19 Novice Hunter 21 Catplant Group of Companies Ltd Lightweight Show Hunter - Horse of the Year Show Qualifier 2018 22 Catplant Group of Companies Ltd Middleweight Show Hunter - Horse of the Year Show Qualifier 2018 23 Catplant Group of Companies Ltd Heavyweight Show Hunter - Horse of the Year Show Qualifier 2018 C24 Champion Prize - For the Best Hunter in the Weight Classes 25 Small Show Hunter - Horse of the Year Show Qualifier 2018 S26 Special Prize - For the highest placed entry in Class 25 27 Working Hunter - Horse of the Year Show Qualifier 2018 28 Novice Working Hunter

RIDDEN HUNTERS Horse of the Year Show Qualifiers Judges: Classes 19 to C24 Conformation Judge: Mr P Crafts RETFORD Ride Judge: Mr M Cooper ROCHDALE Classes 25 to S26 Conformation Judge: Mrs L Daly LEDBURY Ride Judge: Mr M Cooper ROCHDALE Classes 27 & 28 Conformation Judge: Mrs J Stephens PERSHORE Ride Judge: Mr R M Gilsenan BUCKINGHAM Course Builder: Working Hunter Classes - Mr D L Cole Conditions: 1. For Classes 21, 22, 23, 25 and 27 please state HOYS ID numbers and BSHA Registration numbers for Owners, Riders and Horses on your Entry Form. (For HOYS ID numbers please contact Grandstand Media on 024 7685 8205) 2. For Classes 19 and 28 please state SHB(GB) Registration numbers for Owners, Riders and Horses on your Entry Form. (Please contact SHB(GB) on 01732 866277 if not known) 3. The Society is affiliated to and classes 21, 22, 23, 25 and 27 will be judged under the 2018 British Show Horse Association rules. In Horse of the Year Show qualifiers, Horse of the Year Show rules take precedence. A copy of the Horse of the Year Show rulebook can be downloaded from www.hoys.co.uk 4. BSHA require all Owners, Producers and Riders in the HOYS Hunter Classes to be members of the British Show Horse Association (BSHA), and all horses must be registered with BSHA 5. Entries in classes 21 to 23 may not compete in class 25 and vice versa. 6. For classes 21 to 23, competitors must enter their horses in the appropriate sections, but class 21 will be judged first, and the judges shall have the power to transfer exhibits to classes 22 or 23 if they deem necessary. 7. Qualification will not pass below 3rd place. 8. Judges may be asked to restrict riding to those entries selected for final consideration, having due regard to the judging time available. 9. In accordance with the rules of the Lincolnshire Agricultural Society, all competitors must wear a skull cap or hat and safety harness according to the correct approved BSI or European Standard at all times. Any competitor not adhering to this will be asked to leave the ring/class. 10. Classes 19 and 28 are to be judged under the 2018 Sport Horse Breeding of Great Britain rules. SHB (GB) require ALL exhibits in Classes 19 and 28 to be registered on their Basic Identity Record or Stud Book. Owners and riders need to be current members of SHB (GB). SHB (GB) Registration Numbers to be quoted on the Entry Form for when entering these two Classes. Day Ticket = £35 (this entitles competitors to compete at a maximum of 2 show's in the year - it covers owner and rider membership together with horse registration for that show). If the class is a qualifying class for RIHS, in order for the qualification to be valid, application for full owner/rider membership and horse registration must be received in the SHB(GB) office within 14 days. The Polly Coles 4 & 5 Year Old Ridden Hunter Championship - The top three horses from every SHB(GB) 4 year old ridden hunter class and the top three 4 or 5 year olds in any SHB(GB) Novice Ridden Hunter Class, held at shows prior to the 2018 Hunter Show will qualify. Qualification will not pass down the line. At the final to be held at the SHB(GB) National Hunter Supreme Championship Show the highest placed 4 & 5 year old will each receive £1000. At the Championship 4 & 5 year olds will be judged separately. Qualifiers: a) Horse of the Year Show Qualifiers 2018. Held under the rules of the British Show Horse Association, however Horse of the Year Show Rules take precedence. Horses must be registered with the Association and all Owners, Producers and Riders must be Association Members. Riders must be 15 years of age or older. Registration numbers must be quoted on entry forms. These classes qualify for Horse of the Year Show, NEC, Birmingham. 3rd - 7th October 2018. BSHA Registration numbers and HOYS ID numbers must be quoted on the Entry Form for HOYS Qualifiers. This is a Horse of the Year Show Qualifier, all data given upon entry of this class is provided to Grandstand Media Limited and stored on the Grandstand Entries System. For full policy details please visit www.grandstandentries.com In Classes 21, 22, 23, 25 and 27 the first prize winner will qualify to compete at the final. If already qualified the second will qualify, if the first and second are already qualified then the third will go forward. No horse lower than third will qualify. Qualification will be verified by the Horse of the Year Show office. Horses competing at the Horse of the Year Show and qualifying shows in The Hunter sections of The Sport Horse Breeding of Great Britain classes at their Affiliated Shows cannot compete in Hack, Cobs and Riding Horse classes at the same show, on the same day and vice versa. This does not apply to SHB (GB) Ridden Sport Horse classes. b) This Show is a Qualifier for THE BLUE CHIP & IRISH DRAUGHT HORSE SOCIETY (GB) £2,000 CHALLENGE. The highest placed horse (not already qualified) from each of the following classes 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27 and 28 that is registered or eligible for registration on the Irish Draught or Irish Draught Sport Horse Registers, i.e. with a minimum of 25% proven Irish Draught breeding, will qualify for the Final of the Blue Chip & IDHS (GB) Challenge. Horses need not be registered with the Irish Draught Horse Society (GB) to qualify, but MUST be on the IDHS (GB) registers by the time of the Championship which will be held at the IDHS (GB) Annual Breed Show on 18th & 19th August 2018 at Arena UK, Grantham, Lincolnshire. NB: A horse may only qualify for the Final once, regardless of the type or number of classes won, placed in or entered. Each Qualifier will receive a card and a £10 voucher from Blue Chip. Qualifiers are required to complete an online form at www.idhsgb.com to inform the IDHS (GB) that they have qualified for the Final. In the Final, the Champion will be awarded £1,000 prize money, a Trophy and a Blue Chip rug. The Reserve Champion will be awarded £500 and 3rd to 7th will be awarded £100 each. In addition, the highest placed Pure Bred will be awarded a Trophy and £100 and the highest placed 158cm (15.2hh) and under will receive a Trophy and £50, the highest placed Sport Horse will receive a trophy and £50. *Amateur Produced and Ridden Horse will receive a Silver Salver and a rug. c) The Irish Draught Horse Society (GB) will award Special Incentive Cards to the highest placed Irish Draught Pure Bred or Irish Draught Sport Horse in classes 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27 and 28. To be eligible, exhibits must be registered with or overstamped by the IDHS (GB) on their Irish Draught Breed Registers or Irish Draught Sport Horse Registers. Registration numbers to be stated on the entry form in addition to the horses BSHA/SHB(GB) registration number.