Western New York Regional Games Rally 2015
Sponsored by:
Genesee Valley Pony Club
April 27, 2015
To All Western New York Region Pony Clubs,
The Western New York Regional Games Rally 2015 will be held on Saturday, June 13th at Avon Driving
Park in Avon New York. This in a one-day rally. We expect lots of excitement and fun.
The Avon Driving Park grounds will be open at 7 AM.
This will be a qualifying Regional Rally, which will enable the winning Junior, Senior and Advanced Teams,
with approval from our Regional Supervisor, the chance to represent Western New York at the National
Championships in Kentucky. Please be sure to mark on the entry form if you have qualifying contestants.
Complete and return with your entry the necessary forms for Nationals. All forms can be found on the
Western New York Regional Website.
Please indicate on the entry form the number of horse trailers your Pony Club will be bringing. As always,
“trailer pooling” is encouraged.
The following paperwork is required:
 Completed Entry Form
 Check Payable To Genesee Valley Pony Club
 One Chaperone Form per Team
 Completed Qualifying National Form (One Per Competitor)
 One Copy Of Current Negative Coggins For Each Horse (Be Sure Name and Date Are Correct)
 One Copy Of Current Rabies For Each Horse
 Completed Volunteer Form (Three Volunteers Per Team)
 Signed “Information Sheet”
 Competitor Activity/Rally Release Form (one per competitor)
The deadline for the return of this completed paperwork is Saturday, June 6nd. Please mail entry forms
and check, made payable to Genesee Valley Pony Club to Games Rally Organizer.
Please Note…Any Pony Club Member who wants to qualify for Championships MUST submit the
required “championship paperwork” (per Western New York Regional Website) with his or her entry by
the June 6nd deadline.
Games Rally Organizer:
Sheila Cripps
Games Rally Secretary:
Jenn Geer
5483 Groveland Rd
Geneseo, NY 14454
(585) 314-3297
2585 River Rd
Piffard, NY 14533
(585) 451-7538
INFORMATION SHEET
SPONSORING CLUB
Genesee Valley Pony Club
ORGANIZER
Sheila Cripps (585) 314-3297
SECRETARY
Jenn Geer (585) 451-7538
RULES
The competition will be administered and judged according to the following:
CLOSING DATE
All entries must be postmarked no later than Friday June 5th. Entries postmarked
after that date, or incomplete entries, are not guaranteed a position in the rally.
SPECIFICS
Stabling arrangements must be made individually. Food for breakfast and lunch will be
catered and available on grounds, by Alley Cat Pony Club. Water will be available for horses
on site. Manure must be gathered, but may be left on site at a specified location for pickup.
AWARDS
Awards will be given to all competitors in Horse Management and overall Games
Competition. The Junior Games Trophy is a perpetual trophy awarded to the winning Junior
Team. The Senior Games Trophy is a perpetual trophy awarded to the winning Senior Team.
The winning Senior Team is also given first place medals (the David Hedges Memorial
Award).
ELIGIBILITY
Each junior and senior team shall consist of no less than four and no more than five riders, all
of whom must be members in good standing of Pony Club. Advanced teams consist of two
members. Walk-Trot teams are limited to four members and they may not compete in any
other division. Walk-Trot competitors must be at least a D1 rating. Each Walk-Trot team must
also have three C Advisors and/or adult advisors with them at all times during the
competition.
USPC Handbook and Rules for Games Competitions 2015 to include the annual Games
Newsletter 2015. USPC Horse Management Handbook and Rules for Competitions 2015.
All eligibility requirements for Junior, Senior and Advanced teams are as specified in the
2015 USPC Games Handbook and clarified in the 2015 Newsletter. Clubs which do not have
enough members to complete a team are encouraged to form teams from more than one club
prior to sending in the entry. Alternatively; individual entries may be sent (they will be used to
make mixed teams or to fill short teams if at all possible); however, no guarantee can be
made that individual entries will be placed on a team. Contact Rally Secretary with questions.
The name on your current negative Coggins and Rabies tests must match the name on
the entry form for your horse/pony.
CHAMPIONSHIPS
The winning teams at this year’s Regional Games Rally are eligible after approval of the RS,
to be in the 2015 USPC National Championships in Lexington, VA. If a member on the
winning team is unable to travel to Virginia for Nationals, the replacement player(s) will be
chosen by the RS, in consultation with the winning team. Any Pony Club member who
wishes to qualify for Championships must submit the required paperwork with his/her
rally entry.
Western New York Region
United States Pony Clubs, Inc.
2015 WNY Regional Games Rally
Entry Form
1. Name of Pony Club___________________________________________________________________
2. Person completing application (name)_______________________________(phone)_______________
(address)____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
3. Total number of pony clubbers (Advanced, Senior or Junior levels) from your club who will compete in
this year’s rally_______________
4. Total number of walk-trot competitors who will compete in this year’s rally_______________
5. Number of horse trailers your club will be bringing_______________
6. Application fee $_________________ (Line #3 x $60 plus line #4 x $40= total application fee)
Enclose check payable to Genesee Valley Pony Club, along with the other
required forms by June 5nd and mail to:
Jenn Geer
2585 River Rd
Piffard, NY 14533
(For Coggins and Rabies Certificates: Please be sure your horse’s name matches
the name of the entry for each mount.)
The 2015 Western New York Regional Games Rally will be held at the Avon Driving Park, Avon, New York, on
Saturday, June 13th, 2015. The grounds will open at 7:00 AM with a competitors’ briefing. 7:30 AM there will be a
volunteer briefing with jog outs immediately to follow.. Walk-Trot competitors will ride during the lunch break. A total of
10 games will be played at the Junior, Senior and Advanced levels and 5 at the Walk-Trot level, conditions permitting.
The games to be run at the rally will be taken from the following list of races (Walk-Trot games will be those indicated
with an asterisk *).
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Ball & Bucket
Balloon
Bending *
Sword
Five Flag*
Ring Race*
7. Windsor Castle
8. Ball & Cone
9. Mug Shuffle*
10. Stepping Stones
11. Carton *
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7. Our Pony Club wishes to enter the following team(s) in this year’s WNY Regional Games Rally:
ADVANCED GAMES TEAM*
(18-24 years)
Name
(Captain)
Rating
Birthdate
Wgt (lb) Qualifying?

