Show Manager: Kim Arnette (512) 567-4784 Email: dsrpridingseries@gmail.com Facility Contact: Lily Sellers (512) 894-2390 lsellers@cityofdrippingsprings.com Show Secretary: Melissa Jefferson (512) 801-6409 ****Show office will be open Saturday 4pm – 6pm and Sunday 7:00am****
******Horses are able to load in on Saturday, May 18th after 4:00pm. Please be respectful if Ranch Horse Show is still running in Main Arena. Special arrangements for trainers with large groups of horses can be accommodated if management is notified far enough in advance. Management reserves the right to assign stalls if entry numbers warrant. Attention!! Due to size and popularity of our past shows, if the show is large we will not be allowing adds once the show has started! Once the show has started, you may only scratch from a class, but not add. So enter everything that you think you are going to compete in, because you can always scratch without penalty!
Show Information & Rules
Closing Date: The closing date for the show is the Friday, the week before the week of the show.Stalls will be given to those who enter prior to the closing date and counted as entries come in. Please get your entries in early, as our stalls are somewhat limited! Please include on your entry form if/and how many tack stalls are needed! There are a select few double stalls available, please indicate if a double stall will be needed on the entry form.
Entries: Riders may ONLY enter online using the Google doc Link found on theDSRPRidingSeries.comwebsite. Copy of Coggins and signed liability release can be attached, or bought to show for check -in. A check or credit card number will be required to be left with the show office upon arrival before horse is allowed in the show facility. Please put scheduling and stalling requests in the requests section of the entry form. Show management will do our best to accommodate all requests. Please submit one entry per horse/rider combination. A minor rider’s PARENT or LEGAL GUARDIAN, NOT TRAINER, must sign the Liability Release if rider is under the age of 18. There is a $50 fee for checks returned NSF.
Stalls: Stalls are available within the covered event center. See online form for stall fees. Please mark if/and how many tack stalls are needed! There are a select few double stalls available, please indicate if a double stall will be needed.Shavings must be purchased through DSRP. No Outside Shavings Allowed!!! Shavings will be sold for $9/bag, with a minimum purchase of 2 bags! For stalling requests please note on request section of entry form. Not all requests may be fulfilled Horses must always have water within their stalls. All buckets must be hung from stall wall unless approved by DSRP Management. * Owners are responsible for the cost of repairs for any damage to stalls.DSRP Staff has the right to relocate or ask for the removal of horse(s) from stall if they continuously paw, kick, or cause disturbance to those around them.
Arena Size/Type: The show will be held in an indoor, lighted arena with sandy loam footing. A covered warm-up arena is also available.
Grounds Fee: Please note that there will be a $15 grounds fee charged per day for all horses without a stall reservation attending this event to defray event costs. ALL horses on the property must check-in with the show office and show proof of negative Coggins.
Proof of Negative Coggins Required: This is required of all horses on the property regardless of their entry status.
Attire & Tack: All riders must wear appropriate safety gear to include, at a minimum, shoes with a heel and a properly fitting and secured (with a chin strap) helmet - ASTM/SEI standards. No rider is allowed on the Show Grounds without a proper helmet or attire. Jumper Riders must wear a polo shirt or show shirt with collar and breeches. Tall boots or paddock boots with garter straps are preferred, however Half chaps with matching paddock boots are allowed. Numbers must be displayed on rider or pinned on the saddle pad at all times. Appropriate tack should be used in accordance with traditional standards. Properly fitted running martingales and standing martingales are allowed for Jumpers. Please direct any additional questions concerning tack to management prior to the Show.
Inclement Weather / Cancellation of Activities / Refunds: Due to limited scheduling options at the park, there is no rain date set for this event. However, if cancellation of the show occurs prior to the start date/time due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances, refunds will be given of class fees. Once begun, however, the show will go on unless the weather becomes life-threatening; no refunds will be made after the show starts. Refunds for stalls will not be given once a horse has been present in that space. If in doubt, call Kim at (512) 567-4784 or Sally (512) 914-4668 before you haul!
Cancellations/Scratches: Cancellations/scratches will be allowed up until the show number has been picked up. If you must scratch your entry once number has been assigned at the show, the office/medic fee and stall fees must still be paid!! Class fees will be waived. In good faith, management has held this time(s) and space(s) for you, possibly to the exclusion of others. Thus, due to the costs incurred to put on a horse show and in fairness to other competitors, there can be no exceptions to this policy.
Hook-ups: RV hook-ups are available at $45/Night.
Check-in: Check-in at the Show Office is REQUIRED of ALL horses upon arrival on the property to secure a show number for your horse(s) and to verify all information pertinent to you and you and your horse’s entry. You must check-in before your first ride.
Arena Availability & Schooling: **** The Main Show Arena will be open for schooling Sunday morning from: 6am - 8:30am - Full Course. If the show has a large turnout, blocks of schooling times (20min each) will be prearranged during this time for a safer schooling experience.
8:30-approx 9 am- Pole and Cross rail Class set-up and Schooling. This schooling is open for only pole and cross rail riders only!
After 2’3 Jumper division - 40 min Open Schooling for 2’6-3’ Riders Schooling is allowed only for horses entered in the show, or for those who have paid a schooling fee as well as the office/medic fee and stall or grounds fee. Lunging is not permitted in the Big Show Arena, but is allowed in the Warm-up Arena until 10 min prior to start of show AND during our 2’6 and up 40 min open schooling.
