Horse show

Tournaments in equestrian sports, mostly equestrian competitions are competitions with the horse as a sport partner. It occurred riders and horses in various tests against each other.

In horse racing, the term " tournament" not usual, the race days at a gallop and trotting followed its own rules ( refer horse racing and harness racing ). Further information on Vaulting as a tournament sport can be found at vaulting as a tournament sport.

Tournament times

There are usually tournaments on the weekends instead (Friday to Sunday). Smaller, often one-or two -day tournaments, which mainly aimed at professional rider and mainly consist of tests for young horses, will take place during the week.

The possible period for performance horses look depends on the discipline. Tournaments in Eventing and Endurance are bound to the " Green Season " and find therefore from April to October instead. Other equestrian disciplines may also be held in halls, so is that entire year as the event period available. Generally, however, found a significantly higher number of tournaments in the "Green Season " instead.

Rules

As part of the tournaments one or more tests are carried out. These audits may be carried out according to international rules of the FEI or by national regulations.

International tournaments lead official, depending on the discipline, various French-language names. Known as these names are their abbreviations, such as CDI for internationally advertised dressage show.

In Germany a distinction is made between the terms horse performance show (abbreviated PLS) and recreational sports event (BV). When a horse exhibition is a tournament that tests are carried out according to international rules of the FEI or by national regulations. The reviews of national performance horses shows in Germany are advertised (LPO ) according to the rules of the performance test order, in the context of these tournaments and tests according to the competition rules for amateur sports ( WBO) are possible.

Pure WBO tournaments in Germany are legally designated as a popular sport event. These can range from the examination performance horses look very similar ( for example house tournaments of riders associations with show jumping and dressage ), but can also significantly go beyond ( popular sports tournament ).

In Austria, the Austrian tournament rules ( OETO ) regulates the flow of equestrian events, in Switzerland, these are the regulations of the Swiss Federation for Equestrian Sports.

Judges and straightening

The judges come to two tasks at a tournament in equestrian sports. For one, they monitor to control the regular running of the event. Second, they address the various tests such as jumping and dressage. While judges often play a more observational role in jumping, they decide in dressage and show jumping style, and basic tests on the evaluation of individual progress. As in almost all sports in the judge's decision is final. However, there are possibilities of appeal.

All judges with the relevant approval for the various classes and disciplines are published each year in the list of judges. In order to obtain approval for a class, the candidate must attend courses and exams. To be admitted as a judge, the candidate usually has to prove beyond a badge or that he owns such Reit-/Fahrpraxis.

Clothing and equipment

In tournaments usually exist dress codes, but differ between the various disciplines. For tests for tournament newcomers they are often less strict. Is approved whether and in what size logos or advertising, is also regulated.

In show jumping and dressage riding boots dark or visually similar chaps, bright (white ) breeches, bright top ( shirt or blouse ), riding jacket, tie or ascot and helmet must be worn, for example, for the rider. In the higher test classes in dressage alternatively hat and tails are permitted or prescribed. From the tender and the tournament rules, moreover, clear in dressage tests, whether they have to be ridden on snaffle or curb, in other disciplines, the nature and details of the permissible bridles is generally prescribed by the tournament rules.

In off-road tests Safety vest are required to protect the rider ( see also eventing # clothing and equipment). In the disciplines of western riding are oriented dress codes in the traditional clothing of the cowboys of North America.

In addition to the rider's aids are tournaments is regulated with the use of aids: simple training aids are allowed at most entry level exams, Martingale, however, are frequently encountered when jumping. For spores, there are rules of use and the allowable size. The use of Whips is also regulated.

Award ceremonies

As a rule, there will be a ceremony shortly after the end of a test. In the tests of the tournament will be placed depending on the tender, usually a third or a quarter of the grid. Most all placed participants get prize money, as far as is not specified in the tender that no prize money will be paid. In addition to this partial awards ( prizes ) will be awarded.

Usually, the finishers are required to attend the award ceremony, this should or must be made when the horse. At the presentation ceremony, the athletes get placed loops that are attached during the presentation ceremony at the equipment of the horse. What color are the loops varies according to association and sport: while in Germany in many equestrian disciplines golden ribbon is awarded to the winner, the Western Riding oriented here at the United States. Where the winner gets a blue ribbon.

