handbook - American Haflinger Registry

E. Knocking over a barrel carries a five second penalty. Failure to follow the course will result in disqualification. Acompetitor may touch the barrel with his or her hands in barrel racing, however may not hold it up to keep it fromfalling over.F. The judge, at his/her discretion, may disqualify a competitor for excessive use of a bat, crop, whip or rope,especially in front of the cinch.IV.EGG AND SPOONNo foreign matter may be used to aid the egg staying in the spoon, this includes your thumb. Exhibitors are worked on therail. Judge calls the direction and gaits. Entries are disqualified if change in gait is not initiated in five (5) seconds afterrequest. When the egg falls from the spoon, the horse should immediately be moved to the center of the ring to avoidinterfering with the other riders. Last egg on spoon wins.V. CONES SCURRYA. The course will be in show book or posted at least one hour before start of event. Order of competitionwill be listed in show book with late entries being added to the front of this order. Clock starts when theHaflinger’s nose crosses the line of gate one and stops as the nose crosses the line on the last gate.B. To be driven over a prescribed course of numbered obstacles consisting of pairs of cones and balls, orthe equivalent, not to exceed ten obstacles.C. After the competitor enters the arena, the gate will be closed. After passing through the start gate, thecompetitor will proceed through each pair of numbered cones in order, as numbered and shown on thecourse diagram.D. Penalties:1. Knocked down ball – 3 second penalty.2. Knocked over cone – 10 second penalty.3. Missing gate – 10 second penalty.4. All penalty points are added to time.E. Option to or not to canter will be in the entry book and the show program. Proper show attire is expectedwith exception of driving aprons and gloves, which are optional. Grooms are also optional.Course walk through is permitted. If a horse is driven in a manner deemed to be reckless or unsafe toeither the horse or the driver, the judge will eliminate this horse and driver from the competition7/08 VI-A-1268