Minors: Riders under the age of 18 must be supervised at all times while mounted by a responsible adult or trainer.
Medic: Medic will be onsite during the hours of schooling and the horse show.
Lodging: Please contact the Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce & Visitor’s Center for a complete list of motels and lodging options – (512) 858-4740.
Dogs: Friendly dogs are welcome but must be attached to a responsible human by a leash or be in a kennel. Dogs near arenas must not be disruptive. If so, the dog and attached human will be asked to leave the area. No dogs may be left unattended or tied and left unattended.
Stallions: No Stallions Allowed on the Show Grounds.
Smoking: No smoking, please, in any of the event or barn areas!
Show Mission Statement/Show Organizer/Manager's Rights: The purpose of this show is to give riders of all ages and backgrounds the opportunity to practice jumper classes in a fun and safe environment. Management has the right to prohibit, stop, or regulate any action during the course of the activity or while occurring on the site of the activity that the Management deems improper, unsafe, inhumane, or contrary to the best interests of horse sports. Judges’ and management’s decisions are final. Management reserves the right to ask anyone who is acting contrary to the mission of this show to leave the show grounds. Any act of discourtesy or disobedience to the judges or any show officials on the part of owner, manager, trainer, coach, rider, or groom shall disqualify the horse, and the owner shall forfeit his entry and other fees. Please remember we are a show put on mostly with volunteer help. Please be kind to our show staff! Management also reserves the right to limit the classes a horse is entered in, if it is deemed that a horse is being ridden too excessively. Showing in more than 6 over fences classes is deemed excessive. Class Specifications
Jumper Divisions
Ground Pole Jumper Division - May only be cross-entered with the Cross Rail Division. Course is shortened using 1/2 to 3/4 of the arena. Fences: Poles on the Ground - Entry Fee $25/class This division was created to give BEGINNER riders new to the jumper division (both young and older!) an opportunity to practice simple jumper courses, over poles on the ground. Classes will be judged according to Optimum Time. This means that the course must be ridden at the appropriate speed for that level (275m/sec). We are looking for a good trot or steady canter rhythm on a long track, avoiding tight turns or going too fast. The rider with the fewest refusals who knows their courses, and who gets closest to the Optimum Time WINS! 1.Ground Pole Jumpers - Optimum Time, Time 1st Jump-off (1st round- Rider must complete the posted 1st round course correctly, and without refusals. If they do this, they are allowed to stay in the arena, and ride the jump-off course.) 2.Ground Pole Jumpers - Optimum Time, Time 1st Round (All one round. Remember the speed is a good trot or steady canter to be judged according to optimum time.)
Cross Rail Jumper Division - May only be cross-entered with the ground pole jumper division OR the 2’ Jumper division, but not BOTH. Course will use the full course, however it will be a shorter course. Fences Cross Rail. Entry Fee $25/per class 3.Cross Rail Jumpers - Time 1st Jump-off 4.Cross Rail Jumpers - Time 1st Round
2’ Jumper Division - Fences 2’. Open to all. Entry fee: $25/class 5. 2’Jumpers (Time 1st Jump-off). 6. 2’Jumpers (Time 1st Round).
2’3” Jumper Division - Fences: 2’3”. Open to all. Entry fee: $25/class 7. 2’3” Jumpers (Time first jump-off) 8. 2’3” Jumpers (Time 1st Round)
2’6” Jumper Division - Fences: 2’6”. Open to all. Entry fee: $25/class 9. 2’6” Jumpers (Time first jump-off) 10. 2’6” Jumpers (Time 1st Round)
2’9” Jumper Division - Fences: 2’9” Open to all. Entry fee: $25/class 11. 2’9” Jumpers (Time first jump-off) 12. 2’9” Jumpers (Time 1st Round)
2’9” Jumper Classic - Sponsored By Bee Cave Riding Center13. 2’9” Jumpers Classic - All riders will ride the first full course of 2’9” jumps. Riders who go clear in the first round, will be called back to then ride their Jump-Off.
3’ Jumper Division- Fences: 3’ Open to all. Entry fee: $25/class 13. 3’ Jumpers (Time first jump-off) - Table II, 2(b) 14. 3’ Jumpers (Time 1st Round) A Huge Thank You to Dover Saddlery for being our Championship Prize Sponsor for our Shows!!!
*** Drags will be announced as needed by management. The 2-minute rule applies at the in-gate. Please be on, warmed up and ready for your class! For classes that have many entries, management reserves the right to create order-of-go groups within the classes/division. These groups are intended to help create a less crowded warmup arena and more efficient show. They will be created prior to the show and emailed out, as well as printed in office and available with the paddock master! EXAMPLE: The riders that are in Group A will ride the first course in the division then ride their second class of the division, along with all the other riders in Group A. When all in Group A has all gone, Group B will start, and so on. We ask that only riders in Group A are in the warmup arena as their classes are beginning. Once Group A has warmed up, Group B can begin to warm up for their classes/division! This approach helps eliminate congestion in the warmup arena! Please be respectful of others warm-up time! These Groups are not judged separately, but for organizational purposes only!