West Kent (Sevenoaks) Branch of the Pony Club Show Jumping and dressage competition

Reasonable adjustment
Any requests for reasonable adjustment must be made to the secretary by the closing date. Link to the Pony Club
Reasonable Adjustment information: https://pcuk.org/officials/equality-diversity/reasonable-adjustment/.

Rules and conditions for both competitions
1. If you would like to edit your horse or rider details before the closing date of the event, please log in to your horse-events account and edit your booking under the ‘my booking’ tab.
2. If you would like to change the class please email info@horse-events.co.uk and, if there is space available, they will do this for you.
3. For ALL changes of horse and rider substitutions after the closing date there is a £5 charge. Please fill out the form online at https://www.horse-events.co.uk/rider-horse-substitutions-form/
4. Riders/combinations may enter either competition, or both. The competitions will be run separately i.e. dressage and jumping scores will not be linked in any way. If a rider is competing in both dressage and show jumping, only one first aid fee is payable.
5. Show jumping classes will be run under Pony Club show jumping rules 2023; dressage classes will be run under
Pony Club dressage rules 2023.
6. Entries to be made online via horse-events.co.uk and will close on Sunday 15th October 2023. Entries will be limited, and no entries will be taken on the day.
7. All team members are automatically entered for the individual competition.
8. All hats must be tagged. Body protectors, if worn, must be BETA 2009 Level 3 (purple tag) or BETA 2018 Level 3
(blue and black label).
9. The decision of the judge is final.
10. Objections are to be made to the secretary in writing, within half an hour of the disputed event, together with a deposit of £10 which will be refunded should be objection be upheld.
11. Entries will not be refunded unless a doctor’s or vet’s certificate is produced.
12. In the event of cancellation, £2 of the entry will be retained to defray costs.
13. The organisers reserve the right to cancel, amend or add to the classes as they see fit.
14. Please park courteously and follow the instructions of the parking steward.
15. Horses must not be left unattended while tied up to your lorry/trailer.
16. Please clear up all droppings, hay and litter and take them home with you.
17. Payment of the entry fee shall be deemed to be an acceptance of the above rules and conditions.

Additional show jumping rules
1. No combination of horse and rider can enter more than two jumping classes. No horse may compete twice in
the same class.
2. All classes will run as a single phase competition. The course will be in two parts with the second part timed. All
will jump against the clock immediately after the first part, even with faults, unless eliminated. Winner is the
rider with the fewest (or zero) faults with the fastest time in the second section.
3. No spurs will be allowed in classes 1, 2, 3 and 4
4. Assistance is permitted in classes 2 and 3, if desired. Assistance can take the form of an adult in the ring or at
the ringside who can talk to the rider and provide verbal encouragement. They must not touch any part of the
rider, pony or their clothing/tack, use a whip, or in any way interfere physically with pony or rider during their
round. The person assisting may not jump the jumps or run around the arena directly in front of or behind the
pony and rider (i.e. cannot chase or be followed by the competitor).
5. Show jumping teams to consist of three or four members of the same Branch of the Pony Club. Some mixed PC
teams may be put together by the secretary at her discretion. Best three scores will count.
6. Please note the PC rules on whips for jumping. Riders will be eliminated for inappropriate use of the whip:
• Riders must not hit their horse/pony before the start of the course and may be eliminated for doing so,
at the Judge’s discretion.
• A whip, if carried, must be held in the hand by the handle with the handle at the top. The whip must be
padded and comply with the current PC rules.
• At all times, the whip must only be used:
– For a good reason, as an aid to encourage the horse forward.
– At an appropriate time, namely when the horse is reluctant to go forward under normal aids of
seat and legs.
-In the right place, namely down the shoulder or behind the leg but never overarm.
-With appropriate severity.
-No more than twice for any one incident.
-Excessive use of the whip anywhere on the showground will result in disqualification: Use of the
whip to vent a competitor’s anger is always excessive. Use of a whip which causes injury e.g.
broken skin or a weal, is always excessive. Use after elimination or retirement is always
excessive. Use on a horse’s head, neck etc. is always excessive. Using the whip from the ground
after a rider fall or dismount is always excessive. If the rider’s arm comes above the shoulder
when using the whip, this is always excessive

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Entries will not be refunded unless a doctor’s or vet’s certificate is produced

Closing Date 15th Oct 2023 at midnight

In the event of cancellation, £2 of the entry will be retained to defray costs.

All entries are subject to a non refundable booking fee as stated online