Hunter Hack Scoring & Faults Flashcards
What would you score: an excellent performer that jumps the entire course with cadence, balance and style.
90-100
What would you score: a good performer that jumps all fences reasonably well; an excellent performer that commits one or two minor faults.
80-89
What would you score: the average, fair mover that makes no serious faults, but lacks the style, cadence and good balance of the scopier horses; the good performer that makes a few minor faults.
70-79
What would you score: poor movers that make minor mistakes; fair or average movers that have one or two poor fences but no major faults or disobediences.
60-69
What would you score: a horse that commits one major fault, such as a hind knockdown, refusal, trot, cross-canter or drops a leg.
50-59
What would you score: a horse that commits two or more major faults, including front knockdowns and refusals, or jumps in a manner that otherwise endangers the horse and/or rider.
30-49
What would you score: a horse that avoids elimination but jumps in such an unsafe and dangerous manner as to preclude a higher score.
10-29
70% of this class is judged on…
Individual Fence Work
A total of three disobediences that can include any of the following: refusal, stop, run out or extra circle.
Elimination
A refusal
Major Fault
Correct Jumping Style, Meet fences squarely, and jumping at the center of the fences.
Credit Earning Preference
30% of this class is judged on…
Work on the Flat
Off Course
Elimination
Bolting from arena.
Elimination
When a horse stops in front of an obstacle (whether or not the obstacle is knocked down or altered), if the horse takes one step backwards, it is a ….
Refusal
When a horse evades or passes the obstacle to be jumped; jumps an obstacle outside its limiting markers; or when the horse or rider knocks down a flag, standard, wing or other element limiting the obstacle (without obstacle being jumped).
Run-out
Jumping an obstacle before it is reset
Elimination
Stumbling
Fault- Rail Work
Being on Wrong lead and/or wrong diagonal at trot
Fault- Rail work
Breaking Gait
Fault- Rail Work
Opening Mouth Excessively
Fault- Rail Work
Failure to take gait when called
Fault- Rail Work
Excessive Speed or Slowness (at any gait)
Fault- Rail Work
Head Carried too low or too high and/or nosing out or flexing behind vertical
Fault- Rail Work
Horse Chips in, putting extra small stride in front of the fence (sometimes a prelude to a stop.)
1 Fault
He approaches the fence to one side or at an angle, suggesting a tendency to run out.
1 Fault
He bucks, refuses, or runs out in front of the fence.
1 Fault
Instead of neatly folding his legs over the fence, he throws them to one side, twisting his forehand as he jumps.
1 Fault
He jumps off on front leg— that is, he takes off midway through the stride, with only one front foot on the ground. As a result, he may catch the rail in between his front legs.
1 Fault
He hits a rail hard enough to knock it down.
1 Fault
The horse changes leads in the approach, which will shorten his stride and keep him from meeting the fence in stride.
2 Faults
Because of a poor approach, he takes off from too close or too far away, so that he jumps in a choppy, up-and-down motion or has to reach out to clear the fence.
2 Faults
He slows down in front of the fence or gets stuck in front of it, hesitating and interrupting the rhythm of the stride.
2 Faults
Even with a good approach, he breaks up the jump into parts, instead of showing a fluid style. Over the fence, he hesitates, seeming to linger in the air.
2 Faults
Rubs a Rail
2 Faults
Flattens and Hollows back over fence
2 Faults
Puts an extra stride between fences, but it’s a relaxed and rhythmic.
2 Faults
