhorseincluding,butnotlimitedto,rearing,bucking
orpawing. (9) Headcarriedtoohigh
(10) Headcarriedtoolow(suchthatthepollisbelowthewithers) (11) Over-flexingorstrainingneckinheadcarriagesothenoseiscarriedbehindthevertical (12) Excessivenosingout
D. Faultsscoredaccordingtoseverity: (1) Headcarriedtoolow(suchthatthepollisbelowthewithersconsistently). (2) Over-flexingorstrainingneckinheadcarriagesothenoseiscarriedbehindthevertical
consistently.
E. Disqualifications(shouldnotbeplaced)include: (1) Failurebyexhibitortowearcorrectnumberinvisiblemanner (2) Willfulabuse (3) Excessiveschoolingortraining (4) Fallbyhorseorrider (5) Illegaluseofhandsonreins (6) Useofprohibitedequipment (7) Knockingoverthecone,goingoffpatternorworkingonwrongsideofcone(8) Failuretofollowpatterncorrectly,includingfailuretoeverexecutecorrectleadorgait
wherecalledfor(9) Overturningmorethan1/4ofprescribedturn
FINALSSCORINGshallbeonabasisof0-100,withanapproximatebreakdownasfollows:
—54—
90-100 Excellentequitation,includingbodypositionanduseofaids.Completespatternaccurately,quickly,smoothlyandprecisely;demonstratesahighlevelofprofessionalism.
80-89 Aboveaverageriderthatexecutesthepatternaswellascorrectequitationanduseofaids.Excellentriderthatcommitsaminorfault.
70-79 Averagepatternexecutionandaverageequitationbutlackingadequatestyleandprofessionalpresentationtomeritelevatingtothenextscoringrange.Aboveaverageriderthatcommitsaminorfault.
60-69 Belowaveragepatternthatlacksquicknessorprecision.Riderhasobviouspositionand/orappearancefaultsthatpreventseffectiveequitation.Averageriderthatcommitstwominorfaultsintheperformanceofthepattern.
50-59 Onemajorfaultormultipleminorfaultsintheperformance.Ariderthatdemonstratesalackofridingabilityandknowledgeofcorrectbodyposition.
40-49 Severefault,twoormoremajorfaultsormultipleminorfaultsintheperformanceortheexhibitorthatdemonstratesalackofridingabilityandknowledgeofcorrectbodyposition.
10-39 Exhibitorcommitsmorethanoneseverefaultormultiplemajorfaultsinperformance,exhibitspoorridingskills,butcompletestheclassandavoidsdisqualification.
BasicPosition:
A. Tomount,takeupthereinsinlefthandandplacehandonwithers.Graspstirrupleatherwithrighthandandinsertleftfootinstirrupandmount.Todismount,ridermayeitherstepdownorslidedown.Thesizeoftheridermustbetakenintoconsideration.
B. Handsshouldbeoverandinfrontofthehorse’swithers,knucklesthirtydegreesinsidethevertical.Handsslightlyapartandmakingastraightlinefromhorse’smouthtorider’selbow.Methodofholdingreinsisoptional,andbightofreinsmayfalloneithersideoftheneck;however,itismoreacceptableforthebighttofallontheoffside.However,allreinsmustbepickedupatthesametime.Theridershouldmaintainlightcontactwiththehorse’smouthatalltimesexceptwhenstandingstill.
C. Reins:Thereinofasnafflebridlemaybeheldeitheroutsidethelittlefingerorbetweenthethirdandlittlefinger.Thesnafflereinofapelhamorfullbridleshouldbeheldoutsidethelittlefingerandcurbreinbetweenthethirdandlittlefingerorbetweenthesecondandthirdfingers.Ineithercase,reinsshouldbepickedupatthebucklesbytherighthand,thenstraightenedandseparatedincorrectorderbythefingersofthelefthand,pulledtautandadjustedtoevenpressureinbothhands.
D. Theeyesshouldbeupandshouldersback.Toesshouldbeatananglebestsuitedtorider’sconformation,heelsdown,calfoflegincontactwithhorseandslightlybehindthegirth.Ironshouldbeontheballofthefoot,butmaybeunderthetoe,balloffootorslightlybehindballoffoot.
E. PositioninMotion:
—55—
(1) Thewalkshouldbea4-beatgaitwiththeriderinaverticalpositionwithafollowinghand.
(2) Thepostingtrot:atleftdiagonal,ridershouldbesittingthesaddlewhenleftfrontlegisontheground;atrightdiagonalridershouldbesittingthesaddlewhenrightfrontleginontheground;whencirclingclockwiseatatrot,ridershouldbeonleftdiagonal;whencirclingcounter-clockwise,ridershouldbeonrightdiagonal.Theridershouldclosethehipangletoallowthetorsotofollowthehorizontalmotionofthehorse.Theupperbodyshouldbeslightlyinfrontofthevertical.
(3) Thesittingtrotandcanter:Atthesittingtrottheupperbodyisonlyslightlyinfrontofthevertical.Atthecanterthebodyshouldbepositionedslightlymoreinfrontofthevertical.Asthestrideisshortened,thebodyshouldbeinaslightlymoreerectposition.
(4) Twopointposition:Thepelvisshouldbeforward,butrelaxed,liftingtherider’sweightoffthehorse’sbackandtransferringtheweightthroughtherider’slegs.Inthispositionthetwopointsofcontactbetweenhorseandrideraretherider’slegs.Handshouldbeforward,uptheneck,notrestingontheneck.
(5) Handgallop:Athree-beat,lengthenedcanterriddenintwo-pointposition.Thelegsareonthehorse’ssideswhiletheseatisheldoutofthesaddle.Whenatthehandgallop,therider’sangulationwillvarysomewhatasthehorse’sstrideisshortenedandlengthened.Agoodstandardatanormalhandgallopshouldbeabout30degreesinfrontofthevertical.
WORKINGHUNTER
Horseswillbejudgedonperformance,manners,huntingpace,styleofjumping,wayofmovingandsuitabilityforactualuseinthehuntingfield.
Allhorsesmustbeserviceablysound.Horsesmustbeplacedonperformancebeforeconsiderationforsoundness.Finalistswillbejoggedinhandpastthejudgeforsoundnessinorderoffinishinthesamebridleandbitasexhibitedin.Anyhorseshowinglameness,brokenwindorimpairmentofvisionshallberefusedanawardatthejudge’sdiscretion.
Eachhorsewillindividuallynegotiateacourseconsistingofatleasteightjumpswithaminimumoffourobstacles.Fiftypercentormoreoftheobstaclesmustbeatleasttherequiredheightandnonemaybemorethan2"overorunder.Atleasttwochangesofdirectionarerecommended.Judgingwillstartwhenthehorseentersthearenaandendswhenthehorseleavesthearena.
Fenceheightswillbethefollowing:
A. HunterHorses(Over14.2hands)–2feet9inches
B. Largeponies-(over13.2handsandupto14.2hands)-2feet6inches
C. Mediumponies-(over12.2handsandupto13.2hands)-2feet3inches
D. Smallponies–(nottoexceed12.2hands)–2feet
Jumpstobeusedintheworkinghunterclassesmaybeselectedfromthefollowinglistbutwillnotbelimitedtothislist:
A. Brush
B. PostandrailC. Inandout(postandrailsshouldbespaced20feet-22feet forsmall/mediumponies,22
feet-24feet forlargeponiesand24feet-26feetapartforhorses)
—56—
D. Whiteboardfenceorgate
E. ChickencoopF. Stonewall
G. Oxer(mustbeascending: itisrecommendedthatthebackelementbe3incheshigher)
H. Aiken
I. Hedge
Agroundlineisrequiredforallobstacles.
Judging-General:
A. Allclassesmustbejudgedonperformanceandsoundnessandwhenindicated,conformation,suitabilityormanners.
B. Judgesmustpenalizeunsafejumpingandbadformoverfences,whethertouchedoruntouched.
C. Circlingonceuponenteringtheringandonceuponleavingispermissible.D. Whenahorsemakestwofaultsatanobstacle,onlythemajorfaultonthetopelementwillbe
scored(exception:refusalscountinaddition).
E. Whenanobstacleiscomposedofseveralelementsinthesameverticalplane,afaultatthetopelementistheonlyonepenalized.
F. Atacombination,thefaultscommittedateachobstacleareconsideredseparately.Incaseofarefusalorrunoutatoneobstacleinacombination,thecompetitormayrejumpthepreviousaswellasthefollowingobstacle.
G. Incaseofrefusalorrun-outonanobstaclethatcontainsmorethanonejumpingelement(ie:inandout,combination),entrymustre-jumpallelementsoftheobstacle.
H. Dismissedcontestantswillexitpromptly.
Faults:
A. MinororMajorFaults(1) Showinganobstacletoahorse(2) Missingaleadchange(3) Kickingout(4) Spooking(5) Jumpingoutofform(6) Jumpingintocornersofobstacle
B. MajorFaults(1) Knockdownofanypartofanobstacle(2) Refusals(3) Trottingwhileoncoursewhenitisnotspecified(4) Bucking(5) Stoppingforlossofshoeorbrokenequipment(6) Circlingwhileoncourse(7) Dangerousjumping
C. Elimination
—57—
(1) Threerefusals(2) Offcourse(3) Jumpingafencebeforeitisreset(4) Boltingfromthering(5) Fallofhorseorrider
D. Thefollowingmayormaynotbeconsideredasfaults,dependingontheirseverityandfrequency:
(1) Lightrubs(2) Swappingleadsinaline(3) Lateleadchanges(4) Excessiveshowofanimation(5) Addingoreliminatingastrideinaline
EQUITATIONOVERFENCES
Therider’sperformanceandskillsoverfencesarebeingjudgedinthisclass.Rider’sbasicpositioninthesaddle;positionanduseofhands,legsandfeet;abilitytocontrolandshowthehorseandsuitabilityofhorsetoriderareimportant;butrider’sskillsandexecutionmustbeconsidered.
Eachridershalljumpacourseconsistingofatleastsixjumps.MaximumfenceheightshallcorrespondtothoselistedinWorkingHunterrules.
Thefollowingwillresultinelimination:fallofhorseand/orrider;threecumulativerefusals,and/oroffcourse.
Thefollowingconstitutemajorfaultsandcanbecauseforelimination:arefusal,lossofstirrup,trottingwhileoncoursewhennotpartofatest,and/orlossofreins.
Position:SameasEquitationontheFlat.
Thejudgewillscoreeachrideronhisorherindividualskillsandexecutionofthecourse.
Thefinalridersmayberequiredtoperformadditionaltestingtodeterminethefinalplacing.
JUMPING
APPOINTMENTS:
Personal:RidersshallwearformalshowattireforJumpingunlessthejudgeandshowmanagementwaivecoats.Inthiscase,ridersshouldwearabuttonedandtuckedshowshirtoraplainpoloshirtfreeofanypatterns,decorations,etc.
