Shows

Breed Shows

71st Dartmoor Pony Society Championship Show
To be held at the Lady Willingdon Field
Whiddon Down
Nr.Okehampton
Devon
On Monday 9th August 2010

Schedules will be sent to all 2009 exhibitors

Northern Dartmoor Pony Show
To be held at
Osbaldeston Riding Centre
Blackburn
Lancs
On Sunday 20th June 2010

Schedules will be sent to all 2009 exhibitors

Secretary: Mrs T.M.Whittle, Fell Side Farm, Church Lane Whitechapel, Nr Preston, Lancs PR3 2EP

Eastern Dartmoor Show
To be held at
Eastern Moulton College
Moulton
Northampton
NN3 7QL
On Saturday 17th July 2010

Schedules will be sent to all 2009 exhibitors

Please send SAE to:
Mrs Angela Doughty, Rose Cottage, Sheldons Lane, Walgrave, Northampton, NN6 9PW
Tel 01604 781491

Star Shows

The Dartmoor Pony Society awards Star Show Status to 18 shows annually. The results of these shows are the basis for the Stallion of the Year, Mare of the Year, Youngster of the Year, and Sire of the Year.

For Star Show ridden classes the results account for the Ridden Stallion, Mare and Gelding of the year awards.

The eighteen shows are West Midlands, Devon County Show, NPS Area 5, Royal Bath & West, Royal Cornwall, East Anglian Native, Three Counties, Northern Dartmoor Pony Show, Royal Agricultural Society, Southern Dartmoor Pony Show, Great Yorkshire, Eastern Dartmoor Show, Border Union, National Pony Society Championship Show, Dartmoor Pony Society Championship Show, Ponies Association (U.K.), NPS Area 4 and Chagford (Alternate years) with Okehampton (Alternate years).

A full list of Star Shows dates and contacts will be posted on this page when dates are confirmed.

DARTMOOR PONY SOCIETY

RULES FOR SHOWING

Ponies should be shown in a clean but natural state with full mane and tail.

1. Stallions or colts aged three years old or over may not be shown unless in possession of either a Ministry of Agriculture Licence, a DPS Veterinary Certificate, or a DPS Veterinary Licence.
   1. Handlers of Stallions and Colts in In-Hand Classes must have attained their 14th birthday before 1st January of the current year.
   2. There is no age limit for riders in Mountain & Moorland Ridden and Working Hunter Pony Classes with the exception of Stallions and Colts in that riders must have attained their 11th birthday before 1st January of the current year.
2. No mare with foal at foot or due to foal in the current year may be shown in Ridden classes. No mare may be shown with a foal under the age of three weeks. Mares must be accompanied by their foals in the ring.
3. Where there are two or more classes at a show restricted to Dartmoor ponies only, no member may exhibit unless the judge is from the Dartmoor Pony Society Panel of Judges for the year in question.
4. Judges on the Society's A Panel may only judge the in-hand classes at one Star Show and, may only judge the Open ridden classes at one Star Show in any one season, with the exception of Working Hunter Pony Classes. Star Shows are designated by the Council. B Panel judges can judge any Working Hunter Pony classes and Mini Ridden Classes at Star Shows so long as they are not NPS qualifiers.
5. Judges may only judge in-hand classes at one show and ridden classes at one show within the counties of Devon and Cornwall in any one season.
6. Judges are appointed to the Dartmoor Pony Society panels at the discretion of Council.
7. Those judges who have reached the age of 80 years are required to retire, except for Championships.
8. The Dartmoor Pony Society Rosettes may only be awarded to fully and supplementary registered ponies owned by members producing their current membership card at the time of the award.
9. Ponies in Mixed Mountain and Moorland or Dartmoor classes must be shown unplaited.
10. No member may knowingly show a pony in a class where the Judge has owned, bred, sold, leased, broken, trained or produced that pony or where the pony has been owned, bred, sold, leased, broken, trained or produced by the Judges' immediate* family, partner, employer or employee. An exhibitor may not show under a judge for whom he/she has produced, broken or trained an equine since 1st October in the previous year.
11. A Judge may not knowingly judge a pony in a class which, to his/her knowledge has been owned, bred, sold, leased or produced, broken or trained by him/her or his/her immediate* family, partner, employer or employee.
12. Handlers of ponies in In-hand Classes aged 14 years and under must wear correctly secured current British Standard skull caps/riding hats.

TRIMMING

1. Long hairs under the jaw and those protruding from the ears may be trimmed.
2. Whiskers must not be trimmed.
3. The tail may be trimmed at the bottom if excessively long.
4. No dye or make-up may be used and no false tails or forelocks.
5. Ridden/Driven ponies may be clipped in the interest of welfare, but not their legs.
6. False quarter marks are not allowed.

TopSpec Equine Performance Awards
Open to all Registered Dartmoor Ponies owned by Members

The TopSpec Equine Performance Awards, organized by the Society and kindly sponsored by Top-Spec Equine, are for ridden and driven ponies. It runs annually and is based on the number of performance points won each year. It does not matter at what level you compete, be it local shows, Pony Club events etc. or at qualifiers or competing at the finals at HOYS or Olympia. Rosettes are presented to all entrants who return their cards. Rosettes and Prizes are presented at the A.G.M. in November each year.

Performance cards are available at the cost of £5.00 per pony from Mrs Viv Brown, Hon.Secretary, Swn Yr Afon, Thornhill Road, Cwmgwili, Llanelli SA14 6PT.

(A5- SAE appreciated)