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Understanding Jumper Classes at a Horse Show

Understanding Jumper Classes at a Horse Show

There are certain class conditions that are strictly followed in the jumper classes at all American Horse Show Association (AHSA) rates shows. AHSA's system works this way so that the organization can be confident no one will be confused about the rules or tables of jumper classes. There are four tables; this method is designed to make the horse show as fair as possible for everyone. These rules are enforced by every horse show's management, so that the different jumper classes will always go by the same policy even at different horse shows. All of the competitors receive an equivalent number of faults for the same mistakes, and allotted the same amount of time on course.

A Table I class is a touch class. This means that the competitors can only acquire jumping faults. Time only matters in a Table I jumper class when there is a failure to enter the ring within one minute of being called or when the competitor does not cross the starting line within sixty seconds after the signal to proceed. All of these result in elimination. Other errors that result in an elimination are a third refusal, fall or horse and/or rider, excessive use of a crop or spurs, going off the set course, or exceeding the time limit. In the event of equality of faults for first place, except in preliminary classes, successive jump-offs will be held. A competitor may receive faults for any of the following: touching the obstacle with any part of the horse, rider, or equipment, hoof marks on the lath or a foot in the water, knocking down a jump or any timing equipment, or a refusal.

The next classification of rules is Table II. Faults and eliminations are scored exactly as they are in Table I, except touches are not penalized. One for or more in the water incurs four faults, and a knockdown of the rail above the water incurs four faults. Classes in this table that are scored on faults and time are either times first round, time first round with designed jump-off, timed first jump-off, times second jump-off, or fault and out time. There are a few times when classes in this talbe are scored only on faults. Examples of this are the six bar class,...

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