Area 19 PC70 Eventing Qualifier and Foundation Eventing

Horses MUST be 5years of age or over. A horse or pony shall be deemed to reach the age of 1 on the first of January following the date on which it is foaled and shall be deemed to become a year older on each successive 1st of January. There is no height limit. Combination of Horse and Rider cannot compete at two different levels on the day. No horse may compete at more than one level on the day nor may any horse be ridden more than once on the day except at the PC40 assisted class. Rider of horses who have ‘schooled’ over the Area Cross Country course during the previous two weeks are not eligible to compete. Competing over the course is permissible and does not render the competitor ineligible. All competitors must be Members of the Pony Club both at the closing date of entries to the competition and at the date of the relevant competition to be eligible to compete at the Area qualifying competitions.

COURSE OPEN FOR WALKING: SATURDAY 18^TH May from 2PM

MIXED LEVEL TEAM COMPETITION

Mixed Level Team Competition is designed to enable branches to include riders of differing ages and experience in one team. Teams of 3 or 4. Following closure of entries Branches DC will need to agree Teams and contact the events secretary before the 15^th of May to enter the team competition. In doing so, the DC will have certified the eligibility of the horse and rider. All team riders will automatically count for an individual placing in their class providing they are eligible.

Team Scoring – Points shall be awarded to each team competitor depending on their placing (1^st = 1 point, 2^nd =2 points etc.) relative only to other team competitors in that class and not on their overall placing in that class. A combination can only be in one team, and a rider can only be in 1 team twice on different ponies. The points for the three best-placed team members shall be added together to give the team score. The winning team will be the team with the least points.

INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION

Individual Scoring – The winner will be the horse/rider combination who have the fewest total penalties across the three disciplines.

HEALTH AND SAFETY The organisers of this event have taken reasonable precautions to ensure the Heath & Safety of everyone present. For these measures to be effective, everyone must take all reasonable precautions to avoid or prevent accidents occurring and must obey the instructions of the organisers & all officials & stewards. All Ponies/Horses Must Have Valid Vaccinations As Per Pony Club Vaccination Rules 2024: https://resources.pcuk.org/officials/officials_equinewelfare/the-pony-club-equine-influenza-vaccination-rule-2024/attachment/the-pony-club-equine-influenza-vaccination-rule-2024-v7/ Hats Must Be Tagged In Accordance With The Pony Club Standards 2024: https://resources.pcuk.org/pdfs/hat-rule-2024/attachment/hat-rule-2024/ For the cross-country phase a jockey skull cap with no fixed peak must be worn. Body protectors must be worn for the cross-country phase and must meet BETA 2018 level 3 standard (blue and black label). https://resources.pcuk.org/pdfs/body-protector-rule-2024/attachment/body-protector-rule-2024-2/ Medical armbands – it is the competitors responsibility to wear a pc/be medical armband during the cross-country phase if they have a medical condition that may impact on their care in the case of an emergency.

Passports, hats and body protectors should be presented to secretaries’ tent when registering at the event.

PARKING, STABLING AND ON SITE FACILITIES   LOCAL STABLING AVAILABLE AT: Please speak to Marion Vernon 07557108976   PARKING: Horses/ponies tied up to the trailer/lorries must not be left unattended. Please ensure the area around your trailer/lorry is left clean & tidy. All droppings must be removed. All dogs must be kept on a short lead.   REFRESHMENTS: Munchie Box and Arabella’s Ice Cream

Neither the club nor any person acting on its behalf accept any liability for any loss, damage, accident, injury or illness to horses, riders, spectators or any property. All non-Pony Club competitors are not covered by The Pony Club insurance and must have their own third party cover. Dumfriesshire Hunt Branch of the Pony Club and the organisers of this event are not legally responsible for non-members & their insurance will not cover you.