836 Ridden Heavy Horse

Judge: Entry Fees inc VAT - Members £34, Non Members £39 Fees include a £16 HOYS Contribution Prize money This class is a qualifier for the Ridden Heavy Horse of the Year, to be held at the Horse of the Year Show on 4th-8th October 2023 at NEC, Birmingham. The British Ridden Heavy Horse Society reserve the right to share your membership data with Grandstand Media Limited in compliance with the Horse of The Year Show (HOYS) Rules and Regulations. This sharing is for the purpose of HOYS matters to include, but not limited to, qualification or disciplinary. For further details regarding the use of data for Horse of The Year Show qualifiers please refer to www.hoys.co.uk This competition is open to pure bred mares, geldings and stallions, 4 years old and over that are certified British bred and are registered in the main British Stud Books of the Shire, Clydesdale, Suffolk or British Percheron Society at the time of qualification. Part breds are not eligible to compete. All Riders and Owners must be Members of either the Shire Horse Society, The Clydesdale Horse Society, The Suffolk Horse Society or British Percheron Horse Society. This class will be run in accordance with the British Ridden Heavy Horse Society guidelines, which for the avoidance of doubt will be considered rules for Horse of the Year Show and its qualifiers, however the general rules as set out within this rulebook will take precedence. Additional Rules as follows: i) Qualification will not pass below 5th place. ii) Horses will be required to gallop at the final. iii) Riders of stallions must have obtained their 16th Birthday before 1st January in the current year. iv) Horses must be entered in the name and ownership they are registered. v) Horses should be turned out in a traditional manner as per their breed society rules, flights/standings are not permitted. vi) For Clydesdale horses, they are to hold a Clydesdale Horse Society passport with full pedigree details, stallions and mares are to appear in the main section of the Clydesdale Horse stud book. Geldings are to have appeared as produce of their dam if they have not been issued with a Clydesdale Horse Society Passport. Qualifiers should be marked in the following way: Ride 50 maximum Conformation 50 maximum In the case of equality, the horse with the highest conformation mark will be deemed the winner. If there still be equality at this point, then the judges' decision will be final. This class is a qualifying class for Horse of the Year Show, NEC, Birmingham, 4th- 8th October 2023. Qualification will not pass below 5th place. Qualification will be verified by the Horse of the Year Show office. This class entitles eligible amateur combinations to earn points for the Premier Amateur League, with the opportunity of gaining a wild card place at HOYS 2023. This is open to current TSR members or those that have signed up to the Premier Amateur League 2023, for more information see www.theshowingregister.co.uk