HI POINT COMPETITION 

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Any queries please contact

  nzpintopresident@gmail.com

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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.

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• 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

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Sashes 1st to 3rd place in each division.

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Points Scoring

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

 Best Registered = 6 points

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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, Rising Star classes, Best Tail, Best Head, Multi Coloured, Champion, Reserve Champion and Supreme do not count towards points.  You can only count Youth or Adult classes per show not both.

 

Only Pinto classes (excluding above) in Pinto sections at RAS affiliated shows, the North or South Island Pinto shows, Pinto section at HOY and Best Registered Pinto classes count. 

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Showing Categories

 

Inhand

• Youngstock 3 years and under.

• Lightweight/Middleweight 4 years & over.

• Heavyweight 4 years & over.

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Ridden

• Pony under 148cm, 4 years & over.

• Lightweight/Middleweight over 148cm, 4 years & over.

• Heavyweight over 148cm, 4 years & over.

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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.

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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.

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Dressage

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

• Pony under 148cm.

• Horse over 148cm.​

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COLOURING COMPETITION

​​Age groups

Up to 6 years

7 to 11 years

12 to 17 years

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Prizes

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Rosettes 1st to 3rd place in each division.

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Rules

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

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Entries must be received no later than 1st February 2025

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

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Must be coloured by hand NOT via the computer

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Child to be

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A Current Pinto Member

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

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

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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.

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​PHOTO COMPETITION

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Email photos to nzpintopresident@gmail.com, no later than 1st June 2025

 

​Categories

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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

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Prizes 

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Sashes 1st to 3rd place in each category

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Rules

 

The photo must be submitted by a current financial member and the horse in the photo 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) or professionally taken photos are NOT eligible

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

Photos to be no bigger than 1MB

Email photos to nzpintopresident@gmail.com, no later than 1st June 2025

Please include the following information

Name of the Pinto member

Horses registered name
Specify which category you are entering

 

Judge to be advised

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