Running: ENDED
Event Type: Mixed (multiple classes)
Classes: In-Hand, D & SJ, ODE, 2* and 4* eventing, Hunter Trials
Restrictions: None
ENTRY FORM
Pre-registration IS NOT NECESSARY, but please use the following form to submit your entry BY NOTE:
Rider's name: (First name & surname)
Country: (Full name and 3-letter abbreviation (e.g. Great Britain GBR))
Horse name: (and a link to the reference)
Horse age:
Horse height: (in centimetres)
Class(es):
The autumn eventing at Oak Hollow has had an overhaul. Once tied to the village summer fayre, this is now a Horse Trials in its own right. That means more classes, and more serious competition!
Classes have altered from previous years due to demand and lack thereof, but we're excited for the changes and hope there's something for every rider and owner out there.
Let the trials begin! Any questions, please COMMENT below
SCHEDULETemperatures between 10 and 14 degrees Celsius/50 - 60 degrees Farenheit all week
Day 1 – Thursday 12th September:
Weather: Pleasantly warm, some fog in the morning from drizzle the night before lifting until ~10am, patchy skies and a light, warm breeze for the rest of the day, highs of 19 deg. C, warm for the time of year.
9am-12pm: CCI** dressage phase
10am: In-Hand showing
2pm-4pm: CCI**** dressage phase day 1
All day: Showjumping (see "classes" for levels)
Day 2 – Friday 13th September:
Weather: Unlucky for some; sudden change in the weather means high winds. The gusts are warm and southerly, keeping light cloud scudding across the skies all day. No wind.
9am - 12pm: CCI**** dressage phase day 2
2pm - 4pm: CCI** cross-country phase
All day: Open One Day Event
Day 3 – Saturday 14th September:
Weather: The winds have died down. A brilliant sun is often obscured behind thick and stormy rainclouds. Intermittent downpours all day.
8.30am - 12pm: CCI** showjumping phase
All day: CCI**** cross-country phase
All day: Dressage (see "classes" for levels)
Day 4: Sunday 15th September
Weather: The sun promised yesterday is out with not a cloud in sight. Temperatures are around 17 deg C.
10am - end: CCI**** showjumping
All day: Hunter Trials (see "classes" for levels)
Prize Givings, Garden Party and Barbecue at the Oak Hollow Farm House
CLASSESIn-Hand Showing
Always popular at the Summer Fayre, the In-Hand showing has become part of Oak Hollow Horse Trials. There are separate classes for all breeds, ages, colours you can think of, but here are some example classes:
Coloured Horse & Ponies Society (CHAPS) classes
Natives: Welsh Ponies (sections A to D), Fell, Dale, Shetland, Miniature Shetland and other Mountain & Moorland breeds
Sport Horses, all ages & genders
Individual Discipline Classes (IDCs)
Returning due to popular demand are the Dressage & Showjumping classes of a few years previously. This year we've added Hunter Trials, a competition based on cross-country in which the aim is to achieve closest to the optimum time rather than fastest time.
Dressage Classes: Prelim (walk, trot canter test), Novice (nothing more complicated than rein back and leg yield), Elementary (nothing more complicated than half walk pirouettes), Medium (travers, shoulder-in, simple flying changes)
Showjumping Classes: Novice/0.9m, Discovery/1m, Newcomers/1.1m, Foxhunter/1.2m
Hunter Trials Classes: Triers/75cm, Novice/85cm, Novice Pairs/85cm, Open/1.1m
Open One Day Event
The Open ODE has proved popular over the last two years so it is here to stay.
Jumps are max 0.9m tall and 1m wide
Dressage test is Novice level
Dressage takes places from 10am, with the showjumping commencing half an hour afterwards. After lunch the cross-country runs until 4pm.
CCI** Three Day Event
This year modifications to the XC course allow Oak Hollow to host three day events a level higher than previous years.
Dressage is Elementary/Medium level
XC has 35 efforts at 1.15m max height, 1.8m drop depth
SJ has 14 fences at max height 1.6m spread, 1.2m upright.
CCI**** Three Day Event
The first event of its kind in the North East of England, Oak Hollow Horse Trials offers a test to horse and rider to be remembered!
Dressage is Advanced Medium level
XC has 40 efforts at 1.45m max height, 2m drop depth
SJ has 14 fences at max height 1.65m spread, 1.3m upright
RULES & SCORINGGeneral
Any questions? Please comment below!
Entries should be submitted by NOTE
Correct attire for horse and rider should be worn for each class, this includes safety attire. If you are unsure, please comment below.
NO tracing, NO photomanipulations, NO photo backgrounds
Displaying your horse misbehaving WILL NOT affect your placing.
Displaying your horse rearing mid-dressage test, refusing an obstacle, or a rider falling WILL affect your placing.
Ponies may enter the eventing classes, within reason (i.e. I don't expect to see a 13.2 whizzing around the 4* course, but a 14.1hh has competed Olympic level (2/3*) and come 2nd Individual so it can happen!)
In-Hand
Handlers do not have to be shown in the picture, but their FULL NAME should be stated on the entry
Native ponies/cob types do not have to be plaited but horses (particularly sport horses) should be
Horses should be shown at halt, walk or trot
Ridden Classes
Images MUST be full-body.
If competing in any of the eventing classes, images may be submitted separately or as a collage.
Eventers may only compete in ONE of the eventing classes
XC/SJ pictures do not have to be shown over the obstacle if you can think of a good alternative image
Scoring
Scoring will be staying much the same as previous years but with some small changes.
It is still judged on a "hierarchy": for example, the leader of the scoreboard of 15 horses will get 15 points, the final equipage will receive 1 point.
All art is judged against your own gallery, however there is an added section for how your art compares to that of other competitors.
Artistic Correctness (40%)It isn't fair to totally discount artistic ability. Points are awarded according to anatomical correctness, perspective, whether the background blends with the foreground well, shadows and lighting, shading, etc. This will be a combined score of horse and rider - so if you draw your rider poorly, but your horse excellently, you will lose points.
Artistic Vision (40%)How original is the piece of art, how inventive is the pose? Does the horse seem to be displaying any feelings towards the jump or behaviour of the rider? How is the rider being expressed? I will then order the competitors by their score and give them a new score based on their hierarchy - for example, the leader of the scoreboard of 15 horses will get 15 points, the final equipage will receive 1 point.Comparison (10%)This is a simple ranking of how your entry compares overall to others in the class, taking both Correctness & Vision into consideration.
The RNG Factor (10%)Because shows always have some element of randomness - you never know how the horse will behave on the day! - I will roll an RNG for each competitor between 1-100. I will then order the competitors by their RNG number and give them a new score based on their hierarchy.
Calculating the Final ScoreI will apply the percentages and those with the highest shall win.
PRIZES
Rosettes up to 10th place
Trophies/plaques for first place in:
In Hand
Open
CCI**
and CCI**** eventing
All classes take place on grass, outdoors! 
