**Winter Series 2007-2008**

Winter Award Series:

A $7 sign up fee is required per horse/rider pair (not per class) before you will be eligible for series awards. Points follow each horse/rider combo.  Horse substitutions may be granted in certain unavoidable circumstances with advance approval. You must attend 4 of the 6 scheduled shows to be eligible for awards.

Points: Points will be awarded at each show for each class as follows: 1st Place=10 points down to 1 point for 10th place. Points will be accumulated to determine series winnings and placings. In the event of a tie for awards at series end the tie will be broken as follows:  The rider who attended the most shows, or (should that not break the tie) the rider with the overall fastest average time in that class will be awarded the higher placing.

Beginner/Novice Barrels & Poles: Rider or horse may not have won over $100 lifetime. 2-D will be 2 seconds and 3-D will be 4 seconds from fastest time. This is a true NOVICE class.  For Barrels, there will be a cut off time of 20 seconds and Poles, 30 seconds.  Any time run faster than the cut off will be considered a “no time”.  In order to allow contestants the opportunity to improve over the winter series, this class will be run on a graduated scale, meaning the cut off times will decrease over the course of the series.  The cut off times will decrease by 1 second every 2 shows. 

Ex:

Cut off time      Barrels            Poles               Date

20                    30                    Oct, Nov

19                    29                    Dec, Feb

18                    28                    Mar, Apr

Novice Horse and Novice Rider previous winnings criteria are based on money won as of the day of the first show. You are responsible to know your previous winnings. Please be honest and consider ALL winnings, no matter how small. 

Contestants must be present at awards ceremony on April 19 to receive any random drawing. Reservations are required to attend.  Also, if you have won a series award and are not present, awards will be held for two weeks for pick-up. After that they will no longer be available.

If you have any questions about these conditions, please call or email for clarification.

Check back often for awards details!

Everwind Ranch Rules:

1. No dogs allowed. 
2. NO ALCOHOL on property.
3. No foul language or non-family friendly behavior.
4. We reserve the right to make additions, changes, & cancellations to show dates, classes and awards if we feel necessary. 
5. Everyone must sign a release before riding anywhere on the grounds.
6. Proper attire is required:  Hard soled shoe with heel, shirt with sleeves, long pants or jeans.  Any type of hat is permissible, as long as it stays on while in the arena.  No shorts or tank tops. 
7. If you have to lead your child through the pattern, you may enter the class, but the run will be considered an exhibition run and will not qualify for placing.