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SHOW RULES |
1. |
In
consideration of the acceptance of any entry,
the owner and/or exhibitor hereby releases and
agrees not to hold show management and/or
4-State Arabian Horse Association from any
liabilities for damage or loss if any suffered
or sustained by owner, exhibitor, or handler of
such entries as a result of personal injury or
property damage or theft occurring in connection
with or during these shows. |
2. |
Show
Management reserves the right to split/or
combine any classes. All riding classes greater
than 14 may be split with top five called back
to class to be placed in top five of callback. |
3. |
Judges
reserve the right to remove any unmanageable
animal/or person from the show at any time at
his or her own discretion. |
4. |
There
will be a 2-minute gate call. THIS WILL BE
ENFORCED. |
5. |
Patterns
for showmanship, equitation and trail classes
will be posted. |
6. |
All
classes entered will be paid for before points
will be recorded. |
7. |
Entries
must be made at least 3 classes before class
entered. |
8. |
All tabs
will require a signed blank check upon entry. |
9. |
ARABIAN
CLASSES-Open to purebred and half-Arabians. |
10. |
Riders in
Walk-Trot Classes shall NOT enter a class that
canters! OR EVER RODE IN A JUDGED CANTERED
CLASS. |
11. |
Horse
Types: |
Stock-predominantly Quarter horse breeding,
conformation, and type. |
Hunter-predominantly Thoroughbred breeding,
conformation, and type. |
Saddle-predominantly Saddlebred, Hackney,
Tennessee Walking Horse, Or Foxtrotter breeding,
conformation, and type. |
Pleasure-predominantly Arabian or Morgan
breeding, conformation, and type. |
12. |
Neat
attire requested, proper dress not required, but
long sleeve shirt and boots ARE REQUIRED. |
13. |
Year End
Awards go to 4-State members only, and are based
on ONE HORSE/ONE RIDER. Points will be counted
ONLY from the day you join. You must show in at
least 4 of 6 4-State Shows and in the same
classes, except weanlings in classes 3 and 4.
And the double judged shows count for 2 shows.
Halter points follow the horse not the handler.
To qualify for year-end awards, you must work a
total of 5 blocks during the show season. You
can attend a meeting and that will count for 1
block worked. Each exhibitor will now have to
work 5 blocks, but you can give blocks away and
others can work your blocks for each exhibitor.
Also if you hold an office or are on a committee
you will have earned those blocks automatically.
For the youth (13 & under) Year End Awards, only
points earned in DESIGNATED in 13 & under or 17
& under classes will be counted. For the Junior
(14 thru 17) Year End Awards, only points earned
in DESIGNATED 14 thru 17 or 17 & under classes
will be counted. For the Adult Amateur, Points
for OPEN and ADULT AMATEUR classes will be
counted. These awards will be given at the
year-end banquet. Individual class high point
awards will also be given at the year-end
banquet. |
14. |
Shows
will be conducted in accordance with 4-State
Show and AHSA rules (except in classes where
AWHA/PtHA rules apply. |
15. |
Horses
need to do one of these gaits: Single foot, slow
gait, rack, foxtrot, walking horse or paso fino,
etc. (this refers to horses entered in class
#37) |
16. |
Each
break shall be used to warm-up horses showing in
the next performance division only. Reverse
direction should occur after 7 ² minutes. |
17 |
No
lunging allowed during the riding warm-ups. |
18. |
The Trail
classes will be judged in the outdoor arena no
earlier than 3:00 p.m., all trail entries must
be in by 3:00 p.m. In case of bad weather, the
trail classes will be held in the indoor arena
at the end of the show. |
19 |
Leadline
cannot cross enter into any riding classes |
20. |
In Halter
class 7 those horses only qualify to show in
Class 1 thru 7, 13 and 14. The other halter
classes are for horses that are 54“ tall and
above. |
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For More
Information Call Kirk Conroy (620) 724-8345 |