Series RoR Amateur Ridden Show Series

Eligibility : Horses must have RoR Competition Membership and riders to 15 years old on the 1st of January 2020. For horses 4yrs and over, mares and geldings, owned, produced and ridden by an Amateur.

Open to GB raced horses, horses that have raced abroad or been in training.

Horses should be ridden in a snaffle, pelham or simple double bridle with a plain cavesson noseband. Horses should be plaited.

The Series is open to AMATEURS only – those employed in racing will be allowed to compete. Class will be judged under ‘riding horse’ format without ‘type’ being taken into consideration.

Racing injuries and blemishes ARE IGNORED in this series

This class is a qualifier for the RoR Amateur Ridden Show Series Final.

The Judge will not ride at the qualifier but will ride in the final.

The first three go forward to the final at Al Shira'aa Hickstead Derby Meeting on 28th June 2020 or 2021 for shows after 1st June 2020.

Rosettes 1^st - 6^th.

Prizes - 1^st £40 plus RoR jacket, 2^nd £30, 3^rd£20, 4^th £10

Veteran prize : £25 voucher to be redeemed from RoR office and qualification for the RoR Ridden Veteran Final at the RoR Goffs UK National Championships at Aintree.

Amateur definition:

The rules are as in the rulebook with the following addition that an amateur may not show a horse owned or sponsored by a company or commercial firm. In addition a person classed as amateur must not be supported by a company in any way or act as brand ambassador whether financially or in-kind. An amateur is a person who for the purpose of RoR classes does not/has not during the current season or previous season:

Engage (d) in breeding, livery, buying or selling, dealing or hiring horses in a commercial capacity.

Horses must not have been stabled at or reside in a Professional Producer's/Trainer's yard from January 1st 2020

Riders must not have ridden any animals produced by a Professional/Trainer in the current or previous season.

Horses and riders must not receive any help from a Professional Producer/Trainer at a SHOW in the current season.

A rider who has ridden for a Professional/Producer Trainer in the current or previous season must not have ridden horses at a show.

Any breaches of this ruling will be taken seriously and will result in disqualification from future classes.

RoR National Championship Show qualification: The Series Champion goes forward to the RoR Ridden Show Series Supreme Championship at Aintree.