Cross Creek Horse Show Series

Great Prizes, Division Championships, $50 Credit to Winner of Written Horsemanship Test

Class List

• (A) Warm-up Cross rails 18
• 1. Cross Rail Hunters 18
• 2. Cross Rail Equitation Over Fences 18
• 3. Cross Rail Equitation On The Flat
• 4. Cross Rail Pleasure
• 5. Hunter Hack 18
• 6. Walk-Trot Equitation
• 7. Walk-Trot Obedience
• (B) Warm-Up 18
• 8. Low Hunters 18
• 9. Low Equitation Over Fences 18
• 10. Low Equitation On The Flat
• 11. Low Pleasure
• 12. Open Hunters 2'3
• 13. Open Equitation Over Fences 2'3
• 14 .Open Equitation On The Flat
• 15. Open Pleasure
• 16. Equitation Challenge Medal Flat: See Rules
• 17. Rotating Rider Equitation: See Rules
• Break to set for Jumpers-Not to begin before 11:00 P.M.
• 18. Jumpers 2'3
• 19. Jumpers 2'6
• 20. Jackpot Jumpers 2'6

RULES & INFORMATION: Minors must have permission signed from parent or legal guardian. Riders must wear proper boots and ASTM approved hard hats. Unsportsmanlike conduct or abuse of any animal as determined by management will result in disqualification and removal from premises.

1. Warm-up rounds are non-judged. Warm-up tickets will be sold for $10.00 and can be used at any time the warm-up card is open.

2. Professionals may ride in any class as non-judged entries. All other classes are open to junior and amateur riders.

3. Cross rail riders are limited to jumping 18¡¨.

4. Equitation Challenge Flat Medal: Riders may be asked to perform any gait without stirrups, demonstrate a figure eight, halt, turn on the forehand or to back their horse.

5. Rotating Rider Equitation Class: Open to all riders. The first direction to be judged on equitation and horsemanship by the entrant. At the judge¡¦s direction, the riders will dismount and ride the second direction on a horse designated by the judge. Each rider is expected to have one handler/helper to exchange tack. After riding the second direction the judge's decision will be announced.

6. Class 16: Optimum time will be determined at the beginning of the class. The horse completing the course with the fewest jumping faults and closest to the optimum time is the winner. Prizes from second to eighth will be based on faults and time.

7. Class 17: Fault and out jumpers will compete over one course set at 2'6" and any major fault, refusal or knockdown will result in elimination. The remaining riders will jump off over a shortened course that has been raised in height. In each elimination round the jump-off course will be shortened and raised until a winner is declared.

8. Class 18: Jackpot Jumpers: $15 of each entry will go into a jackpot that will be awarded to the winners; to be judged over a course of jumps set at 2'6" to 3'9". Time given is 70 seconds. Rider will accumulate points over fences. Each obstacle may be jumped once in each direction. Fences to be awarded a point value based upon height and difficulty. The Jackpot will be split as follows: 45% to first, 25% to second, 15% to third, 10% to fourth and 5% to fifth.

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