Tack:Tackcanincludeanearbonnetandsquareshowpad.Figure8nosebandsandmartingales(standingorrunning)areallowed.AllotherappointmentsmustfollowtheHunterDivisiongeneralappointmentsrules.
Jumpersarescoredandplacedonamathematicalbasisandpenaltyfaults,whichincludesdisobediences,fallsandknock-downs.
—58—
Horsesandponieswillcompeteinthesameclass.
Everycoursemustcontainaminimumoftenefforts.
Bothastartinglineatleast12feetinfrontofthefirstobstacleandafinishlineatleast24feetbeyondthelastobstaclemustbeindicatedbymarkers(atleast12feetapart)ateachendofthelines.Timeshallbetakenfromtheinstantthehorse’schestreachesthestartinglineuntilitreachesthefinishline.Timeshallbetakenoutwhileaknockeddownjumpisbeingreplaced-thatis,fromthemomenttheridergetshismountinapositiontoretakethejumpuntiltheproperauthoritysignalsthatthejumphasbeenreplaced.Itshallbetherider’sresponsibilitytobereadytocontinuethecoursewhenthesignalisgiven.
ClassProcedure:
A. ClasswillbescoredaswritteninTableII,section2(b)oftheUSEFRulesforJumpers.
B. Thefirstroundandfirstjump-off,ifany,aredecidedbyaddingtogetherthefaultsincurredoverthecourseandanypenaltiesforexceedingtheTimeAllowed.Ifacompetitorhasgonecleaninthefirstround,thecompetitorwill,withoutleavingthering,uponanaudiblesignal,commencethedesignatedjump-offcourse.Acompetitorwithaclearroundmaydismount,andwithassistanceifnecessary,adjusttackand/orequipment;however,upontheaudiblesignaltobeginhis/herround,thecompetitorisresponsibletoadheringtothe45secondsrule.Acompetitorwholeavesthearenaafteraclearround(beforeorafterthetone)willbeconsideredtohaveretiredfromthejump-off.Iftherearenocleanroundsandatieexistsforfirstplace,therewillbeonejump-offinwhichtimewilldecideintheeventofequalityoffaults.
C. Allclassentrieswillparticipateoverthepostedcourse.D. Fenceswillbesetat3feetinheight.Fencesmustbesetattherequiredheightindicated,
withinatwo-inchvariance.
JumperCourses:
A. AllcoursesmustbesetaccordingtoUSEFstandards.B. Obstaclesshouldbeattractive,variedandappropriatetotheirsetting.Theyand/ortheir
componentsmustbecapableofbeingknockeddownandshouldbeneithersolightorpoorlysupportedthattheyfallataslighttouch,norsoheavyorfirmlysupportedthattheycanhardlybedislodged.
C. Allsuspendedelements(i.e.,gates,panels,etc)mustbehungnotmorethan4"fromtheirtopedges.
D. Atleast3outofthefirst10effortsmustbespreads. E. Theremustbeatleastonechangeofdirectionineverycourse,includingjump-offcourses.
F. Atleastonecombinationmustbeincludedineverycourse.
G. Brushobstaclesmusthaveaclearlyvisiblerailplacedaboveorbeyondthem.H. Spreadobstaclesareoxers,atriplebar,orawaterjumpwithawidthdimensionmeetingthe
widthrequirementsforLevelIII.
I. PointsNotCoveredinRules:Judgeshavetheauthoritytomakedecisionsonanypointnotcoveredintherulesapplyingtoclassprocedures,scoring,andconductaffectingaclassundertheirjurisdiction.
Scoring:
—59—
A. Jumpersarescoredonpenaltiesincurredbetweenthestartinglineandfinishline.Acompetitor,afterreceivingthesignaltobeginhis/herround,isnotbeingscoreduntilcrossingthestartinglineinthepropermanner.
B. Penaltyfaultsincludedisobediences,falls,knockdowns,touchesandtimepenalties.
C. Incasesofbrokenequipmentorlossofshoe,theridermustcontinueifhewishestoavoidpenalty,ormayretire.
D. Ifacompetitorjumpsanobstaclethathasnotbeenreset,orhasbeenresetimproperly,duetoitbeingdownedbyapreviouscompetitor,theweather,orsomeotherfactor,thecompetitorreceivesnopenalty.However,ifthecompetitorknocksdowntheobstaclehewillbepenalizedaccordingly.
E. Failingtocomplete-Acompetitorfailingtocompleteaparticularroundshallhavethereasonrecordedasfollows:
(1) Withdrew(WD)ordidnotstart(DNS)indicatedthatthecompetitorfailedtoenterthearenawithinoneminuteofbeingcalled.Thetimeforenteringtheringmustbeenforcedbymanagement.Topreventunfairnesstoanexhibitor,managementmayextendthetimeforenteringthering.
(2) Retired(RT)indicatesthecompetitorvoluntarilyretiredpriortocompletingtheround.(3) Eliminated(EorEL)indicatesthatduringhis/herroundthecompetitorwaseliminated
bythejudgeforanyofthevariousreasonsindicatedintheserules.
StartingandFinishing:Inordertoreceiveascoreotherthan“Withdrew(Didnotstart)”,“Retired”,or“Eliminated”:
A. Thehorsemustcrossthestartlinebetweenthemarkersintheproperdirectionwiththeridermounted.Passingthroughthestartingmarkersintheimproperdirectionbeforestartingdoesnotincurpenalty.
B. Thehorsemustcrossthefinishlinebetweenthemarkersintheproperdirectionandwiththeridermounted.
C. Thehorsemustjumpalloftherequiredfencesbetweenthestartandfinishmarkers.
D. Thehorsemustnotresistfor45consecutivesecondsortakemorethan45secondstojumpthefirstobstacleafterthetimeoftheroundhasbegunortakemorethan45secondstojumpthenextobstacleoncourse.
EnteringtheArena:Failuretoenterthearenawithinoneminuteofbeingcalledincurselimination.Thetimelimitforenteringtheringmustbeenforcedbymanagement.Managementmayextendthetimelimitforenteringthering.
TimetoStart: Anexhibitorwillhave45secondsfromthetimethejudge(s)soundanaudiblesignaltocrossbetweenthestartmarkersintheproperdirectionandstartoncourse.Ifacompetitordoesnotcrossthroughthestartlinewithintheallottedtime,thetimeoncoursewillstartwhentheallottedtimeexpires.
UseofAudibleSignal:Anaudiblesignal(bell,horn,whistle,gongorbuzzer)issoundedforthefollowingpurposes:
A. TogivethesignaltostartB. Tostopacompetitorintheeventofanunforeseenincident
C. Tointerruptthe45-secondperiodwhichariderhastobeginthecourseintheeventofanunforeseenincident
—60—
D. Toindicatethatanobstaclehastoberesetbeforebeingretakenafterithasbeenknockeddownduringarefusal
E. Togivethesignalforacompetitortocontinuehis/herroundafteraninterruption
F. Toindicatebyrepeatedandprolongedringingthattheexhibitorhasbeeneliminated
Timing
A. StartingandStopping-timeistakenfromtheinstantthehorse’schestreachesthestartline,orupontheexpirationof45secondsfollowingthesoundingoftheaudibletone,untilitreachesthefinishline.Thejudgemayinterruptthe45-secondcountdownifunforeseencircumstancesoccur.Disobediences,falls,etc.,occurringbetweenthesignaltostartandthemomentthecompetitorcrossesthestartinglineinthecorrectdirectionarenotpenalized.
B. Timeout-Ifasaresultofadisobedienceacompetitorknocksdownordislodgesanobstacleoraflagmarkingthelimitsofanobstacle,theclockisstoppedimmediatelyandremainsstoppedwhiletheobstacleorflagmarkingthelimitsofanobstacleisrebuilt.Regardlessofwhichfenceonthecoursethisoccursat,apenaltyoffoursecondswillbeaddedtothetimethehorsetakestocompletethecourse.
C. Timeoutatcombinations-Ifacompetitorknocksdownordislodgesoneofthepartsofacombinationoraflagmarkingthelimitsofanobstacle,andthenrefusesorrunsoutatthenextparkwithoutknockingitdown,theclockisstoppedasforaknockdownresultingfromadisobedience.Regardlessofatwhichfenceonthecoursethisoccurs,andforeachtimeitoccursonthecourse,apenaltyoffoursecondswillbeaddedtothetimethehorsetakestocompletethecourse.Elementsknockeddownpreventingahorsefromjumpingthenextobstaclemustberemoved.
D. TimeFaults-One(1)timefaultwillbechargedforeachcommencedsecondbywhichthetimeallowedisexceededinanyclassforwhichtimeisafactorinscoring.
E. Exceedingthetimelimit-Anycompetitorwhosetimeincludingpenaltysecondswhichmighthavebeenassessedfortime-out(s),asdescribedabove,exceedsthetimelimitiseliminated.Thetimelimitisdefinedasdoublethetimeallowed.
Disobediences:
A. Refusal:Stoppinginfrontofanobstacletobejumped,whetherornotthehorseknocksitdownordisplacesit,ispenalizedasadisobedience.Stoppingatanobstaclewithoutknockingitdownandwithoutbacking,followedimmediatelybyjumpingfromastandstill,isnotpenalized.However,ifthehaltcontinues,orifthehorsebacksevenasinglesteporcirclestoretakethecourse,arefusalisincurred.
B. Run-out:Evadingorpassingtheobstacletobejumpedorthefinishlineorjumpinganobstacleoutsideitslimitingmarkersispenalizedasadisobedience.
C. ResumingtheCourse:Afterarun-outorrefusal,thecompetitormust,beforeproceedingoncourse,re-jumptheobstacleatwhichthedisobedienceoccurredorbeeliminated.Iftheflag,standard,wing,orobstaclehasnotbeenresetwhenthecompetitorisreadytojump,he/shemustawaitthesignaltostartorbeeliminated.
D. LossofForwardMovement:Haltingorsteppingbackwardaftercrossingthestartlinewillbepenalizedasadisobedience.
E. CirclingonCourse:Anyformofcircleorcircleswherebythehorsecrossesitsoriginaltrackbetweentwoconsecutiveobstacles(startandfinishincluded),orstopsadvancingtowardor
—61—
turnsatleast180degreesawayfromthenextfence,orfinishline,excepttoretakeanobstacleafteradisobedience,isconsideredadisobedience.Thisisajudgmentcall.
Falls:
A. Thefirstfallofhorseorriderresultsinelimination.
B. Ariderisconsideredtohavefallenwhenhe/sheisseparatedfromthishorse,whichhasnotfallen,insuchawayastonecessitateremountingorvaultingintothesaddle.
