AREA 9 NOVICE SPRING SHOW

Pre-entries only: enter online at www.horse-events.co.uk Please enter as individuals stating the name of your Branch/Centre. All team members will also be judged as individuals. Entry Fee: £16 per combination per class (to include First Aid contribution) plus a non refundable booking fee set by horse-events. The Spring Novice Show is for Novice/Junior riders only please, so any combination which has completed, by 29th March 2024, three clear rounds of show jumping at 80cm or above are not eligible to compete at this Novice/Junior Show – placings are irrelevant.

All classes will be run single phase and will all be on a surface. It is likely that Classes 1 and 2 will be in the smaller arena and that Classes 3, 4 and 5 will be in the Main Arena but the number of entries will determine which arena each class is in, so please be aware that combinations may have to jump their higher height class before their lower height. Combinations may enter a maximum of two classes of adjacent heights. Ponies/horse may only jump a maximum of three times over the day.

DCs/Team Managers/Centre Proprietors MUST read the following: A list of entries by Branch/ Centre will be put on the Area 9 website (Area 9 Show jumping competitions 2024 page) as entries are made – if your Branch/Centre has a class with more than four entries, then you must inform the Organiser (see below) by Sunday 31st March (18:00 at the latest) with your team selection, or the Organiser will put into teams for you.

Closing date: Friday 29th March 2024. Times will be posted on the Area 9 website (on the Area 9 Show jumping competitions 2024 page) and on the Rectory Farm Arena website by the evening (not before 18:00) of Friday 5th April 2024. Live Results should be available via ponyclubresults.co.uk on the day and full results will be available on the ponyclubresults.co.uk website after the competition day.

Prizegiving: will be unmounted by the Pavilion. Please wear correct turnout for the presentation. Rosettes: Individuals to 8th place. Teams to 4th place.

PASSPORTS: horses/ponies will not be allowed to compete without their passport with valid flu vaccinations – DCs/Centre Proprietors may be asked to confirm that your horse’s/pony’s flu vaccination record is correct and up to date. Passports will be spot checked for compliance. A horse with a non-compliant passport will NOT be allowed to compete (nor will any horse/pony it has travelled to the venue with on the day) and there will be no refund of entry. Please allow time for passport checking. Please check the Pony Club website for current rules: the-pony-club-equine-influenza-vaccination-rule-2024-v7.pdf (pcuk.org) NUMBERS: rider numbers MUST be printed out by each competitor – if wearing a number bib please wear front and back. If the number is to be put on the saddlecloth – please do A5 size and wear both sides. If the number is to be worn on the back of the rider, then please print at least A5 size. Numbers to be printed/written as large as possible in dark ink please. Please do NOT use Bridle numbers anywhere!!

1. Teams to be made up of 3 or 4 combinations, with the best three scores to count. 2. The Organisers reserve the right to refuse entry, alter the order of the classes, cancel classes and/or limit entries. 3. Closing date for entries – Friday 29th March 2024. Withdrawal refunds will only be given on receipt of a relevant doctor/vet certificate received by Horse-events by 10th April 2024. 4. If you would like to edit your horse or rider details before the closing date of the event, please login to your Horse Events account and edit your booking under the ‘MY BOOKING’ Tab. If you would like to change the class, please email info@horse-events.co.uk and if there is space available, we will do this for you. .For ALL changes of horse and rider substitutions after the closing date there is a £5 charge (payable to horse-events) please fill out the following form online at: https://www.horse-events.co.uk/rider-horse-substitutions-form/ 5. If the show is cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control, refunds will be made via horse-events. All refunds will be subject to an administration fee (£3 per class/combination) 6. TIMES/DRAWN ORDERS WILL BE GIVEN – please see Area 9 website (on the Area 9 Novice Spring Show) and/or the Rectory Farm Arena website by the evening of Friday 5th April (not before 18:00). Competitors may be asked to jump before their drawn order time – please be ready at least 15 minutes before your given time. 7. Competitor numbers MUST always be visible whilst mounted. 8. Warm-up – one person (over 16) per combination may alter the jumps in the warm-up. Only those altering the jumps may be in the arena – everyone to stand outside. There will be a maximum of eight combinations allowed in the large warm-up and a maximum of six in the small warm-up attached to the new arena. 9. See the Class schedule for how many times a pony/horse may jump. Stallions are allowed with prior permission from the Organiser; any stallion ridden by a Pony Club member must have written permission from their DC/Centre Proprietor which must be sent to at least one of the Organisers prior to the show day, by 5th April. Stallions must wear stallion discs and ribbons and be lead with a chain lead rope. All horse/ponies must be at least 5 years old on day of competition. 10. Turnout for ALL Pony Club members and horses should be as in the Pony Club Rules for Show-jumping 2024. Rules available on the main Pony Club website. 11. SPURS & WHIPS: ALL spurs worn anywhere on the showground, by any competitor, must comply with Pony Club rules. Only whips as specified in the PC Rules may be used anywhere on the showground. Misuse of spurs/whips by any competitor will be recorded and reported and may result in disqualification from the competition. 12. Any abuse of horses/ponies, officials, other competitors, or members of the public will not be tolerated and those found doing so will be asked to leave the venue with no compensation and may be reported to the relevant authority. 13. Judges’ decision is final. Any objection must be handed to the Day Secretary in writing with a £30 deposit (which will be forfeited if the objection is not upheld) within 15 minutes of the incident and BEFORE the end of that class. 14. INSURANCE: please ensure that you have adequate/appropriate insurance for rider, horse, property and third party. 15. PHOTOGRAPHS: by entering this competition you are agreeing to be photographed whilst competing; these photographs may be used for future publicity. If you do not wish to be photographed please tell the photographer on entering the arena before you jump. 16. Participants attend at their own risk; neither the Organisers or Rectory Farm Arena will be liable for any loss, damage or accident to horses, riders, property, or other persons. 17. No horses/ponies may be left tied to the outside of trailers/lorries without supervision. Please clear any muck/rubbish and do not leave on the field/lorry park. Please park cars as directed – not by the lorries. 18.Preferably NO dogs – but if you must bring them, they must ALWAYS be kept on a short lead and be under close control. Please clear up after your dog. 19. The show will be run under The Pony Club Show jumping Rules 2024.