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RULES

  1. Insurance: It is a requirement that all participants carry Third Party Insurance for not less than £5m. It is also strongly recommended that all participants have Personal Accident Insurance.
  2. In Classes 2 and 3, each teams should consist of three or four horses. In class 3, there will be a PEN requiring THE FIRST 3 HORSES TO HAVE 12 FEET ON THE GROUND BEFORE ANYONE JUMPS OUT. The penalty for failing to observe this rule to be the addition of 20 seconds per team.
  3. In Classes 1 and 4, there will be “dressing” fences/areas – please check in the Secretary’s tent when declaring for the details. A 5 second penalty will be added for each length of daylight between the horses.
  4. Competitors must jump the fences in numerical order with red flags on their right and white flags on their left. Any horse taking the wrong course will be eliminated.
  5. Competitors are asked to retire after three refusals at any one fence, or five refusals on the course per horse. The Team/Pair will be disqualified for an abuse of these rules by an individual member. Teams/pairs not completing the course in twelve minutes will be eliminated.
  6. Horse Falls – Elimination. When a horse falls during any class, it is immediately eliminated and horse and rider may not continue on the course. A horse is considered to have fallen when at the same time its shoulder and quarters have touched either the ground or the obstacle and the ground, or when it is trapped in a fence in such a way that it is unable to proceed without assistance or is liable to injure itself. This does not prevent horses which stumble or refuse, thus unseating the rider, from being remounted to continue.
  7. Each competitor will wear a different number. These will be issued at the Secretary’s office.
  8. Each team/pair will be given a starting time (which may be altered at any time by the Organising Committee). Teams/pairs must be in the collecting ring and ready to start at least twenty minutes before their starting time.
  9. All horses/ponies must be over 5 years. No horse may compete more than once. Riders must be 12 years and over in Class 1 & 2 and 16 years and over in Classes 3 & 4.
  10. CRASH HELMETS AND BODY PROTECTORS MUST COMPLY WITH CURRENT RECOGNISED BRITISH SAFETY STANDARDS. STOCKS MUST BE WORN. ALL THOSE MOUNTED, INCLUDING GROOMS/HELPERS MUST WEAR A HARD HAT WHEN MOUNTED.
  11. In the event of a tie, the appropriate prize money will be divided. There will be no jump off.
  12. Competitors may exercise their horses in the area provided. They may not ride on, over or near any part of the course except when competing.
  13. Riders and owners of competing horses and their employees must obey any order given to them by a responsible official and in particular they shall not do anything liable to upset or hinder the smooth running of the event. Competitors must be prepared to accept the decision of the course Veterinary Surgeon to put down a horse.
  14. The judges decision will be final at all times. A medical officer/Fence judge has the authority to stop a rider from re-mounting/continuing after a fall and to stop unfit or exhausted horses from continuing the course.
  15. All Competitors must obey the orders of the Starter and the time for each team/pair will be taken from the drop of the Starter’s flag and end in Classes 2 and 3 as the third team member, or the second horse in Classes 1 & 4, crosses the finishing line
  16. The Organising Committee reserve the right to:
    • Withhold all or any prize money or prizes in the event of insufficient entries
    • Alter advertised times.
    • Refuse any entry with or without stating a reason.
    • Alter the course or leave out any obstacle before or during the competition
    • Eliminate any competitor not adhering to the rules or disobeying an Official
  17. The organisers, landowners and occupiers of the land do not accept responsibility or any liability for any accident, damage, injury or illness to horses, owners, riders, grooms, spectators or any other person or their property whatsoever. Vehicles are parked at their owners’ own risk.
  18. Dogs must be on leads at all times and children to be kept under control.
  19. Any team, pair, or any other person wising to lodge an objection must first deposit £20 with the Secretary and make their objection, in writing within 10 minutes of the last competitor completing the course (or being eliminated). The £20 deposit will be refunded if the objection is upheld.
  20. In the event of postponement due to bad weather or any unforeseen circumstances, no refund of entry fee can be made, but if the event is cancelled 50% of the entry fees will be refunded.

ENTRIES CLOSE: WEDNESDAY, 31st OCTOBER 2007
Start times available from 6.30pm to 9.30 pm on Friday, 2nd November
from the Entries Secretary Tel: 01283 769819 and will be posted on the website. If you require your time to be posted you must enclose a Stamped Addressed Envelope
Entry forms and cheque to be posted to Caroline Startin, 45 Church Street, Coton in the Elms, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 8EZ.
Email address: caroline@robertbutlerinsurance.co.uk (working week only)