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Pony’s Name
Height (hh)
Y
N
Y
N
SENIOR GAMES TEAM*
(18 years or less)
Name
(Captain)
Rating
Birthdate
Wgt (lb) Qualifying?

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
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
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Pony’s Name
Height (hh)
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
*(please note weight restrictions listed on page 5)
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JUNIOR GAMES TEAM*
(14 years or younger)
Name
(Captain)
Rating
Birthdate
Wgt (lb)
Qualifying?

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






Pony’s Name
Height (hh)
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
ADDITIONAL GAMES TEAM (Circle: Adv-Sr-Jr)*
Name
(Captain)
Rating
Birthdate
Wgt (lb)
Qualifying?



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




Pony’s Name
Height (hh)
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
*(please note weight restrictions listed on page 5)
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ADDITIONAL GAMES TEAM (Circle: Adv-Sr-Jr)
Name
(Captain)
Rating
Birthdate
Wgt (lb)
Qualifying?










Pony’s Name
Height (hh)
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
Weight: The following weight limitations apply to rider’s dressed and ready to
ride. This will be checked at the rally.
Any rider over 117 lbs in weight may not ride a pony 12.2 hands or under
Any rider over 150 lbs in weight may not ride a pony 13.2 hands or under
Any rider over 190 lbs in weight may not ride a pony 14.2 hands or under
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WALK-TROT GAMES TEAM
Name
(Captain)
Rating
Birthdate
Wgt (lb)
C-Advisors
and/or
Adult Advisors
Pony’s Name
Height (hh)
1.____________________________
2._________________________________
List the names (and if a C-Advisor, the rating) of this
team’s C and Adult Advisors. Each team is required
to have three advisors with them at all times during
the rally.
3._________________________________
WALK-TROT GAMES TEAM
Name
(Captain)
Rating
Birthdate
C-Advisors
and/or
Adult Advisors
List the names (and if a C-Advisor, the rating) of this
team’s C and Adult Advisors. Each team is required
to have three advisors with them at all times during
the rally.
Wgt (lb)
Pony’s Name
Height (hh)
1.____________________________
2._________________________________
3._________________________________
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VOLUNTEERS
(Minimum of Three per Club)
Name
Telephone Number
Special Considerations
If you are experienced in a special task or job and would like to
volunteer for that specific job, please request here and we will make
every effort to accommodate your request.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Adult Volunteers
Each club is asked to provide the names of at least three adult volunteers (more than three are certainly welcome) as part of
this entry. They will be given their assignments on the day of the Games Rally. A partial list of volunteer jobs are as follows:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
In and out gate steward
Scoring
Warm-up ring stewards
Lane judge
Line judge
Ring crew (set up and take down)
The only qualification necessary for most of the jobs is willingness and enthusiasm!
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