Ballavartyn Christmas Showjumping 22/12/2019

BV Fancy Dress Horse – Senior

• Class 3 - BV 60cm Take your own Line
  For horses 4 years old and over, horses must be 14.3hh and over, riders must be suitably mounted and 14 years and over. This competition is against the clock, all fences to be jumped in the direction they are numbered but, in any order. 4 seconds will be added to the time for every knockdown and 3 refusals incur elimination. Fastest time wins. Run under Table C.
• Class 4 - BV 80cm Take your own Line
  For horses 4 years old and over, horses must be 14.3hh and over, riders must be suitably mounted and 14 years and over. This competition is against the clock, all fences to be jumped in the direction they are numbered but, in any order. 4 seconds will be added to the time for every knockdown and 3 refusals incur elimination. Fastest time wins. Run under Table C.
• Class 5 - BV 1m Take your own Line
  For horses 4 years old and over, horses must be 14.3hh and over, riders must be suitably mounted and 14 years and over. This competition is against the clock, all fences to be jumped in the direction they are numbered but, in any order. 4 seconds will be added to the time for every knockdown and 3 refusals incur elimination. Fastest time wins. Run under Table C.
• Class 6 - BV Mini Major
  Minis to jump 60cm and major to jump 80cm. Mini’s to be 16 years and under, riding a pony 14.2hh and under, must be suitably mounted. Majors to be 14 years and older, riding a horse 14.3hh and over, this competition is against the clock, the mini will jump the first section of the course and then enter the box to pass the baton to the major, the major will then complete the course. Every knockdown will have 4 seconds added to the time, 3 refusals by either mini or major incurs elimination. Failure to pass the baton incurs elimination. Riders may dismount if the baton Is dropped and remount. Table C.
• Class 8 - BV Senior Horse and Hound
  For horses 4 years old and over, horses must be 14.3hh and over, riders must be suitably mounted and 14 years and over. The rider will complete the first section of the course on their horse, they will then enter a box and pass the horse to their designated holder, the holder will pass the dog to the rider and they will then complete the course with the dog. Fences for the ponies to be 75cm. This competition is against the clock, any knockdowns by either rider, horse or dog will have 4 seconds added to their time. 3 refusals incur elimination. Winner is the fastest time.
• Class 10 - BV Senior Top Score
  For horses 4 years old and over, horses must be 14.3hh and over, riders must be suitably mounted and 14 years and over. Each fence will be numbered 1-10 and 1 joker. Each fence is worth the number on it and the joker is worth 20 points. Each fence from 1- the joker will increase in height or difficulty, no combinations/ doubles allowed. The rider has 60 seconds to jump as many fences as they can, if you knockdown a fence you cannot re attempt it and the fence will not be re-built. If you knock the joker down 20points will be deducted from your score. 3 refusals incur elimination, a bell will ring when the 60 seconds is up and the rider must cross the finish line. Any fences jumped after the bell has rang will not be counted. All fences must be built so they can be jumped in either direction. Winner is the rider with the most points.
• Class 12 - BV Senior Novice Puissance
  For horses 4 years old and over, horses must be 14.3hh and over, riders must be suitably mounted and 14 years and over. Starting at 60cm. In the first round there will be 1 upright, 1 triple bar and the wall. All clears go through to the next round over raised fences. Round 2 onwards will comprise of just the triple bar and wall. Maximum of 5 rounds. 3 refusals incur elimination. winner is the last rider/s remaining. Tie for 1st prize if more than 1 rider clears all 5 rounds. This will run at the same time as the junior puissance.
• Class 13 - BV Senior Open Puissance
  For horses 4 years old and over, horses must be 14.3hh and over, riders must be suitably mounted and 14 years and over. Starting at 90cm. In the first round there will be 1 upright, 1 triple bar and the wall. All clears go through to the next round over raised fences. Round 2 onwards will comprise of just the triple bar and wall. Maximum of 5 rounds. 3 refusals incur elimination. winner is the last rider/s remaining. Tie for 1st prize if more than 1 rider clears all 5 rounds.