Newmarket and Thurlow Pony Club Mounted Games Friendly Competition

The event will follow the Area Mounted Games format and rules. All teams must provide 1 line steward plus someone to assist with equipment. This is designed to be a fun “learning” environment for parents and children alike. We encourage everyone to join in accordingly. Hopefully, we have enough entries to have a senior, junior and novice competition with 4 or 5 teams in each event. We will combine the events if needs be and adapt the races as needed. Please could experienced teams/parents be ready to help those who are new to team-mounted games. All N&T children should enter as individuals, and teams will be sorted out when we know who is coming. Start times to be issued when team numbers are confirmed. Children from Branches/Centres without teams are welcome to enter. Refunds will be made if we are unable to make up a team for individuals. Please put your branch name in the special request section (if it hasn’t already been asked for it – sorry, new to this system) please could teams also indicate if they are happy for an individual to join them to make up numbers. We may need some teams to bring some additional equipment; we will contact you directly if this is the case.

A valid passport must accompany the horse/pony to the event. All horses and ponies receiving a new primary course of vaccinations from 1 January 2024 must be vaccinated according to this schedule:

• initial primary course of two vaccinations (V1 and V2) must be given: the second vaccination (V2) must be administered within 21-60 days of the first initial vaccination (V1)

• Horses may attend activities 7 full days after receiving the second vaccination of the primary course (V2).

• A first booster vaccination (V3) must be administered within 120 – 180 days of the administration of the second vaccination of the primary course. •

Thereafter booster vaccinations must be administered at a maximum of 12 months intervals. Horses and ponies must not attend activities within 7 days of receiving any vaccination. For clarity: no horse or pony may compete on the same day as a relevant injection is given or on any of the 6 days following such an injection. If you are unsure whether your vaccinations comply, check with your vet. Passports will be randomly checked – non-compliance will mean no participation and no refund.

All riders must have hats (correctly tagged). Hats will be checked – non-compliance will mean no participation and no refund. All tack must comply with the Mounted Games Rulebook 2025.

Legal 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 this event or The Pony Club nor any agent, employee or representative of these bodies, nor the landlord or his tenant, accepts any liability for any accident, loss, damage, injury or illness to horses, owners, riders, spectators, land, cars, their contents and accessories, or any other person or property whatsoever caused by their negligence, breach of contract or in any other way whatsoever. Entries are only accepted on this basis.

Health & Safety: Organisers of this event have taken reasonable precautions to ensure the health and safety of everyone present. For these measures to be effective, everyone must take all reasonable precautions to avoid and prevent accidents occurring and must obey the instructions of the organisers and all the officials and stewards. NB. THERE WILL BE NO VETERINARY OR PARAMEDIC IN ATTENDANCE NO DOGS ALLOWED

Parking to be in the field to the right of the entrance gate. All droppings to be removed from the car parking lorry area. No horses or ponies to be left unattended. All gates must be closed immediately after use and at all times There is no water for ponies available at Horseheath. Please bring sufficient water for your ponies.