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Draft Horse Working Mule Class
Single Horse Twitch
Chairpeople: Patsy Slothower & Tim Miner
106 Miner Rd., Sandwich, NH 03227
603-707-0824
Sunday, October 10, 2010 ~ 8:30 a.m.
Horse Logging Ring
See Animal Health Rules and Regulations
These events are intended to give working horse drivers and teams an opportunity to demonstrate their skill. We invite anyone who is working with horses to join us for a day of friendly competition, and help educate the public about the usefulness of working horses today.
- Pre-registration is required.
- Please call chairman or Fair office for information.
- Total number of entrants may be limited.
- Current Negative Coggins Certificate and Certificate of Rabies Vaccine required at registration.
- Horses must be under drivers control at all times.
- Uprights on course represent trees - teamster and reins must stay between them.
- Scoring is the same for all three events.
Premiums for each class:
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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7th
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$100.00
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90.00
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80.00
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70.00
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60.00
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50.00
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40.00
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Single Horse Twitching Contest
- Hitch horse to a log and negotiate the course.
- Event may involve hitching and unhitching second log in middle of course.
Team Log Yarding Scoot Class
this event will follow the twitching
- Teamster uses horses to load scoot and negotiate course. Ring crew will set chain.
- Parade time may interrupt this event.
Team Wagon Class
this event will follow the scoot class
- Team hitches to the wagon and proceeds through the course. Everyone will use same wagon and evener.
- Backing wagon with team will be included.
Scoring
- Everyone starts with: 100 points
- 5 points deducted for each obstacle hit.
- Entrants also judged for horsemanship; the judge may award up to 10 points for overall performance.
- 10 points will be deducted if entrants need help hitching or loading logs onto scoot.
- Time will only be used to break ties.
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