Wilmslow Riding Club Open Show

WRC RULES

1. At all WRC events, everybody mounted must wear protective headgear conforming to BRC current standards at all times. These hats must be worn with the harness properly adjusted and fastened.

2. No rider will be permitted to enter any class unless correctly dressed, including hard hat, suitable footwear, jacket and jodhpurs.

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WRC RULES

1. At all WRC events, everybody mounted must wear protective headgear conforming to BRC current standards at all times. These hats must be worn with the harness properly adjusted and fastened.

2. No rider will be permitted to enter any class unless correctly dressed, including hard hat, suitable footwear, jacket and jodhpurs.

3. It is the responsibility of each competitor to enter the ring when required for each class. If for any reason a competitor is unable to enter the ring when called, it is the responsibility of the competitor to inform the ring steward of the circumstances and the ring may be held for up to 10 minuets. Competitors leaving the ring whilst the class is in progress will only be allowed back at the discretion of the judge. Only real emergencies will be accepted as reason for disrupting the class.

4. Show entry fees will only be refunded in the event of a class being cancelled or upon receipt of medical or veterinary evidence.

5. All stallions and colts must be handled or ridden by an adult (18 years and over on 1st January in the current year). All stallions 2 years and over must be bitted. Stallions must wear a bridle tag. Please declare on Entry Form.

6. All events and classes are run under the guidance of the appropriate discipline’s rules.

7. Any objection must be made in writing to the Secretary within 30 minutes of the end of the class together with £20. This will be returned if the objection is upheld.

8. Riders must keep to the designated working-in areas and pedestrians to the designated walk ways. Horses are not allowed in the vicinity of the Secretary’s office. No galloping, offenders will be required to leave the field and no refund will be made.

9. No horse or pony under the age of four may enter any jumping class and no horse or pony under the age of three may enter any ridden class.

10. Age qualifying date for rider –1st January in the current year.

11. The judge’s ruling on any matter in competition is final.

12. Distribution of rosettes at shows will be 1st to 6th, subject to number of entries in the class.

13. WRC reserves the right to alter and amend this schedule and amalgamate or divide classes, and refuse entries or membership at the discretion of the Committee.

14. Junior competitors entering classes on the lead rein may not enter any other classes off the lead rein and must remain on the lead rein at all times, with the exception of Classes 2, 45, 46 and 54.

15. Competitors having a fall at any WRC event must be checked by a First Aider before remounting and continuing. This includes all Dressage, Showing and Jumping Classes. In any case it is recommended that they are checked by a First Aider before leaving the Show ground.

16. Points/Trophies will be awarded to members where they have attended two shows or more and have fulfilled their duty day obligations.

17. Whips: must be to current British Riding Clubs rules.

18. Whiskers: It is not permitted to remove a horse’s whiskers or ear hair.

WELFARE & CONDUCT POLICY
Wilmslow Riding Club is affiliated to the British Horse Society whose declared aims are to ‘Improve the quality of life for every horse’. The aims of the Riding Clubs’ movement are ‘To assist and encourage those interested in the horse and equitation, to improve and maintain the standard of riding and horsemanship and to seek to preserve and develop riding facilities’. To these ends, WRC provides a training programme as well as support and advice from a regional Horse Welfare Advisor and a Club Training Officer. In pursuance of these aims
therefore, the following will not be tolerated from any individual attending any Club activities, whether or not such person is a member:
1. Misuse of the whip, bit, spurs or other tack.
2. Use of any horse/pony which is sick, lame or in any way unfit for the task to be undertaken.
3. Any treatment of a horse/pony which can reasonably be regarded as abuse.
4. Any conduct which may be construed as bringing the Riding Clubs’ movement into disrepute or which displays dissent or incivility to any Club official.
5. Breach of any general WRC rules or rules specifically relevant to any particular shows, events or other Club activities.

In the event of any breach of the above:
a) any Committee member or Club official may give informal advice which must be heeded. In all cases, the nominated Chief Steward is also empowered:
b) to give an official verbal warning (to be then stated as such) which will be recorded by the Club Secretary.
c) to give an official written warning which will likewise be so recorded. In the case of serious or repeated breach, formal action may be taken by the Ground Jury or the Club Committee, which may result in any individual being reprimanded, suspended or debarred from Club activities and/or from its show grounds. In such cases, the individual will be given an opportunity to put his/her case in person or writing but the decision of the Ground Jury/ Committee will be final and binding.

In the case of Club members, the member may be invited by letter to resign from the Club within a specified time. In default of such resignation then both the full Committee and the member in question shall be given at least 14 days’ prior notice in writing of a Disciplinary Meeting. If two thirds of the Committee members present at such meeting shall then vote for his/her expulsion, the member shall thereupon cease to be a member of the Club for a period entirely at the discretion of the Committee whose decision will be final and binding.

The Committee reserves the right, at its own discretion, to publish in the Club periodic newsletters, the results of any matters so recorded.

The Welfare Policy of WRC must be adhered to at all times and it is the responsibility of all competitors and owners to ensure that the welfare of their horse(s) or pony(ies) is given priority at all times on the showground.

Show entry fees will only be refunded in the event of the day or a class being cancelled by the organiser or upon receipt of medical or veterinary evidence should you wish to withdraw.