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1 USPC NORTHWEST REGION D (Unrated thru D3) SHOW JUMPING RALLY Saturday, June 27, 2015 WITH AN ADDED DAY OF: Sunday, June 28, 2015 A note from the organizers We are committed to hold a 1-day rally on Saturday, June 27, with the option of adding a second 1-day rally on Sunday, June 28. The Sunday rally will take place ONLY IF Saturday fills up with 8 teams. In order to take place the Sunday rally will also have to fill up with 8 teams. On the registration form, please register for the Saturday show and indicate if you would be willing to rally on the Sunday date instead if we have enough entries and need some flexibility. If you can only rally on Sunday, please fill out the paperwork too, and we will hold it until we know if there are enough Saturday entries to open up Sunday. Please don't hesitate to call or Therese if you have any questions about this. We are very excited about continuing the tradition of this really fun rally! Therese Coad and Susan Collins/DC BIPC (206) (206) tcoad823@hotmail.com

2 USPC NORTHWEST REGION D (Unrated thru D3) SHOW JUMPING RALLY Saturday, June 27, 2015 OPENING DATE: NOW CLOSING DATE: June 13, 2015 COST: $150 Per TEAM Make club checks payable to: Bainbridge Island Pony Club LOCATION: BAINBRIDGE ISLAND SADDLE CLUB 7650 NE Day Road Bainbridge Island, WA Rally Organizers: Therese Coad or tcoad823@hotmail.com Bainbridge Island Pony Club, Susan Collins, DC Chief Horse Management Judge: Jump Judge/ Course Designer: Technical Delegate (TD): Announcer: Alishia Hornburg Laura Kemp Betty Galambos (Saturday) and Jenniver Niedermair (Sunday) MaryAnn Lee MAIL ENTRIES TO: Therese Coad Agate Pass Road NE Bainbridge Island, WA Registration questions? Please call JUMPING ROUNDS: Each competitor will ride two rounds. three if you would like a bonus after the awards ceremony Round 1: Normal Knockdown with Equitation and Round 2: Normal Knockdown with a Jump Off Round. All competitors will ride the Jump Off Round immediately IF there are no jump faults or time penalties. RULES: The Rally is governed by the USPC Handbook and Rules for Show Jumping Competition 2015 and the USPC Horse Management Handbook Part I - Rules for Rallies Please be familiar with these rulebooks and corresponding 2015 newsletters (if applicable) Medical armbands are required to be worn at all times. COMPETITION AND AWARDS: Team members may be of mixed certification and riding levels. The goal is to provide a fun, safe riding environment where teams compete with one another. DCs or the Club Rally Coordinators have the responsibility to place each horse/rider combination in the most suitable division. This will be a team competition, using team scores for overall and horse management placement. Multiple teams from the same clubs are welcome. ******Riders, with help from their coaches and DCs, should take care when selecting divisions as changes after the closing date will be limited to emergency situations. *******

3 If you do not have a full team but have catch riders, please try to form a team with another Pony Club. If you are having difficulties finding enough catch riders to form a team, please contact Therese for assistance with connecting team members. Each club is responsible for sending in the paperwork and rally fee for the team members from their club. We encourage and welcome each team to bring upper level pony clubbers who can act as mentors throughout the rally. If you want us to match your team up with a mentor, we will be happy to do so. The mentors are IN ADDITION TO your Stable Manager. Although we prefer that your Stable Managers are D3 or below, we will accept C1 Stable Managers. Mentors will be C1 and above. Ribbons will be up to 8th place for riding and up to 3rd place for Horse Management. HORSEMASTERS DIVISION: Horsemaster members will have the opportunity to participate and compete at this rally in their own division. Remember, assistance is not allowed between Horsemasters and youth competitors. NUMBER OF TEAMS: The maximum # of teams will be 8 teams for each day. Teams accepted will be based on COMPLETE REGISTRATIONS and ON TIME POSTMARKS. ARENAS AND FOOTING: Warm up will be in a sand outdoor arena for the flat and jumping. The competition arena is a 100 x 200 outdoor facility with bleachers on one side. The footing is sand. A separate longeing area will be designated. Longeing: Longeing must follow the USPC standards and safety procedures and may be done only with consent of the CHMJ in the designated longeing area. Those allowed to longe: Owner/Agent of mount or designee (CHMJ must be notified of the presence of these individuals) At the discretion/approval of the CHMJ, any competitor, if directly supervised by a noncompeting adult ATTIRE: All competitors must be appropriately dressed at all times during the rally. Please refer to the current HM rulebook. If dressed inappropriately, the jump judge or steward may refuse to allow competitors to compete or receive awards. The Horse Management Handbook describes appropriate attire for work in the stable area, horse inspections, turnouts, etc. REFUNDS: Refund requests received prior to the closing date will be charged a $5.00 administration fee per rider. Requests received after the closing date must accompany a doctor s or veterinarian s certificate. These refunds will be charged a $15.00 administration fee per competitor.

