amateur status

[zara]

can some one define this as i thought an amateur shouldnt be riding a produced horse or can they .? i know some horses are owned by amateurs and produced for the amateur but what if the amateur is riding a horse that is being produced for a diffrent owner does that still give them amateur status im confused.

[dawnie]

You would need to read the rules whatever society you wanted to compete, the rules vary.

[hursty100]

hiya zara, i hope this helps:
a person is an amateur for the purpose of a class if he or she does not during the current or pervious season:
1. Engage in breeding, livery, buying, dealing or hiring horses.
2. Recieve remuneration for employment in the connection with horses in racing, showing, equestrian related advertising, livery stables or riding school. this does not include vets of farriers.
3. Show a horse owned or sponcered by an company or a commerical firm, or a horse which his or her intermediate family accepts livery or training charges from a person outside the immediate family concerned.
4. A competitor is not eligable to compete in amateur classes on an exhibit, which has been ridden by a professional rider in any open classes, during the current year unless the horse has subseqently been re-registered under new ownership.

also an amateur owner/amateur rider- open to hosrse owned and ridden by an amateur (the rider need not to be the owner of the horse).

got this out of the BSHA rules book, but it also applies to P(Uk).

so really you can not do amateur classes if he had been in other open classes with a different rider, unless you own him- then you can do amateur classes.

I hope this helps as i'm doing large riding horse classes this year with my horse for the first time, so i'm classed as an amatuer as I dont fall under the catogories above.

Good luck.
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[chloesmum]

Just to clarify as the above point could be misconstued when you say you can not fo amateur classes if horse has been riden by different rider, you can if the other rider is also an amateur. A horse cannot do amateur owner/rider if it has been ridden in the ring by a professional rider.
I think this is correct as like you hursty100 we are hoping to do amateur hacks and I may have to occasionnaly find someone else to ride as shows are midweek, but I understand that as long as the rider is an amateur that would be alright. Also rider and owner do not have to be same people but both must be amateur.
Happy to stand corrected if wrong, I know this is a new BSHA rule which personally I think is a good change as previously people could ride in amateur owner/rider classes and their horse could be ridden in open classes by a professional.

[hursty100]

Year thats fine- got abit confused he he. Yes I agree it is a good change.
Good luck for this year!!! all the best.

[chloesmum]

Thank you and the same to you - scary isn't it but I am looking forward to doing some plaited classes again!!!