The Nicholson Imports Hunt Teams' Challenge 2008
The Nicholson Imports Hunt Teams' Challenge
13 December 2009
Winner of Class 9: Nicholson Imports Hunt Teams' Challenge 2008
Maramarua 2, Many Damsteegt-Kabo Hoiho, Kristie McComb-The Deerhunter,
Brydon Smylie-Tiger, Katie Damsteegt-Lubie
Photo courtesy www.takethemoment.co.nz photography
Eventing Auckland will again be running the Nicholson Imports Hunt Teams’ Challenge in association with the Manukau City Puhinui 3 Day Horse Trial in December 2009. Hunt members are also able to enter the Clinic 42 Open Hunter Derby Classic.
The Hunt Teams Challenge will be run on 13 December 2009 at approx 2pm following the Clinic 42 Open Hunter Derby Classic and the Bell Tea Schools' Team Derby.
Riders will be required to jump a total of approximately 15 fences - half cross country and half show jumping/ show hunter type fences. The jumps will be no more than a 1 meter in height.
- Hunt Event - teams of 4 - top 3 scores to count
- $160 per team ($40 each)
- Run on Sunday 13 December 2009
- Great Prizes for top 3 teams
- Organisers reserve the right to approve team members
- May enter more than one team
- Download the entry form here.
- Entries close 11 November 2009
Contact: Kaye Coyne 027 224 1979 Vicki Lawson 021 684 858
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Our Format
Riders will be required to jump a total of approximately 15 fences—a mix of cross country, show
jumping and show hunter type fences. The jumps will be no more than a 1 meter in height. Each
team will nominate the order in which the riders will ride so each team number one rider will go then
each teams rider number two and so on.
The course will be up to 1 km long and will be held over very easy undulating ground. For those riders
that have been to the Puhinui Reserve, it is planned to run this event beside the main oval arena
at Puhinui.
Our Purpose
The purpose of this competition is to bridge the gap between the Eventers, Show Hunters, Hunters
and Show Jumpers; to demonstrate a sporting horse’s ability to perform accurately and willingly for
the rider; to be a platform of basic training for any jumping horse and rider; to educate in a natural
progression of experience; to give large and small horses and ponies a more equal playing field, to
eliminate straight jumping lines and increase pace requirements; to encourage disciplined riding style
and technique; to help horse and rider combinations assess their training and progress as they move
towards other disciplines and competitions of their choice.
Conditions of Entry/Equipment/Tack
Horses must be at least 4 years of age
Horses and riders do not need to be registered with ESNZ
Acceptable hunting tack
Judging
There will be 2 judges and judging will be based on style and smoothness.
Horses are judged on their way of going, manners, conformation and appearance as they negotiate a
course of fences. The ideal mount with the ideal jumping form is the front legs nicely tucked and
coming together over fences, forearms at horizontal or above, good use of head and neck. Mount
must be willing, and forward movement throughout the course using a steady, ground covering canter
and overall quality of the horse. The horse and rider should present an overall elegant picture of
conformation, way of going and turnout. Judges are supposed to pace the entry to determine the
implied takeoff point in which a perfect jump should be roughly the same distance from the fence as
the fence is high.
Start and Finish: Each competitor is allowed an optional starting and finishing ‘courtesy circle’ without
penalty—one before the first fence to establish pace and one after the last fence to quietly wind
down to a walk and leave the finish area. There will be start and finish flags to assist riders.
Any of the following will result in elimination:
· three refusals or disobedience on course
· fall or horse and or rider
· use of banned substance
· presenting the horse to the fence without the intention of jumping it
· leaving the designated course
Judging will start as the competitor begins as the rider passes the start flags and finishes as the competitor
moves through the finish flags.
Scoring sheets will be available for riders from the judges at the completion of the event.
A score out of 100 is given.
Team Composition
Each team will consist of up to four riders with the best three scores counting.
Individual Competitors
Individuals may compete in the Clinic 42 Open Hunter Derby Classic, The PlanetClean Pony Club Teams’
Hunter Derby and Savvy Touch Open Hunter Derby on the same horse. All entries in Derby classes must be
made on the appropriate entry form.
Camping/Yarding
Limited camping and yarding will be available on Saturday night. Please complete the request form and send
with your entry.
Prizes
Prizes will be awarded to the top individual within the team event and to each of the top three teams.
Timing
This event will be held on Sunday the 13th December 2009 . Order of teams will be by draw to be advised prior
to competition.
