Winter Arena Trec

PREMIER GARAGE SERVICES AND TREC GB's

WINTER ARENA TREC

SERIES 2017 / 2018

AFFILIATED TO TREC GB

at

World Horse Welfare

Penny Farm, Preston New Road

Blackpool, Lancashire FY4 5JS

18th February 2018

With the exception of class 4 ALL classes are open to TREC GB and/or Bowland TREC members and non Members. Only paid up members of TREC GB will have their scores to count in the TREC GB Winter Leagues.

For the League run by Bowland TREC Group you need to be a member at the time of competing for those scores to count.

Class description & order:

1. TREC GB NEWCOMER

Open to RIDERS that have not been placed 1st in two or more NEWCOMER or NOVICE RIDER classes, or to have won an Intermediate or an Open class at WINTER TREC Competitions prior to 1st October 2017. PTV obstacles equivalent to Level 1

2. TREC GB NOVICE HORSE

Open to HORSES that have not been placed 1st in two or more NEWCOMER or NOVICE classes, or to have won an Intermediate or an Open class at WINTER TREC Competitions prior to 1st October 2017. PTV obstacles equivalent to Level 1

3. TREC GB INTERMEDIATE

Horse and rider combination not to have been placed 1st in two or more INTERMEDIATE classes, or to have won an Open class at WINTER TREC competitions prior to 1st October 2017. PTV obstacles equivalent to Level 2/3

4. BOWLAND MEMBERSHIP - sponsored by Elswick Cattery - Unaffiliated - no points for TREC GB or Bowland League. Open to Bowland TREC Group members only.

5. TREC GB OPEN

Open to all horses and riders. PTV obstacles equivalent to Level 3/4

6. PICK YOUR OWN COURSE - FUN class. Some obstacles are worth more than others, and you can’t do any obstacle more than twice. You get 5 minutes to get as many points as possible. Ridden or led or a mixture of both - it's up to you. Open to ALL.

TREC GB & MEMBERSHIP CLASSES - COMPETITION FORMAT

The competition consists of two phases, unless stated otherwise in specific class rules.

1: MA takes place over 25m to 150m. Each section being awarded 50% of the points accrued via the sliding scale look up tables.

2: PTV course of TEN obstacles, simulated to represent those you might meet out hacking, designed to test riding skills, the training of your horse and the accord between you.

Individual score sheets are given out after each prize giving or by leaving a stamped addressed envelope with the organiser.

ENTRIES CLOSE: 12/12/2018

All enquiries to: Elaine Dawson ()

Please enter early as places are limited

TREC GB WINTER LEAGUE

Each of the league classes (above) will have their own TREC GB national league.

League points will be awarded depending on finishing position: 10 points for 1st down to 1 point for 10th place.

The highest four scores will be counted for the league. In the event of equal positions after 4 events the position at a fifth event will be taken into account. If still equal the TOTAL actual PTV scores (from 4 events) will be taken into account.

THE BOWLAND TREC GROUP WINTER LEAGUE.

At the end of the Winter season perpetual trophies sponsored by Bernard Marsden will be awarded to the rider and horse combination who have accumulated the most points in the following individual classes: affiliated Open and affiliated Newcomer. There is a perpetual trophy for the affiliated Intermediate class The Richmond Rose Bowl, kindly donated by Diane Richmond. There is also a Bowland TREC Group sponsored perpetual trophy for the affiliated Novice Horse.

There are 4 trophies, one to be awarded for each class and placings/points will be kept separate if rider and horse combinations take part in any/all classes.

Rosettes will be awarded at the end of the season from 1st to 6th place in each league class.

Points will be awarded depending on placings in the classes at each Winter indoor TREC Competition run by Bowland TREC Group between October 2017 and March 2018.

Points will be allocated to rider and horse combinations placed 1st to 10th in the Open, Intermediate, Novice Horse and Newcomer classes. 1st place 10 points, 2nd Place 9 points and so on.

The best 4 placings for each horse and rider combination will be used to calculate the League standings.

In the event of a tie in points for placings 1st to 6th the combination with the highest single PTV score will take the higher place.

Riders must be members of Bowland TREC Group in 2017 and 2018, and at the time of the competition for the points to count.

If the Bowland TREC Group membership number is not quoted on the entry form, the entry will not be taken into account for the Club League

GENERAL RULES & CONDITIONS

Places will be decided with the rider gaining the highest combined score from the PTV and MA phases taking the first prize. In the event of equality the highest score from PTV will take precedence.

