Official Rulebook
Looking to show? Well, here are the official rules!
- All horses and ponies must be registered in the Riata Equine Database in order to compete in any RHA sanctioned competition.
- Horses must be at least three years old to compete in under saddle classes.
- Horses must be at least four years old to compete in classes that require them to jump a course of jumps.
- Horses must be at least five years old to jump higher than 3'6".
- Each season runs for 6 months and begins January and July.
- Horses that showed more than four times in one year in the following divisions must move up for the next year of showing:
- Baby Green Hunter
- Pre-Green Hunter
- First & Second Year Green Hunter
- Green Pony Hunter
- For the purposes of the RHA, horses will age on the first of January. If your horse was born anytime in 2002, then it will be considered a three year old for all of 2005, regardless of when it was born in 2002.
- Horses and ponies may show in as many divisions as they are physically able to do. Excessive overshowing will result in disqualification from the entire show.
- Hunter Championships are to be awarded to the horse accumulating the most points in a division. In the case of a tie, the horse with the most points over fences will receive the ribbon and title. In the case of a tie of over fences points, there will be a hack off.
- Height Requirements:
- Small ponies are not to exceed 12.2hh
- Medium ponies are from 12.3hh to 13.2hh
- Large ponies are from 13.3hh to 14.2hh
- Small Junior Hunter horses are from 14.3hh to 15.3hh
- Large Junior Hunter horses are 16hh and above
- Age Requirements:
- Small Pony riders must be below 13 years of age
- Medium Pony riders must be below 15 years of age
- Large Pony riders must be below 18 years of age
- Junior riders must be below 18 years of age
- Amateurs are 18 years of age or older who don't earn money for training/giving lessons. Juniors are considered to be amateurs. If you earn money by training/giving lessons and are 18 years of age or older, you are considered to be a professional rider.
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All the information on this page is completely made up and part of a sim game called Riata. Any resemblance to any horse, facility, person, or event is purely coincidental.
All the information on this page is completely made up and part of a sim game called Riata. Any resemblance to any horse, facility, person, or event is purely coincidental.