If the kid is in danger, do you really care that they are eliminated if they are also still alive and safe. Common sense should be the rule and that can not be put into a rule book, created by a list or designed to avoid an unreasonable CHMJ, Ground Jury or anxious parent. The problems are two-fold. Second, horseback riding is not a matter about which one can write hard and fast rules. Safety around horses is a matter of common sense, not rules.
Competitions are to have fun and to learn.
The ribbons are of minor importance to a lifetime of healthy, safe, happy, enjoyable riding. Mike Larry Byers, CHMJ S. California Maintained by Pioneer Riders Pony Club. Copyright 2000 Oregon Region of USPC, INc.