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Feria del Caballo Español Prize List
 

These are the minimum prizes to be awarded:

First Place Gold Medal and Certificate

Second Place Silver Medal and Certificate

Third Place Bronze Medal and Certificate

Awards for best movements or functionality
(depending upon the Section)

Other awards and Honorary Mentions are determined at the discretion of the Show Committee.

Mejor Criador/Best Breeder
Awarded to the breeding ranch which meets the following criteria:

  • Presents horses with own brand, born and bred at Breeders ranch and inscribed under own Breeder Code
  • Presents entries for Section 13 and a stallion in one of Sections 8, 10 or 12
  • Presents entries in at least five (5) other Sections, in addition to the above
  • Presents entries in at least four (4) other Sections, in addition to the ones indicated in line 2 above, if the Conformation and Functionality Competition does not provide Sections 1 & 2.

The prize will be awarded to the Breeder/breeding ranch which reaches the highest score after adding up the total score for all entries, except for Section 14, and dividing by the total number of entries. The following points should be added to the total score before averaging:

2 points for each Champion Stallion or Mare
1 point for each Champion of Best Movements and Functionality Champion

Mejor Expositor/Best Exhibiting Breeder
Awarded to the breeding ranch which meets the following criteria:

  • Presents horses owned by the breeding ranch but of more than one (1) brand
  • Presents horses in Section 13 and a stallion in either Section 8, 10 or 12
  • Presents horses in at least five (5) Sections in addition to the ones shown above
  • Presents horses in at least four (4) Sections in addition to those indicated in line 2 above, in the absence of Sections 1 & 2 from the Conformation and Functionality Competition.

The prize will be awarded to the Breeder that reaches the highest score after adding up the total score for all entries, and dividing by the total number of entries. The following points should be added to the total score before averaging:

2 points for each Champion Stallion or Mare
1 point for each Champion of Best Movements and Functionality Champion

Champion Stallion
Will be awarded to the stallion which by comparison, comes closest to the ideal breed prototype, chosen from amongst the first place winners of Sections 8, 10, and 12. The champion will qualify directly for the Spanish Championship.

Reserve Champion Stallion
Will be awarded to the stallion which comes closest to the ideal breed prototype, selected from the two remaining in the ring after the Champion is awarded, plus the stallion which was second in the section from which the Champion Stallion was chosen; the Reserve Champion will be chosen from these three stallions.

Champion Mare
Will be awarded to the mare which comes closest to the ideal breed prototype, chosen from amongst the first place winners of Sections 7, 9, and 11. The champion will qualify directly for Spanish Championship.

Reserve Champion Mare
Will be awarded to the mare which comes closest to the ideal breed prototype, selected from the two remaining in the ring after the Champion is awarded, plus the mare which was second in the section from which the Champion Mare was chosen; the Reserve Champion will be chosen from these three mares.

Functionality Champion and Reserve Champion
Will be awarded to those horses which have the highest score in the functionality test from sections 8, 10 and 12.

If due to the nature of the competition, there is more than one group of judges, the two highest scoring horses from each Section will compete in a final round evaluated by all judges which participated in the previous tests, keeping to the rules for each Section. The horse with the highest average score will be the Functionality Champion. The order of entry to the arena will be assigned by draw.

Best Movements Awards

  • Young Horse: This award will be awarded to those young horses (sections 1,2,3, and 4).which achieved the highest average on their scorecard for walk and trot in their respective sections. These Champions will compete with each other and by comparison, Champion of Best Movements - Young Horse, is selected and awarded.

  • Adult Horse: Awarded to those adult horses (sections 5, 6, 7, 9 and 11) which achieved the highest average on their scorecards for walk, trot and canter in their respective sections. These Champions will compete with each other and by comparison, Champion of Best Movements - Adult Horse, is selected and awarded.

The same scoring method, averaging the scores in walk, trot and canter for adult horses (sections 5, 6, 7, 9 and 11), shall be used to determine the Adult Champion of Best Movements.

In this competition, entrants will be asked to do the same exercise as their initial class, only twice.

In the event that horses entitled to the awards mentioned in paragraphs 4,5,6 and 7 fail to appear, the award will be given to the next place in the respective classification.

The Show Committee may award any additional prizes it considers appropriate.

 
 


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