Jamboree

“Class never goes out of style.”

The Jamboree is an eclectic, competitive event showcasing dressage, agility, and freestyle forms. All proceeds from this event will be donated to AHEAD with Horses, a charity dedicated to helping disadvantaged, disabled, and special needs children through therapy, education, and recreation with horses.  There will also be collections for those wish to donate directly to the charity.

The Jamboree is traditionally held on or around June 19th but is not an annual event.  Please check our calendar to see if there’s one being held this year!

EVENT LIST

DAY ONE

  • The Presentation Event
  • Agility Obstacle Course (puppies/critters only)
  • Balance Event (puppies/critters only)
  • Dressage (ponies only)
  • Blindfolded Obstacle Course (ponies only)

DAY TWO

  • Freestyle to Music (puppies/critters only)
  • Freestyle Dressage to Music (ponies only)
  • Blindfolded Cart Obstacle Race (ponies only)
  • Sled/Cart Obstacle Race (puppies/critters only)
  • Hunter/Jumper (ponies only)
  • Hurdle Race ( (puppies/critters only)

Spectators:

Audience entry to the event $ 20.00 per day with pre-registration, and $30.00 at the door.  A Weekend Pass is available for $35.00.

Volunteer jobs are available for free entry.

Participants:

$50 application fee per pony or critter includes Dressage Book or Critter Book with example diagrams for events and allows participants to engage in four or more events.  Entry fee per individual event is $15.

ENTRY RULES:

The Jamboree is open to all Ponies, Puppies, Critters and their Trainers/Handlers to participate in with pre-registration.

Entries for competing in dressage must be received no less than 30 days before the event to allow for review of the entry form application. This includes participants wanting to enter only the Dressage Event. A board of members from the LA Pony and Critter Club will review each application and determine if the Pony and Trainer team is entering the correct category. If you have entered a previous Dressage Contest and won First Place, you must enter in the next highest category, unless you won in the Open Level, in which case you enter in the Open Level again.

Please see the list below of what a Pony/Trainer should know in terms of gaits, reining, cues for each level. Please use this guide line to choose your competition level.

Introductory Level:

  • gaits
    • includes walks and trots
  • turns
  • circles
  • gait transitions
  • halting
  • salutes

Novice Level:

  • gaits
    • includes walks, trots, and canters
  • turns
  • circles
  • gait transitions
  • halting
  • salutes
  • rein-backs
  • figure 8s
  • serpentine 3 loops

Intermediate Level:

  • gaits
    • includes extended walks, trots, canters, and high steps
  • turns
  • circles
    • includes half-circles
  • gait transitions
  • halting
  • salutes
  • rein-backs
  • figure 8s
  • serpentine 3 loops
  • full passes

Open Level:

  • gaits
    • (includes extended walks, trots, canters, high step, and Spanish step)
  • turns
  • circles
    • includes half-circles
  • gaits transitions
  • halting
  • salutes
  • rein-backs
  • figure 8s
  • serpentine 3 loops
  • full passes
  • piaffes
  • pirouettes
  • tempi 4s

EVENT INFO, RULES, and JUDGING (PONIES)

The Presentation Event

The presentation event awards marks based on a pony’s grooming, general healthy appearance, tidiness and trimming of mane and tail, and shodding, with a clean, correctly fitted saddlery in good repair, and polished bits, stirrups and any other metal ware
i) Any other points that may arise.  The rider or handler is expected to also have a tidy presentation, with clean, well-groomed appearance.

TOTAL POINTS = 100

Freestyle Dressage to Music (Ponies)

There shall be two categories for this event, Introductory (a team with no experience of ever competing in the event ) and Open.

Marks to be awarded as follows:

  • Regularity and way of going in Walk (10)
  • Regularity and way of going in Trot (10)
  • Regularity and way of going in Canter (10)
  • Impulsion and Submission Rhythm, energy and elasticity including fluency of transitions (10 x 3)
  • Rider Position and effectiveness (10 x 3)

Artistic Marks

  • Pattern and Content of Program, including halting at the beginning and end (10 x 5)
  • Suitability of music (10)
  • Performance and music are a reflection of each other

TOTAL POINTS = 150

* Please note: The artistic marks may be in decimals but only to 0.5.

In the event of a tie, the competitor with the higher artistic marks shall take the higher placing.

Blindfolded Obstacle Course (Ponies)

The Rider/Handler must maneuver their pony through preset obstacle course. Ponies will be blindfolded. There will be cones to weave through, a Pattern to follow and a jump. Verbal command to JUMP is acceptable. The course will be provided to the drivers prior to the class. The pattern should not be shared with the pony. Ponies will be held in a ready ring prior to their turn at the pattern (that is, where they can’t watch). After they have executed the pattern they may watch the remainder of the competition.

Scoring is as follows:

Lowest score wins.