4 STABLING: There are pole stalls with dirt and grass and no overhead shelter. NO shavings will be supplied. Please bring your own shavings. Shavings may be purchased on Bainbridge Island at Bay Hay and Feed ( ) - they are open until 5PM. Additionally, please be prepared to strip your stalls prior to departure. We are responsible for disposing of all shavings - stripping the stalls will help us out alot. THANK YOU FOR COOPERATING!!!! DIVISIONS: Please indicate your selection of jump course on the Entry Form. Let's do a course - poles on the ground Encouraging Cross Rails Not to exceed 12 inches. Optimistic Fences Not to exceed 18 inches. Confident Course Not to exceed 24 inches. Positively Jumping Ready Not to exceed 2 6 with spreads up to 2 6. TEAM/RIDER INFORMATION: Saturday rally Arrival begins at 2PM on Friday afternoon. Sunday rally Arrival begins at 6PM on Saturday - please DO NOT COME any earlier. Competitors may begin their setup only upon approval by Horse Management or show organizer. Set up may be done by TEAM MEMBERS AND THEIR MENTORS ONLY. Others may assist with carrying heavy equipment from the trailer to the tack room but must leave the stall area immediately after unloading. Trailers will be used for team tack and feed rooms. Feed rooms will not be judged. Come prepared to put up stall cards on stalls when horse arrives. Please use bailing twine or duct tape to hang stall cards. Riding will not be allowed on Friday evening (Saturday rally) or Saturday evening (Sunday rally). Hand walking horses is the only approved method of exercise available the day prior to the rally. No horses are allowed in the competition arena until the day of the rally. Rally rules apply upon arrival. Once teams are settled and Horse Management is ready, competitors may bring their helmets and bridle/bit to Horse Management to be inspected. Horse Inspections will take place on Friday late afternoon/saturday morning (Saturday rally) and Saturday late afternoon/sunday morning (Sunday rally). Once the rally begins competitors may not return to their campers or RVs until released to parents at the end of the day. No washing of horses will be allowed. You are responsible for your horse(s) on Friday (for Saturday rally) and Saturday (for Sunday rally) nights. Horse Management will not be set up to do "night checks".

5 VOLUNTEERS: Each team is required to furnish 2 adult volunteers who will assist at the rally (Chaperones are encouraged to also fill volunteer positions). A Volunteer form is enclosed; please note assignment preferences/experience. Your registration will only be complete once we have these volunteer names. If you have more people to volunteer, we would appreciate additional signups. THANK YOU! CHAPERONES AND COACHES: Each team must be accompanied by a Chaperone and a Coach. A signed copy of the Coach and Chaperone Guidelines must be submitted with the entry. All Coaches and Chaperones must check in with the Rally Office upon arrival. The Chaperone and the Coach may not be the same person. The forms for these positions can be found on the NW Pony Club website or the rulebooks as noted below. A Chaperone must be 21 or older and is responsible for the conduct of the competitors in his/her charge. The Chaperone must stay on the Rally Grounds at all times during rally competition, or must designate another adult to be responsible for the team if he/she must leave. The Rally Office must be notified of this change. Chaperones are encouraged to volunteer for other assignments in addition to their chaperone responsibilities. The coaches form can be found in the Horse Management Handbook on pages 10 & 11 or on the NW Pony club website under "forms". Coaches must follow the coaching guidelines as outlined in the USPC Handbook and Rules for Show Jumping Competition The coaches form is on page 43 of the rulebook or on the NW Pony Club website under "forms". Coaches are required to attend the opening briefing and a coaches meeting scheduled immediately following. Coaches are discouraged from taking on more than two teams. DIRECTIONS: For Map programs/gps directions, use 7650 NE Day Road; Bainbridge Island, WA From the South via Hwy 16 - come north through Bremerton and on to Highway 3. You'll get off on the Bainbridge/Poulsbo exit - Highway 305. Go through Poulsbo and then on to Bainbridge Island. Once on Bainbridge, take a right at the first stop light - DAY ROAD. The road splits - go straight. Continue until you see the sign for "Manzanita Park". Take a right and follow signs to the Bainbridge Island Saddle Club. From the North (Olympic and Kitsap Peninsulas) - Take Highway 3 to Highway 305 (towards Poulsbo/Bainbridge Island), go through Poulsbo and follow the directions above once you are on Bainbridge. From the Seattle/Bainbridge Ferry - Once you are off the ferry, go straight on Highway 305. Continue to Day Road, take a left. The road splits - go straight. Continue until you see the sign for "Manzanita Park". Take a right and follow signs to the Bainbridge Island Saddle Club. *Once you arrive, the gate attendant will direct you to your stall. Please be considerate of others-unload quickly and move vehicles away from the stall area unless your trailer is to be used for a tack/feed room.