C. Ahorseisconsideredtohavefallenwhentheshoulderandhaunchonthesamesidehavetouchedthegroundoranobstacleandtheground.
D. Acourtesyfenceisnotpermittedfollowingthefallofthehorseorrider.
Knockdowns:Anobstacleisconsideredknockeddownwheninjumpinganobstacle,ahorseorriderbycontact:
A. Changesanypartthereofwhichestablishestheheightoftheobstacleortheheightofanyelementofaspreadobstacle,evenwhenthefallingpartisarrestedinitsfallbysomeotherportionoftheobstacle,OR
B. Movesanypartthereofwhichestablishestheheightoftheobstaclesothatitrestsonadifferentsupportfromtheoneonwhichitwasoriginallyplaced.
OffCourse:Acompetitorisconsideredoffcoursewhenhedeviatesfromthecourseasshownbythediagramandjumpsanobstaclepriortorectifyingthedeviation.
TableofJumpingFaults
A. Knockdownofobstacleorstandardwithanyportionofthehorse,riderorequipment,whenjumpinganobstacle...........................................................................................................................................4faults
B. Knockdownofautomatictimingequipment,otherdesignatedmarkersonstartandfinishlines,orflagsstandingalonemarkingthelimitsofbanks,ditchesandwaterjumps.......................4faults
C. Firstdisobedience(anywhereoncourse)................................................................................................4faults
D. Secondcumulativedisobedience(anywhereoncourse).........................................................EliminationE. Exceedingtimeallowed(foreachsecondovertimeallowed).........................................................1Fault
F. Ahorseresistingfor45seconds,takingmorethan45secondstojumpthefirstobstacleafterthetimeoftheroundhasbegun,ortakingmorethan45secondstojumpthenextobstacleoncourse..............................................................................................................................................................Elimination
G. Fallofthehorseand/orrider...............................................................................................................Elimination
H. Jumpingobstaclebeforeitisresetorwithoutwaitingforsignaltoproceed..................Elimination
I. Startingbeforejudge’saudiblesignaltoprecede........................................................................Elimination
J. Jumpinganobstaclebeforecrossingthestartlineunlesssaidobstacleisdesignatedasapracticeobstacleoraftercrossingthefinishline,whetherformingpartofthecourseornot............................................................................................................................................................................Elimination
K. Offcourse.......................................................................................................................................................EliminationL. Leavingtheenclosureofaclosedobstacleincorrectly.............................................................Elimination
M. Riderand/orhorseleavingthearenabeforefinishingthecourse......................................Elimination
—62—
N. Anycompetitorattheendofhis/herroundwhodoesnotleavethearenathroughthedesignatedgate...........................................................................................................................................Elimination
O. Actionsagainstahorsedeemedexcessive(forexample:excessiveuseofwhiporspursatanytimewithinthearena).............................................................................................................................Elimination
OPENDRESSAGE
APPOINTMENTS:
PERSONAL:AllexhibitorsarerequiredtowearaproperlyfittedASTM/SEIapprovedequestrianhelmetwithafastenedharnesstheentiretimetheexhibitorisinthearena.Exhibitorsshouldwearashortridingcoatofconservativecolor,withtie,chokerorstocktie,breechesorjodhpurs,bootsorJodhpurboots.Glovesarepreferred,butnotrequired.
TACK:AnyEnglishtypesaddle(dressage,forwardseat,flatorcut-back)maybeused.Aplainsnafflebridleandaregularcavesson,adroppednoseband,aflashnoseband(acombinationofacavessonnosebandandadroppednosebandattachment),crescentnosebandoracrossednosebandisrequired.Exceptforthecrescentnoseband,bucklesandasmalldiskofsheepskin,thenosebandmustbemadeentirelyofleatherorleather-likematerial.Apaddednosebandisallowed.Asnafflebitwithasmoothmouthpiecewithasolidsurfaceisrequired.Twistedwireandrollerbitsarenotallowed.Abushingorcouplingispermittedasthecenterlinkinadoublejointedsnaffle,however,thesurfaceofthecenterpiecemustbesolidwithnomoveableparts.Themouthpieceofasnafflemaybeshapedinaslightcurve,butportedsnafflesareprohibited.Bitsmaybemadewithrubber,plasticorleathercovering,butthebitmaynotbemodifiedbyaddinglatexorothermaterials.
Martingales,bitguards,anykindofgadgets(suchasbearing,side,running,balancingreins,nasalstrips,tonguetieddown,etc.),anykindofboots(including“easy-boots”)orbandages(includingtailbandages)andanyformofblinkers,earmuffsorplugs,nosecovers,seatcovers,hoodsare,underpenaltyofelimination,strictlyforbidden.Braidingofthehorse’smaneandtailispermitted.Falsetailsarepermittedandifusedmaynotcontainanymetalparts.
Theaboverestrictionsapplytowarm-upandothertrainingareas;however,runningmartingales(onlywithsnafflereinorplainsnafflebridle),boots,andbandages(withoutmagnets)arepermitted.
Spursareoptionalandtheshankmaybeeithercurvedorstraight.Straightshanksmustpointdirectlybackfromthecenterofthespur.Curvedshanksmustpointdownward.Adressagewhip,nolongerthan47.2inchesincludinglash,maybecarriedbytheriderwhenmounted.
EXECUTIONANDJUDGINGOFTESTS:
Thepurposeistotesttheriderandhorseonthebasicprinciplesofdressagecompetition.Theobjectofdressagecompetitionistheharmoniousdevelopmentofthephysiqueandabilityofthehorsemakingitcalm,supple,looseandflexible,confident,attentiveandkeen,thusachievingperfectunderstandingwithitsrider.SeetheUSEFRulebook(www.usef.org)forfurther
—63—
explanationsofthegeneralprincipalsofdressagecompetitionandthecorrectgaitsandmovements.
Thedressagetestusedwillbeselectedannually.
Arenasizemaybeeither20mX40mor20mX60m.
Approximately6-10minuteswillbeallowedforeachtest.Thespecifictimelimitwillbebasedonthetestselected.Showmanagementreservestherighttoadjustindividualridetimesunderextenuatingcircumstances.
Acompetitorwhodoesnotenterthearenawithin45secondsaftertheentrybellorwhistleissoundedforhisrideshallbeeliminated.
Testsmaybecalledduringthecompetition.Iftestsareannounceditistheresponsibilityofthecompetitortoarrangeforapersontoannouncethetest.Latenessanderrorsinannouncingtheridewillnotrelievetheriderfrom“errorpenalties”.Announcingthetestislimitedtoreadingthemovementasitiswrittenonceonly.However,therepetitionofreadingofamovementisacceptableifthereisreasontodoubtthattheriderheardtheoriginalcall.
Theuseofthevoiceinanywayorclickingthetongueisaseriousfaultinvolvingthedeductionofatleasttwomarksfromthosethatwouldotherwisehavebeenawardedforthemovementwherethisoccurred.
Whenacompetitormakesan“errorofthecourse”(takesthewrongturn,omitsamovement,etc.)thejudgewarnshimbysoundingthebellorwhistle.Thejudgeshowshim,ifnecessary,thepointatwhichhemusttakeupthetestagainandthenextmovementtobeexecutedthenleaveshimtocontinuebyhimself.
Thescoreforeachmovementshouldfirstestablishthefactofwhetherthemovementisperformedinsufficiently(4orbelow)orsufficiently(5orabove).Thescoringscaleis:
10-Excellent 6-Satisfactory 2-Bad 9-VeryGood 5-Sufficient 1-VeryBad 8-Good 4-Insufficient 0-Notexecuted 7-FairlyGood 3-FairlyBad
Inthecaseofafallofhorseand/orriderthecompetitorwillbeeliminated.
Ifduringthetest(betweenthetimeofentryandthetimeofexitatA)thehorseleavesthearena(allfourfeetoutsidethefenceorlinemarkingthearenaperimeter)thecompetitoriseliminated.
Resistanceofthehorsewhichpreventscontinuationofthetestforlongerthan20secondsresultsinelimination.
IncaseoftiesthecompetitorwiththehighestmarksreceivedunderCollectiveMarksshallbedeclaredthewinner.WhenthescoresforCollectiveMarkstie,thejudgemayberequiredtodecideonthewinnerafterreviewofbothscoresheets.
Inmostcases,itisacceptableforacompetitortoenterandworkintheperimeterareasurroundingthearena(notwithinthearenaitself)immediatelypriortohis/herrideandafterthefinalsaluteofthepreviouscompetitor.
—64—
OPENWESTERNDRESSAGE
APPOINTMENTS:
PERSONAL:AllexhibitorsarerequiredtowearbootsandaproperlyfittedASTM/SEIapprovedequestrianhelmetwithafastenedharnesstheentiretimetheexhibitorisinthearena.Shirtswithacollarandlongsleevesarerequired.SpursareoptionalandmaybeofWesternstyle,withorwithoutblunttines,orEnglishDressagestyle.Otheroptionalattireincludes:chaps,gloves,necktieorsimilartie/pin,vest,jacket,coat,orsweater.
TACK:SeetheAppointmentsfortheWesternDivisionforthebasisofallowableWesterntack.Thefollowingexceptionsand/oradditionsareallowedinWesternDressage:
1. Westerncavessononthebridle(braidedorplain)withspacefortwofingersbetweenthecavessonandhorse’sjowl.Nometal,studs,orrigidmaterialmaybepartofthecavesson.Noflash,figure-8,ordroppednosebands.
2. Bits/bridlesthatmaybeusedonhorsesofanyage:
A. Snafflebit(asdefinedinWesternAppointments).
B. Hackamore(Bosal,asdefinedinWesternAppointments).
C. Bitlessbridle.MustbeWesternstylemadeofleatherorleatherlikematerial.
3. Breastplateand/orcrupper.4. Onewhipnolongerthan47.2inches(120cm)includinglash.5. Standardstocksaddleiscustomary,butaworkingsaddle,Aussie,andWesternsidesaddlearealso
acceptable.AhornisoptionalbutWesternstylefendersarerequired.Paddingonthesaddle’seatandtapaderosarepermitted.
6. “Polo”stylelegwrapsclosetohorse’scolor.Nootherkindofbootsorwrapsareallowed.7. Reins:
A. Withsnafflebit:loop/connectedreins,splitreins,buckledreins,mecatereins,orRomalreinswithoutapopper;twohandsmustbeusedwithanyofthesecombinations.
B. Withbosal:Horsehair,ropereinsandmecatereins;twohandsmustbeused.Themecatecanbetiedtothesaddlehornorheldbytherider.
C. Withcurb:RomalreinsorSplitreins.WhenusingacurbwithRomalreins,onlyonehandisallowed;whenusingsplitreins,oneortwohandsareallowed.
8. Handpositiononreins:
A. Romalreins:theRomalisheldinonehandwithnofingersbetweentheindividualreins.TheendoftheRomalmaybeheldinthehandnotusedforreiningtokeeptheRomalfromswingingandtoadjustthepositionoftherein.Thereinsmustbeheldsothatthereisatleast16”ofreinbetweenthehands.
