Four Year Olds
Classes
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104 A. FOUR YEAR OLD HORSES
104 B. FOUR YEAR OLD HORSES
104 C. THE "MO CHROI" FOUR YEAR OLD NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Entry Fee
RDS Members: €336 each entry; Non-Members: €377 each entry.
Rules
Special SJI Rules Apply - judged over one round. Speed 350 mpm. At the Dublin Horse Show, the top six horses based on points following Competitions 104 A and 104 B may be ridden by International Riders to decide the Championship. Any disobedience will incur elimination. Only hind boots as per RDS rules may be worn at the Qualifiers and the Final.
Restricted to horses registered as being bred on the Island of Ireland and those entire animals (stallions and mares) bred outside of Ireland that are registered and approved / preliminary approved, or select for breeding in an Irish Studbook (approved by the Department of Agriculture) prior to the qualifying competition.
Five year old mares having carried a foal to parturition as a four year old and providing that the foal was subsequently registered in a studbook will be permitted to compete in the Four Year Old qualifiers.
Qualification
There will be four qualifiers for the Four Year Old Horses.
The four year old horses will be awarded points for ‘Future Potential’, ‘Rideability’ and ‘Jumping Technique / Natural Ability’ in the second round of the qualifiers. The 6 highest placed horses at each of the four qualifiers, based on their final score, will qualify for the Dublin Horse Show. In the event of a tie, the ‘Future Potential’, ‘Rideability’ and ‘Jumping Technique / Natural Ability’ scores in that order will decide.
Judging
The following marking system will apply for both the Qualifiers and the Final:
Marks | |
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Jumping Technique / Natural Ability 10 fences @ 10 marks each |
100 marks |
Future Potential | 50 marks |
Rideability | 50 marks |
Total Mark | 200 marks |
FINAL PERCENTAGE SCORE | Total Mark ÷ 2 |
Awards & Prizes
104 A & 104 B
- 1st €865
- 2nd €550
- 3rd €370
- 4th €290
- 5th €240
- 6th €185
104 C - Final
- 1st €3,360
- 2nd €2,220
- 3rd €1,500
- 4th €1,180
- 5th €980
- 6th €760
Cups & Trophies
Cup No. 61 – The “Seamus Hughes” Perpetual Challenge Trophy awarded for the Four Year Old ‘Mo Chroí’ National Show Jumping Championship.
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