2024 Junior Series
Monday 6th May 2024 – Duncombe Park Country Fair – Sinnington Pony Club Junior Series Qualifier
Sunday 26th May 2024 – Middleton, Bulmer – SCHEDULE HERE
Saturday 24th August 2024 – Frickley Park – Badsworth Hunt Pony Club Junior Series Qualifier
SUNDAY 6th OCTOBER 2024 – FINAL at BISHOP BURTON – Schedule to follow
Rules for Junior Series Show Jumping Competition 2024
The Competition
This is a team competition for 3 or 4 members. Team members will also be judged as individuals. Only members of the same pony club may form teams (no mixed club teams).
Allocate your team a name on entry for identification
Individuals can enter the classes
Ponies / horses must be entered at all qualifiers and the final under their passport name.
A combination of rider and pony can only jump once in any class on the day.
A rider can jump up to 2 ponies in the same team.
A team will NOT be eligible for the final if any combination in that team has already qualified in another team at that height. This does not apply to a combination that has previously qualified only as an individual.
The combination of horse and rider at the finals must be the same combination that qualified unless the pony has been genuinely sold and replaced. The branch DC must confirm this to the organiser in writing before the final competition.
No substitution of an individual competitor is allowed at the finals.
In the team competition at the Finals – Only ONE member of the original team can be replaced.
Members who have qualified as individuals may join one of their branch teams to make up a team of 3 or 4 at the Finals. Individually qualified combinations from the same Pony Club may NOT form their own team. They must compete as individuals, unless they have been substituted into a team within the rules.
Every combination that competes at the finals MUST have qualified at one of the qualifying competitions, either as part of a team or as an individual.
1 Tack
In all classes tack is the same as Rules for Pony Club Show Jumping 2024.
No spurs are allowed in classes 1 and 2 and in other classes with DC’s permission only.
Class 1 and 2 – Properly fitted grass reins are permitted for safety reasons.
Jackets and ties or stocks must be worn hair must either be above the collar or securely contained in a hairnet.
2 Course
No upper time limit imposed on any of the classes, therefore no time faults can be incurred.
Minimum of 9 jumps with no combinations other than a double with upright only as the 2nd part.
The competition may be run as Single phase with a minimum of 7 jumps followed by a timed section of no less than four jumps.
There are 3 heights of competition to be run (each qualifying event does not have to run all 3 classes)
You do not need a BS accredited course builder or judges for the Junior Series.
The classes are:
60cms: 10 yrs and under maximum height of jumps 60cms, maximum width of 50cms, maximum of 2 jumps at 65cms in second phase.
70cms: 12 yrs and under maximum height of jumps 70cms, maximum width 60cms, maximum of 2 jumps at 75cms in second phase.
80cms: 12 yrs and under maximum height of jumps 80cms, maximum width of 70cms, maximum of 2 jumps at 85cm in second phase.
The final will be run at the same heights as the qualifying rounds.
3 Eligibility
Eligibility will be as follows:
60cm – Horse / rider combination must not have completed a class of more than 75cm in ANY competition (NSEA, Pony Club, Unaffiliated etc) at the time of qualification.
70cm – Horse / rider combination must not have completed a class of more than 85cm in ANY competition at the time of qualification.
80cm – Horse / rider combination must not have completed a class of more than 95cm in ANY competition at the time of qualification.
No combined teams from different Pony Clubs.
It is each Pony Club’s District Commissioner’s responsibility to ensure their members are eligible.
4 Numbers to qualify
Top 2 teams at each competition that are not already qualified
The top 3 individuals at each competition that are not already qualified
Teams that qualify cannot contain combinations who have already qualified in a different team at that height for the final. Combinations who have already qualified as Individuals can make up a team to qualify for the team competition.
Qualification will pass down the line to the next eligible team or individual provided that the individual has not accumulated more than 12 faults.
5 Jury Of Appeal
The jury of appeal will consist of the organiser or DC of the host branch and one of the judges.
Any objections must be lodged with £20.00 within 15 minutes of the occurrence. This will only be returned if the objection is upheld. The judges’ decision will be final.
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Administration
After each qualifying competition, the organiser will submit to Trish Russell, the DC of the Middleton Pony Club, a list of riders’ names and ponies who have qualified for each class on email at trishncolin@gmail.com.