—65—
B. Splitreins:Whensplitreinsareheldinoneortwohands,theridermaynotswitchbackandforthduringatest.Whenthesplitreinsareheldinonehand,therearetwowaysthattheridermayusethem:
1. withonefingerbetweenthesplitreins;theendsofthereinsfallonthesideofthereininghand
2. withoutafingerbetweenthereins;thehandmustbearoundthereins.TheendsoftheSplitreinsmaybeheldinthehandnotusedforreiningtokeepthemfromswingingandtoadjustthepositionofthereins.Thereinsmustbeheldsothatthereisatleast16”ofreinbetweenthehands.
C. AttheendoftheFreeWalkorFreeJog,ridersusingsplitreinsheldinonehandmayusethefreeoroffhandtopullthereinsbacktothedesiredlength.RidersusingRomalreinsmayusethehandusingtheRomaltoalterthetensionorlengthofthereinsfromthebridletothereininghand.
InadditiontowhatisdescribedinAppointmentsfortheWesternDivision,thefollowingarenotallowedinWesternDressage:
1. Fullcheeks,halfcheeks,kimberwicks,ropingbitswithbothreinsattachedtoasinglering,oranytypeofreinorattachmentwhichincreasestheeffectivelengthofthebit’sshankorcreatesadditionalleverage.
2. Round,rolled,braided,orrawhidecurbstraps.3. Martingales,bitguards,anykindofgadgets(suchasbearing,side,running,balancingreins,nasal
strips,tonguetieddown,etc.),anykindofboots(including“easy-boots,”splint/hock/bellboots,etc.),tailbandages,anyformofblinkers,earmuffsorplugs,andnosecovers.
Theaboverestrictionsapplytowarm-upandothertrainingareas;however,runningmartingales(onlywithsnafflereinorplainsnafflebridle),boots,andbandages(withoutmagnets)arepermitted.
EXECUTIONANDJUDGINGOFTESTS:
1. WesternDressageintegratesthehistoricallyvalidatedprinciplesofdressagewiththebestofwesternstockhorsetradition,withthepurposeofenjoyingasafe,pleasurable,versatile,andusefulworkinghorse.ThehallmarksoftheWesternDressageHorseareusefulness,rideability,willingness,safety,puregaits,lightness,calmness,andsteadiness.AWesternDressageRidershoulduseclear,effective,subtleaidscoupledwithaconfidentseatandlight,responsivehandsincommunicationwiththehorse.
A Western Dressage Partnership should exhibit impulsion originating from deeply engaged hindquarters transmitted without resistance through a supple topline to a light, soft contact with the rider’s hand(s). The horse should move freely forward via a willingness to work off the hindquarters which enables the western horse to be a useful working partner.
2. Gaitedhorsewillperformasaddlegaitinplaceofthejog.Thesaddlegaitselectedshouldbethegaitinwhichthegaitedhorseisbalancedandathleticallycomfortableperforming.Thesaddlegaitisa4beatlateralordiagonalgait,timelyandevenlyperformed.Thetempo,rhythmand
—66—
footfallsofthegaittheychoosetoshowmustnotchangethroughoutthetest.Thetruefourbeatgaitthehorseperformsshouldbeabletoberiddeninaworking,lengthened,freeandcollectedmannerascalledforintheWesternDressagetest.
3. SeetheUSEFRulebook(www.usef.org)forfurtherexplanationsofthegeneralprincipalsofWesternDressagecompetitionandthecorrectgaits(includedforgaitedhorses)andmovements.
4. Thedressagetestusedwillbeselectedannually.5. Arenasizemaybeeither20mX40mor20mX60m. 6. Approximately6-8minuteswillbeallowedforeachtest.Thespecifictimelimitwillbebasedonthe
testselected.Showmanagementreservestherighttoadjustindividualridetimesunderextenuatingcircumstances.
7. Acompetitorwhodoesnotenterthearenawithin45secondsaftertheentrybellorwhistleissoundedforhisrideshallbeeliminated.
8. Testsmaybecalledduringthecompetition.Iftestsareannounceditistheresponsibilityofthecompetitortoarrangeforapersontoannouncethetest.Latenessanderrorsinannouncingtheridewillnotrelievetheriderfrom“errorpenalties”.Announcingthetestislimitedtoreadingthemovementasitiswrittenonceonly.However,therepetitionofreadingofamovementisacceptableifthereisreasontodoubtthattheriderheardtheoriginalcall.
9. Voice:Thequietuseofthevoiceorclickingthetongueonceorrepeatedlyispermitted.Touch:Pettingthehorseisallowedduringthetestasagentlereward.
10. Whenacompetitormakesan“errorofthecourse”(takesthewrongturn,omitsamovement,etc.)thejudgewarnshimbysoundingthebellorwhistle.Thejudgeshowshim,ifnecessary,thepointatwhichhemusttakeupthetestagainandthenextmovementtobeexecutedthenleaveshimtocontinuebyhimself.
11. Thescoreforeachmovementshouldfirstestablishthefactofwhetherthemovementisperformedinsufficiently(4orbelow)orsufficiently(5orabove).Thescoringscaleis:
10 - Excellent 6 - Satisfactory 2 - Bad 9 - Very Good 5 - Marginal 1 - Very Bad 8 - Good 4 - Insufficient 0 - Not performed 7 - Fairly Good 3 - Fairly Bad
12. Inthecaseofafallofhorseand/orriderthecompetitorwillbeeliminated. 13. Ifduringthetest(betweenthetimeofentryandthetimeofexitatA)thehorseleavesthearena(all
fourfeetoutsidethefenceorlinemarkingthearenaperimeter)thecompetitoriseliminated.14. Resistanceofthehorsewhichpreventscontinuationofthetestforlongerthan20secondsresultsin
elimination.15. IncaseoftiesthecompetitorwiththehighestmarksreceivedunderCollectiveMarksshallbe
declaredthewinner.WhenthescoresforCollectiveMarkstie,thejudgemayberequiredtodecideonthewinnerafterreviewofbothscoresheets.
16. Inmostcases,itisacceptableforacompetitortoenterandworkintheperimeterareasurroundingthearena(notwithinthearenaitself)immediatelypriortohis/herrideandafterthefinalsaluteofthepreviouscompetitor.
—67—
4-HHORSEEDUCATIONCONTESTS
Contestantsareallowedtoenteramaximumoftwocontests(PublicSpeaking,IndividualPresentation,TeamPresentation,HorseBowl,Hippology,orJudging).
Eligibilityofteamsandindividualsaretobedeterminedbyanyprocedurethatthestatedeemstobeappropriate.Teammembersandindividualsmustbeenrolledin4-Hinthestatetheyrepresent.TheireligibilitymustbecertifiedbytheState4-HLeaderorEquineSpecialist.
Recordingdevices,suchastaperecorders,videocameras,moviecameras,picturecellphones,etc.arenottobeusedduringanyeducationcontest,excludinghorsejudging.
Cellphonesmustbeturnedoffwhileinacontestroom.
Photographswillbepermittedonlybeforeorafterapresentationorspeech.Speeches and presentations should be original, and constructed and delivered by 4-H'ers. Any form of plagiarism is strictly prohibited. Plagiarism can include, but is not limited to: copying parts of a speech or presentation previously presented by another youth or individual; using text, phrases, photos or diagrams from an article, video, book, movie or other published work without giving credit to the author. Competitor’s resource citation should be specific, accurate and honest. If contest officials confirm plagiarism, the contestant will automatically be disqualified, with a notation on the scorecard to reflect such infraction. If another contestant, coach, or parent can provide proof of plagiarism, they must present their findings, within 48 hours of the conclusion of the contest, to their state program representative. The state representative will then communicate the protest to show management and the executive committee will review the protest and make a ruling.
HORSEJUDGINGCONTESTOBJECTIVES: TheprimaryobjectiveoftheHorseJudgingcontestistoprovide,inafriendlybutcompetitivesetting,anopportunityforyouthenrolledin4-Htodemonstratetheirknowledgeofjudgingconformationandperformancesclassesofavarietyofbreedsanddisciplines.Itishopedthatthiscontestwillgeneratenewfriendshipsandbearewardingexperienceforthecontestants.
Ateamwillconsistofthreeorfourmembers.Wherefourmembersjudge,thelowestscorewillbedroppedbeforedeterminingteamscores.
Hatswillnotbeallowedduringthecontest.
Contestantsshallnotwearanyclothing,pinsorbadgesthatwillinanywayrevealtheiridentityorthatofthestatetheyrepresent.However,matchingcoats,blazers,etc.arepermissible.
Whilethecontestisinprogress,therewillbenotalkingorconversationbetweencontestantsoranyotherindividuals.Violatingthisrulemayresultindisqualification.Allquestionsshouldbedirectedtogroupleaders.Thecontestcoordinatorshallhavefullauthoritytodisqualifycontestantsviolatingthisrule.Groupleadersshouldbringtheseviolationstotheattentionofthecontestcoordinator.
—68—
Classestobejudgedareasfollows:
A. Uptofourhalterclasses;tobechosenfromAmericanQuarterHorse,Morgan,Appaloosa,Arabian,Palomino,AmericanPaint,HuntersIn-Hand,orSaddlebreds,Ponybreeds(stockorhuntertype).
B. Fourtosixperformanceclasses;tobechosenfromWesternPleasure,RanchReining,RanchRiding,HunterUnderSaddle,SaddleSeat(Trotting)Pleasure,Non-TrottingPleasure,WesternRiding,HunterHack,HuntSeatEquitation,Horsemanship,SaddleSeat(trotting&non-trotting)Equitation,orTrail.
AllclasseswillbejudgedbasedonSouthernRegionalrulesandscoredaccordingly.HunterHackwillbejudgedas70%fencework,30%railwork.
Foursetsoforalreasonswillbegiven.
Fifteenminuteswillbeallowedfornon-reasonclassesand17minuteswillbeallowedforreasonclasses.
Allhorseswillbejudgedassoundforhalterandastheygoinperformanceclasses.
Contestantsshouldnotusenoteswhilegivingoralreasons.Useofnoteswillresultinaminimumpenaltyof10points.(Theoralreasonsjudgewill,athisdiscretion,usehigherpenaltiesbasedontheextentofuseofnotes.)However,anyresourcematerialsmaybecarriedduringthecontest.
Alltackandattirewillbeconsideredlegal.
HORSEBOWLCONTESTOBJECTIVES: TheprimaryobjectiveofHorseBowlcontestsistoprovideanopportunityforyouthenrolledin4-Hhorseprojects,todemonstratetheirknowledgeofequine-relatedsubjectmatterinacompetitivesetting,whereattitudesoffriendlinessandfairnessprevail.Wehopethatthiscompetitionwillprovideaneducationalexperienceforbothparticipantsandspectators.
TEAMANDCONTESTANTELIGIBILITY
Eachstatemayentertwo(2)teamsoffour(4)orfive(5)contestants.Oneteammemberwillbedesignatedasanalternateiffive(5)areentered.
