WINTER CROSS DERBY SERIES - 2020-2021
Saturday, Dec. 4: Elementary to Modified || Sunday Dec. 5: Logs to Novice
(early bird closing 11/26 || final close date 11/29)
Saturday, January 8: Elem – Modified || Sunday January 9: Logs to Novice
(early bird closing 12/31 || final close date 1/3)
Saturday, March 5: Elem – Modified || Sunday, March 6: Logs – Novice
(early bird closing 2/25 || final close date 2/28)
Schooling before each division; there will be very brief schooling before poles.
Description of MDHT Cross Derby courses: All rings will have cross country obstacles you would find on a typical competition course. The objective is to establish a rhythm over solid jumps in reliable consistent footing. Optimum times will be posted.
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Level
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Jumping Efforts**
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Course Length
(approx)
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Speed*
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Logs/Small Cross Rails
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10-12
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TBD
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250 mpm (can be led)
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Elementary 2’ – 2’3”
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12 - 15**
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TBD
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300 mpm
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Beg. Novice 2’7” max
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15 - 18**
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TBD
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325 mpm*
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Novice 2’11” max
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20 - 22**
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TBD
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350 mpm*
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Training 3’ 3” max
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22+**
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TBD
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375 mpm*
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Modified 3’5 max
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23+**
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TBD
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400 mpm*
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*The derby speeds are slightly higher than regular SJ to incorporate a better flow over the cross country jumps.
** Subject to change
Donation Derby Christmas/Holiday Class – December 4 and 5 – Turn out in your best holiday costume! Dress up your horse, your dog and your kids (goat and human). $10 per entry. All proceeds benefit the Maryland Equine Transition Service. We will parade around the arena and maybe through the parking lot if we’re feeling adventurous! Prizes for best costumes and holiday spirit, best truck decorations, and whatever else catches our eye.
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This year's beneficiary is the Maryland Equine Transition Service. The Maryland Equine Transition Service (METS) is a statewide equine safety net initiative of the Maryland Horse Council Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, that provides safe alternatives for horses needing homes by helping owners identify and select the best transition options for their horses. METS provides equine assessment, marketing services and applicant screening to help make the best match between horses and new homes. They also provide assistance to owners in need of end-of-life assistance when rehoming is not an option. METS will have a booth near the office with information, donation options, and swag for sale.
PARKING: Parking services will be provided by the Walkersville Historical Society. They will have information and donation options at the gate. Members of the Walkersville Historical Society have been dedicated volunteers at Loch Moy Farm almost from the beginning! Please help them support this great community organization, keeping alive small-town history in Maryland.
VENDOR: Our premier vendor for the weekend, The Fern Farmer is the Official Floral Designer and Plant Provider for the Maryland 5 Star. A holiday-themed nursery yard will be set up next to the scoreboard all weekend long featuring live trees and plants for sale from the competition areas of the inaugural 5* event at Fair Hill. What a fantastic gift for your barns, trainers, friends, and families--a piece of MD eventing history! 100% of the proceeds will go to the MD Region Pony Clubs.
Rules
The MDHT Cross Derby will follow USEF rules for Cross Country dress and tack. All Riders must wear ASTM/SEI approved helmet, protective vests, and medical armband. Willful delay will be enforced. Competitors may enter more than one level but would be expected not to enter their horses less than one level below which they are currently competing. No coaching during competition, but highly encouraged in our schooling sessions.
There will be an audible signal to start. Fall of horse or rider during jumping phase is immediate elimination and you must leave the course.
- Knock Down – 10 points
- 1st Refusal – 10 points
- 2nd Refusal at same fence – 20 points
- 3rd refusal same fence – Elimination
- Fall of Competitor or Horse – Elimination
- 4 Refusals on Whole Course – Elimination
- Skipping or missing a fence – Elimination
- Willful Delay, as defined by USEF rules – 8 points
- A circle between fences will count as a refusal. A circle before Fence 1 after crossing the flags is allowed but will count against time. Crossing start flags a second time in this instance only is permitted if space is required.
- Exceeding time limit – Elimination
- Leaving course (arena) – Elimination
- Not going through start or finish flags – Elimination
- Unauthorized assistance - Elimination
- Combinations numbered "AB" will be as per Stadium Rules, i.e., if "B" is refused, "A" must be re-jumped on second presentation.
- Time Penalties:
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Time Penalties Table
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1 to 10 seconds under OPT – 1 point/sec
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- 1 to 10 seconds over OPT – 2 points/sec
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11 to 10 seconds under OPT – 2 points/sec
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- 11 to 20 seconds over OPT – 4 points/sec
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21 or more seconds under OPT – 3 points/sec
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- 21 or more seconds over OPT – 6 points/sec
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The top 3 riders with the least accumulated points will win special prizes at the end of the series (December 4-5, January 8-9, March 5-6).