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2019 SCISA HUNT SEAT EQUESTRIAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Hosted by: Hammond School Sunday, April 7, 2019 Clear View Farm 105 Smith Road Landrum, SC 29356... To be eligible riders must compete

2019 SCISA HUNT SEAT EQUESTRIAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Hosted by:

Hammond School

Sunday, April 7, 2019

Clear View Farm

105 Smith Road Landrum, SC 29356

The following have been invited to officiate:

Judge

Jeanne Smith USEF R/Hunter/Jumping Seat Equitation

Landrum, SC

Steward

Bonnie Chiles Penrose, NC

Show Manager

Taylor Myers

St Matthews, SC

Course Designer

Bonnie Chiles Penrose, NC

Announcer

Katherine Robinson Columbia, SC

Medical Personnel

Gowensville Fire Department

Landrum, SC

2019 SCISA Hunt Seat Equestrian League

Rules

RULES OF COMPETITION:

USEF (United States Equestrian Federation) along with any modifications from SCISA (South Carolina Independent Schools Association) are the official rules

PRACTICE:

Equestrian season is open under the same Summer restrictions and first practice dates as Fall teams but will continue into the Winter and Spring seasons (May attend 2 camps in June or July and hold up to 12 team practices over the summer Official team practices begin the first practice day in August, mirroring all other Fall sports)

DISCIPLINE (STYLE OF COMPETITION):

Hunt Seat Equitation Over Fences and Hunt Seat Equitation on the Flat

GENERAL RULES:

1 Varsity teams: Eligible students in grades 6-12 may participate in Varsity Equestrian

(Varsity Open classes will be limited to grades 9-12)

2 Teams may be made up of any combination of male and/or female riders

3 Teams may be comprised of one or more members To be eligible riders must compete for their

school team only in SCISA Hunt Seat Equestrian and must be listed on the roster with their SCISA

Athletic Director and SCISA Athletic Department of their school

4 The SCISA Hunt Seat Equestrian League regular season competitions will number 2 or more Regular season qualifying competitions will be offered in the Fall, the Winter, and in the Spring

5 All participants must have competed in at least one regular season SCISA Hunt Seat League

competition to qualify to be invited to compete in the State Championship

6 Riders will use the draw format for horses based on their skill level and size by a process overseen by

a certified steward familiar with the draw format rider placement at both middle, upper school, and the collegiate

level as a guideline.

7 Schools/participants should coordinate with the host team for horses for the event

8 Apparel: Proper attire for these competitions will be in accordance with USEF rules of competition and will be published, in advance, outlining specifications for proper headgear, boots, etc

9 Cost: Entry fees will be $50 per class *Please note: Walk/Trot Equitation points will not be included in the total team points and has a discounted entry fee of $40.

10 Riders will be assigned to a division based on their present division assignments at other draw format competitions or by referencing those guidelines if only competing in SCISA competitions* (see note

on State Championships Paragraph number 4 for the only exception to this rule).

11 A team may allow unlimited entries into each class, but only one score will be received for the

highest ribbon placing won, if any, in each class If classes are divided into sections, only one score for the class, not each section, will be recorded on the scoreboard

12 A rider may only compete in one division (i.e one over fences class and one flat class)

13 Riders will receive the following points for placings: (1st: 7 points, 2nd: 5 points, 3rd: 4 points, 4th: 3

points, 5th: 2 points, 6th: 1 point) Only the highest placing team rider will be earning points for the school team in a given class

14 FOR THE SAFETY AND CONSIDERATION OF ALL, NO DOGS PERMITTED ON THE PREMISES DURING THE COMPETITION PLEASE LEAVE YOUR DOGS AT HOME.

STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS:

1 The State Championship will be an "invitational." Requirements: Riders must have shown in at least one

SCISA Hunt Seat Equestrian Regular Season SCISA qualifying competition for their SCISA member school prior to the State Championships to be eligible to compete and be listed on the Official roster for their SCISA member school, recorded with their SCISA Athletic Director and SCISA Athletic Department

2 The host team(s) for the State Championship competition will rotate through participating teams All other eligible SCISA member schools with equestrian teams will be expected to assist with volunteers for the event

3 In the event a SCISA member school does not have a full-time equestrian team, they may be represented by sending a team of riders or individual riders fully enrolled at the school (all of whom have already competed

in the required 1 SCISA Hunt Seat Equestrian League show during the current season) to the State

Championship All SCISA athletic forms and waivers must have been completed and submitted to the SCISA school Athletic Director and Athletic Department, as with all other SCISA sports

4 **[A team with multiple riders in a division may choose to move a rider up one division to compete for team points in the state championship (i.e a team has 2 riders in the Intermediate division and no riders in the Open division they may choose to move one rider to compete at this state competition in the Open Division, providing they meet the age (grade 9 -12) requirement All other divisions may move a rider up without restrictions as only Varsity Open is restricted to grades 9 – 12 i.e A team has 2 riders in the Beginner

Division and no riders in the Novice Division, they may choose to move one rider to compete at this state competition in the Novice Division.)]

5 A SCISA Hunt Seat State Champion and SCISA Hunt Seat State Reserve Champion will all be crowned at the state championship event Team championships will be based on a cumulative total of points scored from 7 Hunt Seat classes

6 At all shows, regular season and the State Championship, in the event of a tie score, for all placings, team ties shall be broken first by the total number of first (1st) place finishes, then by total number of second (2nd) place finishes, then by total number of third (3rd) place finishes, then by total number of fourth (4th) place finishes, then by total number of fifth (5th) place finishes If a tie still exists, then it shall be broken by the highest total over fences points

SPORTSMANSHIP:

All participants must adhere to the principles of good sportsmanship and the SCISA Code of Conduct.

Warning - Under South Carolina law, an equine activity sponsor or equine professional is not liable for

an injury to or the death of a participant in an equine activity resulting from an inherent risk of equine activity, pursuant to Article 7, Chapter 9 of Title 47, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976.

Class Descriptions Class 1 – Varsity Open Equitation

Flat

Restricted to Grades 9 - 12 Class 2 – Varsity Intermediate

Equitation Flat

Open to Grades 6 – 12 Class 3 – Novice Equitation Flat

Open to Grades 6 - 12 Class 4 – Beginner Equitation Flat

Open to Grades 6 – 12 Exhibition Class – Walk Trot

Class 5 – Varsity Open Over Fences 2’6”

Restricted to Grades 9 - 12

Class 6 – Varsity Intermediate Over Fences 2’

Open to Grades 6 – 12 Class 7 – Novice Over Fences

Crossrails

Open to Grades 6 - 12

Hunt Seat Schedule

2019 SCISA Hunt Seat Equestrian State Championship Competition

Sunday, April 7, 2019

09:00a.m Registration 09:15a.m – 10:00a.m Schooling of All

Horses 10:00a.m Live Draw with Steward in

Show Office 10:15a.m Coaches Meeting 10:45a.m Course Walk

11:00a.m Start of Competition

Flat

on the Flat

Class 3 - Novice Equitation on the Flat

Exhibition Class – Walk Trot

Class 5 - Varsity Open Over Fences 2’6”

Class 6 - Varsity Intermediate Over Fences 2’

www.clearviewlandrum.com

Clear View Farm is located in Greenville County just 30 minutes from downtown Greenville and downtown Spartanburg From Columbia and Charleston travel

I-26 West to Spartanburg

DIRECTIONS FROM I-26 VIA LANDRUM:

Take Exit 1 for Highway 14 towards Landrum Continue through Landrum on Highway 14 and turn right onto Smith Road (after you pass Twin Oaks Vet Clinic, Smith Road will be the

next right).

Farm entrance.

2019 SCISA Hunt Seat Equestrian

State Championship Competition

Show Program

Participating Teams (Tentative team rosters until entries and payment

received)

(In alphabetical order)

Ashley Hall Charleston, SC

Dorchester Academy

St George, SC

Hammond School Columbia, SC

Porter Gaud Charleston, SC

The Kings Academy

Florence, SC

Thomas Hart Academy

Hartsville, SC Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate

Darlington, SC Wilson Hall Sumter, SC