Invitation to The Open European HTM & Freestyle Championships 2013

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1 Invitation to The Open European HTM & Freestyle Championships 2013 The Dutch dog dancing organization NDDB (Nederlandse Dog Dance Bond) invites you to the Open European HTM & Freestyle Championships 2013, which will be held on the 28 th and 29 th of September 2013 in Burgum, The Netherlands. National Team Each participating country can enter a National Team consisting of four Heelwork To Music and four Freestyle dog and handler teams. Each participating team can have a named reserve (travelling or non-travelling) in each discipline. The reserve will only compete should one of the other participants on the team withdraw a dog from competition at the latest during the morning briefing on the day of the competition. To be eligible for a team score that will count towards the team championship a country should enter at least three competitors in a discipline. Should a country enter less than three competitors in a discipline, they will still be able to compete for a place in the individual finals. The competition is open to all dogs with or without a pedigree. Entries submitted by a National Member Organization of the FCI or a National Organization with a close relationship to the FCI will be given priority over other entries from that country, if submitted before the 28 th of July The closing date for entries is August 28, Program 28 th September 2013 The Open European HTM Championships for teams and individuals. The Team Championship will be held in the morning and the Individual Final in the afternoon. 29 th September 2013 The Open European Freestyle Championships for teams and individuals. The Team Championship will be held in the morning and the Individual Final in the afternoon. Winner of the Open European Championship Winner of the Open European Team Championship in Heelwork To Music will be the country whose 3 highest scoring competitors have the combined highest scores from the first competition day. Winner of the Open European Team Championship in Freestyle will be the country whose 3 highest scoring competitors have the combined highest scores from the first competition day. Please note that only the 3 highest scoring dog and handler teams from each country's scores will count when the team winners are found. Winner of the Individual Open European Championship in Heelwork to Music will be the competitor with the combined highest score from the qualifying heat and the Individual Final.

2 Winner of the Individual Open European Championship in Freestyle will be the competitor with the combined highest score from the qualifying heat and the Individual Final. Competition grounds The competition will take place indoors on carpet in a well defined competition ring. The size of the ring and the judges seating will be announced no later than 4 weeks before the competition. Judges Wies Koelewijn (Netherlands), Claudia Moser (Switzerland) and Johanna Saariluoma (Finland). Rules The rules can be found on the official OEC 2013 website: Location Sports center 'Sporthal de Westermar' Burgemeester Bothenius Lohmanlaan 40 B 9251 LD Burgum The Netherlands Entries Please use the entry form attached, and send your entries to: OEC 2013 organization attn. Esther Niemeijer Harkemastate HC Leeuwarden The Netherlands estherniemeijer@hotmail.com Closing date for entries submitted by the Kennel Club: 28 th July 2013 at 8 am Closing date for entries submitted by independent handlers: 28 th August 2013 at 8 am. Entry fee: 45 EURO per entry (1 dog and handler team) The entry fee can be transferred to the following account: Bank: Rabobank, Emmeloord, Netherlands Account number: Account name: N.D.D.B., Emmeloord, Netherlands Account owner: G.M.C. Oerlemans, Bant, Netherlands IBAN: NL05RABO BIC: RABONL2U Entries will only be valid as soon as the payment has been recieved.

3 Entry form for the Open European HTM & Freestyle Championships 2013 Representing country Country: Team manager The team manager may or may not be a handler on the team. He or she is responsible for the country s music check-in, for making enquiries on behalf of the team and for passing on information from the organizers or judges to the team members. Name: OEC 2013 Team members, Heelwork To Music HANDLER 1 HANDLER 2

4 HANDLER 3 HANDLER 4 RESERVE OEC 2013 Team members, Freestyle HANDLER 1 HANDLER 2

5 HANDLER 3 HANDLER 4 RESERVE