(Results to be posted NLT 10 Feb)
Location: South Carolina, USA
Judging: Effort
Prizes: Points and Art






Pre-reg Information: 

Event(s):
Horse Name: (Link to Ref)
Rider Name: (Link to Ref where available)
Stable Name: (Link to Stable group/journal where available)

Judging System

 The Artist Comments of your entry image should include the horse, rider, show, and class. Additional images, stories, advertisements, previous placings, etc must be linked to be judged.

Entry Image:
Effort - 20pts (in comparison to your own gallery)
Technique & Creativity - 25pts (in comparison to other entries)
Background - 10pts (Generic < Specific. Learn more about Blue Briar Manor's setting [here].)
Appropriate Tack and/or rider attire - 5pts
Location and weather conditions - 5pts ([Show Program])

Bonuses: Will boost your score but are absolutely not required to win.
Story - 15pts (1 point per 100 words up to 1,000; 0-5 points for quality)
Show Experience (Max of 5 points total)
     [+2 for 1st in same discipline, +1 for 2nd or 3rd in same discipline; +.25 for placing in unrelated discipline]
Interaction with other entrant(s). (One-time +5 bonus.)
    [Roleplay; Collabing; Including other Contestants in Artwork. If you cannot find someone to work with, the [staff] will always be open.]
Bonus Image or Story (+5 each, Max of 2)
Advertising  (+1 per poll/journal, max of 2pts)

MAXIMUM SCORE: 102

Details

  All equine breeds are welcome in every class. ((Unnatural breeds with special abilities (such as flight) may use them but will not gain any advantage over the competition. Gaited horses may show off their gaits where appropriate.))
Any horse and rider team can compete as long as the horse has a reference. 
Horses may not compete twice in the same class, with the exception of Pleasure Driving. (See event description for details.)
Events with too few entries may be combined for judging and prizes, while events with many entries may be split into two classes.
If a class has no entries, I may enter my own horses and judge them via RNG. These results will not impact the prizes or other results in any way. 

Entry images must show your horse competing during the event. Depicting faults and refusals will not count against your score.
Collaborations are allowed on entry images. Click [here] for more info and please ask if you have questions!
Images should be exclusively for this show; they may not be entered into another show.
No tracing or pre-made linearts. Photo/Pre-made backgrounds must be credited.

 ♚ Event Information  ♚

Showmanship In-hand

Monday, Covered Arena

Handlers may show in English or Western attire. In this class, the handler is judged on how well he or she able to have the horse walk, trot, turn, and back up. [Info] [Video]

*Handler is encouraged to be present in the entry image, since they are being judged as much as their horse!

Previous show placings in any kind of in-hand work (ex. halter, in-hand trail, etc) will count towards the experience bonus. You may choose to use either your horse's experience or your handler's (but not both). 

Minimum Horse Age: 6 months // Minimum Handler Age: 9 years

Prizes
1st in Class: Headshot + Personalized Rosette 
2nd in Class: Custom Equine Design + Ribbon 
3rd in Class: Ribbon

English

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Pleasure Driving

Monday, Arena #1

Horses are shown at the walk, trot, and extended trot. For this competition, both two-wheeled carts and wagons are acceptable. Horses may be shown individually or in pairs. This is the only event a horse can enter twice, once individually and once as part of a team. (Class will be split by singles and pairs if enough entries are received.) [Pleasure Driving Info]

Minimum Horse Age: 5 years // Minimum Handler Age: 14 (single), 16 (pair)

Prizes
1st in Class: Headshot + Personalized Rosette 
2nd in Class: Custom Equine Design + Ribbon 
3rd in Class: Ribbon 

 
 

Show Jumping

  Tuesday, Arena #1

Horse and riders race to finish a course of colourful jumps with the quickest time and fewest faults. [Info][Video]

Minimum Horse Age: 7 years // Minimum Rider Age: 15 years
Course has 6 jumps with a maximum height of 3'1". The course layout and jump designs are up to artist discretion. 

Prizes
1st in Class: Headshot + Personalized Rosette 
2nd in Class: Custom Equine Design + Ribbon 
3rd in Class: Ribbon 

Hunter

 Tuesday, Arena #1 

Hunter Under Saddle
This class is usually for novice horses and riders. All entrants show at once, demonstrating the walk, trot, and canter. The class is judged on form and manners.

Hunter Over Fences 
Horses and rider complete a course consisting of a series of obstacles that "simulate those found in the hunting field such as natural post and rail, brush, stone wall, white board fence or gate, chicken coop, aiken, hedge, oxer, etc". Emphasis is on the horse's form rather than completing difficult jumps.  

Hunters Over Fences may compete individually (one in the ring at a time) or as a team. (Your team can include a leased horse or you can find another entrant interested in forming a team.)

[Info] [Video - Under Saddle] [Video - Over Fences]
Manes and tails may be [braided] in hunter style or left long.

Minimum Horse Age: 5 years // Minimum Rider Age: 12 years (Riders under 18 will not have jumps over 3 ft/1 m)

Prizes
1st in Class: Headshot + Personalized Rosette 
2nd in Class: Custom Equine Design + Ribbon 
3rd in Class: Ribbon 

Western

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Barrel Racing

Monday, Arena #2 
 

A horse and rider race around three barrels, making a cloverleaf pattern.
[Info] [Video]
Suggested Barrel Colour: Blue-White-Blue

Minimum Horse Age: 3 years // Minimum Rider Age: 14 years

Prizes
1st in Class: Headshot + Personalized Rosette 
2nd in Class: Custom Equine Design + Ribbon 
3rd in Class: Ribbon 

Reining

  Tuesday, Covered Arena

A horse and rider preform a pattern of spins, stops, and lead changes at a canter or gallop. They are scored based on how well they preform each maneuver. [Info] [Video]

Minimum Horse Age: 7 // Minimum Rider Age: 18

Prizes
1st in Class: Headshot + Personalized Rosette
2nd in Class: Custom Equine Design + Ribbon 
3rd in Class: Ribbon

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Other Information:
If one or more events do not have enough entries to run competitively, they may be combined for judging and prize purposes. Western events will be combined with western, English with English.

If one or more events have an abundance of entries, they may be split into separate classes. 

Deadline is 31 January, so pre-register today!