NSW Horse of the Year - (HOTY) Rules
The terms applicable to ANWE NSW Horse of the Year 2021 are as follows:
• Riders must be a financial member of ANWEL and of an ANWE NSW Club.
• Club HOTY events can be nominated as an ANWE NSW HOTY event.
• ANWE NSW Clubs who wish to participate in the NSW HOTY should nominate 1 or 2 ANWE NSW HOTY competitions to the ANWE NSW
Secretary on or before 31st March 2021. Nominations to be sent to - info@anwensw.org.au for the 2021 calendar and they will be published on the ANWE NSW website and Facebook page.
• The horse/rider combination must nominate their home Club for the purposes of the 2021 NSW HOTY.
•HOTY points can be collected from any 3 ANWE NSW HOTY Club competitions. This encourages horse/rider combinations to travel and support other Clubs. The combination can compete in as many ANWE NSW HOTY Club competitions as they choose but only the highest scores achieved at 3 ANWE NSW HOTY competitions will count towards ANWE NSW HOTY 2021
·Horse/rider combinations must complete and achieve points in each of the 3 phases (namely, Dressage, Maneability and Speed) without being eliminated or retiring in any phase in their 3 applicable competitions which count towards the ANWE NSW HOTY.
·However, for 2021 only, horse/rider combinations only need to complete and achieve points in all 3 phases in at least 2 applicable competitions which count towards ANWE NSW HOTY. That is the third applicable competition will be counted even if the horse/rider combination fails to complete all 3 phases (as a result of being eliminated, or retired). In the first year of ANWE NSW HOTY horse/rider combinations will get one “Get out of Jail Free” card for one NSW HOTY competition.
• A separate HOTY will apply to each of the following Levels:- Introductory, Participant Preliminary and Competitor Preliminary to Masters.
• HOTY is open to all riders. Child, Junior, Youth and Open riders’ points are combined for one HOTY for each Level.
• Points will be given from 1st to 10th for each Level:
1st = 10 points, 2nd = 9 points, 3rd = 8 points, 4th = 7 points, 5th = 6 points
6th = 5 points, 7th = 4 points, 8th = 3 points, 9th = 2 points and 10th = 1 point.
• In the event of equality of the final point score from all three HOTY events, the rider/horse combination with the combined highest Dressage % score will be the winner.
• To be eligible for HOTY the horse/ rider combination may only compete in one Level for that year. The NSW HOTY Competition runs till the 30th November 2021. Winners will be announced in December 2021.
• If a HOTY event must be cancelled the Club must promptly submit a new date to ANWE NSW for approval.
• Clubs must submit full* results for each phase their approved HOTY event to the ANWE NSW Secretary - info@anwensw.org.au within 14 days of the event and must have rider/ horse combination names and their home Club name.
• Results to be submitted to ANWE NSW on the form distributed by ANWE NSW.
*Full results includes % scores for Dressage and Maneability.
• Riders must be a financial member of ANWEL and of an ANWE NSW Club.
• Club HOTY events can be nominated as an ANWE NSW HOTY event.
• ANWE NSW Clubs who wish to participate in the NSW HOTY should nominate 1 or 2 ANWE NSW HOTY competitions to the ANWE NSW
Secretary on or before 31st March 2021. Nominations to be sent to - info@anwensw.org.au for the 2021 calendar and they will be published on the ANWE NSW website and Facebook page.
• The horse/rider combination must nominate their home Club for the purposes of the 2021 NSW HOTY.
•HOTY points can be collected from any 3 ANWE NSW HOTY Club competitions. This encourages horse/rider combinations to travel and support other Clubs. The combination can compete in as many ANWE NSW HOTY Club competitions as they choose but only the highest scores achieved at 3 ANWE NSW HOTY competitions will count towards ANWE NSW HOTY 2021
·Horse/rider combinations must complete and achieve points in each of the 3 phases (namely, Dressage, Maneability and Speed) without being eliminated or retiring in any phase in their 3 applicable competitions which count towards the ANWE NSW HOTY.
·However, for 2021 only, horse/rider combinations only need to complete and achieve points in all 3 phases in at least 2 applicable competitions which count towards ANWE NSW HOTY. That is the third applicable competition will be counted even if the horse/rider combination fails to complete all 3 phases (as a result of being eliminated, or retired). In the first year of ANWE NSW HOTY horse/rider combinations will get one “Get out of Jail Free” card for one NSW HOTY competition.
• A separate HOTY will apply to each of the following Levels:- Introductory, Participant Preliminary and Competitor Preliminary to Masters.
• HOTY is open to all riders. Child, Junior, Youth and Open riders’ points are combined for one HOTY for each Level.
• Points will be given from 1st to 10th for each Level:
1st = 10 points, 2nd = 9 points, 3rd = 8 points, 4th = 7 points, 5th = 6 points
6th = 5 points, 7th = 4 points, 8th = 3 points, 9th = 2 points and 10th = 1 point.
• In the event of equality of the final point score from all three HOTY events, the rider/horse combination with the combined highest Dressage % score will be the winner.
• To be eligible for HOTY the horse/ rider combination may only compete in one Level for that year. The NSW HOTY Competition runs till the 30th November 2021. Winners will be announced in December 2021.
• If a HOTY event must be cancelled the Club must promptly submit a new date to ANWE NSW for approval.
• Clubs must submit full* results for each phase their approved HOTY event to the ANWE NSW Secretary - info@anwensw.org.au within 14 days of the event and must have rider/ horse combination names and their home Club name.
• Results to be submitted to ANWE NSW on the form distributed by ANWE NSW.
*Full results includes % scores for Dressage and Maneability.