THE HAYMAN-JOYCE PONY CLUB PAIRS RELAY CHALLENGE

No refunds at any time.

In the unfortunate situation of the event having to cancel all entries will be refunded in full minus any booking fees

After the closing date please contact the event Secretary to make any changes

Before the closing date please login to your Horse Events Account and cancel your entry. If a refund is due this will be processed automatically. To withdraw after the closing date please contact the event Secretary

The competition is run under Pony Club rules 2024. We particularly draw your attention to the following:

1. Competitors must be a minimum age of 12 years and a maximum age of 21years.

2. All hats must be current standard and tag with pink coloured hat tags. All back protectors must be current BETA 2018 standard in line with PC rules as in current rule book.

3. Cross country colours or jackets should be worn. No jewellery, watches or stop watches allowed. No electronic recording devices are permitted on horse or rider.

4. All ponies and horses must be over 5 years of age and have current vaccination forms. Passports should be made available if requested. We reserve the right to carry out spot checks on passports.

5. Items of tack and saddlery must comply with Pony Club regulations. Whips must not exceed 75cm in length.

6. Each competitor must carry their own insurance.

7. Each competitor must be a fully paid up member of the PC it represents on day of competition.

8. Each team must have a minimum of two team members, with the team being made up of two individual riders and horses.

9. Payment of £50.00 PER TEAM A refund of £10 per team will be made in cash on show day, upon return of the number bibs to the Horse Secretary tent. Deposits will not be refunded to teams not forward.

10. Declarations must be made in person to the Horse Secretary’s Tent between 9.00am and 11am on the day of the Show; you will receive your number bib when you declare.

11. This competition will take place as a Baton Relay Knock Out Competition in which two teams each consisting of two competitors compete over separate courses simultaneously. The course will consist of obstacles and fences at a maximum height of 85cms.

12. The draw will be made at the close of declarations and the drawn order will be displayed in the Collecting Ring shortly thereafter.

13. Both members of each team enter the arena together.

14. The start will be supervised by a judge. Choice of course will be decided between the two teams by the starting judge tossing a coin.

15. The first competitor from each team jumps to the opposite end of the ring from the start, back to the start. The whip must then be passed to the second member of the team whilst both competitors are behind the start line. He/she then jumps the course as before. Failure to pass the whip behind the start line incurs elimination of the team.

16. If the whip is dropped, the competitor must dismount (without penalty) recover the whip and remount before continuing their round or passing the whip to the next member of the team. Failure to do so will result in elimination.

17. Outside assistance is not allowed at any time.

18. Any fall will result in elimination of the Team. Riders are not allowed to re-mount before being cleared by medical personnel.

19. First and second disobediences/refusals during the round are not penalised, except by the time lost. Third refusal will result in elimination of the Team.

20. A time penalty of 5 seconds will be given for any knock downs of fences or for any displacement of tennis ball from cone incurred during any round.

21. The winner from each pair of teams proceeds to the next round of the competition, until the final pair of competitors meet in the last round to decide the winner of the competition. Third place will be decided similarly by a jump from the losing semi-finalists.

22. In the event of equality between teams, one member of each team will jump again against each other.

23. The judges’ decision is final, and they may disqualify any rider at any stage in the competition for dangerous riding, inappropriate behaviour, misuse of whip or spurs, ill treatment of the horse or if in their opinion the horse is lame, sick or exhausted. See PC rules for definition of these terms.

23. The Organising Committee of Moreton Show horse committee reserves the right to make any changes/amendments to the competition or rules.

25. Online entries taken until 25th August 2024, or before if full, at www.moretonshow.co.uk  Early entry is advised as we are limited to 16 teams.

26. Each team will receive two horse box/trailer passes, two competitor’s pass and two groom/partner passes. These passes provide them with complimentary access to the event for the duration of Saturday 7th September. All other friends and family over 5 years of age MUST purchase tickets and can do so in advance at www.moretonshow.co.uk or they will be charged full gate price on the day of the event.

27. No refunds will be given except on receipt of valid Veterinary or Doctors certificate