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2010 Hunter Trial Championships
will take place on
Saturday 10th April
at
Ballon, Co. Carlow
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CONDITIONS OF ENTRY - HUNTER TRIALS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010
1. Competitors must be paid up members of IPC for 2010 and carry membership cards.
2. Competitors must have passed "C" Test.
3. Competitors may ride only one horse or pony.
4. Competitors may enter in only two competitions, i.e. ride twice around the course, one of which must be the consolation competition of the same level.
5. Under 15 year olds must choose to compete in either the senior or the junior section. e.g. a competitor may not enter in "Teams of Three" and Junior Consolation Pairs.
6. All rider ages as on 1st January 2010.
7.
a) Horses and ponies must be a minimum of 5 years of age.
b) Horses and ponies must have been regularly ridden by members, or associate members at rallies or be owned by a member or associate member during the past two years.
c) A horse may be ridden by only one competitor.
d) Horses registered, with Eventing Ireland or British Eventing in the current or previous year, that have 61 points or more are not eligible.
e) Only one eligible Eventing Ireland horse OR one CNC 2 star pony (Pony A) may be part of a Team of Three or a Senior Pair. Neither may be ridden in Junior Pairs.
THE HUNTER TRIALS CHAMPIONSHIPS COMPETITIONS 2010
1st Competition - The Charles Owen Teams of Three Championship
Riders must be a minimum of 12 years. Two of the team must be under 21 years, the third rider may be under 23 years.
2nd Competition - The Mackey Equestrian Senior Pairs Championship for the Kehoe Shield
Riders must be a minimum of 12 years on 1/1/2010
3rd Competition - Consolation Senior Pairs
Open to riders who have competed in Teams of Three and Senior Pairs. Those who have been placed first, second, third or fourth in the Team Championship must make up a pair with a rider who has not been placed. Entries taken on the field for consolation pairs.
4th Competition - The Carr and Day and Martin Junior Pairs Championship
for the Sarah Miller Memorial Trophy.
Riders must be a minimum of 11 years and a maximum of 14 years. (Under 15 on 1/1/10)
5th Competition - Consolation Junior Pairs. Time, light and weather permitting.
Open ONLY to riders who have competed in Junior Pairs. Riders must be a minimum of 11 years and maximum of 14 years. (Under 15 on 1/1/10) Entries are taken on the field. Those who have been placed first, second, third or fourth must make up a pair with a rider who has not been place in the Junior Championships.
Extract from Hunter Trials Rule Book
Knockable
There should be two similar fences at every knockable jump. The first member of a team or pair must present to an upright knockable jump and must be followed by team members over the same jump. Failure to do so will result in elimination.
Penalties
a) Knocking down an obstacle, classed as knockable: 5 penalties
First refusal, run out or circle at an obstacle: 10 penalties
Second refusal, run out or circle at an obstacle: 20 penalties
Third refusal, run out or circle at an obstacle: Elimination
Fall of horse or rider: Elimination
The above penalties are cumulative
Error of course not rectified, omission of obstacle or Boundary flag,
jumping obstacle in wrong direction, or Re-taking an obstacle already jumped: Elimination
Continuing course without crash helmet or with chin Strap Undone Elimination
Running through fence already down: 5 Penalties
b) If a knockable fence in knocked down by a competitor in refusing, the competitor or team, as the case may be, may jump it in that condition and penalties both for the refusal and knock down are incurred. If, however, the competitor waits for the obstacle to be adjusted, no allowance will be made for the time involved. In this case, the fence judge's instruction must be obeyed.
c) If one member of a team knocks down an obstacle, the remaining member of the team will jump it in that state and only 5 penalties are incurred.
d) Refusals at an obstacle are cumulative, irrespective of whether they are incurred by the same competitor or by different members of a team. i.e. should each rider in a team of three have one refusal, the team is eliminated.
e) When a fence in knocked down by the previous team, the fence judge shall, if necessary, hold up the next team while the fence is adjusted. In this case, the time shall be recorded and deducted from the team's overall time.
f) Stones knocked from a loose wall do not count as a knock down.
Double, Treble or Multiple Obstacles
If two or more obstacles, although sited together, are designed as separate problems each will be number and judged independently. A competitor may refuse twice at each obstacle without incurring elimination and may circle between them without penalty, providing that this is not a result of attempting to negotiate the obstacle. He must not, under penalty of elimination retake any obstacle, which he has already jumped.
If however, an obstacle is formed of several elements, such as banks or steps, normal or angled combination, each part shall be flagged and marked with a different letter (A, B, C, etc) but only the first element shall be numbered and it will be judged as one obstacle. A competitor may refuse only twice in all without incurring elimination and any circle is penalised as for a refusal, but, if a competitor refuses at any part, he is at liberty to retake the complete obstacle.
At obstacles or element with height (i.e. exceeding 30cm) a horse is considered to have refused if it stops in front of the obstacle or element to be jumped. A jump from a standstill will now count as a refusal. After a refusal if the competitor re-doubles or changes his effort still without success or if the horse is represented at the obstacle after stepping back and stops or steps back again this is a second refusal and so on.
At all other obstacle or elements (i.e. 30cm or less in height) a horse is considered to have refused if it stops in front of the obstacle or element to be jumped. A stop followed immediately by a standing jump is not penalised, but if the halt is sustained or in any way prolonged this constitutes a refusal. The horse may step sideways but if he steps back with even one foot this is a refusal.
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