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London Model Horse Show 2018 Rules

Show Fees

£15 entry fee for full table, £10 for half table, £3 for guests (to cover food, games)

Show Rules

1.   Except for the Youth Division, this is an open show.  Everyone is welcome to enter!

2.         3 entries per show holder, per class – except Performance and Collection which is 2 per person, per class.

3.         Please bring at least one food or drink item and at least one raffle item.

4.         Each model can only be entered in 1 halter class, but may be entered in as many performance and collector/workmanship classes as desired. No “recycling” breeds! If this is spotted, horses may be disqualified from both new and original classes.

5.         For this show, workmanship class entries must have been painted, customised, created and/or sculpted by the entrant.

6.         Please tag your models with horse’s name and breed (and event if performance). Please put your name on the tag, face down. Notebook paper or sticky notes are fine if you don’t want to buy fancy tags. J Tags are so that the judges can easily collect details to record the results and also as a reference for judging in multi-breed or multi-event classes.

7.         No headgear in Halter please unless it’s moulded on. It’s welcome in any other division.

8.         No running, dogs or smoking are allowed in the hall.

9.         And please do not touch anyone else’s models. You may be liable for any damage caused. If you are judging and need to touch or move a model, please ask the owner’s permission first.

10.     The judge’s decision is final.  Please be a good sport! Anyone displaying poor sportsmanship may be asked to leave.

11.     The organisers will not be held responsible for any theft, damage or personal injury.

12.     Please bring a packed lunch – snacks and drinks will be provided. There is a Sainsbury’s nearby but it’s roughly 10 minute walk away.

APPENDIX

What division should my horse go in?

We split divisions slightly differently for this show than in monthly club shows, so please read carefully.  Also, please see the “how classes are judged” section to see how our CTF horses are judged differently. Horses will be sorted into their correct BMEC categories at BMECs!  (So a CollectA who wins an OF Small class here will still be in the CTF category at BMECs, etc.)

OF Large – Breyer Traditional/Classic, Copperfox, Peter Stone Full Size/Pebbles

OF Small – Breyer Stablemate/Paddock Pals, Peter Stone Chips, CollectA, Mojo, Safari (except Blue Ribbon)

CCR – These are large batch commercial chinas and resins.  ie. Hagen-Renaker, Beswick, North Light, any mass market china or resin made in quantities of 200+ (not to order) including some WIA. "Large" and "small" to correspond to categories above in terms of size (Big North Lights to go in Large OF/CCR and small H-Rs to go in Small OF/CCR).

CTF Toy – Papo, Bullyland, Schleich, Safari Large/Blue Ribbon (Classic Sized), Grand Champions, Britains, Marx, Hartland, Mini Whinnies, Blue Box, My Little Pony, Commercial Plush, any other make marketed as toys

CTF Craft – felted horses and anything handmade

CTF Julips – Julips! We’ve some specialist collectors in our club, so they get their own classes

CTF Other Foundation/Bendy - Equorum, Magpie, Rydal, Rubbernedz.  Small = Paddock Pal size or smaller (ie. Nedlets,  4Square Equorum, etc.). Large = larger than Paddock Pal size.

AR/CM – all artists resins and customs + Animal Artistry and any other small batch (>200 or made to order) china or resin.

What class should my horse go in?

For this show, please use this reference and map as follows:

http://www.namhsa.org/nan2014/2014NANBreedCrossRef.pdf

Div A: Light Breeds

1.         Arabian  -- purebred Arabs only

2.         Thoroughbred – purebred TBs only

3.         Solid Stock Horse– everything listed under Stock Breeds of a solid colour

4.         Spotted Stock Horse – everything listed under Stock Breeds with Paint or Appaloosa spots

5.         Gaited American  - everything listed under Gaited Breeds

6.         Other American Light Breeds – any other breed that doesn’t fit in the above category but has the US as an origin country. This includes Morgans and Standardbreds.

7.         Warmblood/Sporthorse – everything listed under European Warmbloods and Other Sport except TBs and Standardbreds. Also includes Knabstrup of warmblood type. American Warmbloods have no breed restrictions so are shown as part-breds, please!

