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I am sorry this is a very basic question but today I took my 8 yr old daughter to a very low key jumping competition, just tiny cross poles etc which was run under BSJA rules. It is the first jumping show I have been to since I was about 16 (about 2o years ago!) so I wasnt 100% on how it worked but as it was the 2 stage type which I thought if you went clear in the first part you could proceed to the 2nd 'jump off, against the clock' part of the course, with the winner being the rider that went the fastest with the least faults in the jump off course.

My little girl did a beautiful steady clear round for the first part and then did the jump off section again all clear, no faults, albeit very slowly but she got placed below ponies that had run out /refused in the first part of the course? I didnt say anything for fear of looking a numpty or a troublemaker and my little girl was pleased with her frilly and I with the fact that she did some very neat quiet riding for her first jumping show but it has confused me some what as she was the only one that went clear in both parts? Would be grateful if anyone could clarify for future shows? Thanks
 
your daughter should have been placed above anyone with faults in the jump off, even if she was slow (unless she ended up with time faults for going slow?), and most definitely should've got placed above people with faults in the first round!!!

the rule is always a slow clear round is better than a fast round with faults.


ETA: well done to your daughter by the way for her lovely clear and frilly!! :D
 
The only thing I can think is that she had lots of time faults and if the first round was timed she may have gone over time allowed
I'm not all that 'up' on all the rules so stand to be corrected
 
hmmm very strange then - she was slow but it was a steady trot and not too round the houses so I would be surprised if it was timefaults. One horse placed higher refused to move for about 20 seconds!

oh well we shall chalk it up to experience...and I shall ask next time! Thanks for replying x
 
If the other riders had faults in the first phase & still continued to the jump off section then the class must have been run as a single phase, otherwise under 2 phase a bell would have rung & they would not have continued to the jump off. Under single phase rules you continue to the jump off even if you have faults in the first phase, so if the other riders were clear in the jump off & quicker than you, they would have been placed above your daughter. Hope that helps.
 
merlinsquest said:
If the other riders had faults in the first phase & still continued to the jump off section then the class must have been run as a single phase, otherwise under 2 phase a bell would have rung & they would not have continued to the jump off. Under single phase rules you continue to the jump off even if you have faults in the first phase, so if the other riders were clear in the jump off & quicker than you, they would have been placed above your daughter. Hope that helps.
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Ahhh yes that does help! It must have been single phase then - I didnt even realise that there was 2 types! Thank you and I can rest knowing that we havent been hard done by :-)
 
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