REFERENCEBOOKS
NEWHORIllustratedDictionaryofEquineTerms,NewHorizonsEducationCenter,Inc.AlpinePublications;POBox7027,Loveland,CO80537Phone:1-800-777-7257;Fax:1-970-667-9157
AYHCHorseIndustryHandbook,AmericanYouthHorseCouncilTheEquineCollection-Dept.AYHC;POBox1539,FortLee,NJ07021-1539Phone:1-800-952-5813;Fax:1-201-840-7242
—69—
LEWIS2nd FeedingandCareoftheHorse(2ndedition),byLonD.LewisWilliamsandWilkens;P.O.Box1496,Baltimore,MD21298-9724.Phone:1-800-638-0672
GRIFFITHSEquineScience:BasicKnowledgeforHorsePeopleofAllAges,byJeanT.Griffithswww.HorseBooksEtc.comorISBN#978-1-929164-42-4toorderfromyourlocalbookstorePhone:1-800-952-5813
KAINER1st TheColoringAtlasofHorseAnatomy,byRobertA.Kainer&ThomasO.McCrackenAlpinePublicationsInc.;P.O.Box7027,Loveland,CO80537-0027Phone:1-970-667-2017or1-800-777-7257
AYHC-HSAmericanYouthHorseCouncilHorseSmarts,bytheAmericanYouthHorseCouncilTheEquineCollection-Dept.AYHC;POBox1539,FortLee,NJ07024-1539Phone:1-800-952-5813;Fax:1-201-840-7242
QUESTIONTYPES
REGULARQUESTIONSareworthtwo(2)pointsduringone-on-onecompetition,whenonlyonememberofeachteammayrespond.Theregularquestionisworthone(1)pt.duringOPENquestions,whenanymemberofeitherteammayrespond.Thesequestionscounttowardindividualandteamscores.Allincorrectanswersreceivea(-1)deduction.
TOSS-UPQUESTIONSareworthone(1)pt.andareopenforresponsetoanymemberofeitherteam.Thetoss-upquestionisusedintheOPENpartofthematch.Ifthereisacorrectanswertothetoss-upquestion,abonusquestionwillbeattached.Toss-upquestionsaregenerallyalittlemoredifficultthanaregularquestion,andmayhavetwoorthreerequiredanswers.Allanswersarerequiredtobecorrect.Thepointswillcounttowardindividualandteamscores.Allincorrectanswersreceivea(-l)deduction.
BONUSQUESTIONSwillbeworth(3)points.Theyareattachedtoacorrectlyansweredtoss-upquestion,intheOPENpartofthematch.Whenmultipleanswersarerequired,(3)POINTSwillbeawardedifALLoftherequiredanswersarecorrect.Nopointswillbeawardedortakenawayifthereislessthantherequirednumberofanswers,oriftherearenocorrectanswers.Nopartofthebonusquestionwillberepeated,norwillanyadditionalinformationbegiventothecontestantsrelativetothequestion.Thesepointswillcounttowardteamscoresonly.
A. Abonusquestionattachedtoanunansweredorincorrectlyansweredtoss-upquestionwillbetransferredtothenextregularopenquestion(whichbecomesthenewtoss-upquestion),untilacorrectanswerisgiven.
B. Theteamshouldallowthemoderatortoreadthecompletequestion.Theteamwillbegiventen(10)secondstoconfer.Theacknowledgerwillcalltimeattheendoften(10)seconds.Theteamcaptainordesigneemustthenstartgivingtherequirednumberofanswerswithinfive(5)seconds.Teammembersmaygiveanswerstothecaptain/designeeduringthe30-secondansweringperiod.
—70—
C. Ifthematchendswithanunansweredbonusquestion,thebonusquestionwillnotbeutilized.
ONE-ON-ONEQUESTIONS-Regularquestionsshallbeaddressedtoonlyonememberofeachteam,beginningwiththecontestantsinthe#1chairs(nearesttocontroloperator)oneitherteamandprogressingwithsubsequentquestionsgoingtothecontestantsinthe#2chairs,#3chairs,#4chairs,respectively,untiltheone-on-onequestionsarecompleted.Therewillbeanequalnumberofone-on-onequestionspercontestantpermatch.
A. Themoderatorshallclearlyindicatethestartofone-on-oneplaybyannouncingthechairnumberofthecontestants'eligibletorespond,priortoreadingthequestion.
B. Toss-up/BonusquestionswillnotbeusedduringOne-on-OneCompetition.
RESPONSEPENALTY-Ifanycontestant,otherthanthedesignatedcontestants,respondstoaone-on-oneorregularquestion,thatcontestant/teamwilllosetwo(2)points.
A. Acontestantthatrespondsmorethantwicetoaone-on-oneorregularquestiondirectedtoanothercontestantwillbereplacedatthepanelbytheteamalternate.Ifanalternateisnotavailable,theremainderofthematchwillbeplayedwithlessthanafullteam,andallone-on-onequestionsnormallyaddressedtotheeliminatedcontestantwillbeaddressedtothecontestantintheoppositenumberedchair.Thiscontestantmayreturntofurthermatchesinthecontest.Athirdsuchpenaltywilldisqualifythemfromthecompetition.The(-2)pointpenaltywillcontinuetoapplyfor2ndand3rdoffense.
READINGANDANSWERINGTHEQUESTIONS
Themoderatorwillreadallquestions-identifythetypeandnumberofquestionanddesignatethechairseligibletorespondwhennecessary.Fivesecondswillbeallowedforstartingaresponse.Ifananswerisnotgivenorwrong,themoderatorwillgivethecorrectanswer,andthenextquestionread.Iftheanswergivenisthesameasormeansthesameastheexpectedanswer,itwillbeaccepted.Iftheanswerisdifferentthantheexpectedanswer,itwillbereferredtothejudges’panelfordecision.
Onceacontestantactivatesabuzzer,theymustbeACKNOWLEDGEDbeforetheycananswerthequestion.Aftertheyhavebeenacknowledged,thecontestanthasfive(5)secondstostartavalidanswer.Firstanswerswillbeconsideredvalidanswers.Itistheresponsibilityoftheacknowledgertodetermineifanactualanswerwasstartedwithinthe5-secondtimelimit.
Anacknowledgementpenaltyofone(-l)pointwillbedeductedfromcontestant'sscoreandtheteamforansweringaquestionbeforebeingacknowledged.Thefirstanswergivenwillbeacceptedastheofficialanswer,includingmultipleresponsequestions.Repeatingthequestionwillnotbeconsideredtheinitiationoftheanswer.Ifaquestionisreadtocompletion,thejudgesmayaskthecontestanttoexplain,expand,bemorespecific,orclarifytheanswer.
IfaquestionisINTERRUPTEDduringthereadingofit,themoderatorwillstopreadingassoonasabuzzerisactivated.Thecontestantrespondinghasfive(5)secondsAFTERBEINGACKNOWLEDGED,TOBEGINTHEANSWER.Iftheanswergiveniscorrectforthewaythequestionwaswritten,itwillbeaccepted.Iftheanswergiveniscorrectforonlytheportionofthequestionheard,butwrongforthewaythequestionwaswritten,theanswerwillnotbeaccepted.Ifthequestionwasinterrupted,thejudgeswillnotbeallowedtoaskforanytypeofclarificationoftheanswergiven.
Thejudges’panelwillbeallowedtoverifyananswer,orthevalidityofaquestion.Ifverificationcannotbemade,thequestionwillbereplaced.
—71—
PLAYINGTEAMSANDALTERNATES
Onlyfour(4)contestantsshallbeseatedatthepanelatanyonetime.Seatpositionmustbedeclaredpriortocompetitionandyouthmustremaininthisseatforthedurationoftheentirecontest.Theonlyexceptioniswhenanalternatereplacesaseatedplayerduringamatchorthecompetition.See#2below.
Duringanymatch,onlyone(1)alternatemaybereplacedatthepanelwhen:
A. Themoderator,teamcaptain,teamcoachdeemsitimpossibleforoneoftheseatedmemberstocontinue.
B. Thecaptain/coachofateamrequeststhereplacementofateammember.
Theteammemberremovedfromamatchbecomesineligibletoreturntothatparticularmatch.Theteammemberremovedandthereplacementmemberarebotheligibletoparticipateinfurthermatches.Afive-memberteamisstronglyrecommended.
Membersremovedfromthegametablefordisciplinaryreasons,maynotcomebacktoanymorematchesinthecompetition.
DOUBLEELIMINATION
TEAMS-Eachteamwillplayinapre-numberedposition,accordingtothepositionnumberdrawnbytheteamcaptain.
Atotaloftwolosseswillautomaticallyeliminateateamfromthecompetition.
INDIVIDUALSCORES
Scoreswillbekeptforeachindividualcontestant,withthehigh10individualcontestantstoreceivespecialrecognition.
Onlythosecontestantswhohaveparticipatedinthreeormorematcheswillbeconsideredforthetopindividualawards.
A. Thehighthreematchscoresforeachindividualwillbeusedincaseswhereindividualsparticipateinmorethanthreematches.
Tiesforindividualawardswillbebrokenonthebasisof:
A. Firsttiebreaker:highaveragescorefortheentirecontest B. Secondtiebreaker:highindividualmatchscores.
C. Thirdtiebreaker:Totalnumberofpointsearnedinthecontest.
SCOREKEEPING
Thepointvalueofcorrect/incorrectresponses,bonuses,penaltiesareasfollows:
Correctanswer–One-on-onequestion 2
—72—
Correctanswer-Openquestion 1Toss-upquestion-Allanswersrequired 1Bonusquestion-Allrequiredanswersrequired 3Bonusquestion-Allincompleteanswers,noanswersorincorrectanswers
0
TeamParticipation-4correctanswers 2Allincorrectanswers -1Responsepenalty-Noanswerstartedin5seconds -2Responsepenalty-Contestantnotacknowledged -1Responsepenalty-Outofturn -2
Responsepenalty-Outofturnsecondtimeinsamematch -2;Eliminatefrommatch
Responsepenalty-Outofturnthirdtimeincontest -2;Eliminatefromcontest
“Official”protestnotupheld -1
Duringthesecondhalfofthematch,allregular/openquestionswillbeworthone(1)point,opentoallmembersseatedatthegametable.Alltoss-upquestionswillbeworth(1)pointandallbonusquestionswillbeworththree(3pts.)ifthenumberofrequiredanswersgivenarecorrect.
TEAMPARTICIPATIONBONUS
Inordertoencouragefullteamparticipation,eachteammemberwillhaveabonuscardatthegametable.Whenateammembergivesacorrectresponsetoaone-on-one,regular,ortoss-upquestion,thatmemberwillturnhis/hercardaroundtofacethescorekeepers.Abonusworthtwo(2)pointswillbeawardedtotheteamwhenallfourbonuscardsfacethescorekeepers.Thevalueofthequestion(1or2pts.)willalsobeaddedtothescoreoftheindividualwhoansweredthequestion,thusmakingthatquestionworththree(3)orfourpointsdependingonthevalueofthequestion.
