Rules
General
1. All competitions are governed by the current rules of:
British Dressage
The Pony Club
British Show Pony Society
Trec GB
Western Equestrian Society
2. Any circumstance not covered by these rules will be handled at the discretion of EquiMind.
Turnout
3. Riders may wear suitable riding clothes, a correctly fitted riding helmet and riding gloves, or competition gear. The use of whips, spurs and treats is permitted.
4. All bits and tack have to comply with rules of the respective discipline.
Dressage
5. Any video of a dressage test must be ridden in a correctly measured “arena” of either 20 x 40 or 20 x 60. Any surface will be accepted as long as it is safe for rider and horse to be used.
6. All dressage videos must be taken from “C” without any interruption in landscape format with sound. All showing videos must include required viewing angles. We will not accept any tests which have been edited.
Showing
7. A video of an individual show can be ridden on any surface as long as it is safe for rider and horse to be used.
8. The video starts with a 360 Degree view (walk once around the horse) of the horse (and rider) standing. With the camera behind the horse, the rider/handler will walk away from the camera (about 20 m) turn around and trot towards the camera.
– For an in hand show, the handler will continue trotting in a large circle on the right rein and come to a halt in front of the camera.He/she may correct the position of the horse before greeting the judge.
– For a ridden class, the rider will do an individual show with a trot and a canter (if rider and/or horse are experienced enough to do so) on each rein, and come to a halt in front of the camera before greeting the judge.
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The Video/Photo
9.We appeal to all competitors not to use videos of shows they have attended. First of all, the quality might be of inferior quality due to other competitors in the picture and the incorrect position of the person filming the video, and secondly, we feel that this could give riders with a video from a competition venue could give them an unfair advantage over other EquiMind competitors.
10. All photos and videos can be uploaded to our Facebook page, or YouTube. Alternatively, we accept postal entries, e.g. CD or USB stick.
11. Competitor are required to check all possible copyright issues since EquiMind will not admit any liability or costs incurred as a result of copyright infringement.
Entries
12. No entry will be accepted unless proof of payment is be provided.
More than one entry per class is permitted, as long as every video entry is paid for in full.
13. All judges decisions are final.
14. Competitor are required to check all possible copyright issues since EquiMind will not admit any liability or costs incurred as a result of copyright infringement.
15. We appeal to all riders to enter appropriate classes. Riders/horses with BD dressage points and/or combinations who have competed at HOYS should always enter open sections. This will enable less experienced riders and horses to compete against riders/horse of similar experience. We will automatically enter horse/rider combinations in open sections should they achieve five scores of 70% and above at Introductory level, Preliminary level, or Novice level.
16. Practice classes are open to any rider/horse combination regardless of their experience.
17. Entry fees are non-refundable.
18. Should the entries for one class warrant a restricted and an open section, rosettes will be awarded as follows: 1-4 riders =1st place, 5-8 riders = 1st&2nd place, 9-12 riders = 1st-3rd place, 13-16 riders = 1st-4th place, 17-20 riders = 1st-5th place, 21 + riders = 1st-6th place. Any changes to the allocation of rosettes due to smaller numbers of competitors remain at the discretion of EquiMind.
19. EquiMind reserves the right to refuse an entry without stating a reason.