ANNOUNCING SELECTION TRIALS FOR HORSES FOR THE 2005 NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HORSE SHOW
The United States Tent Pegging Association (USTPA) will be holding Selection Trials for horses to be used in 2005 North American International Military Horse Show (NAIMHS) in Sept. 2005. The Selection Trials will be held on June 23rd-25th, 2005 in Dallas, Texas.
The NAIMHS is an FEI regulated event with teams competing from countries such as Namibia, Egypt, United Kingdom, Canada, The Netherlands, South Africa, Pakistan, India, Qatar, Jordan, New Zealand, Australia, United States, & Israel. These teams are comprised of professional military horsemen and professional International competitors of which many are Olympic level competitors.
The NAIMHS is a Skill at Arms/ Tent Pegging event, which is a popular equestrian sport worldwide with a competition history of approx. 160 years. Horses selected for use in this event will receive training from these professional riders involving adaptation to edged weapons, such as Lance and Sword/Saber, and firearms. (All firearms used fire non-lethal rounds) We are confident in stating we return horses better trained than when we get them.
The horses that are selected will be in the care of our Barn Mgmt. under FEI guidelines as well as USTPA requirements. No horse is pushed beyond its mental and physical ability to perform the required tasks. Horses selected will be used for approximately ten days including the event.
The Selection Trials is managed by Ron Smith, Chef de Equipe, U.S. Tent Pegging Team, and President of the USTPA. Some members of the U.S Tent Pegging Team will be in attendance to assist in riding and the selection process.
Standards for the horses are as follows:
- ACCEPTABLE COLORS: Black, Black Bay, Dark Bay, Bay, Liver Chestnut, Chestnut, Gray (Dapple included), Palomino (Darker shade), Gruella, White
- AGE-SEX-HEIGHT: MINUMUM 5 YEARS OLD-MAXIMUM 20 (AT 18 OR HIGHER WE WILL JUDGE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS), GELDINGS OR MARES (MARES MUST NOT BE PREGNANT OR NURSING) NO STALLIONS W/O SPECIFIC APPROVAL 15.2hh MINIMUM – 17.1 HH MAXIMUM
- GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: QUIET w/BOLD ATTITUDE, ABILITY TO JUMP 1-METER W/O STRESS, WALK, TROT, and CANTER W/RELIABLE TRANSITIONS. ABILITY TO GALLOP 100 METERS+ AND COME TO CONTROLLED STOP W/O RUNAWAY TENDANCIES. SHOULD BE FREE FROM VISIBLE SHYNESS TRAITS HORSES THAT REQUIRE TIE DOWNS AND/OR OTHER MECHANICAL MEANS OF CONTROL WILL BE REJECTED
Incoming horses must have a current EIA certificate no older than 6 mos., health certificate w/verification of WNV inoculation. Health Certificate must be issued with in the last 30 days
TO SCREEN & SCHEDULE YOUR HORSE FOR THE SELECTION TRIALS CONTACT THE FOLLOWING:
Ron Smith, Chef de Quipe
US Tent Pegging Team
(817) 304-3512
caballos@flash.net
Meghan Boling, Barn Mgr.
US Tent Pegging Association
(580) 695-3256
Eveningstar1982@aol.com
Tent Pegging Demonstration at the Interational Stallion Expo - March 12, 2005
