EH2: THE 3 YEAR OLD HORSE ALL IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIP
THE IRISH SHOWS ASSOCIATION & BANNOW & RATHANGAN SHOW SOCIETY PRESENT
The 3 Year Old Horse All Ireland Championship
Prize Money Sponsored By Bannow & Rathangan Show Society
Prizes Sponsored by: Galway Irish Crystal & Belleek China
Delivered by Horse Sport Ireland and funded under National Breeding Services by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine.
Prize Fund: €6,000.00 (including Prizes in Kind)
Note: These rules may be revised from time to time. Shows will be informed of any changes.
Eligibility of Shows to host Qualifiers:
Shows wishing to participate in the Championships and be eligible to hold qualifiers must:
Have collected the Championship Fund (currently 5%) from Horse, Pony, Cattle, Sheep & Goat class prize money for the previous year and forwarded the amount so collected, in full, to the Irish Shows Association within the stipulated period of not more than 30 days from the date of the show. Alternative methods of meeting this obligation are not acceptable. Any show or competitor in breach of the rules set out will be disqualified from participating or competing in these Championships.
Undertake to ensure the correct collection and return of qualifier cards and entry fees.
These General Rules and those relating to individual championships (where applicable) should be published in the show schedule and catalogue of the participating shows and must be strictly observed.
For horse, pony, cattle and sheep qualifiers, qualifying rounds must be at least 10 days before the date of the final. For indoor, poultry and dog finals, qualifier rounds must be at least 7 days before the date of the final.
RULES AND CONDITIONS
- This competition is open to animals registered in a World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH) studbook or a Department of Agriculture Food and The Marine (DAFM) approved studbook with recorded breeding.
- Two animals may be selected to qualify for the final if the judges and the I.S.A. agree the standard is high enough.
- Exhibitors to both the qualifier and the final must have the animal’s passport available for inspection prior to entry to the judging ring. Failure to comply with this rule will lead to immediate disqualification.
- Passports & Microchips should be read by a veterinary surgeon at the final.
- Animals qualified for final are not eligible to enter any other class at the show where the final is held.
- The Qualifying Exhibitor must fill out their own Qualifying Card at each Qualifying Show.
These rules should be read in conjunction with the I.S.A. Rules.
For information on accommodation or free stabling for the final, contact 087-7560871 or 053-9136588 in advance.
Additional Prizes at the Final:
€150 & Trophy for Best Filly. €150 & Trophy, for combination of best turned out horse and most suitably dressed handler
*Breeder of winning animal to receive a Galway Irish Crystal or Belleek China *
Plus: Galway Irish Crystal or Belleek China to be presented to each qualifier at both the qualifying show and on appearance at the final.
ENTRY FEE: To Qualifying Show €15. To Final €30.
No entries permitted on day of event.
Qualifying Shows
Armagh
Athenry
Athlone
Ballivor
Ballyfoyle
Ballymoney
Bandon
Charleville
Clonakilty
Cork
Enniskillen H&P
Ennistymon
Gorey
Leap
Lurgan
Midleton
Newmarket on Fergus
Raheendaw
Saintfield
Westport