~ For Pure and Part Breds! ~
Score points for your placings, at all levels!

~ Your Society, Your Ponies ~
Trophies and Runner-Up Rosettes for each Category
Categories: Show Jumping, Dressage, One-Day-Events,
Ridden Showing, Working Hunter Pony, Driving, Endurance Riding and more
Recognised Affiliated Events run by:
Pony Clubs, Riding Clubs, National Pony Society, Endurance GB,
British Show Jumping Association, British Driving Society, British Dressage and more

For further information, please contact:  Clare Heald – pas@britishconnemaras.co.uk
 New card applications: send fee of £9.00 (members) or £18.00 (non-members) with an A5 SAE to: 
Mrs Julia Woods, 3 High Street, Cheveley, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 9DQ.
Completed cards to be returned to Julia Woods.  Cheques should be made payable to BCPS

PERFORMANCE AWARD SCHEME NEWS JANUARY 2008

When the Committee met in December, we agreed several amendments to the Rules.   Basically, we have:

• introduced special rosettes for those gaining over 2000 points, as well as over 1000, over 500 and over 200.
• clarified that “half points for pairs” does not apply to Trec.
• awarded points for team placings at PC/RC National Finals.
• removed Equitation (side saddle) and Concours d’Elegance from the list of classes ineligible for points.
• awarded an extra 100 points for all competitions involving jumping where the course was 90cm (3’0”) or above.
• awarded points for 7th-10th places in BSJA competitions.
• increased the points for RDA and polo, and added polocrosse.
• amended the points for endurance.
• clarified that only FEI competitions are eligible for the generous international bonuses.
• added a National Final placing bonus for Quadrille, Pairs Dressage and Dressage to Music.
• added a bonus for qualifying for BD regional semi-finals at Prelim.
• added bonus points for qualifying for BSJA 2nd round, finals and area festivals.
• amended the HOYS/RIHS qualifier bonuses.
• added to the list of eligible qualifiers.
• awarded a bonus for competing at Oughterard.

These amendments apply to the whole competition year, so, for example, anyone who has already got points for show jumping, eventing etc at 90cm or above will be able to claim the extra 100 points for each such occasion from 1st October 2007.  

Would driving enthusiasts please note that we have only removed the bonus for placings in the FEI National 3 Day Event Driving Championships because no one had claimed it for many years, and it was felt to be cluttering up the rules.   If anyone does qualify for this bonus in future, it will of course be awarded and the paragraph reinstated in the rules.

I should like to thank everyone who sent in suggestions for rule changes, and assure you that all suggestions were discussed in detail by the Committee, even though not all were implemented.

The amended rules can be downloaded from the top of this page or HERE or obtained by sending an A5 SAE to Julia Woods, 3 High Street, Cheveley, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 9DQ.

If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to ask.   I can most easily be contacted by e-mail:  pas@britishconnemaras.co.uk    For those without e-mail, my address is:  Yews Old Farmhouse, Hollington, Newbury, RG20 9XU.

Wishing all competitors an enjoyable and successful season.

Clare Heald
Chairman, PAS Committee

With the exception of the Millfields Commodore Trophy, rider trophies and Part-Bred Special rosettes, all trophies and awards are only open to pure bred registered Connemara ponies. Rosettes will be awarded in the following categories:-

• In excess of 2000 points 
• In excess of 1000 points
• In excess of 500 points
• In excess of 200 points

Rosettes will be awarded to tenth place in the Mills Trophy and to sixth place in all other categories with the exception of the Scarletts, Chiltern Lara, Martlets, Silver Duke, Parry and Carlingford Trophies.

The Mills Trophy - For the pony gaining the most points during the year.
The Millfields Commodore Trophy - For the registered Part-Bred gaining the most points during the year.
The Abbeyleix Lucy Trophy - For the Runner Up in the Mills Trophy.
The Martlets Trophy - To the breeder of the winner of the Mills Trophy
The Scarletts Trophy - To the breeder of the most ponies gaining points in the Scheme.
The Parry Trophy - will be awarded to the sire, domiciled in Great Britain, which has at least two progeny out of different Connemara mares gaining the most points.
The Carlingford Trophy – will be awarded to the mare, domiciled in Great Britain, which has at least two progeny gaining the most points
The Easter Kitty Trophy - For the pony 138 cm or under gaining the most points.
The Silver Snow Trophy - For the pony which has gained the most points in excess of 500 and which has not been placed 1st - 6th in the Mills Trophy in a previous year.
The Lucinda Trophy - For the mare gaining the most points in excess of 500.
The Williams Trophy - For the ridden stallion gaining the most points.
The Finchampstead Rolling Stone Trophy - For the pony gaining the most points in One Day Events.
The Miss Muffet Memorial Trophy - For the pony gaining the most points in driving competitions.
The Sheila Inderwick Memorial Trophy - For the pony gaining the most points in dressage competitions.
The Hellings Trophy - For the pony gaining the most points in show jumping competitions.
The Washington First Act Trophy - For the pony gaining the most points in working hunter pony competitions.
The Irishtown Yerman Trophy – For the pony gaining the most points in Endurance.
The Sparklette Trophy - For the pony gaining the most points in family/utility pony competitions.
The Chiltern Lara Trophy - For the oldest pony in the competition gaining over 200 points.
The Macdunn Cup - For the pony gaining points in the most categories (subject to a minimum of 60 points in each).
The Goosemoor Trophy - For the rider aged over 21 years and under 40 years gaining the most points on one pony.
The Silver Duke Trophy - For the owner/rider (or part owner/rider) over 21 years who has gained at least 75% of the points gained by his/her pony during the year. (The adult must be the pony’s registered owner or one of its registered owners and must not previously have won this trophy.)
The Pilgrim’s Trophy - For the rider over 40 years gaining the most points on one pony.
The Young Riders’ Trophy - For the rider over 16 years and under 21 years who has gained the most points on one pony.
The Seloc Karisma Trophy - For the rider 16 years and under gaining the most points on one pony.
Rosette for all riders 12 years and under.

Part-Bred Special Rosettes will be awarded to the Part-Bred horse or pony that gains the most points in each of the following categories:-