GUIDELINES AND POLICIES  Sixth Edition

EXHIBITING POLICIES

NAB shall follow the current MFTHBA guidelines for Exhibiting Policies as outlined in the MFTHBA Official Standards & Policies, unless specified otherwise.

Each NBC horse must have been pre-entered (see ENTERING OFFSPRING). At the NBC Championship Show, the owner or exhibitor must check-in at the Registration Office for final registration of exhibitor name, exhibitor status, exhibitor number, etc.

For entrants in the Amateur Division, the original MFTHBA registration papers must be presented at the Registration Office to verify that the exhibitor of the horse is the current owner. Any horse exhibited by a non-owner must perform in the Open Division. (see EXHIBITOR STATUS) The penalty for showing in the Amateur Division, if protested and found guilty, is to forfeit all winnings and be suspended from showing at the National Breeders Cup Championship Show for thirteen (13) months.

An exhibitor who is currently under suspension or who is not a member in good standing of the MFTHBA will be ineligible to exhibit at a National Breeders Cup Championship Show.

Performance classes will be split at the discretion of the NAB Board of Directors. Class sheets of classes to be split will be posted prior to show.

Exhibition of any Nominated Breeders Cup horse in a Breeders Cup designated class is open to riders age 12 and over, with the exception of stallions, which may only be ridden by riders age 18 and over.

The use of electronic communication devices is permissible.

Any Breeders Cup horse may be shown in Model or Performance prior to the National Breeders Cup Championship Show.

The Show Announcer shall time classes. Maximum time limits are at the discretion of Show Management.

Model

The horses will enter the arena single file at a flat foot walk. The first horse entering the arena will stop at the far end of the arena and the remaining horses will line up single file behind the first horse.

Each horse will then work individually. The horse will move at a flat foot walk from marker A to marker B, then gait from marker B to marker C and then flat foot walk from marker C to marker D. The horse will then proceed to the opposite side of the arena. After all horses have worked, the horses will line up head to tail for inspection by the judges. The judges shall inspect each horse from both sides, front and rear. The judges may ask for a workout by asking that any horse flat foot walk to the rail and to gait back to the line up.

Judging shall be based one third on conformation, one third on flat foot walk, and one third on gait. The preferred gait is a foxtrot, followed in decreasing order of preference by a running walk, pace, or hard/square trot.

Diagram of required modeling pattern is pictured below.

    

EXHIBITING Performance Horse (Show Management reserves the right to split any class)

Two Year Old

Two year old horses may be physically inspected prior to or during Registration at the discretion of the Board.

Horses will be ridden a total of ten (10) minutes in preliminary classes. Horses will be ridden seven (7) minutes, rested five (5) minutes and ridden seven (7) minutes in Championship classes.

Riders may dismount during the rest period. Top 10 placing horses from the Preliminary classes may show back in the Championship, or otherwise at the discretion of show management.

Three Year Old

There will be no canter on three year old horses in either the Open or Amateur Divisions.

Four Year Old

The Open Division will canter; the Amateur Division will not.

Senior Horse

Combined ages of five (5) and older. The Amateur and Open Division will canter.

Amateur Specialty, 5 & Over

Combined ages of five (5) and older. This is an Amateur Only class, and will not canter.

Non Breeders Cup Classes

Supplemental classes may be added to the show schedule of the National Breeders Cup Championship Show. An entry fee and NAB membership are required for owners and exhibitors of Non-Breeders Cup horses. Ribbons and paybacks will be awarded. Non-Breeders Cup classes are open to any horse registered with the MFTHBA and do not have to be a NBC Lifetime Performance Horse. These classes may include, but are not limited to: Ladies classes, Youth classes, and Versatility classes. Rules and Regulations for all Ladies, Youth and Versatility classes shall be held within the MFTHBA guidelines, unless specified otherwise, including tack and attire for English and Western Pleasure classes. It is the responsibility of the rider to know the rules for tack and attire, as published in the current MFTHBA Official Standards & Policies, and to abide by those rules. Exhibitors are subject to protest from other exhibitors if not reasonably within the guidelines. Show Management may choose to employ a tack steward to approve tack.