EP137Q: Clifden Connemara Green Working Hunter Qualifier
Judges:
Entry Fees; Ponies €15; All Working Hunter Classes €20; Foals €10, unless otherwise stated.
Connemara Championship Classes €15
ISA Qualifiers €15
Prizes:
Ponies: 1st: €50, 2nd: €30, 3rd: €20, unless otherwise stated.
Foals: 1st: €50, 2nd: €30, 3rd: €20.
Pony Championship - Champion €75 / Reserve Champion € 50,unless otherwise stated
Rescue Pony Championship - CHampion €100 / Reserve Champion €50 (Prize money is donated to the Rescue Centre the winning ponies were originally rescued from)
I.S.A. Levy - 5% Deducted from Prize Money
Please note:
A. Any pony not in position of a current IPS showing card, may not be eligible for IPS points..
B. No person under 16 years on 1 January of the current year may lead a pony, with the exception of Young Handler classes.
C. Ponies one year old and over must wear a bit. No hind shoes allowed in Young Stock classes.
D. 1st and 2nd Prize winnerds are eligible to entry their respective Championships.
E. The committee reserve the right to cancel or amalgamate any class if insufficient entries are received.
F. NO Stallions allowed, with the exception of Foals & Yearlings, or unless specifically stated in a qualifier.
This show is a member of IPS and IPS rules apply
Ring 5 - starting at 10.00am sharp
GREEN HUNTER FINAL & QUALIFER RULES
AIMS: The prerequisite for this class is to access the jumping ability, conformation, movement and temperament of 4-year-old ponies in their first year of showing over fences.
OPEN TO: 4-year-old registered Connemara ponies. Riders over 14yrs on 1st of January 2026. Ponies must be registered in the current owner’s name. Microchips will be checked at qualifiers, ensure you bring the pony’s passport.
A maximum of 3 ponies may qualify at each qualifier. There must be no change of rider at the final i.e. it must be the same combination that qualifies. Judge’s decision is the final.
The qualifiers and the final will be run primarily under the Irish Pony Society rules for Working Hunter Classes using the same scoring system.
JUMPING PHASE ONE: Ponies will be required to jump a course of 8 fences which includes a double, over a maximum height of 80cm. The course may be inspected mounted.
No animals are allowed to practice over any part of the course before the commencement of the class, as this will lead to immediate elimination.
Combinations that incur more than -20 penalties (e.g. one knock -10, one refusal -15) penalties will now proceed to Phase Two. Only clear rounds and combinations incurring -20 penalties or less will progress to the Ridden Phase.
RIDE AND CONFORMATION PHASE TWO: Combinations that successfully complete the jumping phase will be invited to complete Phase 2. The ponies will walk, trot and canter as a group, then line up. The judge will then ride each pony at a walk, trot, canter and at the judge’s discretion an extended canter.
The pony will be then stripped and shown in hand. Disregard for this rule will lead to elimination
TACK AND EQUIPMENT:
Bits – simple snaffle (as per IPS rules) excluding unjointed snaffles.
Bandages – are not allowed. Spurs -are not allowed. Whips – not exceeding 75cm.
Running martingales only – are permitted, but judges should pay Attention to their effectiveness. Any suitable noseband is acceptable.
No change of saddlery is allowed during the competition with the exception of overreach boots and/or tendon boots, which may be used for Phase 1 only.
Entry fee to Qualifying show €25; To final €40
No entries permitted on day of event.