  • +15 points penalty for skipping an obstacle (each instance)
  • +5 points penalty for rubbing an obstacle or wall with hoof or having to back
    up or correct through an obstacle
  • +1 point penalty for use of verbal commands such as RIGHT, LEFT, FORWARD.
    (Whoa, Easy, Jump and clicking noises are permitted without fault)
  • -2 point bonus for any portion completed at a trot or canter (each instance)

In the event of a tie, the elapsed run time of the course will be used as a tie
breaker.

Awards

Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Pony and Trainer, based on points from following four events:

  • Dressage (Pony and Trainer may only enter one category)
  • Presentation
  • Freestyle
  • Blindfolded Obstacle Course

To qualify for consideration of the Grand Championship, you must enter all four events. Points will be awarded as follows: 3 points for a First Place, 2 points for a Second Place, 1 point for a Third Place. The Grand Championship and Reserve Championship Award is given to the Pony and Trainer with the highest Ribbon Point total that enters ALL FOUR events.

EVENT INFO, RULES, and JUDGING (PUPPIES/CRITTERS)

The Presentation Event

Puppies or critters should have a healthy, well-groomed appearance, including clean ears, healthy gums and teeth, and neat paws.  Collars/harnesses should be correctly fitted and in good repair; metalware should be polished.  The trainer or handler is expected to also have a tidy presentation, with clean, well-groomed appearance.

TOTAL POINTS = 100

The Puppy/Critter Balance Event

The Handler shall direct the Puppy/Critter to the middle of the Teeter Totter. At cue from Handler, the Puppy/Critter must balance the teeter/totter for 15 seconds.

Scoring is as follows:

Lowest score wins.

  • +15 points penalty for Teeter Totter touching the ground (each instance)
  • +4 points penalty for Teeter Totter swaying up or down more than 20 degrees
  • +1 point penalty for use of verbal commands.
    (Hand Signals and clicking noises are permitted without fault)
  • -2 points for Teeter Totter kept level and parallel to floor each 5 seconds

In the event of a tie, a second trial between the tied puppies/critters will be run.

Agility Obstacle Course

This is a timed event.  Obstacles include:

  • Weave Poles
  • Hoop Jump
  • Hurdle Jump
  • Roll-Over
  • Tunnel
  • Teeter-Totter
  • Pause Box

Marks are awards as follows:

  • +15 second penalty for skipping an obstacle (each instance)
  • +5 second penalty for leaving or jumping off an obstacle prematurely or incorrectly handing the obstacle (for example, jumping off the teeter-totter, missing a weave pole, or leaving the pause box early before commanded)

Artistic Marks

  • Energy, style, awareness of owners commands
  • Representation of breed

In the event of a tie, the competitor with the higher artistic marks shall take the higher placing.

The Puppy/Critter Freestyle Event

Marks shall be given as follows:

There shall be Five (5) Marks on floor of competition arena that must be stopped at during the performance, with 30 points being awarded out each mark.  At these marks, the puppy/critter and handler must perform a unique tasks out of the following list:

  • roll over
  • sit up and beg
  • stay
  • heel
  • fetch object
  • play dead
  • catch object (in mouth)
  • walk on hind legs like a puppy/critter

Artistic Marks

  • Energy, style, and representation of breed
  • Handler Position and effectiveness
  • Pattern and Content of Program; suitability of music

In the event of a tie, the competitor with the higher artistic marks shall take the higher placing.

TOTAL POINTS = 150

AWARDS

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The Grand Champion Award and Reserve Grand Champion Awards are given to critter/handler teams and  based on points from the following four events:

  • Presentation Event
  • Balance Event
  • Agility Obstacle Event
  • Freestyle Event

To qualify for consideration of the Grand Championship, you must enter all four events. Points will be awarded as follows: 3 points for a First Place, 2 points for a Second Place, 1 point for a Third Place. The Grand Championship and Reserve Championship Award is given to the Critter and handler with the highest Ribbon Point total that enters ALL FOUR events.

BEST IN SHOW AWARD

The Best of Show Award is given to the Pony or Puppy or Critter and Trainer/Handler with the highest accumulation of Ribbon Points.  To qualify, the pony or critter must have participated in all events for their championship award, plus ALL of the following events for Pony or Puppy/Critter:

  • Blindfolded Cart Obstacle Race (Ponies) (timed event)
  • Sled/Cart Obstacle Race (Puppies and Critter)
  • Hunter/Jumper (Ponies)
  • Hurdles (Puppies and Critters)

Points will be awarded as follows: 3 points for a First Place, 2 points for a Second Place, 1 point for a Third Place.

HIGH POINT AWARD

The HIGH POINT AWARD is given to the Pony/Critter/Puppy with the highest accumulation of actual judges points.  You do not have to enter all events to qualify for this award. This award takes into consideration the presentation and freestyle events only.  There is one High Point Award for Pony/Trainer and one High Point Award for Puppy/Critter/Handler.