Pony Racing :: Rules

REGULATIONS RIDERS
1. From 01/01/08 all Riders competing in any PRA recognised Pony Race will have to register annually with the Pony Racing Authority.
2. Riders must be aged 9 – 15 years on day of the race to compete in Point-to-Point Pony races.
3. There is no minimum weight for Point-to-Point Pony Races.
4. Riders must attend the Official Briefing and Course Walk conducted by the British Racing School, Northern Racing College or nominated individual. Parents, legal guardians nor any other persons are permitted to participate in the course walk and their participation in this will result in the disqualification of the Rider from the race.
5. Riders may only compete in a Pony Race on the pony they have qualified.

PONIES
6. All ponies must be aged between 5 and 20 years.
7. No pony may compete that has raced under the rules of any recognised turf authority
8. For ponies easuring between 136cm & 138cm and 146cm & 148cm in height, a valid JMB certificate must be made available at Declaration.

ENTRY & QUALIFICATION
9. (i) Entries shall close at the time advertised. Failure to submit before the specified date will result in the entry being declined.
10. Only entries received on the Official Entry Form will be accepted.
11. Any entry which is received without the entry fee will be declined.
12. A race may be declared void at the discretion of the organisers if less than six entries are received by the time entries close.
13. For ponies measuring between 136cm & 138cm and 146cm & 148cm in height, a valid JMB Certificate must be made available at Declaration.
14. Entries must be accompanied by a copy of the pony’s passport and failure to provide this with any entry will result in the entry being declined.
15. Entries will be accepted on the following basis; (a) First Priority – entries submitted by the Master, Member, Subscribers of the Hunt / Pony Club staging the Pony Race. (b) Second Priority – entries submitted by the Master, Member, Subscribers of 4 Hunts / Pony Clubs that hold their Pointto- Points on the venue where the Pony Race is being staged. (c) Third Priority – entries submitted by the Master, Member, Subscribers of the Hunts / Pony Clubs confined (as per Point-to-Point regulations) to the Hunt staging the Pony Race. (d) Entry forms completed and signed by a parent or legal guardian will include certification of the Rider and ponies’ eligibility and suitability by either the Master or Secretary of the qualifying Hunt or the District commissioner of the Pony Club.

MEDICAL CARDS & PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
16. The parent / legal guardian and Rider involved with any PRA recognised Pony Race must abide by the Pony Racing Regulations or will become a disqualified person. (Regulations 67-73).
17. It is the parent / legal guardian’s sole responsibility to ensure that their child is fit to ride.
18. Riders must be in possession of a Medical Card or Armband which must be presented for inspection to the nominated Official when declaring the pony to run on the day, and be worn at all times when mounted. In the event of a Medical Card not being available a fine of £25 will be imposed on the day and the Rider will not be permitted to take part.
19. The welfare and safety of the Rider participating in the Pony Race is the sole responsibility of the parent / legal guardian whilst at the venue and should the Rider fall whilst riding it will be the parent / legal guardian’s responsibility to present the Rider to the Medical Officer on duty on the day.
20. The parent / legal guardian shall be fined and responsible for paying the fee of any fine imposed upon their pony and / or Rider for any breaches of the Pony Racing Regulations.

PONY IDENTIFICATION AND VACCINATION
21. No pony shall be permitted to take part in any PRA recognised Pony Race unless accompanied by its current valid Vaccination certificate and Passport.
22. Every pony must have a valid Vaccination Certificate, which undeniably relates to that pony, completed, signed and stamped on each line by a Veterinary Surgeon, who is not the owner of the animal. It must state that the pony has received two injections for primary vaccination against Equine Influenza given no less than 21 days and no more than 92 days apart. (Only these first two injections need to have been given before the pony may compete). In addition, a first booster injection must be given no less than 150 days and no more than 215 days after the second injection of the primary vaccination. Subsequently, booster injections must be given at intervals of not more than one year apart (anniversary injections are acceptable eg. 1st March each year), commencing after the first booster injection. None of these injections must have been given within the preceding seven days, including the day of the Pony Race.
23. A Passport will not be regarded as being completed as required under the Pony Racing Regulations if any record of vaccinations against Equine Influenza is altered in any way. An incorrect entry must be deleted and a new entry made, signed by the Veterinary Surgeon who was responsible for giving the vaccination.
24. The owner of any pony which enters the racecourse on the day on which a PRA Pony Race under the Pony Racing Regulations shall be guilty of an offence when either: - that pony has not been vaccinated as required for which a fine of £25 will be imposed on the day - the vaccination section of the Passport has not been endorsed as required or the said document is not available for inspection as required for which a fine of £25 will be imposed on the day.
25. If there is a breach of Regulation 21 the pony will not be permitted to run on the day.
26. It shall be the responsibility of the parent / legal guardian to ensure that when any pony enters the racecourse on the day on which a PRA Pony Race is held that its Passport is available for inspection at any time while it is on that property. It is also the responsibility of the parent / legal guardian of a pony to ensure at all times vaccinations required under the Pony Racing Regulations have been correctly
administered and properly entered on the Passport.