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The Galactic Tournament 2015
The Galactic Tournament 2015 - Entries
Welcome to Starless Element Equestrian Center! And welcome back to our returning competitors!
In 2010, Starless Element hosted a successful 3-day eventing and single class tournament and we want to bring it back. This year the tournament will be set in July for a fun-filled week of activities and excitement.
Sanctioned by:
General Information
Tournament takes place in July, grass is lush and green.
All fencing at Starless Element is 3-railed white fences
Class winners will be presented at the end of each day
Starless is located in eastern Ontario, Canada. Here are some terrain examples: files.ontario.ca/greatlakes_fo…, allontario.ca/wp-content/uploa… – please feel free to note me if you need more terrain help
Many surrounding corn, soybean and barley fields
Entry deadline is July 20th 2015
Training Level Eventing
For this event, we welcome all horses and riders to debut their careers with this series. No prior show experience is required for these classes. This class is designed for ponies, inexperienced riders, inexperienced horses or those looking for something a little bit more laid back.
-They are all individual classes – you may enter one class, all three or a combination of the three
-Horses 4+
-Riders of any age are welcome
Training Dressage
-Main purpose is to assure that horse is correctly maintaining contact
-Movements include walk, trot and canter work as well as circles
-No collection or extension
-Some movements require the horse to be given a loose rein in order for them to stretch down. In the routine this is tested at the walk and trot
-Music is not necessary
-No harsh or double bits allowed
-Top hats or safety helmets permitted
-Riders should dress in traditional dressage attire; dark-coloured jackets, white breeches and black field boots
-White polo wraps and spurs are permitted
-Manes must be braided or cut short, tails may be left loose or braided
-Horses must be pictured sometime during the routine
Training Cross-country
-Max jump height of 3’3”
-Course of 12 obstacles
-Jumps include, but are not limited to water obstacles/combinations, drop jumps, ditches, brush, skinny jumps, oxers etc. Please use your creativity!!
-Horse leg protection is required on front and back legs. Breastplates are strongly recommended
-All other tack accessories (ie. Martingales, cruppers, bell boots, flash nosebands etc) are permitted
-All types of bits and bridles are permitted (ie. Bitless, hackamore, figure 8 etc)
-Riders must wear a safety helmet and safety vest, otherwise there is no dress code to follow
-Manes and tails are not required to be braided
-Horses may be pictured anywhere on course
Training Show Jumping
-Max jump height of 3’3”
-Course of 10 jumps
-Jumps include, but are not limited to liverpools, oxers, triple combinations, skinny jumps, plank jumps etc. Please use your creativity!!
-Horse leg protection is required at least on front legs. Breastplates are strongly recommended
-All other tack accessories (ie. Martingales, cruppers, bell boots, flash nosebands etc) are permitted
-All types of bits and bridles are permitted (ie. Bitless, hackamore, figure 8 etc)
-Riders must wear a safety helmet and acceptable jumping attire. Jackets are excused due to the heat. Plain polo shirts and t-shirts are suggested. Any coloured breeches are allowed, field boots are required.
-Braided manes are not required, but must be well maintained and trimmed, not long and shaggy. Tails may be left loose or braided
-Horses may be pictured anywhere on course
Advanced Level Eventing
Designed for experienced horses and riders who are looking for a challenge! Horses should have competed in at least 2 previous eventing related classes to qualify.
-They are all individual classes – you may enter one class, all three or a combination of the three
-Horses 6+
-Riders 18+
Advanced Dressage
-Routine includes all dressage moves including advanced moves such as canter pirouette, passage and piaffe
-Music is not necessary
-Double bits are permitted
-Top hats or safety helmets permitted
-Riders should dress in traditional dressage attire; dark-coloured jackets, white breeches and black field boots
-White polo wraps and spurs are permitted
-Manes must be braided or cut short, tails may be left loose or braided
-Horses must be pictured sometime during the routine
-Ponies may enter this class
Advanced Cross-Country
-Max jump height of 3’11”
-Course of 15 obstacles
-Jumps include, but are not limited to water obstacles/combinations, drop jumps, ditches, brush, skinny jumps, oxers etc. Please use your creativity!!
-Horse leg protection is required on front and back legs. Breastplates are strongly recommended
-All other tack accessories (ie. Martingales, cruppers, bell boots, flash nosebands etc) are permitted
-All types of bits and bridles are permitted (ie. Bitless, hackamore, figure 8 etc)
-Riders must wear a safety helmet and safety vest, otherwise there is no dress code to follow
-Manes and tails are not required to be braided
-Horses may be pictured anywhere on course
Advanced Show Jumping
-Max jump height of 4’11”
-Course of 13 jumps
-Jumps include, but are not limited to liverpools, oxers, triple combinations, skinny jumps, plank jumps etc. Please use your creativity!!
-Horse leg protection is required at least on front legs. Breastplates are strongly recommended
-All other tack accessories (ie. Martingales, cruppers, bell boots, flash nosebands etc) are permitted
-All types of bits and bridles are permitted (ie. Bitless, hackamore, figure 8 etc)
-Riders must wear a safety helmet and acceptable jumping attire. Jackets are excused due to the heat. Plain polo shirts and t-shirts are suggested. Any coloured breeches are allowed, field boots are required.
