Riding Club Policies - By competing, booking or contacting us, you are agreeing to our policies: The following is necessary for safety, insurance purposes and in order to maintain a sustainable business. Whilst every care is taken, we will take no responsibility or liability for any accident or injury caused to customers/visitors/horses/ponies. We also take no responsibility or liability for damage/loss/theft of property. We would ask all competitors/spectators to conduct themselves in a way not to cause any incidents. By their very nature horses can be easily startled, we would ask you to bear this in mind. No children under the age of 4 are insured to ride on the premises so their parents must sign a disclaimer. We would ask all competitors/spectators to conduct themselves in a way not to cause any incidents. By their very nature horses can be easily startled, we would ask you to bear this in mind. The Organizers will not hold themselves responsible for any accidents, loss or damage to competitors, spectators, animals, vehicles or property for any reason whatsoever. Any competitor wishing to make a complaint must do so in writing on the day accompanied by a £50.00 administration fee. The complaint will then be brought before the organizers before the next show. If the complaint is accepted the £50.00 will be refunded and the issue resolved. In the event of a clash, it is the competitors’ responsibility to decide the class in which to compete. Entry fees will not be refunded under any circumstance. Competitors must be correctly dressed and riding hats rated PAS015 or higher must be worn at all times when mounted. Junior competitors should also wear riding hats for inland classes. In show jumping classes, show jackets must be worn in the ring unless it is exceptionally hot/cold. Jackets must be fastened, with body protectors over the jacket if worn. No flapping ties! All Judges are selected by the organizers for their experience and professionalism, the decisions they make should therefore be respected. The decision of the judge in all classes on the day is final. Any rider, spectator or handler thought to be excessively or unnecessarily abusing judges, stewards or organizers of events will be escorted off the premises. Any objections to points awarded must be made before the end of the following show. The points will be displayed by the 3rd show of the season, so there is plenty of time for errors to be corrected. Show jumping classes, with the exception of novice/novelty classes, will be run according to BSJA rules. Competitors please note, if you are showing someone else’s horse, you must be the member, not them, in order to take advantage of lower entry fees and gain points. If you intend to show two or more horses and may need an alternate handler, you must both be members to receive reduced entry fees and points. The same combination must have competed in the relevant class for the whole points season to be eligible for STARS – this includes lead rein classes. The name of the horse or pony must be kept the same for the entire season. If the name of the animal changes, a new set of points will be started. In order to qualify for the chance to win a trophy at the end of the season, the same combination must have competed in the appropriate class on at least 4 occasions. Trophies will only be presented to the winner at the presentation dance and not to nominees. Excessive use of whips is forbidden. Cruelty or mistreatment of animals will not be tolerated; this includes leaving dogs in cars on a hot day. All dogs must be on leads at all times. Stallions will only be permitted if well behaved and with a handler 14 years or over for shows. The judge has the right to disqualify unruly animals. The organizers and Judges reserve the right to refuse entry in the event of unsoundness such as lameness, coughing, Etc... No horse or Pony under 4yrs of age may be ridden on the show ground. Galloping is forbidden on the premises. Please park where directed. Sometimes it will not be possible to tie up to the side of your box. Please put your litter in the bins provided, and we ask you kindly not to muck out your horse boxes onto the parking areas. No fires, barbecues or naked flames are allowed on the show ground. Children must be supervised by an adult and not allowed to play around farm machinery or climb trees Etc... Beginners dressage tests (bp) are open to beginner riders to dressage who have never won an open prelim test or competed at novice level. Once you have won a beginners test 3 times you may not enter it again with the exception of lead rein. In the event that we have not received your dressage entry fee by the Thursday prior to the competition you will not be entered. Cancellations made after the Wednesday before the test will result in forfeiture of entry fees with no exceptions. Strictly no dressage entry payments on the day! Our members only loyalty scheme only applies to the children’s ring. You will receive a card with your back number and name membership number. Only classes that member has competed in can be marked on the card. Each class is worth 1 stamp, after 8 stamps, you will be able to redeem a free class. The free class can be used for any of our points shows except dressage. We may perform random spot checks from the points book to ensure compliance. Arena hire is available under the following terms and conditions of use (also applies to any livery clients): Droppings must be picked up immediately, Anything seen to be broken must be reported immediately, If hiring the arena with jumps, please return everything to the way it was found. Failure to do so will result in a ban. Under no circumstances must horses be turned loose. For more information visit: abramhallrc.co.uk Privacy Policy General: Your Privacy is important, your data will never be handed to 3rd Parties or used for any method other than those detailed below. Your data is stored securely with our organisers, and can’ be accessed by anyone else. Membership of the Club and Entry at any of the shows is consent for the club to use your data solely as detailed above. Under GDPR you have the right to have this data removed / forgotten at any time. Having your details removed from our records will impact our ability to record your results and offer membership benefits. If you wish to discuss or request removing your details please see one of our organisers. Membership Details: Your membership details are held purely for the membership process of issuing and verifying your membership number of the means of discounted entries fees and recording of your entry and points record. Data held in the Membership form, includes your Name, Address, Mobile, Email Address and Membership number. Entry Details: Entry details are recorded on the class sheets, this comprises of your Membership Status, Back Number, Name and Horse/Pony Name and relevant placings. This data is used purely for the record of attendance and any point allocation for the placings in the class. Points Records: Points records are maintained during the session, which include Member Name and Horse/Pony Name and are recorded in each class entered during the session. This data is used purely for the record of attendance and any point allocation for the placings in the class. Points records are maintained and published during the season and at the final presentation evening. The points book will be available for any other members to view. Published points will be shown on the website and Facebook at the end of the season and announced at the presentation evening. Members names maybe redacted if requested in writing to the riding club.