Example:Thescorekeeperwilladdfour(4)pts.totheteamscore[two(2)pts.forcorrectanswertoaone-on-onequestionandtwo(2)pts.fortheteambonus].Thecontestantwillreceivethevalueofthequestiononhis/herindividualscoreandtheteamwillreceiveboththeindividualpointsandthebonuspointsontheteamscore.
A. Whenanalternatecomestothegametable,ifabonuscardisshowingforthatchair,itmustbeforfeited(turnedaround)andearnedbythecontestantcomingintothegame.
B. Whenateambonushasbeenearnedonce-thebonuscardswillbeturnedaroundandtheteamhasanopportunitytoearnitagain.Ateammayearnthisbonusasmanytimesaspossiblewithinamatch.
—73—
TIMEOUTS
Theteamcaptain,coachoranystaffmembermaycallfora“timeout"forclarificationofarule,score,toseatanalternate,ortoallowforanyunexpectedproblem.“Timeouts"maybecalledonlyafteraquestionhasbeenansweredandbeforethenextquestionstarts.
HOLDINGROOMS
Allteams,alternates,andcoachesmustremaininthedesignatedholdingareauntilitistheirturntoplay.
Aftertheirroundmatchisplayed,theymustgotoanappropriatedesignatedarea,untiltheconclusionoftheroundinprogress.
Aftertheroundiscompleted,allteams/alternatesandcoaches(noteliminatedfromthecontest)mustreturntothedesignatedholdingareatoawaittheirnextmatch.
Allcoachesintheholdingareaareresponsibleforsupervisionoftheteams.Theserulesareamatterofethicsandrequirethecooperationofallteammembersandcoaches.
CONTESTPROCEDURES
Teamsareassembledandseatedattheirrespectivepanels,withthedesignatedteamcaptainseatedinthe#1chair,nearesttothemiddleorthemoderator.Eachcontestantisgiventheopportunitytochecktheequipment.
Allteammemberswillhaveaparticipationbonuscardfacingthecontestant.Theywillbeblanktothescorekeepersuntilthatcontestantgivesacorrectresponsetoaquestion.Atthattimethecardwillbeturnedaroundtofacethescorekeepers.
Thedesignatedsetofquestionsforeachroundisopenedbythemoderatorandverifiedwiththejudges’panelandrefereebeforestartingthegame.Priortoreadingaquestion,themoderatorwillannouncethenumber,typeofquestionandthecontestantseligibletorespond.Eachsucceedingquestionwillbereadinthismanneruntilallofthequestionsforthatmatchareread.Thecorrectanswerwillbegivenforallunansweredquestionsorwronganswers.
Contestants,whorespondtoaquestion,willreceivetheappropriatepointsappliedtoaparticularquestion.Appropriatepenaltieswillbedeductedaswarranted.
Ifthetime(five(5)seconds)inwhichtoansweraquestionelapseswithoutacontestantactivatingabuzzer,thereshallbenolossorawardingofpointstoeitherteam.Aftertheresponsetimehaselapsed,theanswerwillbegiven,andthenextquestionread.
Ifthebuzzerisactivatedandananswerisnotstartedwithinthe5secondallowabletime,therewillbeaminustwo(-2)pt.penaltyimposedagainstthecontestantwhoactivatedthebuzzerandhis/herteam.
Ifthejudgeselecttonotuseagamequestion,itmustbereplacedbyanotherquestionsothatthetotalnumberofquestionstobeaskedwillremainequalineachmatch.
—74—
INFORMATIONSOURCES
Nosourceofinformationisinfallible.Attimestheremaybeanswersgiventhatareinagreementwiththerecommendedreferencebooks,whichinfactareerroneousoroutofdate.Everyeffortismadetoeliminatesuchquestions,however,intheeventoneslipsin,thejudgesmayagreeto:
A. Accepttheanswerandgiveanexplanationofthecorrectorup-datedinformation,forfutureuseofthequestion.
B. Acceptonlythecorrectanswer.C. Replacethequestiontotheappropriatecontestants.
MATCHTIES
Intheeventofamatchtie,itwillbebrokenwithfive(5)tiebreakerquestions.Ifatieremainsthefirstteamtoearnapoint(orbecauseofalossofapointbytheotherteam,hasa(1)pointadvantage)willbedeclaredamatchwinnerbasedonthescores.
TieBreakerpointsdonotgetaddedtoindividual,team,orteambonusscores.Theyareusedtobreakmatchtiesonly.
TEAMPLACINGS
Teamawardswillbebasedonthepredeterminedprocedureofplay.
Everyteamwillparticipateinaminimumoftwomatches
Therankofteamswillbedeterminedonthebasisoftheirpositionwithinthedoubleeliminationbracket.Aftertwolosses,theteamseliminatedinthesameroundwillbeplacedonthebasisofthehigherscoresintheeliminatinground:fifth(5thplace)tothehighestscore,sixth(6thplace)tothenexthighestscoreandsoon.
DOUBLEELIMINATION-TEAMSTIEBREAKERS
1stTieBreaker–Totalaverageofallgamesplayedindoubleeliminationgames.
2ndTieBreaker–Highestmatchscoreindoubleeliminationgames.
3rdTieBreaker–Totalscoreofthetoptwomatchesindoubleeliminationgames.
EQUIPMENTFAILURE
Itshallbetheresponsibilityofthemoderatortoassureeachcontestantthatallequipmentisoperatingcorrectlyatthestartofeachmatch.Back-upunitswillalsobeavailable.
Ifthedevicebeingusedceasestofunctionduringamatchorisbelievedtobemalfunctioning,a“timeout"maybecalledbyanycontestant,thestaff,orbyeithercoach.
—75—
Ifaftercheckingitanditisdeterminedthatthereisanequipmentmalfunction/failurethefaultypart(s)orunitwillbereplacedandplayresumed.
Scoresaccumulateduptothepointofthe"timeout"shallstandandallfurtherpointsawardedduringtheremainderofthematchaddedtoorsubtractedfromthistotal.
Ifbothjudgesoronejudgeandthemoderatordeemitadvisable,pointsawardedforthetwo(2)questionsaskedimmediatelypriortodeterminationoftheequipmentfailure,mayberecalledandtwo(2)additionalquestionsused.
Undernoconditionsshalltherebeareplayofmatchinwhichtherewasanequipmentfailure.
TRANSCRIBINGQUESTIONS
Transcribingcontestquestionsbyanymeansduringthecompetitionisprohibited.Therewillbenohand-written,typing,recording,computeruse,etc.inthecontestrooms.Affiliatedteamswillbeeliminatedfromthecompetitionforviolationofthisrule.
RECORDERSANDCAMERAS
Recordingdevicessuchastaperecorders,videocameras,moviecameras,picturecellphones,etc.arenotbeusedduringthecompetition.
CELLPHONESMUSTBETURNEDOFFWHILEINACONTESTROOM.
PHOTOGRAPHSWILLBEPERMITTEDONLYBEFOREORAFTERAMATCH.
PROTEST/VERIFICATIONOFQUESTIONSAND/ORANSWERS
Verificationofaquestionandanswerispermissible
ONLYPROTESTSTHATAREMADEINACOURTEOUS,RESPECTFULMANNERWILLBEACKNOWLEDGED.
Protestsmustbemadebeforethereadingofthenextquestion.
An"official"protestofaquestionortheanswertoaquestionmaybecalledforbyateamcaptainortheofficialteamcoaches.Thejudgesandmoderatorwillconsidertheprotest.Theirdecisioninallcaseswillbefinal.
Ifan"official"protestisacknowledged,playwillbestopped,andthedesignatedofficialswillconsidertheprotestandmakeadecision.A(-l)pointpenaltywillbeassessediftheprotestisnotupheld.
Tosustainaprotest,atleasttwomembersofthedesignatedjudgespanelmustagree,tokeeporreplaceaquestion,ortodeterminethevalidityofananswer.
Iftheprotestissustainedbytheofficials,themoderatorand/orthescorekeeperswilltakeoneofthefollowingactions:
—76—
A. Ifthequestionisdeterminedbytheofficialstobeapoorquestion,itwillbereplacedandopentoaspecificchaironeachteamortoallcontestantsseatedatthegametable,dependingonthetypeofquestion(oneononeoropen).
B. Iftheanswertothequestionreceivedacallforverification,thedesignatedjudges’panelwilldeterminethevalidityoftheanswer.Pointswillthenbeawardedorsubtractedasappropriate.
C. Ifaquestionwasprotestedafterananswerisgiven,thedesignatedjudgespanelwilldeterminethevalidityoftheprotestedquestion.Ifthevalidityofthequestionisallowed,pointswillbeawardedorsubtractedasappropriate.Ifnot,thequestionswillbereplaced.
Allprotests/challengeswillbeacknowledgedbytheconteststaff.
ABUSEOFTHEPROTESTPROVISIONS
Inthiscompetition,everyeffortwillbemadetobefairandcourteousandunderstandingtothecontestantsandthecoaches.
Abuseofthisprotestprovisionbyanycontestant,orcoach,willresultinoneormoreofthefollowing:
A. Dismissalofteamcoachfromthecontestarea.
B. Dismissal(orreplacement)ofanycontestantfromthecompetition.
C. Dismissalofanentireteamfromthecompetition,withforfeitureofpointsorstanding.
SPECTATORS,PARENTSANDVISITORS
Spectators,parentsandvisitorsmaynotprotestanyquestion,answerorprocedure duringthecontest.
Anycontestant,coach,familymember,friendsorspectators,exhibitingUNSPORTSMANLIKECONDUCT,BEHAVIORORACTIONSDETRIMENTALTOTHECONTEST,willbesubjecttodismissalfromtheimmediatecontestarea.
GAMEOFFICIALSANDEQUIPMENT
MODERATOR:ThemoderatorshallassumetheresponsibilityforreadingquestionsandwillacknowledgethechairsthatareeligibletorespondtoOne-on-Oneandopenquestions,beforethequestionisread.Themoderatorwillacceptallanswersthatarethesameormeanthesameastheexpectedanswertothequestion.Anyanswersdifferentthantheexpectedanswerwillbereferredtothejudges’panelthatwillmakethedecisiontoacceptorrejectthegivenanswer.Occasionally,themoderatormayalsobedesignatedasthe3rdjudge.
JUDGES’PANEL:Thejudges’panelwillconsistoftwopeople,threeifpossible.Onepersonwillbeaknowledgeablehorseperson.Ifpossible,onewillbeaveterinarian.The3rdjudgecouldbeaHorseShowJudge,orthemoderatormaybedesignatedasthe3rdjudge.Itisespeciallyimportantforthejudgestogivereasonsfornotacceptingananswer,becausetheintentofthiscompetitionistomakeitauniquelearningexperienceforyoungpeopleofHighSchoolgradelevels.Theseyoungpeoplehave
—77—
madeaverystrongcommitmenttothisprogram,andaboveall,wewanttobefairandhonestwiththem.Thisisanexcellentopportunitytofurthereducatethemalongtheselines.Thejudge’sresponsibilitywillbetorulejointlyontheacceptabilityofanyquestionoranswerstoallquestions.Intheeventofachallengetoaquestion/answer,withtwojudges,eitherbothjudgesoronejudgeandthemoderatormustagreeontheacceptabilityorrejectionofanyquestionand/oranswer.Whenthereisonlyonejudge,boththejudgeandthemoderatormustagreeonactionstobetaken.