-Braided manes are not required, but must be well maintained and trimmed, not long and shaggy. Tails may be left loose or braided
-Horses may be pictured anywhere on course
Show Schedule
DAY 1: Arrival
Visitors are welcome to park their trailers and campers on the north-west side of the facility in the Shallow lands
Temporary stall facilities will be provided and complimentary with your entries
Competitors are welcome to use our track and our extensive hacking trails while they stay at Starless
Vet and medical services will be available in case of emergency
DAY 2: Dressage
Sunny, warm day with a slight breeze. Training class runs in the morning and Advanced in the afternoon
Dressage event will be held in the grass ring. The ring is very large so there has been a dressage ring (see here: www.halefieldstud.com/img/galleries/dressage_arena_02.jpg) constructed inside the grass ring. Various coloured flowers in planters are found at each letter around the ring
Top hat or safety helmet required. Dress code includes black jacket, white breeches and black field boots
Manes must be braided. Shaved/roached manes are also acceptable. Tails can be braided or left loose
DAY 3: Cross-Country
Torrential downpours all day, but very warm weather. Risk of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Training class runs in the morning and Advanced in the afternoon
Held on the on-site cross-country course. Jumps include (but are not limited to) water jumps, drop jumps, hedges, brush, logs etc – please use your creativity!
Course is mostly through dense forest (www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=ht…) but also runs through small valleys (photo.ewebengine.com/pictures2…)
DAY 4: Show Jumping
Sunny with cloudy periods, very hot day. Training class runs in the early morning and Advanced class runs in the late afternoon.
Class takes place in the grass ring and uses the entire space
RULES
-No tracing or re-using old images
-Entries must be full-body and fully shaded
-No photo backgrounds – they must be original
-All entries must be individual – if you are entering all 3 classes they may not be combined in one image
-All types of horses are welcome – ponies are welcome to enter the dressage class
-Pre-registration is not required, but welcome. Please note me the following
Horse name and reference:
Rider name:
Stable name:
Country:
Class(es): ie. Training dressage, training show jumping, advanced dressage etc
Entry (if completed):
-If you have more than one entry please include them all in one note
-There are no start numbers
-You’re welcome to include your country’s flag on your tack in all of the classes
-Horses may be entered in as many classes as you want and as many different horses in each event as you want
-Please feel free to note me if you have any questions or concerns, I’m more than happy to help!
-You’re welcome to draw extra images if you are interested, however it will not count as extra points towards your entry. I will however take them into account as effort towards your image if they have effort put into them. Regardless, they will place a minute role in judging
JUDGING
Each entry will be judged out of 100 points. Breakdown as follows:
-25 points for acceptable pose, attire, background, tack and jump (ie. is the jump the right height? Are the horses wearing correct gear? Does the background match the weather/terrain?)
-50 points for effort, relative to other pictures in your gallery
-15 points for creativity (ie. Is the pose dynamic and interesting? Did you try something new?) - again, based on the rest of your gallery
-10 points from a random number generator
Please note: if you have concerns or suggestions about judging I am more than happy to hear them!
PRIZES
1st place in each class will receive:
Full-body image of your horse, fully shaded by me in a complimentary Galactic Tournament cooler and rosette
A free breeding with any of my horses or a free horse design
A shaded headshot generously donated by weezapony
1st place in all of the advanced classes will receive a custom import of the Varius-Equus-Horse, donated generously by Corrado2
2nd place in each class will receive:
A headshot of your horse, fully shaded by me with a rosette
3rd place in each class will receive:
A rosette
4th and on will be ranked so you know where you placed
Special Prizes
Judge's choice
I will be picking my personal favorite out of all the entries
This will not be judged based on "best" art, but rather the overall appeal to me
I'll be choosing based on personality, character and charisma of the entry and generally something that just sticks out or speaks to me
ulletblue: There is no real criteria to follow in order to win this prize
Winner of Judge's choice will receive a full feature by me, a full body shaded image with a rosette of the winning horse. Winner will also be offered a free breeding with any Starless horse, if interested.
Grand Champion
Added due to the amount of multiple entries by many Stables
After the show has been judged, each entry will be awarded points based on how they placed in their respective class.
1st - 25 points
2nd - 15 points
3rd - 10 points
4th - 5 points
5th and onwards - 2 points
All entries made by the same stable will accumulate points towards Grand Champion.
If a horse is entered on behalf of another stable, the points will go towards whichever stable drew the entry. Example: If Starless Element Eq. Center showed a horse belonging to Moosecreek Farm, Starless Element Eq. Center would collect the points because it was their entry.
Whichever stable has the most overall points wins the title.
Example:
Starless Element Eq. Center entered 3 horses in the show. 1 in Training show jumping, 1 Advanced show jumping and 1 in advanced dressage.
Their horses placed as follows: 6th in training show jumping (2 points), 1st in advanced show jumping (25 points) and 3rd in advanced dressage (10 points).
Therefore, the total score for Starless Element Eq. Center would be 37 points.
Reserve Champion
2nd overall points based on the system above
(I tried to explain the best I could, please let me know if you need clarification about any of the new special prizes!)
Donations are welcome, please note me if you’d like to donate anything!
