Horse Shows

** Please Note: Sunday Horse Show begins at 9:30am **

Class 1 – Horse Show

Friday August 30th, 9:00 am
Chairperson: Mike Parent 726-5687
Registration: 7:45 – 8:50 am

Rules

Class opened to Haflinger, Welsh Ponies, Grades, Heavy Horse, Shetland and Hackney Ponies as listed below.
All exhibitors must be members of the agricultural society. Horses must be on grounds half an hour before the show starts and they are not to leave before 3:00 pm or prize money will be forfeited.

Entry Fee: 10% deducted from prize money paid out by Agricultural Society
1. 20% of 1st place prize money guaranteed for all hitches
2. Exhibitors to be dressed in neat and presentable attire – collar shirt with tie and slacks suggested for driving.
3. All hitch or driving classes to use a suitable 4 or 2 wheel vehicle.
4. Exhibitors will receive 2 passes for one to five horses and 3 passes for six horses and over.
5. We will pay 50% of prize money, split evenly amongst all entrants based on number of participants in classes for the horse show in case of rainout. A rainout will be called at the discretion of the Horse Committee.
6. Some classes will be broken into three groups: Heavy (ie Clydesdale, Belgian, Percheron), Over 48” (ie Morgan, Fjord, Standardbred, Haflinger) and Under 48”

Prize Money:
Sec 1 to 4, 6 to 10: $50, $42, $33, $28, $22
Sec 5, 14-17, 20: $55, $44, $33, $28, $22
Sec 11-13: $44, $33, $22, $17, $11
Sec 18: $5 to each child participant
Sec 19: $2 to each child participant
Sec 21: $88, $72, $55, $44, $33

Sec 22-23: $10 to each participant
Sec 24-27: $22, $20, $17, $11, $6

Harness / Driving Classes

All single hitches in two or four wheel vehicles in appropriate harness for the class.

1. Ladies’ single hitch driving – heavy
2. Ladies’ single hitch driving – over 48”
3. Ladies’ single hitch driving – under 48” (no miniature)
4. Single hitch driving miniature
5. Team hitch, men or ladies driving, haflinger
6. Single draft harness hitch (men or ladies driving) – heavy
7. Single draft harness hitch (men or ladies driving) – over 48”
8. Single draft harness hitch (men or ladies driving) – under 48”
9. Little britches (12 years and under) single hitch accompanied by an adult, any breed horse, draft or pleasure harness
10. Youth (junior – 13 to 17 years) single hitch accompanied by an adult, any breed, draft or pleasure harness
11. Tandem hitch, open to all breeds, Best Tandem Hitch, By Kent & Essex Fire Insurance ……. Fire Extinguisher
12. Pleasure driving class, wooden wheeled cart, participants to have aprons, gloves, hats and whips and appropriately dressed (no draft harness) – over 48”
13. Pleasure driving class, wooden wheeled cart, participants to have aprons, gloves, hats and whips and appropriately dressed (no draft harness) – under 48

By Kent & Essex Fire Insurance
Best Pleasure Driving Class ….. Fire Extinguisher

14. Obstacle/cones course (timed event)
15. Team hitch, men or ladies driving – heavy
16. Team hitch, men or ladies driving – over 48”
17. Team hitch, men or ladies driving – under 48”

By Ed Gibbs Electric
Best Team ….. Trophy

18. Costume class / lead line – riding, leading or driving

19. Stick horse class for children 5 yrs and under (bring your hobby horse and western hat)

20. Youth (junior – 13 to 17 years) team hitch, any breed accompanied by an adult
21. Four horse hitch, any breed

Line Classes

Open to mares and geldings

22. Showmanship for children ages 12 years and under (little britches), any breed, must be assisted by an adult handler (judging to be 80% handler and 20%  horse)
23. Showmanship for children ages 13-17 years (junior), any breed, assistant handler to be ringside (judging to be 80% handler and 20% horse)
24. Adult open breed showmanship class (judging to be 80% handler and 20% horse) – heavy
25. Adult open breed showmanship class (judging to be 80% handler and 20% horse) – over 48”
26. Adult open breed showmanship class (judging to be 80% handler and 20% horse) – under 48” (no miniature)
27. Adult open breed showmanship class (judging to be 80% handler and 20% horse) – miniature

All Breeds Showcase between sections by Sarah Parks Horsemanhip! See educational & entertaining performances celebrating the talent and the spirit of the horse! Kids pony rides on Friday with proceeds going to Firehorse Leadership Organization.

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CLASS 2 – Light Horse Show

SUNDAY, September 1st, 9:30 am

Chairperson: Mike Parent 519-726-5687
*Entry Desk Opens at 8:30 am*
Closes at 9:50 am SHARP

Absolutely No Refunds On Entries.
All exhibitors must be members of the Agricultural Society. Exhibitor Numbers will consist of your Membership Numbers. Horses must be on grounds half an hour before the show starts and they are not to leave before 3:00 pm or prize money will be forfeited. Fair membership for ages 12 years and under is free.
No Entry Fees or Payout for Sections 1-9. Entry Fees for Sections 10-31 $5.00 per horse per event.

Sec 10-31

Prizes: $20, $17, $15, $12, $8

Events:

 

This is a Southern Ontario Trail Riders Club approved Horse Show. To be run according to S.O.T.R.C. rules.
All youth exhibitors (anyone under 19 years of age) are required to wear a helmet, no exceptions.
All passengers over 12 years of age must pay admittance fee.
All monies will be mailed out to the name listed on the fair membership (one cheque per membership number).

SPECIALS – Class 2

 By Jim Hilton, Essex
Winner of Open Cloverleaf (sec 19) … Trophy

By Sleeth Family
In Memory of Orval Sleeth and his joy of Ponies and Children
High point pony and rider (same child, same pony)
(sec 6, 18, 21 & 27) … $10.00