77 REGISTERED CONNEMARA PONY, MARE or GELDING, 4 years old or over, suitable for and to be ridden by riders who have attained their 10th birthday but not their 16th birthday on 1st January of the current year. 78 REGISTERED CONNEMARA PONY, MARE or GELDING, 4 years old or over, suitable for and to be ridden by riders who have attained their 16th birthday on 1st January of the current year. 79 CLIFDEN HIGH PERFORMANCE QUALIFIER CLASS REGISTERED CONNEMARA PONY, STALLION, MARE or GELDING, 5 years old or over suitable for and to be ridden by riders 10 years old and over on the 1st January in the current year. Riders for stallions must hav S57 RUG- for the Champion and Reserve Champion Connemara Working Hunter pony in classes 77 and 78. Presented by The Derryronan Stud. S58 NI CONNEMARA PONY ASSOCIATION PERPETUAL CHALLENGE TROPHY - for the Champion Connemara Pony in class 77 and 78. Presented by the NI Connemara Pony Association.

CONNEMARA PONIES - WORKING HUNTER SPONSORED BY NORTH DOWN MARQUEES in association with the Northern Ireland Connemara Pony Association Entry Fees: RUAS Member £70.00, Non Member £75.00 Stabling is included in the entry fee in these classes. Derryronane Stud will present a rug for the winner of class 77 and 78 Longstone Stud will present sashes to the Champion and Reserve Champion of classes 77 and 78 Entries in Classes 77 and 78 will be limited to the first 18 received in each class. Class 79 will be limited to the first 14. Only one pony may be ridden by the same rider in each class. The order of judging will be by draw and the draw will be printed in the catalogue. Declarations MUST be made 15 minutes prior to time of judging, this will facilitate the veterinary inspection of passports before ponies enter the judging ring. PHASES OF JUDGING Judging will be carried out in two phases and final placing will be based on the sum of points gained in each phase Phase 1 Jumping, style and way of going Ponies will be required to jump a course of eight to ten fences, which have a natural appearance. The style of jumping and way of going will be marked by the judge, refusals etc will be penalised, as follows: First Refusal, run out or disobedience - 15 penalty marks Second Refusal, run out or disobedience - 20 penalty marks Third Refusal, run out or disobedience - elimination Jumping knock down -10 penalty marks Fall of pony or rider -elimination In the interests of safety, competitors may NOT remount. Ponies which are eliminated will not go forward to Phase 2. Phase 2: Riding manners, performance, conformation, movement, breed type At the judge's discretion, ponies will proceed directly to phase 2 to again be assessed on their way of going, this time without the fences. Ponies will not be ridden by the judge. From this the judge will award marks for manners and performance, conformation and movement, and breed type. These marks will be added to those received from phase 1, to give an overall result. These results will be announced and prizes will be awarded from 1st to 6th place. The maximum points to be awarded will be : Phase 1 Jumping 40 marks Style and way of going 10 marks Phase 2 manners and performance 20 marks Conformation and movement 15 marks Breed Type 15 marks Total 100 marks Fences Classes 77 and 78 minimum 69cm, maximum 99cm, Max spread 84cm. No changed of tack is allowed during the competition, except boots which may be used for Phase 1. Bandages, bitless bridles, standing martingales, gag snaffles and hackamores are not allowed. COURSE BUILDER: Adrienne Stuart