HSITP: New Year's Exhibition 2016 (judged!)

The New Year's Exhibition is set on December 25-27 (Friday to Sunday), so it's definitely winter at Tamarack Park. Most classes will be held inside Tamarack Park's covered arena (part of the arena will be sectioned off with dressage letters and borders for that class; the whole arena is much larger than is necessary for dressage). Polo will be held at the (fictional) local polo club, because Tamarack Park doesn't have a playing field; you can draw that place however you like if you're entering polo. Trailers may be parked just south of the main stables, and warm-up may be conducted in the paddock at the south-east corner of the property. Permanent stalls and paddocks will not be provided for competitors, but temporary stalls will be set up in the field just west of the stables. A map of the property can be found here.

The Arena: Our arena (we've only got one) is covered, but not enclosed; you can use this map as a reference. It's 100'x200' (or 30.5x61 meters). The transparency in the center of the roof lets sunshine in during the day, and we've got hanging lights which make the arena usable during the dark hours. 

The Round Pen: We also have a 65' (20m) round pen attached to the northwest corner of the arena. Same as the arena, it's covered but not enclosed. There are transparent slats in the roof which allow sunlight to illuminate the interior during the day, and a single lamp at the apex of the roof lets us use it when the sunlight's gone.

All entries will be judged based on merit (there will be no RNG scoring).
You may enter your horse's class at whatever difficulty level is appropriate for its training (for example, you can draw a low Gambler's Choice course if your horse or rider only jumps 2'6", or if your horse is an Olympian you can draw huge fences at your discretion). If there are enough entries to warrant doing so, entries will be divided into rough groups by "level" for judging.
Just comment here with a link to your entry (or entries) when you're finished. Please be sure to include identifying information (horse name/link, rider name, class(es) entered, etc.) in your entry's description!

Classes are listed in order of go; halter begins at 8:30am on Saturday, and we continue on through the day until every class (except polo) is run (with an hour lunch break from noon until 1:00pm). Polo begins at 10:00am on Sunday.
 Halter: This class aims to feature each horse's best breed characteristics, so tack and turnout should suit the horse's breed. Both conformation and movement (at walk and trot) are judged. It's okay to not show the handler so long as it's clear from the leadline that a handler exists. Takes place in the covered arena.
 Pas-de-Deux: Entry must feature both horses and riders; costume is allowed, but neither required nor awarded extra points. Takes place in the covered arena.
Free Jumping: There will be a standard run-in chute of deconstructed jump rails, leading to a one-stride in-and-out where the first fence is about 2'6" and the second fence can be as high as your horse's training allows. 
 Gambler's Choice: When you're drawing, if you can see the points signs for any fences, you can decide point values. You can also design all fences seen in your entry. Costume is not allowed. Takes place in the covered arena.
 Six-Bar: Arena will be cleared aside from the line of fences. Costume is not allowed. Takes place in the covered arena.
 Puissance: There is no warm-up fence; the arena will be clear aside from the wall. Costume is not allowed. Takes place in the covered arena.
 Polo: 4-chukker, co-ed. Each rider must be drawn with both his/her fully tacked mounts (either playing them or not), but you don't have to draw a full team or even any other horses on the field. Not regulating teams/colors etc., but if you'd like to coordinate with other entrants I'll give bonus points for organized play. Takes place at the local polo club field (not on Tamarack Park property), so use your imagination!

If you'd like to suggest a class, please note me! I'm happy to add almost any class which showcases the horse's athleticism.

Tamarack Park HSITP Special Awards




Tamarack Park HSITP Place Ribbons

Champion/Reserve Jumper go to the highest-placing horses in all three ridden jumping classes. The champions will each receive a special trophy, and a full painting of the horse with its trophy and all other awards it won over the course of the show. 

Classes with more than three entries are eligible for the winning horse to have its portrait drawn with all ribbons it may have won during the course of the show.

Each entry in each class will be assigned a placing, and ribbons will be awarded down to 6th place.


ENTRIES:

Halter:

Pas-de-Deux:

Free Jumping:

Gambler's Choice:

Six-Bar:

Puissance: