2017 MegaRally General Information For your convenience, most required forms will be available by May 1st as interactive Google documents on the regional website. http://midsouth.ponyclub.org
COGGINS: - Please make sure coggins tests are good throughout the duration of Mega Rally and Championships if you are trying to qualify.
- Make sure the name on coggins matches horse’s name on your entry.
- All horses traveling from out of state are required to have a coggins and Health Certificate to enter the KY Horse Park.
Do not send packets to secretaries in a form that require their signature for delivery.
NOTES:
- Incomplete entries will be returned.
- Closing date will be strictly enforced.
- Certification levels should be met by the Opening date; May 23rd.
- Refunds before closing date with vet or doctor letter.
- No refunds after closing date.
- The competitor's age is as of January 1st of the competition year.
Accommodations:
Room Block Information: Courtyard Marriott
* Sleeping rooms in our room block are $99 for a King room with a sleeper sofa or a room with two Queen beds for $99
* our guests can utilize the group rate 6/17/17 and ending 6/24/17
* Breakfast IS NOT included in this room rate
* Reservations for the group rate must be made prior to May 30, 2017
At this time, you may call 877-204-8124 or the hotel directly at 859-253-4646 and reference the Midsouth Pony Club Horse Trials Room Block at the Courtyard Lexington North to make their reservations at the group rate. You may also book directly online via the link below:
Book your group rate for Midsouth Pony Club Horse Trials
Camping: KY Horse Park Campgrounds (859)259-4257, 1-888-459-7275, on-line at www.parks.ky.gov – now taking reservations, no camping except in campgrounds. Absolutely NO electric/water hook-up allowed in any barn area! RV or trailers needing services must go to the Campground.
Tentative Mega Rally Schedule
Saturday June 17
8:00 AM Tetrathlon Move-In (Masterson Station Park), Briefing, Shoot & Swim
Sunday June 18 Tetrathlon Run, Formal Inspections, Ride & Awards
Monday June 19 No Competition- No horses allowed at the KY Horse Park.
Tuesday June 20
8:30-12:00 Show Jumping moves in to KHP
12:00 PM SJ Rally Begins
Wednesday June 21 Show Jumping Continues
8:30- 12:00 D1 & D2/D3 Move-In to KY Horse Park
8:30- 12:00 Dressage Move-in to KY Horse Park
afternoon Show Jumping Awards
Thursday June 22 D1; Dressage; D2/D3 Rallies Continue
C and Up; Move-In available (KHP) horse and tack stalls
afternoon D1 Awards; D2/D3 CT Awards
Friday June 23
6:00 AM C rally official rally start
TBD C and Up Dressage phase - depends on division entered
morning D2/D3 Eventing Rally Cross Country phase
afternoon D2/D3 Eventing Rally Awards
Saturday June 24 C and Up OPEN HT
Sunday June 25 C and Up OPEN HT
Horse Management Rules, Tips, Suggestions:
- Parents are not allowed to set ups tack rooms.
- Parents may only help hang fans.
- Unauthorized assistance penalties will be assessed for parental assistance if other than hanging fans.
- The Kentucky Horse Park rules require that fans be plugged into 3-prong outdoor adapters which are then to be plugged into grounded 3-prong outdoor-duty extension cords.
- ALL HORSES MUST HAVE A PROPER STALL CARD (see HM Rulebook) which will remain on their stalls as long as they occupy their stalls. Early arrivals or layover horses must have stall cards. A horse without a stall card will result in the Club being fined $25 if the competitor is not in active competition or massive penalty points if the competitor is in active competition.
- Each tack room must have a team poster or card identifying the team’s club, members’ names with competitor numbers and horses’ names.
- All competitors MUST wear an armband or approved bracelet with a current, signed medical release form folded inside the sleeve of the armband during competition hours. Competition hours are from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm.
- Notice to competitors: Please be aware there are no restrictions for Horse Park visitors (people with the green KHP stickers on their shirt) to be in the barn area. Please be courteous to these visitors and answer any questions they may have.
Please advise ALL parents and Pony Clubbers, male and female, planning to attend Rally that there is a dress code in the Horse Management Rulebook. It will be enforced during Rally.
Competitors' attire for work in the barn areas must be neat, clean, and in good repair. Shirts should cover the shoulder to the point of the shoulder (no tank tops) with no bare midriff. Shorts, if worn, should be comfortable and appropriate for working in the barn.
We want to see the following:
Neat, clean, comfortable, appropriate dress in the barn area. (NOTE: Barn wear does not have to be new.)
Shirts must completely cover the following areas: the shoulder - sleeveless shirts that extend to the point of the shoulder; the back and the abdomen - shirts should be long enough that when you reach or stretch to work around the horse, no skin is exposed in the back or in the midriff area. All shirts should have modest necklines.
Shorts should not be tightly fitted and should be long enough to pass the "Fist Test." Fist Test for Shorts at USPC Rallies: The competitor stands up straight and points their fingers to the ground, then makes a fist. To be acceptable, the hem of the shorts should fall at or beyond the end of the fist, no shoulder hunching allowed.
Appropriate attire for jogs will be enforced. Appropriate attire includes hair tied up neatly and enough not to obscure the competitor's number, boots, shirts (with collar) tucked in, belts, gloves, correctly fitted helmets, and pants of an appropriate working length and design for presenting the horse to the Ground Jury, breeches or jodphurs. Jeans are not permitted. Excessively loose, baggy, or overly tight pants of any length are discouraged.
We do NOT want to see any of the following:
Inappropriate slogans, exposed bras or underwear of any style. This includes exposed sports bras and underwear bands (men and women).
If you come into the barn with inappropriate attire, you will have ONE CHANCE to correct it without penalty to your scores.
Please refer to the rest of the section in the Horse Management Rulebook for restrictions on jewelry and piercings.
Thank you.
MidSouth Region Management