Ifananswerwasnotclearlyheard,thecontestantmaybeaskedtorepeattheanswer.Ifaquestionwasreadtocompletion,andtheanswergivenisdifferentthantheoneexpected,ifitistechnicallyorlogicallycorrectyoumayaccepttheanswer.Iftheanswergivenis"intheballpark",thejudgesmayrequestthecontestanttobemorespecific,expand,explain,orclarifytheanswer.Ifthequestionwasinterrupted,thejudgesmaynotaskforanykindofclarification.Theansweriseithercorrectorincorrectaccordingtothewaythequestionwaswritten.
Allanswersgivenmustbecorrectforthewaythequestioniswritten.Ananswermaybecorrectforaportionheardofaquestionthatwasinterrupted,butwrongforthewaythequestionwaswritten.Thejudgesmaynotaskanyquestions,andtheanswerwillbecountedasawronganswer.Iftheansweriscorrectforthewaythequestionwaswritten,itwillbeaccepted.
Allofthegamequestionswillhaveareferencecodeandpagenumber.Therequiredreferencebookswillbeavailabletolookupinformationortoverifyanswers.
TIMEKEEPERS&CONTROLOPERATOR:Thetimekeeperwillmonitoralltimeintervalsanddesignatewhenthetimeofresponsehasbeenexceeded,andwillhandleallcontrolsofthegameequipment.Itisstronglyrecommendedthatneitherthemoderatornorajudgebeusedasatimekeeper.Sincethetimekeeperhascontrolsthatverifywhoselightison,thesamepersoncouldalsobecometheacknowledger.Itwillalsobethatperson’sresponsibilityatthebeginningofthematch,toassurethateachcontestant’sequipmentisworkingproperly.
TIMEALLOWED:
- Tostartresponsetoaquestion-5seconds- Tostartanswerafteracknowledgement-5seconds- Forteamtoconferonabonusquestion-10seconds
CONTESTCHAIR:ThecontestchairwillhavefinalauthorityoverALLproceduresprotests.
SCOREKEEPERS:Atleastthreeorfourindividualsshallbeusedtokeepaccurateteamandindividualscores.Therewillbevisualscorekeepers/whowillrecordtheteamscoresonablackboard,overheadprojectororflipchart.Tablescorekeepers(atleasttwo)willkeepawrittenrecordoftheofficialteamandindividualscores.Thevisualscoreswillbesetupsothattheyarevisibletothetablescorekeepers,thecontestantsandmoderatorandspectators,ifpossible.Thewrittenrecordofthescoresmustmatchthevisualscoresandwillbetheofficialrecordsofallindividualandteamscores.Aspecialscoresheetwillbeavailableforthetablescorekeepers,plusaspecialsheetfortabulatingindividualscores.
—78—
EQUIPMENT
GamePanels-Anappropriatedevicewillbeusedwhichwillprovideaclearindicationofthefirstcontestanttorespondtoaquestion.
TimeRecorders-Astopwatch,controlpaneltimer,orotherappropriatetimedevicewillbeused.
SignalDevice-Thissignaldeviceshallbeusedbythetimekeepersandshallhaveadistinctlydifferentsoundforeachside,oradevicethathasadistinctsoundandlightsthatindicatethecontestantthatisrespondingwhenhis/herbuzzerisactivated.Backupunitswillbeavailable,intheeventofmalfunctionorfailure.
ScoreKeepingDevices-Twodeviceswillbeused.Ablackboard,aflipchart,overheadprojector,orelectroniclightdisplay,willbeusedtomaintainteamscoresthatarevisibletothecontestantsandscorekeepersandifpossibletothespectators.Specialscoresheetswillbeprovidedforkeepingthewrittenofficialindividualandgamescoresforeachmatchofthecontest.
AWARDS
Awardswillbeannouncedandpresentedtothetoptenindividualsandteams.
HIPPOLOGYCONTESTOBJECTIVES:TheprimaryobjectiveoftheHippologycontestistoprovide,inafriendlybutcompetitivesetting,anopportunityforyouthenrolledin4-Htodemonstratethebreadthoftheirknowledgeandunderstandingofequinescienceandmanagement,andinparticular,thepracticalapplicationofthisknowledgeandskill.Itishopedthatthiscontestwillgeneratenewfriendshipsandbearewardingexperienceforthecontestants.
CONTESTANTSANDELIGIBILITY
Eachstatemayenteronlytwo(2)teamsofthree(3)orfour(4)members.Eachteamphasescore(Written,Judging,andStations)willbecalculatedbyaddingthetopthreeindividualscoresfromthatphase. Intheeventofatieforthethirdhighscoreinaphaseforateam,onlyoneteammember’sscorewillcount. Theteamproblemphasewillbedeterminedbycombiningteamproblemscores.
Theoverallhighpointteamswillbecalculatedbyaddingtheindividualphaseteamscoresplustheteamproblemscore.
REFERENCEMATERIAL
ReferenceMaterial:Alltheinformationcoveredinthiscontestmaybefoundinoneormoreofthefollowingpublications:
NEWHORIllustratedDictionaryofEquineTerms,NewHorizonsEducationCenter,Inc.AlpinePublications;POBox7027,Loveland,CO80537Phone:1-800-777-7257;Fax:1-970-667-9157
—79—
AYHCHorseIndustryHandbook,AmericanYouthHorseCouncilTheEquineCollection-Dept.AYHC;POBox1539,FortLee,NJ07021-1539Phone:1-800-952-5813;Fax:1-201-840-7242
LEWIS2nd FeedingandCareoftheHorse(2ndedition),byLonD.LewisWilliamsandWilkens;P.O.Box1496,Baltimore,MD21298-9724.Phone:1-800-638-0672
GRIFFITHSEquineScience:BasicKnowledgeforHorsePeopleofAllAges,byJeanT.Griffithswww.HorseBooksEtc.comorISBN#978-1-929164-42-4toorderfromyourlocalbookstorePhone:1-800-952-5813
KAINER1st TheColoringAtlasofHorseAnatomy,byRobertA.Kainer&ThomasO.McCrackenAlpinePublicationsInc.;P.O.Box7027,Loveland,CO80537-0027Phone:1-970-667-2017or1-800-777-7257
AYHC-HSAmericanYouthHorseCouncilHorseSmarts,bytheAmericanYouthHorseCouncilTheEquineCollection-Dept.AYHC;POBox1539,FortLee,NJ07024-1539Phone:1-800-952-5813;Fax:1-201-840-7242
DoverSaddlery-Apparel,tackandhorsecareitems,fortheEnglishrider.Torequestafreecatalog,pleasevisitwww.doversaddlery.comorcalltollfree1-888-234-6942
Schneider Saddlery – Apparel, tack and horse care items for the Western and the English rider. Web site: http://www.sstack.com phone number 1-800-365-1311
Other:Grains,forages,andfeedpreparationsusedinthiscontestwillberepresentativesoffeedsutilizedinhorserations.
THECONTEST
ExaminationPhase–approximately200points-Thisphaseofthecontestwillinclude:
A. Awrittenexam
B. Projectedslidestobeidentifiedastobreed,color,colorpatterns,activity,properappointments,anatomywhichmayincludeexternal,skeletalinternalorgans,partsofthegastrointestinaltract,maleandfemalereproductiveorgans,detailedanatomyofthefootanddetailedanatomyofthelowerlimbs.
StationPhase–approximately200points-Thisphasewillconsistof10stationswithquestionsworth2pointsapiece,allcontestantswillrespondtotherequirementsofthestation.Examplesofstationswhichmaybeusedinclude:
—80—
A. Identificationof:(1) Varioustypesofsaddles(actualorpictured)andpartsofsaddles(2) Tack,bits,bridles,horseshoesandpartsofshoes.(3) Tools,equipmentandassemblyofspecificpartsofvariouspiecesofequipment.(4) Grainsandforagesusedinequinerationsincludingvariousformsandmethodsof
preparation(5) Internalandexternalparasitesbasedonactualsamples,pictures,lifecyclechartand/or
damagecaused(6) Blemishesandunsoundnesses(7) Agesofequinesbasedonteeth
B. Useofpulserate,respirationrate,temperature,dehydration,anemia,etc.toassesshorsehealth.
C. Measurementssuchas,butnotlimitedto,witherheight,shoesize,girth,collar size,gulletwidth,seatlengthofsaddle,etc.mayberequired.
JudgingPhase–approximately200points-Contestantswillberequiredtoplaceatleastfourclassesconsistingofconformationandperformanceclasses.Everyeffortwillbemadetousethesamehorsesasbeingusedinthejudgingcontest,withplacingstobesimultaneoustothejudgingcontest.Inextremeemergency,pictorial,videoand/ormovieclassesmaybeused,inwhichcasetheywouldbeespeciallypreparedfortheevent.
TeamProblems–approximately200points-Allteamswillbepresentedwiththesametwoproblems,onepreparedproblemandoneimpromptuproblem.Eachteamwillhaveequaltimetodiscussamongthemselvestheproblem,immediatelyafterwhichtheywillhavetopresentanoralsolutionorseriesofsuggestedproceduresrelativetotheproblem.Eachmemberofeachteamisencouragedtocontributetotheoralpresentation.Evaluationwillbebasedontheunderstandingoftheproblem,completenessofthelogicusedinmakingtheoralresponse.Theofficialmayaskquestionsofanyoralloftheteammemberstoclarifythepresentation.
Teamproblemscoreswillnotbeincludedindeterminingtherankofindividualsinthecontest,butwillbeaddedtotheteamscoresoftheotherthreephasestodetermineoverallteamstanding.
Examplesofpossibleteamproblemsmightinclude:
A. Balancingahorse’sration.
B. Farmmanagementrecommendationforspecific,(i.e.,breeding,training,boarding,nursery,lay-up,etc)horseoperations.
C. Considerationsfortheestablishmentofanewhorsefacility(stabletobeusedforaspecificpurpose)
D. Recommendationsforselecting,locatingandpurchasinghorsesforspecificuses
E. Behaviorproblems-causes,managementofandcorrections.F. Training&conditioningprograms:equipment,schedules,methods,nutrition,problem
avoidance.
G. Breedingand/orleasingcontracts-specificclausesforinsurance,liability,payments,care,termination,transport,etc.
H. Teachinglessonsinhorsemanagement(specificsubjecttobeannounced)toagroupof9-11yearoldbeginner4-H’ers-where,howlong,howmuchinformation,hands-onexperiences,reinforcement,testingevaluation.
