Pat Carter All –Breed Trail Challenge

 

Pat Carter All –Breed Trail Challenge Rules and Conditions (2008)

 

 

Entries

 

1.       Entries must be made on the proper form.

 

2.       Date of the horse’s birth must be filled in, with no yearlings or 2 year olds permitted in riding classes. Junior horses are 3, 4 and 5 year olds, senior horses are 6 and over.

 

3.       An exhibitor may show up to 3 horses per class.

 

4.       Entry payments are non-refundable, except in the case of an overpayment of fees.

 

5.       Absolutely no substitutions.

 

6.       All entries shall be made by the owner or his or her agent, and no animal may be admitted for exhibition unless the entry blank is duly signed by the owner or agent. Errors on entry forms are the responsibility of the owner. 

 

7.       NSF cheques will be charged $25.00.  If an NSF cheque is received, the entry will forfeit any prize money until the cheque is made good and the NSF fee is paid.

 

8.       Make cheques payable to Pat Carter Trail Challenge.

 

9.       All Exhibitors and owners must be members of the Pat Carter Trail Challenge.  Including when the exhibitor is not the owner.

 

 Added Money Class Divisions

 

1.       NOVICE HORSE TRAIL – This is a limited division, with the following restrictions on the horse, it cannot have won:

 

·          Provincial (including area or regional clubs) or state year-end hi-point or reserve hi-point award in trail (in any category) in a breed

·          National hi-point or reserve hi-point award in trail (in any category) in a breed

·          1st or 2nd placing in trail (in any category) in a breed World Show

·          Year end hi-point or reserve hi-point award for trail (in any category) in any open association (e.g. WHA, MWHA) – this does not include saddle clubs

·          1st or 2nd place in any added-money class in PCABTC in previous years.

 

2.       NOVICE RIDER TRAIL – This is a limited non-pro rider division. The rider must be an amateur, novice amateur, youth or novice youth who has not won:

 

·          Provincial (including area or regional clubs) or state year-end hi-point or reserve hi-point award in trail (in any category) in a breed

·          National hi-point or reserve hi-point award in trail (in any category) in a breed

·          1st or 2nd placing in trail (in any category) in a breed World Show

·          Year end hi-point or reserve hi-point award for trail (in any category) in any open association (e.g. WHA, MWHA) – this does not include saddle clubs

·          1st or 2nd place in any added-money class in PCABTC in previous years.

 

3.       OPEN TRAIL – This is an open division, with no restrictions on the horse or rider. A horse entered in the novice horse division can enter in the open division as well.  A rider entered in the novice rider division can enter in the open division as well.

 

4.       Added money classes offered at the 2008 Pat Carter All-Breed Trail Challenge will be:

 

Novice Rider Trail

Novice Horse Trail

Open Trail

 

5.       The Sherry Oliver Bronze will be awarded to the winner of the Open Trail Class.

 

Jackpotted Class Divisions

 

6.       WALK/ JOG TRAIL – Beginning trail riders (first year of showing “new” trail). Rider can show with two hands on reins.  Rider cannot show in any other division. There will be no loping in the trail pattern.  There is no added money to this division. All entry money will be paid back based on the share calculation in the payback rules below.

 

 

Class Routine

 

1.       The classes will follow the American Quarter Horse Association Trail and Equipment Rules.  Junior horses and senior horses must be shown with equipment legal to their age division.

 

2.       Trail course patterns will be posted at the show grounds one hour before the show and practice obstacles will be available. Courses will be walked with the course setter, prior to the class commencing.

 

3.       Exhibitors are responsible to know the rules.

 

4.       The Judge’s decision is final.

 

5.       All participants must go in the order drawn or be disqualified.

 

 

Payback

 

1.       All classes will pay back up to 50% of the horses shown to a maximum of 10 placings. If the number does not divide evenly, the 50% will be rounded up to include one more placing e.g. 15 horses will pay to 8th place.

 

2.       A maximum of 60% of the entry money and 100% of the added money will constitute the payback for each added money class (minimum of 40% of entry money to a maximum of 100% is retained for show expenses). The money will be portioned into shares, e.g. 10 placings: 1st receives 10 shares, 2nd - 9 shares, … 10th – 1 share.

 

3.       All added money will be divided amongst the three Divisions, based on the shares for each e.g., if there are 12 entries in Novice Rider Trail, 5 entries in Novice Horse Trail and 16 entries in Open Trail, the total number of shares would be 63 (21 for Novice Rider paying back 6 places, 6 for Novice Horse paying back 3 places and 36 for Open Trail paying back 8 places). The value of a share is based on added money plus entry money to be paid back, divided by total number of shares..

 

4.       All paybacks will be mailed to the owner of the horse within 30 days of show.

 

Miscellaneous Show Rules

 

1.       Numbers assigned to each horse at the time of entry must be displayed whenever the horse is in the show ring.

 

2.       The Pat Carter All Breed Trail Challenge Committee assumes no responsibility in case of loss or damage to persons, horses or personal property, from any cause and upon this condition only are entries accepted.

 

3.       The Pat Carter All Breed Trail Challenge Committee reserves the right to prohibit any person or horse from showing, or attending any horse in the show ring, and to remove any person or horse from the grounds without being liable for compensation.

 

4.       The Pat Carter All Breed Trail Challenge Committee reserves the right to cancel this event without notice and without liability any time prior to the competition. In this case, all fees will be refunded.

 

5.       The make-up/exercise pens will be under the supervision of personnel appointed by the Pat Carter All Breed Trail Challenge Committee who will have the sole discretion to eject any exhibitor from the said areas for inhumane treatment and/or training of their horse. Your cooperation will be expected.

 

6.       Any dispute as to operation of classes, matters of protocol, show management issues and all others shall be decided by the Show Manager. The Show Manger’s decision shall be final and considered acceptable by all exhibitors.


 

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