Connemara Award

Connemara Award

New award offered! Champion Connemara award is offered to full and half-bred Connemara’s in any division. If entries warrant the award will be split in a way decided by the secretary. To be eligible please send in a copy of ACPS membership card and registration papers with your entry. The winning horse must have a score of 40 or lower in dressage with no XC jump faults and no more than two rails down in Show Jumping. Time faults are ok in either jumping phase, refusals are not.

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AWD P_ 13: Connemara Champion Ribbons at Open Shows

Purpose:

To showcase the achievements of Connemaras and Halfbred Connemaras at open shows

Requirements:

* The Connemara or halfbred Connemara must be registered with the ACPS, CPBS or any member society of the ICCPS. It is recommended the show secretary have a copy of the registration papers.

* The owner, lessee, OR rider must be a member of the ACPS. Show secretaries may want to have competitors send a photocopy of their membership card, or may verify membership with the ACPS through the directory or by contacting the membership secretary.

* Information about the availability of the award, its requirements and criteria should appear in the show prizelist or be made available to competitors at the show office.

* Competitors must sign up and verify the registration/membership criteria before the first horse in the competition enters the ring.

* Winners must be reported to the program Leader. Email notification is allowed. If a photo is available, please include it with the report so the winner can be showcased in the American Connemara magazine. Minimum qualifying criteria:

* Eventing - the winning horse must have a score of 40 or lower in dressage with no XC jump faults and no more than two rails down in Show Jumping. Time faults are ok in either jumping phase, refusals are not.

* Dressage - the winning horse must have a minimum average score for the show of 60%.

* Hunter – the winning horse must place in the top six in at least one over fences and one under saddle class.

* Jumper – the winning horse must place in the top six in two classes and may not accrue more than a total of 20 jumping faults per show. Jumping penalties may be knockdowns only.

* Combined Driving – the winning horse must place in the top six in dressage, must complete the hazards and have no more than four balls down in the cones. Time faults are ok in the hazards and cones, disobediences are not.

Procedure:

The competition organizer should contact the Leader of this program to request ACPS Championship ribbon(s). Approved January, 2006 ACPS BOG

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