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New for 2010 is the addition of a Burghley Dubarry Young Event Horse Qualifier
for four and five year olds on Friday 30th July. The judges will include,
Christie Wright, Rosemary Morris, John Lanni and Nick Turner.
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The Burghley Young Event Horse Series has been a popular element of Burghley Horse
Trials for over 20 years. The brainchild of Bill Henson during his term as Director, it is still
acknowledged as the shop window to view potential ‘four star’ horses at an early age.
Open to four and five year old horses, the aim of the Series is to encourage breeders and
trainers to produce and present the type of young horse which will be considered to be the
best material to make a world class three day event horse.
The judges look for an athletic, loose moving horse with a promising jumping technique
which, with correct training and production, will develop physically and mentally into a
strong three day eventer.
The winner is that with the highest overall marks from four sections:
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Section I
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Dressage
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Marked out of 35
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Section II
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Jumping
up to 0.90m for 4 year olds
up to 1.05m for 5 year olds
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Marked out of 40
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Section III
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Conformation & Type
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Marked out of 15
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Section IV
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Suitability & Potential
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1-10 marks
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Dressage:
Each horse performs a simple dressage test to show its paces and to
demonstrate that it is obedient, supple and has correct, elastic and regular gaits. Marks are
not awarded for individual movements.
Jumping:
This follows immediately after the dressage. Judges are looking for a bold athletic
horse with good technique. A horse with these qualities should not necessarily be
penalised for knocking down one fence (or even a four year old having one refusal),
providing he learns from his mistake.
Conformation and Type: horses are assessed in hand by the conformation judge. Their
build and type should enable them to withstand the demands of the sport in terms of
soundness, speed and stamina.
Suitability and Potential:
Only the top ten highest scoring horses from sections I – III are
required to come forward and are assessed on presence or ‘star quality’. The horses are
brought into line in the order that the judge sees their potential. Ten marks will be awarded
to the horse that the judge placed first, 9 to the second, 8 to the third, 7 to the fourth down
to 1 mark to the tenth horse. These marks will then be added to those from the previous 3
sections to establish the winner
One horse per 15 starters at today’s event will qualify for the Burghley Dubarry Young
Event Horse Finals which take place at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials on Friday, 3
September. For advanced bookings and further information on The Land Rover Burghley
Horse Trials see www.burghley-horse.co.uk.
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