49th Annual Breed Show th th 12 – 14 August 2021 Venue – Onley Ground Equestrian Complex, Rugby Entries close Saturday 26th June 2021 Entries to: Scanned / Email: [email protected] Post: Mrs Hazel Thompson Culworth Station Banbury Road Moreton Pinkney Northamptonshire NN11 3SQ 1 Guide to the schedule: Page No Content 3 Notes & General Information 4 Advice & Guidelines 5 Advice & Guidelines contd 6 Rules of the Show 7 Dressage and Riding Club Test 8 Ridden Showing 9 In Hand 10 Show Jumping & Style & Performance 11 Combined Training and Activity & Fun Classes 12 Best Turned Out & Veteran 13 Driving 14 Clifton Activity, Team Challenge, Golden Oldie, Childrens Performance 15 Championships 16 Show Timetable Entry Fees Entry fee for each class £13.00 * Stable Deposit per stable £10.00 (refunded on departure providing stable is left clean & tidy) * the following classes will have a reduced entry fee of £10.00 Prettiest Mare, Handsomest Gelding, Junior Rider, Junior Handler, Horse & Hound, Fancy Dress * Combined training, enter qualifying classes and just pay individual class fees (no extra) LATE ENTRIES ALL entries received after Friday 26th June 2021 will only be accepted at the discretion of the society. IMPORTANT NOTICE - ALL FEES We are not accepting cheques or cash by way of payment this year. Entries must be paid for via Bank Transfer Bank details: Sort Code 54-21-50 Account number 30026385 Please quote your surname in the reference IMPORTANT NOTICE – STABLE HOURS Entry to the stables will be restricted (except in the case of emergency) to between the hours of 06:00 and 22:00. It is unfair on other horses to be in before or after these hours. 2 Notes: Schedule Times Times given in this schedule may be subject to change in the light of entries received. Competitors should check the final timetable in the show catalogue which can be pre-ordered with entry or purchased on the showground. If any class is rescheduled to start more than half an hour earlier than stated in this schedule, competitors will be notified. Please listen for announcements regarding your classes. Membership DON’T FORGET YOU CANNOT COMPETE AT THE SHOW UNLESS BOTH OWNER AND COMPETITOR ARE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY If you have not renewed your membership for 2021 or wish to join the Society see the membership section of the Society website where details are available – www.haflingersgb.com Stewards Stewards are requested wear suits or smart clothes. Clean riding attire is also acceptable. Jeans if worn should be smart and clean. Shorts are not appropriate. General Information JUNIOR RIDERS aged 16 years and under should provide themselves with a RED ARMBAND to be worn at all times so they can be easily identified. Date of birth must be recorded on entry form. The highest placed junior rider, in classes that do not have a junior section will receive Best Junior Rosette. YOUNG RIDERS aged 17 to 21 years old should provide themselves with a WHITE ARMBAND to be worn in all ridden classes so they can easily be identified. Date of birth must be recorded on entry form. The highest placed young rider, in classes that do not have a young rider section will receive Best Young Rider Rosette. Note a competitors age on the dates of the Show are what determine whether a competitor qualifies as a Junior or Young Rider EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER If you need to leave a contact number for emergencies whilst you are away from home, there will be a mobile switched on from 7am to 11pm each day. The number is (tbc). It is NOT possible to make contact via the showground office. FIRST AID facilities will be supplied on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of the show. If you require hospital treatment and do not have a car, please telephone (tbc) when you are discharged and volunteer will collect you. 3 Advice & Guidelines Safety The Society require us to appoint a Safety Officer. Please make life easier for everyone by thinking about safety at all times whilst on the showground and respecting any instructions from committee members. STALLIONS All competitors are reminded to allow stallions and their handlers enough space for safety. Whilst it is the responsibility of the owner that any entire brought onto the showground is totally under control, other owners, handlers and riders must behave sensibly and allow adequate room for stallions and colts. DRIVEN TURNOUTS are to keep to the designated areas. VEHICLE ACCESS – Follow signs into the lorry park. Please park tidily to allow others adequate room. No horses can be tied to the side of lorries / trailers due to limited space PARKING only in designated areas, spaces for Disabled Drivers will be marked PHOTOGRAPHER – Only the official show photographer will be allowed