6 LODGING: Camping: Overnight camping at the Saddle Club is available on a first come first served basis. There are restrooms and running water but no showers available. Tents must be picked up and put away prior to the Briefings on Saturday or Sunday morning. There is also camping at Fay Bainbridge Park about 2 miles away. Hotels: Best Western, Bainbridge Island 350 High School Road; Bainbridge Island, WA Island Country Inn, Bainbridge Island 920 Hildebrand Lane NE; Bainbridge Island, WA Poulsbo Inn Poulsbo Wilderness Trail Washington 305 Poulsbo, WA CONCESSIONS AND FOOD: The Bainbridge Island Pony Club will provide breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday. It is the BEST FOOD in the whole wide world!!!!! There are 2 grocery stores on the Island - Safeway (High School Road & Hwy 305) and Town & Country (Winslow Way - very close to the ferry) In Poulsbo, there is Safeway, Albertsons and Central Market. All three are on Hwy 305 which goes through Poulsbo.

7 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE for SATURDAY'S RALLY Friday, June 26 2 PM Teams may begin to arrive Tack room set up may begin when announced by Horse Management Once teams are settled, competitors may bring their helmets and bridle/bit to Horse Management to be inspected. An announcement will be made when team packets are available 5:30 7:30 PM Horse Inspections for those who arrive on Friday 9 PM or earlier Barns close REMEMBER: you are responsible for your horses during the night. Horse Management will not be doing night checks. Times noted below are approximate Please check packets or Rally Office for Final Schedule Saturday, June 27 6:00 AM Arrivals, set up, Barns open, Horses fed 7:30 AM Remainder of Horse Inspections and helmet/bridle/bit checks 8:00 AM Mandatory briefing Coaches meeting after Mandatory Briefing 8:30 9:30 AM Course walk 9:30 AM Turnout Inspections begin in order of go 10:30 AM Jumping rounds begin Round 1 Normal Knockdown with Equitation Round 2 - Normal Knockdown with a Jump Off 5:00PM Awards ceremony After Ceremony (ONLY if there is not a Sunday rally): Ride your own line with your coach - arrange this with your coach and parents. Those who participated in this section of the rally will be asked to assist in putting the jumps back in place.. Prior to Awards Ceremony and upon announcement by Horse Management, competitors may pack up tack rooms and trailers. All stalls must be cleaned completely. Trailers cannot be moved until after awards ceremony. PLEASE LEAVE THE BAINBRIDGE ISLAND SADDLE CLUB LOOKING BETTER THAN IT DID WHEN YOU ARRIVED. THE SADDLE CLUB IS THE PRIDE AND JOY OF THE EQUINE COMMUNITY ON BAINBRIDGE AND WE TAKE PRIDE IN KEEPING IT BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!!! Susan and Therese