Horse Performance Look ( Germany )

Preparing a horse exhibition

Horse Performance shows are hosted by a sports club ( riding club ). Championships ( Championship ) or breeding events are also paid by the respective Association ( State Association, regional association ).

With the announcement of the horse riders are invited showcase of clubs in the region. The tender will depend on this association in a professional journal in Vorvormonat the event. In the tender, the various tests with the approved participants for each service class are enumerated. In addition, a tentative time schedule is specified, it is seen, on which day which test to take place.

In addition tenders will also specify which organizations are allowed to participate and are therefore approved for horses exhibition. It is also widely stated that a certain number of individual riders who have been invited by the organizer in advance itself.

Rider reserve by filing a nomination starting places in the various tests. A feedback, which mostly positive returns in the denominator, testified that the entry has not been accepted. But not this mean that the rider is allowed to go to the start of the examination, because has not yet been tested up to this point, whether the performance class and the other provisions also correspond to those of the denominator. The notice must be received by the closing date of entries from the organizer. Meanwhile, the online subscription form to become standard, at the request but is also the mention of paper with the names checkbook and horse labels possible. The website of the German Equestrian Federation (FN ) are now also a nomination can be sent. This is possible if one is itself registered as a rider there, as has also added his horse on his horse list. There is every individual then given to what tests you with its respective class (SC ) may participate. However, here is a one -line processing fee for each nomination.

Entry closing date is usually four weeks before the event date. It can be tendered, known as late -entry tournaments where the entry deadline is not until immediately prior to the event. The nomination must be accompanied by the full entry fee of a crossed check - or be paid for online entries. The entry fee increases with increasing degree of difficulty of the test and correlated with the prize money to be won in the exam.

At the mention must Apart from the general eligibility at the event not to be considered the start authorization for the various tests. Each tab indicates which horse he would like to present at the horse exhibition. The allocation to the various tests carried out not at the mention.

Depending on the number of entrants for the various tests of the organizers created the timing in which the beginning of the individual tests and their duration are fixed. The timing has to be sent to all participants a week before the event. Tests may start earlier at 7:00 clock in the morning.

Before the rider can start on the event, he must report the individual tests mentioned. With the Report of the tab displays its start readiness and indicates which of these horses he is riding in the exam. In the message, all restrictions that arise by tender or regulations are observed. It is usually 60-120 min before starting inspection deadline for this exam.

30 minutes before the start of the test the starter list for the examination must be available. In the starter list all reported riders are listed with their horse in the order in which they are run.

Organization

The organizing club is the so-called tournament director, who has overall responsibility for the event and member of the Tribunal is - not to be confused with the judges who make the judgments in the various tests. The tournament director is already defined in the tender.

Except for pure dressage tests a course designer is specified, the designs the course in jumping, eventing and driving tests and is responsible for their correct construction. Depending on the size of the horse exhibition can work together one or more course builders. Also, the course designer or are already named in the tender.

The jury, which assessed the individual rides, are the judges. Depending on the number of parallel tests is a large number of judges in use. The assignment of judges to the various tests carried out in the schedule. A judge is the so -called LK officers and, as such, also a member of the tribunal. All the judges and the LK officers have been named in the tender. However, variations are possible and frequent. Paramedics, a vet and a tournament Tournament blacksmith must be present during the entire event.

In addition to these functional positions are responsible for the smooth running of a horse showcase a number of, mostly volunteers as parking and food service personnel.

Registration office

The registration office or the hotline staff is the central administrative body of a horse exhibition. It is responsible for the formal settlement starting with the acceptance of nominations and ending with the delivery of the result lists to the FN.

The message body itself must be at least 30 minutes before the start of the first test one day and at the latest by the end of the last test one day be occupied. The staff is the contact point for any organizational issues. The most important tasks are adopting the most telephone messages, the creation of the seed lists, manage the list of results, the payment of cash prizes and the organization of subsequent designation changes as riders change, change horses or launch site acquisition or vindictive. Subsequent changes are possible at relatively high fees. The Reporting Office also checks that each starter has paid the nominal or starting money and assumes payments.