67 CLIFDEN HIGH PERFORMANCE QUALIFIER CLASS 68 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. 69 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. S54 NI CONNEMARA PONY ASSOCIATION PERPETUAL CHALLENGE TROPHY - for the Champion Connemara Pony in classes 68 and 69. Presented by the NI Connemara Pony Association.

CONNEMARA PONIES - WORKING HUNTER SPONSORED BY NORTH DOWN MARQUEES Entry Fees: RUAS Member £75, Non Member £80 Stabling is included in the entry fee on the evening before the class only. Entries in Classes 68 and 69 will be limited to the first 18 received in each class. Competitors may not share a pony and riders may only ride one pony per class. Ponies may only be entered in either class 68 or 69. The order of judging will be by draw and the draw will be printed in the catalogue. 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 Ponies, not eliminated, will be required to do a simple show following their jumping round. The Show must not last more than 2 minutes and should consist of trot, canter on both reins, extended canter, halt and salute to the Judge when finished. Ponies will be stripped for conformation judging. 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 68 and 69 minimum 69cm, maximum 99cm, Max spread 84cm. No change of tack is allowed during the competition, except front boots which may be used for Phase 1 only. Hind leg boots, bandages, bitless bridles, standing martingales, gag snaffles, spurs and hackamores are not allowed. COURSE BUILDER: Adrienne Stuart