YOUNG EVENT HORSE COMPETITION

Location: Mount Airy, MD (AREA II)

Event Date:  June 22, 2008                                 ~ Times Posted ~

Event Registration Dates
Open: May 12, 2008
Close: June 18, 2008

Divisions: Young Event Horse (YEH): 4-5 yr

Judge: Kate Hutchings

Send Entries:
Cindy McCully, Talbot Run Show Manager, 6303 Knollwood Dr. Frederick MD.

Phone: 301-471-4325.  Fax 301-682-5180.  Email: talbotrunevents@gmail.com

Entries:
YEH: Entry Forms
Additional information can be found on www.useventing.com
Neg. Coggins within 12 months required for all horses.

Fees:

• Entry: Per Entry: YEH: $90.00.  Please make check payable to Talbot Run Equestrian Center
• Stabling: $50.00/day.  Cost includes shavings and water bucket.  There is no muck fee.
• Ground Fees: Ground fees are $25.00 for each non-competing horse brought to TREC property.  Owner/Rider must provide negative a Coggins for each non-competing horse.  There are no grounds fees for entries without non-competing horses.
• Lost Pinny Fine $25.00.
• Refunds: Before CD: Entry/Stabling-In full; After CD: Entry Fee Less $25 ONLY if place can be filled from wait list, if place cannot be filled no refund will be remitted
• NO REFUNDS after 9 pm, June 21.
• Competition cancellation: NO REFUND
• $35.00 returned check fee.

USEA Requirements for YEH

• Age:    Horses are considered to be one year older on January 1 each year regardless of birth month. 4 year-old classes are for horses attaining four years of age in the current calendar year.  5 year-old classes are for horses attaining five years of age in the current calendar year.  Mares that have had term or near-term foals will be allowed a “bye” year if a certificate of verification, signed by a veterinarian, is submitted to the USEA office. The intent of this rule is to allow mares who have taken time off to be bred to compete in five-year-old classes as six-year-olds.
• Membership: Riders are not required to be USEA members, horses are required to be registered with the USEA.
• Saddlery: Only snaffle bridles may be used and boots and martingales are optional for jumping. No boots to be worn in Sections I or II.
• Dress (relaxed): ASTM/SEI approved helmets mandatory for jumping.
• Dressage phase: Collared shirt with sleeves, breeches, and boots.
• Jumping phase: Dress as above, or cross-country attire

Section I – Conformation and Type
Each horse is stripped of tack and shown in hand to the judge. Handlers are to stand their horse up for inspection by the judge who will assess conformation and type. The horse is judged on potential for soundness, speed and stamina. Handlers will be asked to walk their horses out and also trot them for the judge. Color should not be a factor in a horse's score. Many colored horses have been successful at the highest levels of the sport.

Section II - Dressage
This is a modified dressage test judged on overall collective impressions (not by each individual movement). The 2008 dressage test is available to download as a .pdf file.

Section III - Jumping/Suitability and Potential
The jumping phase involves a small course of natural looking show jumping fences, or a mixture of cross-country and natural show jumps.

The fence parameters at the qualifying competitions will be up to 2'11" (Novice specifications) for the four-year-old classes and up to 3'3" (Training specifications) for the five-year-old classes. An event horse must be able to jump a bank, ditch, water, or solid fence.

Tentative Schedule:

Young Event Horse – Sunday 6/22/2008

• Cross County Course will open on Saturday 6/21/2008 at 4:00 pm
• Competition will be held in the indoor ring - Show barn is at the top of the hill – turn RIGHT at the end of the paved driveway.
• Check In: At the Show Office & Show Manager at the front of the show office in the corner of the indoor arena; pick up bridle number and settle any outstanding issues.
• Competition will begin at 9:00 am with the 4 yr old class.
• The 3 phases of the Competition proceed in the following order:
• Conformation
• Dressage
• Jumping
• Check the Talbot Run website www.talbotrun.com  for ride times on Thursday June 19^th.
• Dressage and Conformation class will be held in the indoor ring - Show barn is at the top of the hill – turn RIGHT at the end of the paved driveway.  Trailer Parking will be located near the show barn.

Conformation:  Indoor Arena on the Triangle. 

Dressage: Indoor Arena. 20m X 40 m (Small) 2007 USEA Young Event Horse Dressage Test.

Jumping:  The TREC course is comprised of cross-country and show jumps. 4 yr olds will be competing will be up to 2'11" and 5 yr olds will be competing up to 3'3".  The jumping course is in an enclosed area with a final gallop uphill outside the enclosure. The course is on un-level ground and will include a bank, ditch, and solid fences.