1968-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1968 May Voice RS | Page 55

There shall be no changing of boots or changing of
curbs or bridles after the exhibitor has entered the
show ring, except in the event of breakage of equip­
ment. An exhibitor is entitled to request suspension
of judging for a period not to exceed a total of SEV­
EN MINUTES in aggregate, but NO MORE THAN
2 TIMES IN A CLASS, in order to repair the dam­
age. The exhibitor must go to the center of the ring
for any repairs or for replacement of a shoe. If the
exhibitor pulls to the center of the ring it will consti­
tute a time out. Time shall be taken from the moment
the exhibitor goes into the center of the ring EXCEPT
in the event a horse casts a shoe, in which case the
time out will not start until the farrier reaches the
horse. The JUDGE will be held responsible for the
timing unless an official timer is designated.
Any exhibitor receiving manual assistance from ring­
side will be charged with an automatic time out. An
exhibitor may make minor adjustments in the curb
chain while reversing his horse during a class without
being penalized, but he may not dismount to do so.
Otherwise he will be changed with a time out.
An exhibitor observed changing boots or other equip­
ment, other than as described, shall be immediately
disqualified from the class.
An official within the show ring shall be responsible
for observing time out requests. These shall be re­
corded for reference during and after the show.
If an exhibitor voluntarily removes a horse from the
show ring without permission of the judge, ringmaster
or other official in the ring, the animal and the exhib­
itor shall be disqualified from further participation at
that show.
In Championship Stake Classes horses must be strip­
ped for conformation.
Disqualifications — Judges must disqualify any horse
having raw or bleeding sores around the coronet or
pasterns from either old or new scars or chain sores.
Any horse foaled after January 1st, 1965, with scars
on the coronet or pastern area is ineligible for com­
petition. Note: For 1968 competition a SCAR has been
defined as granulated tissue that will not grow hair.
The condition of the foot of the horse in the coronet
and pastern area should be determined by the judge
from eye level.
Judges must also disqualify any horse being shown
with any substance (such as black smear) on the
pastern or coronet area whether or not it alters the
natural color of the horse.
Judges must disqualify any horse equipped with bands
or pads, rubber or leather or any other such devices
around the pastern area.
Judges must disqualify any horse equipped with any
other artificial appliance except an inconspicuously
applied tail brace, switch or humane tail and any
type of boot other than those listed. Horses may be
shown without boots.
Enforcement of Rules — The Walking Horse Trainers
Association, Inc. Rules Committee recommends the
adoption of the following rules, to be applied and en­
forced at all horse shows (accepted March 15-16,
1968, by American Horse Shows Association, Ameri­
can Humane Association, American Walking Horse
Association, Celebration, Inc., and Tennessee Walk­
ing Horse Breeders’ Association of America):
May, 1968
(1) At anytime when show horses are off from or
away from the training barn premises, the show horse
shall be presentable to the public at all times, includ­
ing being in the horse van, in the stall, in the working
and warm-up area. Show horses are not presentable
if they have any raw or bleeding places in the pastern
area of they are stumbling or falling because of sore­
ness. It is the duty and responsibility of each mem­
ber of this association to report in writing to the
proper officials of this association within twenty-four
(24) hours after a violation, any violation of this rule
by anyone.
(2) Any non-member, including owners, exhibitors,
horse show officials or spectators may make or file a
complaint against a Walking Horse trainer who is a
member of this associa tion provided the Judge of the
class did not excuse the horse ridden by the trainer
prior to tying the class, when the complaint is based
upon a horse ridden by such a trainer being raw or
bleeding in the pastern area or stumbling or falling
because of soreness. All such complaints shall be
filed by the person complaining by depositing a pro­
test fee of Fifty (S50.00) Dollars with the Treasurer
of the Association and presenting the name of the
rider, the name of the horse, the name of the judge,
the place and name of the horse show, the date of
the show and a description of the raw or bleeding in
the pastern area or a description of the stumbling or
falling of the horse caused by soreness. Such com­
plaints shall be heard at a meeting of the general
voting membership at which time the person com­
plaining shall be presem and present evidence to sus­
tain the complaint in the presence of the alleged
guilty trainer and the judges of the class. The alleged
guilty trainer and judge may present evidence con­
cerning the complaint. After a full hearing the voting
members of the Association there present shall deter­
mine the guilt or innocence of the charge and the dis­
cipline to be given the guilty trainer and judge. In
the event the trainer and judge are found guilty, the
protest fee shall be returned to the one depositing
the protest fee.
(3) Each member of the Association shall, by contin­
uing his or her membership in the Association, agree
to hereafter abide by these rules whether riding hor­
ses in horse shows or judging horse shows.
(4) This committee recommends that we accept the
present rules of the American Horse Shows Associ­
ation and the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’
Association of America.
(5) This committee recommends that any member of
this Association may request and receive represen­
tation and help from this Association.
(6) Members of the Walking Horse Trainers Associ­
ation are not eligible to show in amateur classes.
This Committee Report was accepted as submitted by
the General Membership of the Walking Horse Train­
ers Association at its meeting March 16, 1968.
Equipment —
Boots — The accepted boot for Tennessee Walking
Horses may be either a Quarter Boot or a Regulation
Saddle Horse Boot. The heel portion of either of these
boots must not exceed 2 inches in height. The bell
portion of either must not exceed 3lft inches in height.
The bell portion must be attached by a hinge with a
maximum length of 1 inch. Leather or unlined rubber
bell boots may be used.
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