Description
Cowgirls Gathering Cow Pony Challenge
This competition will be held on Saturday 30th of September at 3pm in the Campdraft Arena. To purchase a ticket to this competition, you must also have an entry ticket to the event.
Who will be the judges for the competition? Steph Lancefield and Sean O’Hanlon
Maximum number of competitors? Fifteen (15) by nomination process.
What is the competition? There are two phases to this Cow Pony Challenge Event, that is to be ridden two handed.
Dry Work Horses shall work individually. The competitor is to acknowledge the judge and judging begins the moment the judge indicates to the competitor to commence. There will be no schooling from the time the horse enters the arena. A dry work pattern may consist of the following variation of gaits: such as walk, trot, canter, fast canter and/or gallop, lead changes (simple or flying), at least one spin each way, one roll back each way, back up, stops, circles and whip cracking. It is suggested that committees use one of the patterns approved by the Australian Stockman’s Challenge Association. The judge may deviate from the traditional order of the performance and he/she may also deviate from the exact printed pattern due to arena conditions. The best dry work horse shall be easily guided or controlled with little or no apparent resistance. Bad manners exhibited by the horse will be penalised. All deviations from the exact pattern must be considered a loss of control and marked down accordingly. Credit shall be given for the smoothness, finesse, attitude, quickness and authority of performing various maneuvers while using controlled speed which raises the difficulty level and makes the horse more exciting and pleasing to watch. A maneuver which is performed accurately at the average requested pace should be scored above a competitor who is performing inaccurately but at a fast pace. • Score is form 0 – 10 • Half points may be used. • The dry work pattern is divided into sets of maneuvers. • It is the judge’s responsibility to evaluate these maneuver groups individually and rate each maneuver group on the following scale:
CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN FOR: a) Correctness of pattern b) Correctness of manoeuvre c) A horse that is displaying a willingness to perform to the pattern and rider command d) A high degree of difficulty e) Smoothness
JUDGES WILL LOOK FOR: a) Walk: a horse that shows the ability to extend itself at a walk b) Trot: a horses that can extend itself with a degree of collection c) Canter: to be free going and calm, exhibiting a degree of collection d) Gallop: a horse that can show speed with calmness and control
ADDITIONAL POINTS TO NOTE: a) Canter transition from the halt may be ridden with a few strides of walk. Credit will be given to a quality canter departure from the halt. b) When trotting on a circle or turn the rider should be on the correct diagonal c) In the event of a major Interference the judge may award a restart at their discretion ‘0’ SCORE FOR THE ENTIRE PATTERN a) Fail to complete the pattern. b) Introduce new manoeuvres to the pattern. c) Horse obviously leaving the working area with all four feet. Working area shall be defined with markers. d) Have two major deviations to the pattern. The competitor may continue on and complete the pattern. e) Blatant disobedience, biting, bucking or rearing f) Fall of horse or rider. 20 POINT PENALTY Any MAJOR deviation, omission or addition to the prescribed pattern will incur a ‘0’ score for that manoeuvre plus a 20 point penalty. More than one major deviation will incur a ‘0’ for the entire pattern. EACH
PATTERN MANOEUVRE must be scored out of 10 for consistency of judging. Rules & Regulations Version 7 -March 2019 10 MANOEUVRE PENALTIES Penalties at Judges discretion: A Judge will score according to the guidelines, keeping in mind that not all minor variations of a manoeuvre need the same severe penalties.
1. ½ POINT DEDUCTIONS: a) Not changing leads simultaneously b) Over or under spin 1/8 of a turn c) Speeding up through a lead change
2. 1 POINT DEDUCTIONS: a) Incorrect lead/disunited each ¼ circle b) Break of gait c) Over or under spin ¼ of a turn d) Scotching or anticipating a stop e) Trotting more than 2 strides on a lead departure or roll back
3. 2 POINT DEDUCTIONS: a) Performing a simple change where a flying change is prescribed or vice versa b) Lockup or refusal in roll back or spins c) Trotting over one quarter of a circle on lead departure d) Kicking up during a lead change
4. 5 POINT DEDUCTIONS: a) Spurring or hitting in front of girth
5. PENALTIES AT JUDGES DISCRETION: a) Excessively slow canter resulting in a 4 beat gait b) Excessively fast gallop which appears to be detrimental to the horses welfare and detracts from the smoothness of the pattern. Judges may find this internationally recognised scoring system to be helpful.
Scores Dry Work/ Cattle Work
25 Excellent
24-23 Very Good
22-20 Good
19-17 Fairly Good
16-14 Satisfactory
13-11 Sufficient
10-8 Insufficient
7-5 Fairly Bad
4-2 Bad
1 Very Bad
0 Not Executed
CIRCLES Circles are a controlled manoeuvre in the designated area of the arena. Emphasis on the scoring shall be given to the contestant exhibiting smooth, controlled circles with easy lead changes. Right and left circles shall have a common centre line in the middle of the designated area. Circles shall be ridden and started on the correct lead. The speed and size of the right circles shall be exactly the same as the speed and size of the left circles. The horse’s gait should appear to be even and fluent, without heavy rider contact and obvious commands. Circles shall be ridden far enough from the arena wall that it does not affect the circles. The horse should be correctly bent and maintain its balance without falling in or drifting out.
LEAD CHANGES a) Simple Change: when rider changes leads by performing a downward transition before going to the opposite lead at the canter. b) Flying Change: is performed by a horse in which it changes leads at the canter while in the air between two strides. The flying change must be executed with no change of speed or gait. The horse shall change leads at the exact location dictated in the pattern description and shall change in one stride. A horse shall be considered out of lead if both front and rear leads are not changed in the same stride.
RUN-DOWNS Run lengthwise through the arena. They shall be made as described in the given pattern, unless the judge indicated otherwise due to arena conditions. Rules & Regulations 11 Version 7 -March 2019 The horse shall demonstrate a relaxed fluid attitude when starting a run-down and throughout the manoeuvre. The horse shall use controlled speed consistent with the size of the arena and the conditions of the ground. The horse shall travel in a straight line with a minimum of contact with the rider. Straight, controlled rundowns with square, smooth stops, maintaining suppleness are desirable.
STOPS Shall be in line with the direction of travel. Horse shall have its hocks well under it during the entire stop, maintaining a proper head position and response to a light rein. SPINS Consistent and positioned 360 degree turns executed with the hind quarter in the same geographic area with minimal movement. Spins shall be smooth and fluent. The location of the hind quarter shall be fixed at the start of the spin. As the spin is a forward movement, the outside front leg shall step across in front of the inside front leg. The horse shall stop the spin exactly as dictated by the pattern description. The right and left spins shall have a similar speed and balance.
BACK-UP The horse being caused to move in a reverse motion in a straight line for a required distance. The horse shall begin the back-up in a controlled and willing manner and shall continue to back-up without hesitation until directed to stop by the rider.
HESITATE Hesitation is only long enough to show the completion of one manoeuvre before the next one starts. There shall be slight hesitation to indicate each manoeuvre, not disrupting continuity.
ROLLBACKS A manoeuvre that combines a stop, turn over the hindquarters and exit in one fluent motion. The rollback must be executed with no more than slight hesitation after the stop and the horse shall not step ahead or back-up prior to the turn. The horse shall be in position to canter off in a straight line when exiting a rollback insuring the correct lead without raising its head or showing resistance.
COLLECTION Collection implies that a horse will carry itself in frame by engaging its hindquarters and whilst maintaining a lightness and mobility of the forehand with only light contact through the bit. This is achieved by the use of the seat, legs and containing hands. APPEARANCE AND
PRESENTATION Both the horse, rider and equipment should be clean, neat and tidy and well presented. Any horse showing excess sweating up should be penalised for presentation.
ARENA DIMENSIONS Recommened size 40m x 80m. Minimum 30m x 60m. Arenas must be clearly defined with markers, including centre lines and corners.
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