Qualifiers

The eight Qualifiers will each consist of the same
three phases

Ridden Display of Basic Flatwork | Jumping |
Suitability and Potential

Ridden Display of Basic Flatwork
Basic tests will be performed in 60x20 metre arenas (refer to lay-out on our website) and assessed by competent Judges selected by FEHL. These tests, specially written in 2002, are included in this Schedule and on our website and should be ridden from memory.

The tests will be judged as per the current Rule Book of Eventing Ireland, resulting in a score of plus points. For the purpose of weighting, a multiplier of 0.50 will apply to the score achieved in the test.

Presentation, including Conformation and Walk and Trot in-hand, will be assessed separately by the S&P Judge.

Jumping
This phase takes place over a Derby-type course in an enclosed arena, over fences best described as miniature replicas of cross country fences, but mostly with knockable poles. The lower part of a fence may be solid, e.g. in the form of a bank or stone wall. Fences likely to be encountered are ditches, water, banks, bush fences, a coffin or sunken road etc, as well as combinations of such fences. The first few fences may be of a 'show-jumping' nature. Competitors not availing of our Introductory Training Clinics are strongly advised to familiarise their horses with water and jumping on and off various levels and over ditches. Each round concludes with a display of the horse's gallop. This phase will be assessed by competent Judges selected by FEHL

Suitability and Potential
In the third phase, unique to FEHL, an animal's suitability and potential as a future international event horse will be assessed throughout the entire competition, based on a number of set criteria, by separate Judges selected from a panel of competent and experienced horsemen and horsewomen, by invitation of the FEHL Organisers.

A maximum of 100 points may be awarded by the S&P judges in each class, having assessed the horse throughout the Basic Flatwork, Presentation and Jumping phases. The Score Sheet is included in this Schedule and on our website.

In the event of equality of points after all three phases, the placings will be decided by the highest score in the J phase; if still equal, in the RD phase; if still equal in the S&P phase; if still equal, by decision of the S&P Judge.

Qualifiers Entry Fee: €45. - Horses that have participated in any of the FEHL Training Clinics will receive a refund of €5 for each Qualifier they enter, receivable on request from the Secretary on the day of the competition.

Hors Concours entries for educational purposes in a lower age group are welcomed and encouraged and should be availed of whenever possible.

Qualifiers Prize Money: The top one-quarter (25%) of the number of paid entries in each class will receive prize money as follows: