Central Scotland Highland Pony Club
Spring Showing Show
(Affiliated to The Highland Pony Society)
Saturday 2nd May 2015
at
Howe Country Centre
Giffordtown, Fife, KY15 7UW
Incorporating The Highland Pony Society Stallion Parade 2015
For full details on this event please go to www.highlandponysociety.com
Judges
In-hand: Mr R. Stewart
Ridden: Mrs I.V. Osborne
Dressage: Mrs H. Carstairs
Unaffiliated: Mrs E.J. Murray
Entries Close: Friday 24th April 2015
Official Photographer
Strathmore Photography
www.strathmorephotography.com
Catering available on site
Entry Fees
Unless otherwise stated:
Members: £10.00 per entry
Non-Members: £15.00 per entry
First Aid: £2.00 per competitor
Please send entries to Lisa Allison, Ardblair, East Blair, Glenfarg,
Perth, PH2 9QL.
Please make cheques payable to Central Scotland Highland Pony Club
• No telephone entries
• Late entries accepted on the field at £15 for members and £20 for
non-members. Please note it may not be possible to accept field entries for
dressage classes if pre-entries are large.
• All numbers to be collected from the secretary on the day.
List of Trophies & Prizes
Trophies
Trophy for the Champion In-Hand pony, donated by Gilean and Ailsa
Docherty in memory of Hamish of Cockerstone
The Thorn Braveheart Memorial Trophy for the Champion ridden pony.
Prizes
Highland Pony Society rosettes for the In-hand and Ridden Champions
Sashes will be awarded to the In-hand and Ridden Champions Rosettes
awarded 1st to 6th in all classes.
A print from the day has been kindly donated by Strathmore
Photography to the winner of each class in the Unaffiliated section.
In-Hand Classes -Large Indoor Arena
Judging Starts 8:30 am prompt
Class 1: Gelding, 4, 5 or 6 years old
Class 2: Gelding, 7 years old or over
Class 3: Yeld mare competing in ridden class
Class 4: Veteran stallion, mare or gelding; 15 years old & over
Class 5: Mare, not competing in ridden classes; to include brood mares.
Rosette for Best Foal.
Class 6: 3yo filly or gelding
Class 7: 2yo colt, filly or gelding
Class 8: Yearling colt, filly or gelding
Class 9: Stallions or colts 3 years and over
In-Hand Championship; 1st and 2nd placed ponies in classes 1 to 9
Ridden Classes – Large Indoor arena
Kindly sponsored by Na Dailach Highland Ponies
Judging commences on completion of The HPS Stallion Parade.
Class 10: Nursery Novice 4 years old & over; ponies not to have
competed under saddle prior to 1st January 2015
Class 11: Novice 4 years old & over, under 14hh (143cm); ponies not
have been placed 1st to 3rd in any open Highland or M&M class prior to
1st January 2015
Class 12: Novice 4 years old & over, 14hh and over (143cm – 148cm);
ponies not have been placed 1st to 3rd in any open Highland or M&M
class prior to 1st January 2015
(Ponies in classes 10 to 12 must wear a snaffle bridle as per NPS rules)
Class 13: Open; 4 years old & over, under 14hh (143cm)
Class 14: Open; 4 years old & over, 14hh or over (143cm – 148cm)
Class 15: Ridden Veteran, 15 years old & over
Ridden Championship; 1st and 2nd placed ponies in classes 10 to 15.
Unaffiliated Section– Small indoor Arena
Kindly Sponsored by Strathmore Photography
The winner of each class will receive their choice of print from the day.
Open to ALL Club Members, (Including those with partbreds,
overheight, unregistered, ponies)
Starting approx. 10 am (not before) after the completion of class 4
Class 16: Tack and Turnout – Ponies presented Ridden or In hand. To
be judged on the presentation of the pony and its handler/rider.
Class 17: CSHPC - Club Rider – For Adult Riders new, or returning to
the show ring. Riders not to have been placed 1st-3rd in any showing
class in the past 3 years. Canter, optional, in individual show only.
Class 18: Junior Ridden – riders under 16 years old. Prize for all junior
entries.
Class 19: CSHPC Club Pony – to be judged on ponys suitability to be
an all-rounder/fun pony. There will be two jumps, not exceeding 50cm,
to be included in individual show. Conformation will not be judged.
There will be no championship for this section.
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HIGHLAND PONY SOCIETY STALLION PARADE 2015
Applications are invited from all owners of HPS licensed stallions to
display their ponies at this event. This will be an ideal opportunity to
see Stallions in hand, ridden and with progeny. There is no charge to
parade you stallion. For all queries regarding this, please contact Susie
Robertson secretary of the Highland Pony Society, by email:
info@highlandponysociety.com or phone 01738 451861. Forms are also
available on www.highlandponysociety.com
The parade will commence approx 12pm (following the completion of
the CSHPC in-hand championship) in the large indoor arena.
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DRESSAGE – JUDGING 9.00 AM – 2.00 PM
(Break for lunch at 12 noon for 30 mins)
Self Stewarding, time declaration sheet to be completed by all competitors in this section. Prior
to 9.00am this will be with the secretary then will be passed to the dressage writer.
Outdoor Arena
Note - Classes will be judged under BD rules. Please check bit eligibility. Ponies
with illegal bits will be judged and sheets completed but no place/qualifying ticket
given. Please refer to the BD website for further information.
Ponies can only enter a maximum of two dressage tests, providing they are eligible
class. Ponies may enter classes 21 and 22 regardless if they wish to qualify for the
NPS Dressage Championships or not. Classes will be judged under BD rules.
Class 20. BD Intro A Test
For ponies just starting out in dressage.
Class 21. BD Prelim 13 Test (for ponies not to have gained above 70% in any class at
prelim level. Ponies competing at Novice level or above are ineligible to enter this
class)
This is a qualifier for the NPS/Fodder Solutions Dressage championships.
The following sections of qualification are available in these classes
small M & M not exceeding 138cm
d) large M & M exceeding 138cm
e) Mini rider 12 yrs and under on 1.1.15.
f) Junior rider 18 yrs and under on 1.1.15.
Please enter correct section letter on your entry form.
Qualifiers will be awarded to the two highest placed ponies in each section.
Class 22. BD Novice 34 Test
This is a qualifier for the NPS/ Fodder Solutions Dressage championships.
The following sections of qualification are available in these classes
c) small M & M not exceeding 138cm
d) large M & M exceeding 138cm
e) Mini rider 12 yrs and under on 1.1.15.
f) Junior rider 18 yrs and under on 1.1.15. Please enter correct section letter on your
entry form.
Qualifiers will be awarded to the two highest placed ponies in each section.
Class 23. BD Elementary 42 Test
Test sheets available from www.britishdressage.co.uk.
RULES AND CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
2. Only Highland Ponies or their progeny on the HPS Full Register or the A, B, or C
Appendices can be entered for any competition (unless where stated).Height of
ponies must not exceed 14.2hh. (148cms). (unless where stated)
3. No animal suffering from an infectious disease will be allowed to compete, and
such animal must be removed if a steward so directs.
4. Stock must be the bona fide property of the exhibitor or have been loaned to the
exhibitor through the HPS loans procedure.
5. No substitution of entries.
6. Neither the Show Committee nor landowner will be liable for any damage or loss
to person, animals or property which exhibitors or public may sustain at the show.
7. Protests, along with £25, (which may be forfeited if the protest is dismissed), must be
lodged with the Secretary in writing within 1 hour of the judging of that particular
class. Verbal protests will not be considered.
8. Competitors entering more than one class accept the risk that timings may
conflict. Classes will not be delayed for competitors in other rings.
9. The Show Committee have the right to combine or split classes if numbers so dictate.
10.
The decision of the Show Committee shall be final on all matters regarding the
show.
11. The decision of any judge shall be final regarding the judging of their class.
12. No Highland Pony bred by, ever owned by, or with any financial connections (within the
2 years previous to the show closing date) to the Judge may enter.
12. Behaviour by any Exhibitor deemed unsporting or unreasonable by the Committee
may cause all rosettes/prizes/trophies to be forfeited.
13. The Show Committee reserve the right to refuse entries without an explanation.
14. All Colts and Stallions over 2 years old must be shown bitted. All over 4 years old
must have an HPS Stallion Licence.
15. All mounted competitors must wear correctly secured British Standard Riding Hats at
all times whilst mounted.
16. All foals must be at least 3 weeks old by the show date
17. Any fall of a horse/rider in a class will result in elimination and the rider must
not remount.
STANDARD DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
Save for death or personal injury caused by the negligence of the organisers or anyone
for whom they are in law responsible, neither the organisers of any event to which these
rules apply, nor Central Scotland Highland Pony Club or any agent, employee or
representative of these bodies accepts liability for any accident, loss, damage, injury or
illness to horses, ponies, owners, riders, spectators, land or any other person or property
whatsoever, whether caused by their negligence, breach of contract or in any other way
whatsoever.