Bronze Divisions
**NEW for 2024** BRONZE 2'3" JR/AM HUNTER DIVISION
See division specs below.
Membership requirements
Competitors:
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Provincial/Territorial Sport Organization membership for the province in which they reside (ie: an OE or Cheval Quebec membership)
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EC Bronze sport license
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Point Accumulation
Points for all entrants in Bronze divisions will be accumulated for OVPSC circuit awards and Ottawa Regional Finals qualification.
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A reminder that points are only accrued from the date that appropriate memberships are in place. Points cannot be accrued retroactively.
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OVPSC/THJA Bronze Divisions
For entrants in the Cross Rail Hunter, 2'3 Open Hunter and 0.75m Jumper divisions wishing to accumulate points towards Trillium Championships qualification and Trillium Zone East circuit awards, they must also be a member of the THJA (Rider and owner - Join THJA) and pay the $10 THJA Levy on a per show basis, included on the entry form. Those competitors not wishing to accumulate Trillium points will not be charged the THJA Levy.
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Only those entrants with current THJA memberships and who have paid THJA levies will accumulate points in the Cross Rail Hunter, 2'3 Open Hunter and 0.75m Jumper divisions towards THJA Eastern Zone circuit awards and Trillium Championships qualification.
Cross Rail Hunter, 2'3 Open Hunter and 0.75m Jumper divisions will be offered at Trillium Championships and Ottawa Regional Finals. If they meet eligibility requirements, horse/rider combinations may be eligible to compete at both finals and may be eligible for both sets of year-end circuit awards.
CROSS RAIL HUNTER DIVISION
Open to all horses and ponies, distances will not be adjusted. Riders may only cross enter into age-appropriate equitation on the flat and hack division.
OVPSC/THJA
INTRO HUNTER
Maximum jump height of 18”. No oxers. Open to beginner riders only in their first or second year of showing, no age limit. Riders may cross enter into 2'0" Hunter, Pre-Novice or School Horse as long as they meet division qualifications. Horses and ponies permitted to trot their lead changes. To be judged as a hunter division.
PRE-NOVICE
Maximum jump height of 2'0". Oxers permitted. Intended for riders in their first year of showing (with the exception of the Intro Hunter or beginner divisions). Not open to professionals or riders competing in any division over 2'3" on any circuit. Distances will not be adjusted. Horses and ponies permitted to trot their lead changes. To be judged as a hunter division. Riders may cross enter into 2'0" Hunter or Intro Hunter as long as they meet division qualifications. If not competing in Intro Hunter, these riders may cross enter into the 2’3” Bronze Jr/Am Hunter division.
2’0” BRONZE HUNTER
Maximum jump height of 2'0". No oxers. Open to all riders, horses and ponies. Distances will not be adjusted for ponies. No oxers.
2'3" OPEN HUNTER DIVISION
Open to all horses and ponies, distances will not be adjusted. (Replaces the previous 2’3” Bronze Child/Adult division)
OVPSC/THJA
**NEW** BRONZE 2'3" JR/AM HUNTER DIVISION
Maximum jump height of 2’3”. Oxers permitted. Open to Junior and Amateur riders on horses or ponies. Distances will not be adjusted for ponies. Riders cannot cross enter into any division with a jump height greater than 2’6” at the same competition or have competed above 2’6” in the last three years. Does not qualify for Trillium Championships.
SCHOOL HORSE
Maximum jump height of 2'0". No oxers. Open to riders enrolled in a weekly lesson program riding horses or ponies, owned by, or leased to a riding school, and used regularly in a riding school lesson program. Not open to professionals or riders competing in any division over 2'3" on any circuit. Distances will not be adjusted. Horses and ponies permitted to trot their lead changes. To be judged as a hunter division. Please note: A school horse is a horse or pony ridden by different riders on a regular basis in an ongoing lesson program. If horse/pony is full-leased to a rider it is not considered a school horse.
BRONZE HUNTER EQUITATION OVER FENCES and ON THE FLAT
Maximum jump height of 2’0”. Open to riders entered in 2’3” and under divisions, and open to eligible riders in the 2’0” Hunter or 2’3” Open Hunter divisions.
0.65m BRONZE JUMPER DIVISION
Open to horses and ponies. Consists of three Table A 0.65m classes. Maximum spread 0.50m. No combinations. (Replaces the previous Bronze Jumper 0.70m division)
0.75m JUMPER DIVISION
Open to horses and ponies. Maximum spread 0.85m. Combination limited to two (2) stride oxer to vertical only or vertical to vertical.
BRONZE JUMPER EQUITATION 0.70m-0.75m
Jump height 0.70m - 0.75m. Not open to professional riders. Horses and ponies permitted to trot their lead changes.
TRAINING HUNTER
Non-core, non-pointed classes. Open to all riders, horses and ponies. Distances will not be adjusted for ponies. Offered at the discretion of show management.