Newsletter - March 2013 - Pony Club Association of NSW

Coaches Cornerto discuss with the course designer if there are any ques‐ons on the judgability of the course. The judge is theonly one who can eliminate anyone from the compeon.Marshal: The pracce area is organised and controlled bythe marshal and the draw should be followed unlessthere is good reason for someone to not be in draworder.For the jump off the riders must go in the draw orderfrom the first round unless it is a seeded draw. If theymissed their turn in the first round and they make thejump off they must then go back into their original spot inthe draw for the jump off.The marshal needs to check which riders are in the prac‐ce area and call them in their draw order. Eg. One llJulie two ll Brian three ll Ben four ll Kate etc. It is alsothe marshals responsibility to make sure the number ofhorses in the pracce area does not exceed the recommendednumber.Ring Crew: The ring crew are there to help build thecourse and maintain it throughout the compeon. Theycan stand or sit quietly out on the course making surethey are not in the way of any jumps and are able tomove quietly around the course rebuilding jumps whilethe compeon is in progress.Draws: Draws need to be posted at the pracce area andat the clubhouse or compeon office. It is preferable tohave draws instead of a whiteboard system in compe‐ons to be fair to all competors.2012 State Showjumping Championships. Barry McGregorPhotography.