MC~OHC COWBOY RACE 1. ENTRY FEES ARE NOT REFUNDABLE JUDGES DECISIONS CE RULES 2. FINAL 3. RACES WILL RUN RAIN OR SHINE 4. TIMES WILL BE CONVERTED TO POINTS 5. SHIRT WITH SLEEVES REQUIRED. HELEMNTS OR COWBOY HATS, NO BALL CAPS, BOOTS REQUIRED 6. ALL INVOLVEMENT IN THIS ACTIVITY, WEATHER AS A COMPETITOR OR AS AN SPECTATOR, IS AT YOUR OWN RISK 7. THERE WILL BE A DRAW TO DETERMINE WHAT NUMBER YOU RUN. AND YOU MUST RUN IN THIS ORDER 8. AN EXHIBITOR MAY SHOW MULTIPLE HORSES, PLEASE FILL OUT SEPARATE ENTRY FOR EACH HORSE 9. WE MC~OHC ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THEFT OR DAMAGE TO ANY PROPERTY JUDGING OBSTACLES ARE JUDGED ON OVERALL FLUIDITY, FINESSE, CONTROL, WILLINGNESS & CORRECTNESS. HORSES SHOULD BE WILLINGLY GUIDED WITH LITTLE OR NO APPARENT RESISTANCE. OBSTACLES WILL BE JUDGED INDIVIDUALLY, EACH OBSTACLE WILL BE GRADED ON A SCALE FROM 0-5 POINTS AND 0 BEING VERY POOR. ½ POINT INCREMENTS ARE ACCEPTABLE. AT EACH OBSTACLE, YOU WILL BE JUDGED IN 2 CATEGORIES: 0-5 ON YOUR HORSEMENSHIP AND 0-5 ON YOUR HORSES PERFORMANCE. YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GAIN OR LOSE 10 POINTS ON ANY GIVEN OBSTACLE (SEE PENALTIES BELOW) GOING AROUND AND OBSTACLE AND NOT EVEN ATTEMPLTING IT, AS WELL AS BLATANT ACTS OF DISOBEDIENCE SUCH AS REARING, KICKING, BITING, OR A FALL TO THE GROUND BY THE HORSE &/OR RIDER WILL RESULT IN A - 5 POINT PENALTY PER OFFENCE IF THE TIMER FAILS, THE HORSE AND RIDER TEAM WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO RECEIVE A RE-RIDE AT THE END OF RACE HORSES GRADING SCALE 5 POINT-NO HESITATION, (ONE HANDED), SUPERB CONTROL, EXCELLENT, FLUID, VERY WILLING,CORRECT 4 POINT-NO HESITATION, (TWO HANDED), EXCELLENT, CORRECT WILLING, GUIDED , WITH NO APPARENT RESISTANCE, HORSE TAKES OBSTACLE IN STRIDE 3 POINT-MINOR RSISTANCE, SLIGHT HESITATION 2 POINT-MODERATE RESISTANCE, REFUSES OBSTACLE, BUT COMPLETES OBSTACLE 1 POINT-MAJOR RESISTANCE, HORSE REFUSES MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT HORSE COMPLETES OBSTACLE 0 POINT-VERY POOR, HORSE DOES NOT COMPLETE OBSTACLE -5 POINT PENALTY FOR NOT ATTEMPTING OBSTACLE RIDER’S GRADING SCALE(HORSEMENSHIP) FOR EACH OBSTACLE 5 POINT-EXCELLENT 4 POINT-ABOVE AVERAGE 3 POINT-AVERAGE 2 POINT-BELOW AVERAGE 1 POINT-POOR 0 POINT-DOES NOT ATTEMP OBSTACLE PENALTIES A -5 PENALTY IN EACH OF THE TWO CATEGORIES (RIDER & HORSE) WILL BE ASSESSED FOR EACH OBSTACLE THAT THE EXHIBITOR DOES NOT EVEN ATTEMP. -10 TOTAL POINTS PER OBSTACLE NOT ATTEMPTED A -5 PENALTY WILL BE ASSESSED FOR EACH OCCURRENCE OF BLATANT ACTS OF DISOBEDIENCE SUCH AS REARING, BUCKING,KICKING,BITING OR A FALL TO THE GROUND BY HORSE OR RIDER. DISQUALIFICATION IF THE RIDER FALLS OFF HIS/HER HORSE OR THE HORSE GETS LOOSE AND CANNOT CATCH OR RE-MOUNT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE WITHIN 1 MINUTE, HE/SHE WILL BE DISQUALIFIED THE JUDGES MAY DQ A RIDER FOR ABUSE TO HORSE (EXCESSIVE WIPPING AND/OR SPURRING) IF A RIDERS HORSE IS LAME OR INJURED DURING THE COMPETITION, IT WILL BE UP TO THE JUDGE IF HORSE NEEDS DQ FROM RACE CONVERTING TIME TO POINTS 5 POINTS AWARDED TO CONTESTANTS IN THE FASTEST 20% 4 POINTS AWARDED TO CONTESTANTS IN THE NEXT FASTEST 20% 3 POINTS AWARDED TO CONTESTANTS IN THE NEXT FASTEST 20% 2 POINTS AWARDED TO CONTESTANTS IN THE NEXT FASTEST 20% 1 POINT AWARDED TO CONTESTANTS IN THE NEXT FASTEST 20% EXAMPLE: 15 RIDERS-TOP 3 WOULD RECEIVE 5 POINTS FOR TIME THE POINTS FROM ALL 3 CATEGORIES, WILL BE ADDED TOGETHER CATEGORIES(HORSEMANSHIP, HORSES PERFORMANCE, AND TIME ARE ALL EQUALLY IMPORTANT BEST OF LUCK TO ALL HORSE AND RIDER TEAMS!!!
Posted on: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 00:40:06 +0000
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