in the ring during any class Showing Turnout Rules Ridden Tack: . Plain and simple workmanlike tack. Saddles should try and show off the shoulder with a discreet numnah if needed. Bridles can be a Pelham/double for open, intermediate and restricted classes. Snaffle bridles for novice classes. In hand: . Adults: Bridles, in hand bridles with a bit and coupling, or Austrian show halters. Youngstock: As above or foal slips . Coloured browbands are not considered suitable, but brass clencher browbands may be appropriate for inhand classes i.e. stallions. Riders: . Tweed jacket, shirt with collar and tie. Beige, buff, canary jodhpurs. Long riding boots or jodhpur boots for juniors . Brown gloves, showing cane not exceeding 30” (75cms). For the ladies, hair neatly and securely tied in a hairnet. THE USE OF SPURS IS NOT PERMITTED IN ANY RIDDEN SHOWING CLASS. In hand handlers: . Tweed jackets/waistcoat. Shirt with collar and tie. Trousers and short boots. Riding hat or other appropriate headwear, eg bowler, trilby, cap, panama. Gloves/Showing cane not exceeding 30” . Schooling and dressage whips are not permitted. Horses: . Should be shown in their natural state with free manes and tails. Subtle trimming is permitted of the ears, jaw line and heels. Hoof oil where used should be natural/clear. Quarter marks and plaiting are not permitted. The elements judged in a showing class are manners, conformation, type and way of going (plus ride if applicable). Style & Performance . It is correct to wear a hacking jacket in Working Hunter classes with a tie. Discreet numnahs that match the colour of your saddle and any suitable bridle. Boots are permitted on your horse during the jumping phase, but may have to be removed for the conformation/flat ridden section. 4 Dressage . Jackets as showing above. A hacking jacket is considered appropriate for unaffiliated dressage . You may wear a stock with pin or a tie . Jodhpurs/breeches may be white, cream, or beige. Boots should be long black. If gaiters are worn they must match the boots. You must wear gloves, which may be light or dark, but not brightly-coloured . In Preliminary and Novice tests the horse should be in a dressage legal snaffle bit. From Elementary level, a double bridle is permitted. The horse must not wear boots or bandages. Schooling whips are permitted where stated in the rules. Spurs are not permitted for competitors 16 years and under Show Jumping . In unaffiliated show jumping any jacket may be worn with a stock or tie. Jodhpurs/breeches can be cream, beige or canary. Hats should be securely fastened with a 3 point harness and can be any colour. Any bridle/bitting is permitted and saddles may have a numnah. Spurs may be worn (for riders over 16 years of age) but whips should be short. Boots on the horse are permitted. Driving – Dress, safety and whips The dress of Athletes and Grooms must conform to the style of the Carriage and harness used. Jackets or national dress, driving aprons, hats and gloves are obligatory for Athletes. Grooms must wear jackets or national dress, hats and gloves In Cones, Grooms must remain seated in their proper positions between the start line and the finish line The President of the Ground Jury may decide that: Jackets may be removed in excessively hot and humid weather; Jackets are not required in special circumstances; Wet weather clothing may be worn and aprons not required in wet weather. Shorts are not permitted Athletes and Grooms must wear securely fastened Protective Headgear that complies with the international testing standards When a body/back protector is required, air protector can be used combined with a real back or body protector but never without At all times, whilst on a carriage, Athletes and Grooms under the age of 18 must wear a body /back protector and a securely fastened Protective Headgear During Horse inspections, it is strongly recommended for Athletes and Grooms under the age of 18 to wear securely fastened Protective Headgear The Athlete must carry a driving whip of traditional style. The lash, which may be tied to the stick, must be capable of release, and must be long enough to reach all the Horses. An Athlete must start the competition with a whip in hand If an Athlete drops or puts down his whip, between start and finish, or if it is not held in the hand penalty points will be incurred. However the Groom may hand the Athlete a spare whip and without any further penalty 5 Rules of the Show 1. All ponies entered must be registered with the Haflinger Society of Great Britain, within stud book Section 1, classes 1 - 4, and be owned or on long-term loan or lease to a member of the Society. 2. All competitors in the ridden, driven, junior handler classes must be a fully paid up member of the Haflinger Society of Great Britain.