SHOW JUMPING RULES 2010
GENERAL
All competitors must sign a waiver form before competing for the first time for the calendar year.
CODE OF CONDUCT
SHOW PROTOCOL
SHOW JUMPING
Classes will be judged in accordance with the principles of the Rules of the FEI. FEI Jumping Rules can be found on www.horsesport.org and should be checked on a regular basis as they may be updated during the year.
HORSES & PONIES
All horses and ponies competing during the year must be registered with the BEA.
DRESS CODE
For classes up to and including .90m:- Competitors must be neatly attired in non patterned , light coloured jodhpurs, riding shirt & tie, choker or stock polo shirt with sleeves in white or light colours. (no t-shirts.) and boots. Approved hard hats with properly fitting harness secured must be worn. For classes over .90m:-Dress code as per FEI Rules will apply (Art. 256 1.5 of FEI Rules)
SADDLERY
As per Art.257 1.2 in the FIEI rules, only unrestricted running martingales are allowed. Standing martingales are permitted for horses in Children's horse/pony competitions. However, the BEA will consider a child Rider 17 years and under and up to and including classes .90m
CLASSES
There will be separate ribbons presented for Adults and Children in the .70m to .90m classes. Classes above .90m will be open classes
ENTRIES
1) Entry fees must be paid before leaving the, show ground on the day of competition. All entries will be accepted at the discretion of the Organizing Committee.
2) A horse/Rider combination may enter 3 consecutive classes. If a Rider enters 3 consecutive classes then one of the following applies:
1. The lowest of the 3 heights is for a warm up only, and then they must go hors Concours, and no ribbon or Championship points awarded.
2. Use the lowest 2 heights as their Championship classes and in the 3rd class (the highest) they would be eligible for a ribbon, but their points would not be eligible for Championship
3) A rider may enter a class 3 times with a different horse/pony.
4) A horse or pony may compete a maximum of 3 times per class, provided that the height is .8Om or lower. At any height above this the horse can only compete a maximum of two times per class.
5) A horse/pony may enter a maximum of 6 times in a show.
Hors Concours
Hors Concours entries may be accepted at the Show Committee’s discretion and are subject to the same scoring rules as a regular entry, but are not judged. Hors Concours entries follow the last horse in the draw before the jump-off.
LATE ENTRIES
Late entries must go as the first horse in the class.
CRITERIA FOR CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWS 2O10
1) Championship points will be awarded to RIDER only.
2) Should a rider ride more than one horse in a class, only the points for the highest placing will be taken for Championship points.
3) Late Entries will be accepted for Championship points.
4) Riders must declare at which 2 heights they will use for Championship. A rider may compete at any level for championship but only 2 consecutive classes on any one particular horse.
5) Juniors will, never practical, in each category, ride first. The way of going will be done by a draw.
6) Overall Championship Points to be tallied on the best 3 results obtained at any Championship shows. Riders should therefore compete at a minimum of 3 Championship shows in 2010.
CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWS:
1) Championship points will be awarded from the .70m class.
2) Adults and juniors will be judged separately. Adults are 18 years and over at January 1st.
3) Classes over .90m will be judged as an open division.
POINT SYSTEM:
In all classes, if there are 8 or more starters, not including Hors Concours, points will be awarded 1st " through 6th as shown below.
PLACE 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
POINTS 7 5 4 3 2 1
if there are less than 8 starter points will be awarded 1st through 4th as shown below.
PLACE 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
POINTS 5 3 2 1
© The Barbados Equestrian Association 2008
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