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HEAVY HORSE REGULATIONS
The Society’s General Regulations 1-46 apply, except as amended and supplemented below.
Arrival
89. Heavy Horses must be in the Showground by 8.00 p.m. on Wednesday 22nd June.
Height of Horses
90.1. All Horses entered in classes with conditions as to height may be measured by the Official
Veterinary Surgeons before being judged, except those with Life Certificates, or Annual Certificates if
under six years, issued by the Joint Measurement Board. These certificates must be produced to the
Official Veterinary Surgeons on request and the Society reserves the right to measure, and if necessary
disqualify, any animal whether or not a certificate is produced. 1cm (or half an inch) will be allowed for
normal shoes. No allowance for tips, plates or Charlier shoes. No subsequent alteration of shoes will be
permitted.
90.2. Horses and Ponies will be measured in natural positions; no animal will be measured in a stretching
position.
Mares
91.1. A Mare entered in a class for “Mares with Foal at foot” must have produced a Foal after 1st January
in the year of the Show, must have regularly nursed her own or another Foal and must (except where
otherwise provided) have the Foal with her at the Show. If the Mare’s own Foal is alive it must be shown
with the Mare. A Mare whose Foal has died or which after entry is found to be not in Foal shall be eligible
without further entry to compete among the Yeld Mares if a corresponding class for Yeld Mares be
included in the Prize List. In the case of Shetland Ponies only, a Mare entered in the class for Yeld Mares,
but which proves to be in Foal, will be transferred to the class for Brood Mares.
91.2. A Mare in a class for “Mares or Geldings” may or may not have had a Foal in the year of the Show
but shall not have her Foal exhibited with her, nor be in Milk at the time of the Show.
91.3. Exhibitors are reminded that the Welfare of Animals (Transport) Order 1997 makes it an offence
to cause or permit the transport of an animal which has given birth within the preceding 48 hours or if
likely to give birth during transport. It is also an offence to transport a newborn animal whose navel has
not completely healed.
Blindfolding Horses
92. Horses shall not be blindfolded while being shown in the Ring.
Attendants in Judging Ring
93. The maximum number of people permitted to accompany an animal in the Judging Ring will be
one handler or rider, and one groom.
Stalling
94.1. An Exhibitor in the Clydesdale, Highland Pony In-Hand and Shetland Pony Sections must reserve
stalls sufficient to accommodate all the animals he intends to have forward at the Show. For each stall
reserved, the Exhibitor must enter one or more animals of the same Breed. Full details of all animals must
be stated at time of entry.
94.2. No Exhibitor may bring to the Show more than one animal for each stall allocated, and each stall
shall be occupied only by an animal entered in the competitive classes.
94.3. Accommodation for Shetland Ponies will be limited. In the event of there being more entries than
boxes available, exhibitors may be required to stall more than one animal in one box.
Cancellation of Breed Section
95. With reference to Reg. 15, in the Heavy Horse Section the number of “entries” shall mean the
number of stalls reserved.
Championship Eligibility
96. In the Clydesdale or Highland Ponies In-Hand section, an animal entered in a Foal Class will be
ineligible to compete in the Championships.
Note: See also under relevant breed heading.
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