ARABIAN COMMUNITY SHOW GUIDELINES

~ to view detailed Community Show Guidelines visit www.arabianhorses.org ~

FEES

·          Entries $5 / class or $35.00 for the day for pre-registrations post-marked by May 31st 2008. Entries post-marked after May 31st or on the day of the show will be $6.00 per class or $45.00 for the day.  For current BCIAHA members, $25.00 / day and $35.00 / day respectively.  Maximum 15 classes for any horse / rider combination.

·          There is a $5 office fee charged per horse / rider combination.

·          BCIAHA Membership (optional): Youth $20.00, Adult $30.00.  $5.00 discount per each additional family member (i.e.: adult $30.00, each youth thereafter $15.00)

ACS SHOW RULES

·          ACS classes are open to youth and amateurs showing registered Arabians and Half / Anglo Arabians. *Professionals may enter these classes, but neither they, nor the horses they compete with, will place or qualify for ACS points or Awards Programs.  Professionals will be required to pin their exhibitor number upside down. 

·          All other classes are open to riders on any breed, including non-registered horses.  Professional riders will be allowed to place in these classes.

·          The judge may ask exhibitors to ride a pattern in the equitation classes

·          Limit classes are open to those horses that have not won 6 firsts in that class at ANY show with ANY rider.

·          Jr. Horse classes are open to horses 5 years old and under, foaled in 2003, 2004 or 2005.

·          Youth classes are open to ages 17 and under as of December 1st, 2007.

·          Walk / Trot (Jog) qualifications:

Rider qualifies with ANY horse if:

- rider is 10 years old or under

- rider is in their 1st or 2nd year of showing

- rider has not competed in horse shows for 5 years or more

- rider has never won a 1st place in ANY horse show in ANY class

Horse qualifies, with ANY amateur rider if:

- horse is a Jr. horse (see above)

- horse in it’s 1st or 2nd year of showing

- Horse has not competed in horse shows for 5 years or more

- Horse has never won a first place in ANY show, with ANY rider in ANY class

·          Western horses will not be penalized for being ridden two-handed in the Walk / Jog, Jr. Horse or Limit classes, but must be ridden one-handed if age 6 or over in the Open classes.

·          Show high point awarded to the top Adult & Youth, ACS & Non-ACS rider. Points for junior riders will only be accumulated in 18 & Under, 13 & Under, Walk / Trot, Showmanship & Halter classes.

 

MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS & AWARDS PROGRAMS

·          Membership with BCIAHA or AHA is not required to enter, however, membership with BCIAHA is required to be eligible for the BCIAHA Year End ACS High Point Awards and membership with the Arabian Horse Association is required for inclusion in the AHA Arabian Community Shows Award Programs.  An AHA Competition Card is not required.  Should non-AHA members place in an ACS Arabian class, the registered horse's accomplishments will be recorded in their permanent event record in the online Arabian Horse DataSource world database (www.ArabDataSource.com).  For a detailed breakdown of the ACS High Point Awards and the ACS Milestone Awards offered by AHA, visit www.arabianhorses.org

·          Current HCBC membership IS REQUIRED and the exhibitor will need to show their 2007 HCBC membership card to the entries secretary.

 

*Memberships can be purchased on the day of the show with points from that show still eligible for ACS High Point and Milestone Award Programs

 

SHOW ATTIRE:

Show clothes are not mandatory, casual attire is acceptable, with an emphasis on neatness and safety. Appropriate boots with a heel & helmets or cowboy hats required. *Junior competitors MUST wear a proper fitting, approved protective headgear, with safety harness correctly secured, at all times while mounted on competition or event grounds.  Approved headgear meets the ASTM (American Society for Test Materials) standards and displays the SEI (Safety Equipment Institute) seal.  The British standard, BSI, is also acceptable.  This rule is binding on all disciplines and breeds.  However, in the case of a conflict, discipline and breed rules supersede General Rules.  Show management will allow new headgear rule to apply without any judging penalty.