Dressage League Rules

WATERFORD RIDING CLUB

WINTER DRESSAGE LEAGUE 2009

1.      THE LEAGUE WILL BE RUN OVER 3 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS

BEGINNING ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10TH AT FOREST LANE STABLES

2. THE FIRST CLASS WILL BEGIN AT 6.00PM SHARP.
3. THE COMPETITIONS WILL RUN IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER

PRIM ARY                                          P.C. INTRO    1995

ADVANCED PRIMARY                    AIRC 1            2007

INTERMEDIATE                                BD 14              2006

ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE         AIRC 17          2008

OPEN                                                  AIRC 29          2009

ADVANCED OPEN                           AIRC 46          2009

4. IF THERE IS A REQUIREMENT FOR A YOUNG HORSE CLASS IT WILL BE RUN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INTERMEDIATE COMPETITION. HORSES NO OLDER THAN 6 YEARS OF AGE WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS CLASS. RIDERS FOR THIS CLASS MUST BE GRADED AD.INTER OR ABOVE
5. IN EACH GRADE THERE WILL A POINTS COMPETITION OPEN TO RIDERS WHO COMPETE ON 2 OF THE 3 NIGHTS. (ONE OF THESE MUST BE THE FINAL NIGHT)

6.      SCORES WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE VENUE AND WILL ALSO BE POSTED ON THE CLUB AND REGIONAL WEBSITES

9.   POINTS WILL BE AWARDED AS FOLLOWS:-

            7 POINTS FOR 1st

            6 POINTS FOR 2^nd

            5 POINTS FOR 3^rd

            4 POINTS FOR 4^th

            3 POINTS FOR 5^th

            2 POINTS FOR 6^th

1 POINT FOR COMPETING (IF NO OTHER POINTS AWARDED)        

7. FOR THE LEAGUE PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED FOR 1^ST TO 3^RD PLACE AND ROSETTES WILL BE AWARDED FOR 1^ST TO 6^TH PLACE.
8. AIRC DRESSAGE RULES APPLY FOR ALL BITTAGE AND DRESS.

9.      THE FINAL WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY 25^TH SEPTEMBER IN STONEHAVEN

10. RIDER/HORSE COMBINATIONS ONLY WILL BE ELLIGIBLE FOR    LEAGUE PRIZES