DPS Performance Show Schedule
For Pure and Part-Bred Dales Ponies
Richmond Equestrian Centre, Breckenbrough Farm, Brough Park,
Catterick, Richmond, N.Yorks, DL10 7PL
Sunday 20th August 2017
Start 9am prompt
Entries close Wednesday 11th August 2017
Refreshments will be available in the on site café.
All Enquiries:
Show Secretary: Sue Walker, The Old Byre, Hollington Lane, Shirley, Ashbourne,
Derbyshire, DE6 3AS
Contact numbers: 01335 360039 or mobile 07881 798187
(email address available on request)
Points Competition:
At the end of the show, there is a presentation of rosettes to competitors.
Category points are awarded to 6th place in each class for every pony and rider
combination excluding classes 17, 18 and 19.
Champion and Reserve places will be awarded for Registered and Unregistered
ponies in each category.
There will be a trophy for the Highest Scoring DPS Area too, so get your Area
members to compete!
Performance Show Rules and Information:
General:
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All exhibitors (including driving grooms and lead rein leaders) must be current members of the Dales
Pony Society (DPS).
The current showing rules of the DPS apply to the appropriate classes. See www.dalespony.org
All classes will be open to both registered and unregistered Dales type ponies.
Previous DPS Performance Show Champions and Reserve Champions must move up to the next
Section.
Any combination of one pony/rider may only compete in classes in one category i.e. Intro, Novice or
Open.
Lead rein will be permitted in the Intro Section with a minimum rider age of 5 years.
Trophies must be returned to the Show Secretary or one of the Show Officials prior to, or on show day.
This is itended to be a fun show, to be enjoyed by all. We do not encourage complaints, but if you
insist, then any complaint must be accompanied by a fee of £30, and reported to the ring steward or
Show Secretary. The fee will be forfeited if the complaint is not upheld.
The committee reserves the right to:
o Refuse entry to any pony not considered to be of Dales type
o Place a pony in the appropriate category or class.
o Alter or cancel any classes without prior notice
o Split any classes by age of pony or age of rider, depending on numbers of entries
o Neither the Society nor any of its officials or servants, will be responsible for anything that may
happen from any cause or circumstances whatever to exhibitors or their servants, or the public,
or any spectator, or through any animal or vehicle exhibited at the show and it will be a
condition of entry that each exhibitor shall not hold the society responsible and that he or she
indemnify the Society against any legal proceedings arising from any cause or circumstance.
Safety and Welfare:
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Correctly secured current British Standard skull caps/riding hats must be worn at all times when
mounted.
Any rider suffering a fall may not continue with that class.
Only one person will be allowed to enter the ring with each pony, with the exception of grooms for the
driving classes and leaders for lead rein.
All ponies must be 4 years or over.
Any stallions must be exhibited by a rider/driver of 14yrs or over.
Snaffle bridles only are allowed for all levels of dressage classes.
Spurs are not permitted in any classes, including the dressage classes. Side saddle competitors must
wear dummy spurs.
Excessive use of the whip, or mistreatment of any pony, either in a ring or on the showground is
forbidden.
Class Information:
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Please present for both Dressage and Handy Pony classes as early as possible (a declaration system
will be in place).
Show Jumping will be run as a Gamblers Stakes class. There will be three jumps at each category
level height i.e. Intro, Novice and Open, plus a joker fence (which will be bigger than the Open height
fences). Competitors can jump a maximum of 8 fences within a maximum time limit of 3 minutes, times
will be recorded. With the exception of the joker fence that may only be jumped once, they may jump
ANY of the fences and in ANY order. Any fence may be jumped more than once, and from either
direction, unless it is knocked down.
Combined Training: This class will be based on a combination of the Dressage and Show Jumping
scores. The dressage percentage will be added to the jumping percentage and the highest combined
score will win. The jumping percentage will be calculated as follows: A nominal maximum will be
calculated for each category, assuming that 8 scoring jumps at the category entered = 100%.The
points actually scored will be calculated as a percentage of this Section nominal maximum, so your
score can be greater than or less than 100% depending if you jumped more or less jumps in your
category.
Horse & Hound Jumping: This is a fun class with a very small course. It is jumped as a timed relay by
pony and rider and then by both hound and handler. Dogs must be on a lead. Entry fee can be paid on
the day. Neither pony nor hound may compete in any combination more than twice. Any pony/rider
combination is allowed i.e. not necessarily the same pony/rider combination that competes in the main
classes. To be held at the close of the show jumping classes.
DPS Performance Show Sections and Classes:
Intro Classes:
Intro classes are for nervous or novice riders and/or ponies. This is to encourage new people to come
and try out different disciplines. Please enter this class in the spirit with which it is intended.
Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
Class 5
Intro Ridden Pony (to be judged on style and performance)
Intro Dressage (Intro A – this is a walk and trot only test)
Intro Handy Pony
Intro Working Hunter (max 1’ 6”)
Intro Show Jumping Gamble Stakes (Note – any height of fence can be jumped)
Novice Pony Classes:
Novice classes are for ponies and/or riders who are either young or have limited experience. These
ponies must not have been placed 1st of 2nd in an affiliated Open Ridden M&M Class (other than
traditional walk and trot) before 1st May in the current year. You must enter this section if you have
previously been a Champion or Reserve Champion in the Intro Section.
Class 6
Class 7
Class 8
Class 9
Class 10
Novice Ridden Pony (to be judged on style and performance)
Novice Dressage (Prelim 7 – 2002)
Novice Handy Pony
Novice Working Hunter (max 2’)
Novice Show Jumping Gamble Stakes (Note – any height of fence can be
jumped)
Open Pony Classes:
You must enter this section if you are above Novice standard or if you have previously been
Champion or Reserve Champion in the old Intermediate Section of the Performance Show, or the
Novice section last year.
Class 11
Class 12
Class 13
Class 14
Class 15
Open Ridden Pony (to be judged on style and performance)
Open Dressage (Novice 34 – 2009)
Open Handy Pony
Open Working Hunter (max 2’6”)
Open Show Jumping Gambler Stakes (Note – any height of fence can be jumped)
Other Classes:
Class 16
Driving Pony (50% correctness and safety, 50% performance)
Fun Classes:
Class 17
Class 18
Class 19
Tack & Turnout – automatic entry with every section
Combined Training (Dressage and Jumping scores on the day combined)
Horse & Hound Jumping
Sponsorship
The Show Committee thanks everyone who has already committed to sponsoring classes and
politely asks that if anyone could offer £10 sponsorship, it would be very much appreciated.
Timetable
Please note:
Timetable times are indicative only and dependent on entries. They may be later and
will follow on. Please keep an eye on the rings and listen to instructions on the day.
09
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Ring 1
T&T Open
09
20
T&T Novice
09
40
T&T Intro
10
00
11
12
Ring 2
Ring 3
Ring 4
Intro Ridden
Open Dressage
(N34)
Open Handy
Pony
Novice Working
Hunter
Intro Handy Pony
Novice Ridden
Intro Dressage
(Intro A)
Open Working
Hunter
Open Ridden
Novice Dressage
(P7)
Novice Handy
Pony
Intro Working
Hunter
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13
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LUNCH
13
30
Driving
14
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15
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Show Jumping
Gambler Stakes –
ALL
Horse & Hound
Jumping
15
30
PRESENTATIONS
Judges:
Tack & Turnout: TBC
Ridden Classes: Colin Turner
Dressage Classes: Jane Scott
Driving Classes: Colin Turner
Working Hunter Classes: Evelyn Wray
Show Jumping Classes: Carol Yarwood
Handy Pony: Mary Kemp
Dales Pony Society Performance Show 2017 – Entry Form
Please fill in all boxes, including breeding (if known) to ensure your details are correct in the
catalogue.
Exhibitor Name
DPS Membership Number
Address
Telephone No’s
Email address
DPS Area Number
Rider Name
Rider DPS Membership Number
Age (if under18)
Registered Name
of Pony
Pony Registration
Number
Pony Age
Sire Name and Registration number
Mare / Gelding / Stallion (delete as necessary)
Dam name and registration umber
Enter the whole category, one charge, £25 per category. Let us know on the day, as early as
possible, if there are any classes you will not be competing in. Please indicate which
category:Intro
Novice
Open
Others:
(Classes 1-5)
(Classes 6-10)
(Classes 11-15)
Classes 17-19
£25
£25
£25
£5 each
Total for Section Classes – this includes entry to the Tack & Turnout Class
Fun Classes £5
£25.00
Total for Classes 17-19
£
On site overnight stabling £25 per stable per night (prices may be subject to change without notice)
£
Camping £10 per pitch per night (prices may be subject to change without notice)
£
Sponsorship at £10 per class – please indicate if you have a preference as to which class(es) you
would like to sponsor :
£
TOTAL REMITTANCE £
Please make entry cheques payable to: Dales Pony Society Performance Show
Notes:
Exhibitors and/or Riders MUST be current DPS members
For Membership application details please contact Mrs J Ashby, Tel 0114 288 5869, [email protected]
For both stabling and camping pitches, please contact the Show Secretary for booking and include your payment with
your entry form once you have received confirmation of availability. Stables include basic straw/shavings bed – please
bring your own hay/feed and additional bedding of required. Camping (sensible use of BBQ’s is allowed), is in the field
next to the car park
ENTRIES CLOSE WEDNESDAY 11th AUGUST 2017. NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.
No entry fees will be refunded.
Please post completed entries and payment to the Show Secretary: Mrs S Walker, The Old Byre,
Hollington Lane, Shirley, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 3AS
Please include SAE if you require confirmation of entry.