8.         Iberian – everything listed under Spanish/Iberian

9.         Other Purebred Light Breeds – any other light breeds over 14.2hh including Hackney Horse

10.     Part-bred Light Horse – Anything under Part Arabs, American Warmblood or any other part-bred horse including grade horses. This also includes colour breeds! (Palomino, etc.)

Div B: Heavy/Pony/Other Breeds

11.     British Draft – anything listed under British Isles Draft

12.     European/American Draft – anything listed under European Draft

13.     American/Other Draft – anything listed under American or Asian Draft or any other Draft breeds

14.     Carriage/Light Draft – anything listed under Carriage & Driving Breeds EXCEPT Hackney Horse and Knabstrup of warmblood type.  Baroque/carriage type Knabstrup welcome. Also includes Gypsy Cob/Gypsy Vanner.

15.     Part-Bred Heavy/Draft  - all part breds of draft type. Please list cross on entry.

16.     British & Native Pony  - everything listed under British Isle Native including Welsh D

17.     Other Purebred Pony – all other ponies including European, African, Asian, American, etc.

18.     Part-bred Pony – all part breds under 14.2hh. Please list cross on entry.

The List above also has a reference for Longears/Exotics.

Still don’t know what class to put your horse?  Please ask!

Judging Criteria:

Halter:

1. The horse should be in the correct breed class.

2. Colour and conformation for breed - is this a colour/body type you would see on this breed? (Unusual colour or body trait for breed? References always welcome!)

3.  ABCs / Realism - does it look like a real horse? Are all of the muscles mostly in the right places, the legs the right length, head and hooves the right size, gait physically possible, etc. If biomechanics are OK, does it have any glaring conformation flaws like cow hocks, sway back, goose rump, bow legged, etc. ?  (Keep in mind that it's a rare model that's 100% realistic and different judges have different things they think are bigger no-no's than others.)

This criteria less important for CTF!  See note below on how CTF Classes should be judged.

4. Condition of model - does it have rubs, chips or scratches? Is it dusty/dirty?

5. Quality of Model (mostly for OFs) – does it have factory flash, rough seams, crooked legs, overspray?  Is the shading extra special?  What is the overall impression of the render and paint job of the mould?

6. Quality of Workmanship (mostly for CMs and ARs) - how well rendered is the paint job? If it has hair, does the hairing look realistic? How much attention to detail has been paid? Can any glue be seen? Unfinished bits, crooked limbs, holes where holes shouldn't be?

7. And all things above being equal... Overall Impression. Because some horses just have that wow factor.:-)    This is often the main criteria for championships to give all makes even footing.

The order of importance of the criteria above may be different from judge to judge, but all judges should please use these criteria.

CTF/Vintage/Fantasy/Dectorator Judging: Judges, please use 1,2,4,5,7 above – 3 should only be a very small factor.

Things that shouldn't matter in Halter:

-            rarity or expensiveness of model – a beautiful regular run should always be able to place over a mediocre special run. Halter is not a Collector class.

-            "fashionable" sculptors vs "unfashionable" ones – a poorly rendered Eberl doesn’t automatically place over a beautifully done first time sculptor

-            "pretty horses" - a plain bay pony might be better sculpted or better rendered than a glossy appaloosa prancing warmblood - and actually often is.

If you have a horse in a weird but realistic colour for the breed or a strange pose that you can justify with documentation, please do include it next to your entry.  Homework and research counts!

Performance:

1.         Horse performing event correctly with realistic movement and appropriateness of model to event

2.         Rider’s seat, hands, and rein/stirrup – as well as correct attire. (Or: handler holding horse properly, or any other human performing event correctly.)

3.         Appropriateness of tack for event, as well as positioning/fit, condition and quality of tack or costume

4.         Attention to detail, scenery, props, etc.

How expensive the horse is, how pretty it is, or how well finished should not be a factor.

Workmanship: (For this show, these classes to be entered only by original customiser or sculptor.)

Workmanship classes are judged Quality and execution of finish work, anatomy and correctness, quality of prepping, accuracy and realism of colour for realistic or creative use of colour for non-realistic.​

Collection:

Collection classes must have at least three horses - but can be as many horses as you want! - displayed with a theme (Congas, Colours, Breeds, etc.).  Displays should be creative!  These classes are judged on creativity of display, rarity and desirability of models, and condition/appearance of models – in that order. Documentation highly encouraged!