Newcomers League 2019

***Final at the National Pony Championships 2019***

Rules

• Restricted to 128cm ponies
• Height in qualifiers 50cms.  Championship Final 55cm
• Eligible athletes will be in their 6th year – Under 12 Years of age on lst January 2019
• Athletes must compete independently
• The class will run under Article 274.5.1
• The top 24 athletes from each Region will qualify for the Final
• 8 Qualifiers in each Region (to run in same venues as Discovery League)
• Points can only be gained within the athlete’s Region of domicile ***UPDATE*** if a rider wishes to compete in another Region due to address they may do so however, they must choose one Region only and must apply in writing to rachel.hughes@sjai.ie to do so before the league commences. After they have declared to compete in another Region they can no longer gain points in their own Region.
• Points at qualifiers awarded as follows: 1 point for competing; 1 point for lst clear round and 1 points for second clear round (3 points in total for double clear round).
• The Final will be run under optimum time with the display clock being turned off during the athlete’s round and turned back on after completion of the round.
• Athletes may compete on 3 ponies but may only qualify 1 for the final
• Athlete/pony combination must not have competed higher than 80cm
• Only qualified combinations may compete in the League Final
• Athletes may not compete on temporary tickets or hors concour