| 2010 Play Day Series |
| Rules for 2011 (all rules are subject to change by me, Karen, at any time) Only clients of the riding school are able to participate in the play day. Riders must have proper attire on (boots, shirt, pants, no shorts) helmets are required. Riders under the age of 18 must have an adult present. No drop offs. Students that are competing must be learning about barrel racing and pole bending in their lessons, even if they are just learning the patterns. To receive awards at the end of the year banquet you have to be current clients of the riding school and have paid at least one entry fee in either a horse show or play day. There is absolutely no cantering if Karen does not approve you first. |
Play Day $3 Per Class
Barrels
Poles
Flags
Optional
Poles
Flags
Optional
| It's not over until the last barrel is cleared. |
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A play day is similar to a horse show but it's primarily a competition with speed events. While watching the lessons you probably have heard terms such as: Birangle, Skill Barrels, Poles, Keyhole etc. These are the names of the patterns for the speed events. Barrels, Poles and Flags are the three main events. Optional refers to the last class and it can be any of the patterns we have been learning in the lessons (Birangle, Skill Barrels, Speed Barrels, In Line Barrels, Keyhole etc.) Usually you won't know what the optional pattern will be until the day of the play day. It kind of makes it a surprise. Exhibition is a practice run, it doesn't count for the actual play day points, it's just a practice run. Due to the limited amount of horses each student may do one exhibition run. It's not required but if they are nervous they should do an exhibition run to boost their confidence. Lazy D Play Day our play days are referred to as a competition but at this point the students aren't actually competing against each other. We base all of our riding programs on education so the play days we hold at the riding school give them the feeling of competing with out the stress of having to best another student. Awards just like a regular play day series we have an annual awards banquet. All of the entry fees you spend on your child go into their awards and the end of the year banquet. I will decide what the awards will be and I base them on how they have progressed during the play day series as well as in their lessons. Only current clients of the riding school will receive awards at the banquet. Who Can Compete any student that is currently working on how to barrel race and pole bend can compete at the play days. Even students just learning the patterns can compete. Some students will be walking, some trotting, a combination of both trotting and walking, cantering and trotting and one or two may be going full speed. Our Goal balance and control over the horse and our body is more important than going fast. Speed comes naturally after everything else. |
| Information For The Parents What is a play day? |
| For clients of the riding school! |
| If we have a mild winter we will have a few play days and horse show classes. Only thoughs that qualify will receive awards at the end of the year. Please see rules at the bottom of this page. |
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