RULES AS PER THE TREC GB RULEBOOK AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD FROM WWW.TRECGB.COM

1. Competitions are open to all horses and ponies providing that they are a minimum of 4yrs of age.

2. Riders any age, juniors may ride horses and seniors may ride ponies.

3. No rider will be permitted to start any phase of the event unless wearing a hard hat, which meets the current standard recommended by TREC GB (see below), that is properly fitted and fastened with a chinstrap.

PAS 015 (1998 or 2011) provided it has a BSI Kitemark OR an Inspec IC Mark

VG1 01.040 (2014-12) provided it has a BSI Kitemark OR an Inspec IC Mark

SEI ASTM 95

SEI ASTM F1163 (2004a or 04a onwards), providing it has an SEI mark

SNELL E2001 OR E2016, providing it has a SNELL label and number

AS/NZS 3838 (2006 onwards), providing it has an SAI Global mark

***PLEASE NOTE: HATS THAT ARE ONLY STANDARD EN 1384 ONLY CAN NO LONGER BE USED IN A TREC COMPETITION.

4. Riders may choose to wear a body protector during any phase of the competition. If worn, Beta 3 standard is strongly recommended.

5. Tack & dress informal but safe. Riders must wear suitable riding footwear.

6. Standing Martingales and other fixed reins are forbidden. If a running martingale is used, horse must be led from headcollar and lead rope for led PTV obstacles.

7. Whips must not exceed 75cms. Spurs, if worn, must be rounded, not exceeding 3.5cms in length and pointed downwards.

8. The judges and officials decision is final and must be complied with at all times. Un-corrected error on PTV course will result in a ZERO score for the PTV.

Elimination may result for any of the following reasons: Excessive use of whip, Abusive language, Dangerous riding,

9. No horse or pony may compete more than once in any class.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The event manager/organiser has taken all reasonable precautions to ensure the health and safety of everyone present. For these measures to be effective, everyone must take all reasonable precautions to avoid and

prevent accidents occurring and must obey the instructions of the officials and stewards on the day.

Trained First Aiders will be present at the event and should be summoned through an official in the event of an accident. The event manager/organiser will have contact telephone numbers of emergency veterinary and farriery service. Please take care to safeguard valuable tack and possessions.

Young children must be supervised at all times. Neither the event manager/organiser nor the land/course owners can accept responsibility for loss or injury to persons or animals howsoever caused.

Start times will be sent by e-mail Thursday 15th February

If you have not received them by Friday evening please call Elaine on

07989 558342 (not after 8pm).

All TREC competitions rely on the support of volunteer judges and helpers. Can you or anyone coming with you lend a hand? Please telephone Suzanne Davis if you can assist us with judging/stewarding/scoring on the day.

If riders can help with packing obstacles away, at the end of the day, while the results are calculated this would be very helpful for us. Prize giving will be after we have packed way.

TREC GB WINTER TREC 12/11/2017

ENTRY FORM: PLEASE ENCLOSE CHEQUES PAYABLE TO Bowland TREC Group AND SEND WITH SIGNED ENTRY FORM TO:

E Dawson, Grange Laithe, Bank Newton, Skipton, N. Yorkshire BD23 3NT

EVENT NAME:....Penny Farm V.....VENUE:...... Penny Farm...... DATE 18/02/2018....

RIDERS NAME: ......

ADDRESS: ......

...... POSTCODE:......

TELEPHONE:...... EMAIL ADDRESS:......

EMERGENCY CONTACT DETAILS IN THE EVENT OF AN INCIDENT ON THE DAY

NAME...... TELEPHONE......

HORSE...... HEIGHT......

BOWLAND MEMBERSHIP #...... TREC GB MEMBER #......

OTHER TREC CLUB MEMBERSHIP: CLUB ...... NUMBER: ......

I have read and agree to abide by the CLUB & TREC GB rules. I am happy for any photographs taken to be used in event reports and publicity for the club and TREC GB. I further accept and acknowledge that horse riding is by nature a high risk sport and I take part entirely at my own risk.

Please sign and date

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Entry only recorded upon receipt of entry form and payment.

A waiting list of late entries will be kept in the event of withdrawals before the closing date.

REFUNDS – See Club policies on website. All proceeds to Bowland TREC Group.