COMPETITIONS | NZ Pinto Horse Soc

Members Competitions for the 2024 - 2025 Season,
Kids Colouring, Photo and HI Points

HI POINT COMPETITION

for the 2024-2025 Season

Any queries please contact

Please email entries by the 8th August 2025 to nzpintopresident@gmail.com. Please include your name, horses name, email and phone number, what division you are entering, Show or competition name and the placings won.

The competition runs from 1st August 2024 to 31st July 2025. Only competitions within these dates count.

Entries must be received by the 8th of August 2025, any entries received after this will not be accepted.
Only submit the top 5 per division, for example Showing division submit the 5 highest scoring shows. Eventing division submit the 5 highest scoring events etc.
Horses must be registered and owned by a current financial member of the Society. They are to be competed in the name of the registered owner or leasee and entered under their registered name.
Points are only counted if the owner was a member and the horse registered at the time of that competition.
If the horse is sold the points earned will remain with the horse and the new owner must be a member to enter

Prizes

Sashes 1st to 3rd place in each division.

Points Scoring

1st = 6 points, 2nd = 5 points, 3rd = 4 points, 4th = 3 points, 5th = 2 points, 6th = 1 point

Best Registered = 6 points

Showing

Restricted shows do NOT count e.g. Novice shows, Adult Riding Club shows with age restrictions, shows that do not allow A&P champions to compete etc.

Novice classes, Best Tail, Best Head & Multi coloured do not count towards points. You can only count Youth or Adult classes per show not both.

Pinto classes in Pinto sections at RAS affiliated shows, North or South Island Pinto shows and Best Registered Pinto classes count.

Inhand

Youngstock 3 years and under.
Lightweight/Middleweight 4 years & over.
Heavyweight 4 years & over.

Ridden

Pony under 148cm, 4 years & over.
Lightweight/Middleweight over 148cm, 4 years & over.
Heavyweight over 148cm, 4 years & over.

Eventing

Eligible Classes – ESNZ or Open Pony Club events.

Points are counted for placings in the dressage phase and overall competition placing.

All heights are combined.

Show Jumping and Show Hunter

Eligible Classes – Show Jumping or Show Hunter classes at A&P Shows, ESNZ competitions or Open Pony Club competitions.

Pony under 148cm.
Horse over 148cm.

Dressage

Eligible Classes - ESNZ Dressage competitions. Does not include dressage placing at events.

Pony under 148cm.
Horse over 148cm.

COLOURING COMPETITION

Age groups

Up to 6 years

7 to 11 years

12 to 17 years

Prizes

Rosettes 1st to 3rd place in each division.

Rules

1 entry per child in their correct age group (age as 1st August 2024)

Entries must be received no later than 1st November 2024

Please email entries to rayanna.jackson.nz@gmail.com

Must be coloured by hand NOT via the computer

Child to be

A Current Pinto Member

Dependent children 17 years and under who have a parent who is a current member, no limit per family

Up to 4 Grandchildren, Nephews or Nieces of an Adult member

Please note: No more than 4 entries per family if they are not your dependent children e.g. if you enter 2 dependent children you can also enter 2 nieces etc.

Click boxes to download a colouring page

PHOTO COMPETITION

Categories

Non Ridden NOT being ridden, either in competition or just having fun
Ridden or Driven Being ridden or driven, either in competition or just out & about

Funniest Funny photo's

Prizes

Sashes 1st to 3rd place in each category

Rules

The photo must have been taken by a current financial member and the horse MUST be registered

Maximum of 2 photo’s per category, per member

You don't have to own the horse to enter, but must have the owner’s permission

Professional photographers (if you sell photos) are not eligible to enter

Only photos that haven’t been placed in previous competitions are eligible

Photos are no bigger than 1MB

Email photos to nzpintopresident@gmail.com, no later than 4th April 2025

Please include the following information