—81—
I. Explanationofuseorassemblyofspecificequipmentwillbeconsidered.
J. Demonstrateskillorabilitytousespecificequipment.
AWARDS
Awardswillbepresentedtothetoptenindividualsintheexaminationphase,inthestationphase,inthejudgingphase,andoverall.
Eachmemberofthetoptenteamsandtop10individualsintheoverallcontestwillreceiveawards.
Eachmemberofthetopfiveteamsandthetop10individualsintheexaminationphase,inthestationphase,inthejudgingphase,andintheteamproblem(noindividualawards)phasewillreceiveawards.
TieBreaking
Alltiesoverall,individualandteam,willbebrokenusingthefollowingsequence:
Examinationscores
Stationscores
Judgingscores
Tieswithinanyphasearetobebrokenusingtheoverallscorefirstandthenthesamesequenceasabove.Iffurthertiebreakingisneeded,thescoresateachstation,inordermaybeused.
TEAMPRESENTATIONCONTEST OBJECTIVES:TheprimaryobjectiveoftheTeamPresentationcontestistoprovide,inafriendlybutcompetitivesetting,anopportunityforyouthenrolledin4-Htodemonstratetheirknowledgeandunderstandingofaspecificequine-relatedtopic,andpresentthattopictoanaudience.Itishopedthatthiscontestwillgeneratenewfriendshipsandbearewardingexperienceforthecontestants.
Workingorderswillbedrawnandpostedinadvanceofthecontest.Workingordermaybechangedtoaccommodate4-HmemberswhenconflictsarisewiththeHorseShowclasses.
Maybeademonstrationorillustratedtalk.Allpresentationsmusttakeplaceinaclassroomsetting.
Ateamwillconsistoftwomembers.Teamworkshouldbedemonstrated.
Subjectmustpertaintothehorseindustry.(Noliveanimalsmaybeused.)
Tento15minuteswillbeallowedforeachdemonstration,withapenaltyof1pointperjudgesubtractedforeachminuteorfractionofaminuteoverorunderthetimelimits.
—82—
ThefollowingequipmentwillbeprovidedforTeamandIndividualPresentations(ineachroom):oneeasel,onetable,onepowercord,aPC(notaMAC),andaprojector.Projectionwillbeontothewall.AclickertoforwardtheslideswillNOTbeprovided.
Itisatthecompetitor’sriskiftheprovidedequipmentfailstoworkduringtheirpresentation.Thecompetitormaychoosetousetheirownequipment.
CompetitorswithdigitalpresentationsmustuploadtheirfilestheeveningbeforethecontesttotesttheirpresentationonthePCprovided.Seethescheduleforthetimeandlocationofpresentationuploads.TheOrderofGowillalsobepostedatthistime.
Onceanindividualorteamhasstartedtheirpresentation(inthiscaseitisaftertheyhavebeenintroducedbythesuperintendent),theymaynotreceiveassistancefromanycoach,parent,audiencemember,orotherperson,whichincludes,butisnotlimitedto,thestrokingofanykeyonacomputerorotheraudiovisualdevice.Thepenaltyforviolatingthisruleisdisqualification.Timewillcontinuetobekeptduringtheequipmentmalfunction.
Considerationandpointsonthescorecardwillbe:
A. PresentationFormat(15pts)
(1) Presentationfollowedalogicalorder
(2) Introductionwasadequateanddrewattentiontothetopic
(3) Maindiscussionwaswellorganizedandadequatelycoveredthechosentopic
(4) Summarywasbriefandclearlyreiteratedthekeypoints
B. Materials/VisualAids(15pts)
(1) Materialsandequipmentwerecarefullyselected,neatlyarrangedandwellorganized
(2) Visualaidswereofhighqualityandeasilyvisible
(3) Contentofthevisualaidswaspertinenttothetopic
C. KnowledgeofSubjectMatter(25pts)
(1) Factsandinformationpresentedwereaccurate
(2) Highlevelofpreparationwasshownasevidencedbytheamountanddepthofinformationprovidedaboutthesubject
(3) Approvedpracticeswerepresentedorused
D. Delivery(25pts)
(1) Presenter(s)wereneatandappropriatelydressedforthesubjectofthepresentation
(2) Presenter(s)spokedirectlytoandlookedattheaudienceandmaintainedstrongeyecontact
—83—
(3) Presentationpacewasconsistentandappropriate(nottoofastortooslow)
(4) Presenter(s)displayedenthusiasmwhilepresenting
(5) Presenter(s)hadgoodvoicecontrolandquality
(6) Wordswerepronouncedcorrectlyandproperwordchoicewasused
(7) Ifnoteswereused,itwasdonewithoutdetractingfromthepresentation
(8) Presenter(s)seemedtochoosewordsatthetimestheywerespokenasopposedtoamemorizedpresentation
(9) Presentersworkedtogetherasateamandcontributedequallytothepresentation[Ifateampresentation]
E. CreditandContent(10pts)
(1) Informationwasobtainedfromreputableand/orequineresearchbasedinformationorsources
(2) Creditwasgiventothesourcesofinformationifitwasappropriate
(3) Contentwasappropriatelyrelatedtotheequineindustry
F. Questions(10pts)
(1) Presenter(s)handledquestionseasilyandwithconfidence
(2) Presenter(s)werethoughtfulinresponsesandthoroughlyansweredquestionscorrectly
(3) Presenter(s)response(s)toquestionsindicateadeeperknowledgeandunderstandingofthetopicpresented
Tieswillbebrokenfirstbythejudges’accumulateddeliveryscore,secondbythejudges’accumulatedorganizationscoreandthirdoncontentandaccuracyscore.
Contestantsmayusenotes.Excessiveuseofnotesmaybecountedagainstthecontestant.Thiswillbeatthediscretionofthejudgeorjudges.
Contestantsshouldcitetheirmajorreferencesaftertheconclusionoftheirpresentation.Thiswillnotbecountedintheallottedtime.
Questionswillbeaskedbyjudgesonly.
Speeches and presentations should be original, and constructed and delivered by 4-H'ers. Any form of plagiarism is strictly prohibited. Plagiarism can include, but is not limited to: copying parts of a speech or presentation previously presented by another youth or individual; using text, phrases, photos or diagrams from an article, video, book, movie or other published work without giving credit to the author. Competitor’s resource citation should be specific, accurate and honest. If contest officials confirm plagiarism, the contestant will automatically be disqualified, with a notation on the scorecard to reflect such infraction.
—84—
If another contestant, coach, or parent can provide proof of plagiarism, they must present their findings, within 48 hours of the conclusion of the contest, to their state program representative. The state representative will then communicate the protest to show management and the executive committee will review the protest and make a ruling.
INDIVIDUALPRESENTATIONCONTESTSamerulesandscorecardasforTeamContest.
Exceptions:
Thisisanindividualcontest.
Presentationsshouldbe9-12minutesinlength.Onepointperjudgewillbedeductedfromthescoreforeveryminuteorfractionofaminuteunderoroverthetimelimits.
PUBLICSPEAKINGCONTEST OBJECTIVES:TheprimaryobjectiveofthePublicSpeakingcontestistoprovide,inafriendlybutcompetitivesetting,anopportunityforyouthenrolledin4-Htodemonstratetheirknowledgeandunderstandingofaspecificequine-relatedtopic,andpresentthattopictoanaudience.Itishopedthatthiscontestwillgeneratenewfriendshipsandbearewardingexperienceforthecontestants.
Subjectmustpertaintothehorseindustry.Speechwilltakeplaceinaclassroomsetting.
Sevento10minuteswillbeallowedeachspeaker.Threepointswillbedeductedfromthetotalscoreoneachjudge’sscoresheetforeveryminute(orfractionofaminute)under7minutesorover10minutes,.
Contestantsmayusenotes.Notesmustbeprintedorwrittenonpaperornotecards.Electronicdevices,suchastablets,arenottobeusedbycontestantsduringtheirspeeches.Excessiveuseofnotesmaybecountedagainstthecontestant.Thiswillbeatthediscretionofthethreejudges.
Speeches and presentations should be original, and constructed and delivered by 4-H'ers. Any form of plagiarism is strictly prohibited. Plagiarism can include, but is not limited to: copying parts of a speech or presentation previously presented by another youth or individual; using text, phrases, photos or diagrams from an article, video, book, movie or other published work without giving credit to the author. Competitor’s resource citation should be specific, accurate and honest. If contest officials confirm plagiarism, the contestant will automatically be disqualified, with a notation on the scorecard to reflect such infraction. If another contestant, coach, or parent can provide proof of plagiarism, they must present their findings, within 48 hours of the conclusion of the contest, to their state program representative. The state representative will then communicate the protest to show management and the executive committee will review the protest and make a ruling.
Considerationandpointsonthescorecardwillbe:A. SpeechFormat(20pts)
1. Speechfollowedalogicalorder2. Introductionwasadequateanddrewattentiontothetopic3. Maindiscussionwaswellorganizedandadequatelycoveredthechosentopic
—85—
4. SummarywasbriefandclearlyreiteratedthekeypointsB. KnowledgeofSubjectMatter(25pts)
1. Factsandinformationpresentedwereaccurate 2. Highlevelofpreparationwasshownasevidencedbytheamountanddepthof
informationprovidedaboutthesubject3. Approvedpracticeswerediscussed
C. Delivery(25pts)1. Speakerwasneatlyandappropriatelydressed 2. Speakerspokedirectlytoandlookedattheaudienceandmaintainedstrongeye
contact3. Speechpacewasconsistentandappropriate(nottoofastortooslow)4. Speakerdisplayedenthusiasmwhilepresenting5. Speakerhadgoodvoicecontrolandquality6. Wordswerepronouncedcorrectlyandproperwordchoicewasused7. Ifnoteswereused,itwasdonewithoutdetractingfromthespeech8. Speakerseemedtochoosewordsatthetimestheywerespokenasopposedtoa
memorizedspeechD. CreditandContent(20pts)
1. Informationwasobtainedfromreputableand/orequineresearchbasedinformationorsources
2. CreditwasgiventothesourcesofinformationifitwasappropriateE. Contentwasappropriatelyrelatedtotheequineindustry.Questions(10pts)
1. Speakerhandledquestionseasilyandwithconfidence2. Speakerwasthoughtfulinresponsesandthoroughlyansweredquestions
correctly3. Responsetoquestionsindicateadeeperknowledgeandunderstandingofthe
topic Tieswillbebrokenfirstbythejudges’accumulateddeliveryscore,secondbythejudges’accumulatedorganizationscoreandthirdoncontentandaccuracyscore.
Questionswillbeaskedbythejudgesonly. Contestantsshouldcitetheirmajorreferencesaftertheconclusionoftheirspeech.Thiswillnotbecountedintheallottedtime.
One(1)podiumwillbeprovidedforeachcontestant.