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Rule books 2008

Please note change of rule on page 30 of the eventing rule book 2008

Third disobedience of horse in whole course Elimination

(Each circle or crossing tracks between fences

counts as one disobedience)

First fall of rider 8 penalties

Second fall of rider Elimination

Fall of Horse Elimination

Error of course not rectified Elimination

Failure to jump next fence within 60 seconds Elimination

Failure to cross the finish line mounted Elimination

Starting before the Bell Elimination

Every commenced second in excess of Time Allowed 1 penalty

Exceeding the Time Limit (twice the Time Allowed) Elimination

Exceeding 24 penalties (not including time) Compulsory retirement

(Enforced at end of round)

At Levels 3, 4 & 5 when the Show jumping phase precedes the Cross Country, competitors incurring more than 24 jumping penalties will not be allowed to go Cross Country. Competitors at Levels 1 & 2 may be allowed to do so only at the discretion of the Official Steward.

At all Levels, competitors eliminated for technical reasons (e.g. starting before the bell or an error of course) may be allowed to go Cross Country at the discretion of the Official Steward.

Time Penalties

When an obstacle is displaced as the result of a disobedience or fall: 6 seconds

The bell is rung and the clock is stopped immediately, except in the case of a first fall of rider when the bell is rung immediately but the clock is not stopped until the rider has remounted. The rider may not continue until the bell is rung a second time. The clock is restarted at the moment when the horse takes off or attempts to take off at the obstacle where the refusal occurred. If a disobedience occurs at the second or subsequent part of a combination the clock is restarted when the horse takes off or attempts to take off at the first element of the combination.

Time penalties are added to the time taken to complete the round before the calculation of any time faults.

f) Falls

i) A horse is considered to have fallen when the shoulder and quarters on the same side touch the ground or touch the obstacle and the ground simultaneously.

ii) A rider is considered to have fallen when there is separation between him and his horse that necessitates remounting or vaulting into the saddle.

Rule books for 2008 are £2 each are available from the club Secretary, there is also rule books for Polo. Mounted games, tetrathlon.

Please send a stqmped addressed envelope with £2 for each book to:

Mrs. Nina Scott, 8 Keddington road, Bottesford, Scunthorpe. DN17 2QU