Show Date

Sun, Jun 4, 2023

Closing Date

Mon, May 29, 2023

Times:

View Times

Website:

www.hdrc.org.uk

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Show Secretary: Horsham & District Riding Club Show Secretary

W Sussex,

Show Information

Photographer: LRG Photography 01243 825905 / 07834 467987 www.lrg-photography.co.uk
Event Medic Services in attendance
Sussex Equine Hospital in attendance 01903 883050
ALL CLASSES OPEN TO NON-HDRC MEMBERS
TO BE RUN UNDER BRC RULES
XC SECTIONS QUALIFY FOR THE ELAND LODGE HUNTER TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
FIRST THREE CLOSEST TO THE OPTIMUM TIME IN EACH SECTION
NO WATER ON SITE

Payment Details & Event Fees

Organiser: Mrs Carol Porter, Ash Tree Cottage, Coolham Road, COOLHAM, Horsham, West Sussex RH13 8GP. Tel. 01403 741355 / 07899 690247
Entries online in advance. You can book using our Secure Online Entry System.
Payment is secure and it goes directly to Horsham and District Riding Club.
You will receive an email confirmation of your booking and payment.

Prize Information

ROSETTES kindly sponsored by UNIVERSAL TRAILERS (01403 782862)
PRIZES: 1st £70 2nd £50 3rd £30 4th £20
Rosettes to 10th place
SUPREME TERN TROPHY presented by Barbara Falkner to the highest placed
Retrained Racehorse Please indicate eligibility on entry form
SPECIAL ROSETTE in each class for highest placed member of HDRC and to all HDRC Members completing all three phases and not in the placings

Refreshments:

Caterer: "The Nosebag"

Terms & Conditions

1. YOUR SIGNATURE on the entry form shall be construed as acceptance of these rules. 2. ENTRIES made without the appropriate fee will not be accepted. No telephone entries. 3. ENTRY FEES will only be returned on production of a current veterinary/doctor's certificate. IN the event of cancellation of show, fees will be returned less £5 per horse/pony to cover administration costs on receipt of SAE within 14 days. 4. THE ORGANISERS reserve the right to cancel, add to or amend any of the classes they think fit, alter advertised times, and refuse entry without stating reasons. 5. BHS RIDING CLUB rules apply. The decision of the judge(s) and organisers is final. 6. DECLARED ORDER Horses/ponies must compete in the order declared at the collecting ring. 7. STARTING If the judge is dissatisfied with the rate at which competitors present themselves, he may issue a public warning. At the end of a 3 minute interval he may issue a 2nd public warning, and at the end of a further 3 minutes he may declare the competition closed. 8. HORSES/PONIES can be ridden only once in any one class and in no more than 2 classes. They must be 4 years or over, and only those competing may be ridden on the show ground. 9. NO COMPETITOR may practice over any part of the course. If seen doing so = elimination. 10 PRACTICE JUMPS must be jumped from correct side; failure to do so may result in competitor being eliminated. Similar action may be taken in the event of misuse of whips or equipment. 11 HATS All riders MUST wear correctly fitting approved protective headgear conforming to ASTM, PAS 015, SEI, VG1 or SNELL E2001, carrying BSI Kite Mark, which includes a retaining harness secured to the shell at more than two points and with NO fixed peak. Headgear must be worn and be correctly fastened AT ALL TIMES when mounted. RIDER'S HAIR must be neatly and firmly secured so it is no longer than shoulder length. 12 BODY PROTECTORS ARE COMPULSORY and Medical Armbands are recommended. Correct riding dress, including light coloured breeches or jodhpurs, must be worn. Also, correct footwear; no muckers, trainers or chaps. Cross country colours are allowed. 13 PLEASE SUPPLY YOUR OWN BIB AND PRINT OUT YOUR OWN NUMBER 14 ELIMINATION Three refusals at one fence. Any competitor eliminated must leave the course at a walk immediately. Give Way: Any competitor in difficulty at a fence MUST make way for following competitors who wish to overtake. 15 NO HORSE OR PONY to be left unattended unless secured inside lorry/trailer. 16 RESPECT the show ground. Please do not skip out lorries/trailers onto the park. 17 DOGS must be kept on leads at all times. NB: DOGS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THE COURSE 18 ANY OBJECTION accompanied by a deposit of £20 must be made in writing to the Secretary within 15 minutes of the incident; the deposit will be forfeited if the objection is not sustained. 19 ANY NON BRC (British Riding Clubs) MEMBERS RIDING,HANDLING OR RESPONSIBLE FOR A HORSE AT A BRC EVENT MUST HAVE THEIR OWN THIRD PARTY INSURANCE. 20 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY Organisers or Landowners shall not be liable for any claim for loss or damage to competitors/onlookers/their servants/horses/other animals/vehicles/equipment or any other item in connection with the show or on the showground, however caused. Competitors are to satisfy themselves that they have assessed the risk factor in competing and it is a condition of entry that each participant will satisfy themselves as to their own ability to ride safely and indemnify the Organisers against any accident or loss however caused. 21 HEALTH & SAFETY Reasonable precautions will be taken at each show to ensure the health and safety of all persons present. For these measures to be effective everyone must take all reasonable precautions to avoid and prevent accidents and obey the instructions of the Organisers, Officials and Stewards.