I made a discovery last night while reading the Gransden Show news section and it was new news to me so I thought i'd share it.
As some of you may know the ROR (Retraining of Racehorses) and TARRA (Thoroughbred and Retired Racehorse Association) have joined forces to give another branch showing series for horses who haven't raced, or that have raced overseas and cannot compete under the other ROR rules (have to have raced in GB and can be ridden by a professional or amateur alike) thus creating the ROR/TARRA in-hand and ridden series.
Well as mentioned horses can have raced overseas, or been in training but never actually raced can now compete in this new series. As well as all scars and blemishes on the horse being overlooked (ROR they're not). But I read this last night and thought i'd share it as so far from what I've seen in speaking to other showing
TARRA have defined the term ”Amateur” as follows: An individual who has not received any remuneration, from the showing, riding or production of show horses in the last 5 years, sponsorship included. Individuals employed in other equestrian disciplines shall be classified as amateurs for the sake of the TARRA show series.
Interesting. So by the sounds of it anyone who has competed at HOYS, not just won there, cannot enter under this rule definition. Looks to be taken very seriously too as Gransden have written this, and I'm sure that applies at other shows too -
"Any breaches of this ruling will be taken seriously and may result in disqualification from future classes."
So there you have it, feel free to share this blog post on facebook, twitter and wherever else and make sure that your showing friends looking to compete in this series know about this rule.
It may be very new and now widely know yet (Gransden only published it on Friday 29th May) which was 4 days ago but helps to spread the word..
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