16th April 2010 - NPS RULES changes effective immediately.
OLYMPIA NPS/Baileys Horse Feeds M&M Supreme Ridden Championship
URGENT: Amendment to the 2010 Showing and Competition Rules
After thorough discussion and consideration for the current contract negotiations with Olympia, the best interests of the NPS and the Native Breeds, the NPS Council at its meeting on 15th April 2010 made the following decision with immediate effect:
To amend the NPS 2010 Showing and Competition Rules as follows:
That Rule D 1b) be amended to read:
"b) Rider any age, except Stallions (see rules in section A 3.2)."
In the interest of clarity this means the following wording should be considered deleted with immediate effect:
"A rider may only qualify one pony for the M&M Supreme Ridden (Olympia) Pony of the Year final at Olympia. Once a rider has qualified a pony then he/she can not ride other ponies in Olympia qualifying rounds in that year. (N.B. The rider who qualifies the pony must ride it in the final at Olympia unless there are special circumstances and a change of rider is agreed by the NPS Competitions Committee)."
Peter M. Durrant, Chief Executive.
HOME PRODUCED ELIGIBILITY
a) Ponies must not have been in a Professional Producer's/Trainer's yard since 1st January in the current year, except on a DIY basis or at stud.
b) Riders/handlers must not have shown any ponies produced by a Professional Producer/Trainer at any show since 1st January in the current year.
c) Ponies and riders/handlers must not have received any help from a Professional Producer/Trainer at any show since 1st January in the current year.
d) Ponies must not be shown by a rider/handler who has exhibited for a Professional Producer/Trainer at any show since 1st January in the current year.
e) Ponies must be produced and shown by the owner/spouse or his/her Immediate Family. Immediate Family is defined as - Grandparents, Parents, Parent's Partners, Husband/Wife and Partners, Brothers, Sisters, Sons, Daughters, Step Grandparents, Step Parents, Step Brothers/Sisters, Legal Guardians.
f) The definition of a Professional Producer/Trainer is - A person who undertakes the preparation and /or production of ponies/horses belonging to other exhibitors for the show ring including at a show.
THE NPS EXPECTS COMPETITORS TO ACCEPT THE RULES OF THESE HOME PRODUCED COMPETITIONS IN THE SPIRIT INTENDED.