8 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE for SUNDAY, June 28 Saturday, June 27 6 PM PLEASE NOTE THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THE SATURDAY RALLY!! Teams may begin arriving - please do not plan to arrive earlier because you won't have access to the Saddle Club as we will be wrapping up the Saturday rally Tack room set up may begin when announced by Horse Management Once teams are settled competitors may bring their helmets and bridle/bit to Horse Management to be inspected. An announcement will be made when team packets are available 7:00 PM Horse Inspections for those who arrive on Saturday and as time will allow 9 PM or earlier Barns close Sunday, June 28 REMEMBER: you are responsible for your horses during the night. Horse Management will not be doing night checks.. Times noted below are approximate Please check packets or Rally Office for Final Schedule 6:00 AM Arrivals, set up, Barns open, Horses fed 7:30 AM Remainder of Horse Inspections and helmet/bridle/bit checks 8:00 AM Mandatory briefing Coaches meeting after Mandatory Briefing 8:30 9:30 AM Course walk 9:30 AM Turnout Inspections begin in order of go 10:30 AM Jumping rounds begin Round 1 Normal Knockdown with Equitation Round 2 - Normal Knockdown with a Jump Off 5:00PM Awards ceremony After Ceremony: Ride your own line with your coach - arrange this with your coach and parents. After the jumping, those who participated in this section of the rally will be asked to assist in putting the jumps back in place.. Prior to Awards Ceremony and upon announcement by Horse Management, competitors may pack up tack rooms and trailers. All stalls must be cleaned completely Trailers cannot be moved until after awards ceremony. PLEASE LEAVE THE BAINBRIDGE ISLAND SADDLE CLUB LOOKING BETTER THAN IT DID WHEN YOU ARRIVED. THE SADDLE CLUB IS THE PRIDE AND JOY OF THE EQUINE COMMUNITY ON BAINBRIDGE AND WE TAKE PRIDE IN KEEPING IT BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!!! Susan and Therese

9 SHOW JUMP RALLY VOLUNTEER FORM RETURN FORM WITH ENTRY PACKET PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY! Calling all volunteers! Each club is expected to provide a minimum of 2 (two) volunteers per team. Specific job assignments and time slots will be posted on the volunteer schedule by the Rally office Friday evening (for Saturday rally) and Saturday evening (for Sunday rally). Volunteers: please arrive for your assignment prior to noted start time for overview of duties. Cell phone numbers are very important for each volunteer. Name Cell phone Horse Experience: Job Choices Circle day and time availability FOR SATURDAY RALLY: FRIDAY:Afternoon/Evening SATURDAY: Morning OR Afternoon FOR SUNDAY RALLY: SATURDAY: Evening SUNDAY: Morning OR Afternoon Name Cell phone Job Choices Horse Experience: Job Choices Circle day and time availability FOR SATURDAY RALLY: FRIDAY:Afternoon/Evening SATURDAY: Morning OR Afternoon FOR SUNDAY RALLY: SATURDAY: Evening SUNDAY: Morning OR Afternoon Volunteer Jobs: PARKING (ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES) WARM-UP ARENA RUNNER/MISC HORSE MANAGEMENT (great time to learn what this is all about) EMT/NURSE IN-GATE KEEPER OUT-GATE KEEPER ****JUMP CREW***** If you aren t sure what to volunteer for, just sign up and we ll make sure you know what to do. We ll need lots of help to make sure the rally runs well. Thank you.

10 TEAM ENTRY FORM Deadline June 13, 2015 D SHOW JUMPING RALLY - JUNE 27 and 28, 2014 PLEASE PRINT VERY CLEARLY! Name of Club We are signing up for Saturday only; Sunday only; Either is fine with us *Certifications are based on the member's level as of June 26, 2015 Rider Certification Horse s Name Birthdate Division CAPTAIN STABLE MANAGER: Birthdate Certification: Coach cell #: Chaperone cell #: FEES: $150 per team (team is comprised of 3 or 4 riders with no fee for stable manager) Entry Check List: (available at Completed Team Entry form Check FOR $150 made out to Bainbridge Island Pony Club Signed Coaching Guidelines available on NW website, under "Forms" Signed Chaperone Rules/Duties available on NW website, under "Forms" Volunteer Form (2 adult volunteers minimum per team) **Please supply the PARENT & CELL NUMBER for each competitor on reverse** Mail entry to: Therese Coad; Agate Pass Road NE; Bainbridge Island, WA Entry completed by: Phone: Packets are considered received when we have ALL paperwork, proper postmark and 2 volunteers. Please check forms carefully! For Office Use Only: Date received: Date complete:

USPC NORTHWEST REGION D (Unrated thru D3) SHOW JUMPING RALLY Saturday, June 3, 2017

USPC NORTHWEST REGION D (Unrated thru D3) SHOW JUMPING RALLY Saturday, June 3, 2017 OPENING DATE: NOW CLOSING DATE: May 15, 2017 COST: $240 Per TEAM Make club checks payable to: Narrows Pony Club LOCATION: