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Livestock Prize scheduLe - Balmoral Show

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RANDOM DOPE TESTING<br />

91. The Society reserves the right to drug test any Exhibit on the Society’s premises and/or take blood/urine samples<br />

from any such Exhibit. Should the sample taken prove positive on analysis for a prohibited substance, the Exhibit<br />

will be disqualified.<br />

92. The Society will carry out random dope tests at this years <strong>Balmoral</strong> <strong>Show</strong>.<br />

a. The selection of animals for testing is to be decided by the Chairman of Horse Committee and the Referee<br />

judge and they will decide, in advance of the <strong>Show</strong>, the classes and placing to be tested.<br />

b. Tests will be carried out by the Society’s appointed veterinary surgeon and a steward will accompany the<br />

veterinary surgeon when tests are being taken.<br />

GROOMS<br />

93. If any groom be absent from his horse at the time of judging, the horse will be liable to be excluded from<br />

competition.<br />

DRESS<br />

94. Each rider and groom must be correctly dressed and riders of exhibits are required to wear protective headgear<br />

at all times when the exhibits are being ridden. All exhibitors are encouraged to wear recommended protective<br />

headgear to BSI standard with chin strap but in the Working Hunter Horse classes and in the Ridden and<br />

Working Hunter Children’s Pony classes, exhibitors must wear a riding hat complying with the current British<br />

Standard with safety harnesses fitted and correctly fastened. This will apply both in the judging ring and in<br />

practice/warm up areas. For Ridden and Working Hunter ponies this will also apply at any other time when<br />

ponies are ridden within the <strong>Show</strong>grounds. Exhibitors not complying with this Regulation will be disqualified.<br />

STABLING/BEDDING<br />

95. Loose boxes (3m x 3m) for the stabling of horses and ponies (except ridden ponies, hackneys and private driving<br />

exhibits) will be provided. Straw will be supplied free of charge for bedding and straw tickets will be forwarded for<br />

each animal. Exhibitors are requested to note that the Society does not take charge of or feed any animals.<br />

96. Grooms in charge of horses remaining in the <strong>Show</strong>grounds overnight must be in attendance at 7am each<br />

morning to clean out the loose boxes.<br />

97. No horse may be stabled in a loose box other than that allocated to it by Society Officials.<br />

98. No horse will be allowed out of its loose box, except by order of one of the Stewards of the class, or a senior<br />

member of staff.<br />

EXERCISING<br />

99. Ridden horses will be allowed to exercise in the defined exercising area in Ring 1 provided the chief steward or<br />

senior staff are satisfied that the ground is in fit condition.<br />

100. Led horses will be allowed to exercise in the defined exercising area in Ring 2 before and at the conclusion of<br />

judging.<br />

101. The exercising of horses in the main Arena is strictly prohibited.<br />

102. The exercising or examination of horse on the paths or roadways is strictly forbidden.<br />

97

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