Your Responsibilities as a Spectator at the
Red Hills Horse Trials
One person in the wrong place can present a safety hazard
and can ruin months and years of hard work for the competitors.
Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the guidelines
in order to ensure the safety of you, your family and the
competitors, and to ensure the fairness of the competition.
Please do NOT bring pets. We love dogs, but because
of transport difficulities and lack of easily obtainable water,
we encourage you to leave your canine friend home! If you
choose to bring your pet, it MUST be leashed at ALL times.
Loose dogs will be impounded.
Keep a close watch on small children. Children are
not aware of the danger that horses present. Any children
found unaccompanied by an adult will be auctioned off each
day at high noon. (or you may claim them at "Spectator
Information."
Quiet Please! Spectator etiquette at equestrian competitions
closely parallels that of major golf tournaments. Undue noises
can cause distractions to horses and riders and can effect
the outcome of the competition or cause an accident. Remember
to hold your applause until after a competitor exits the dressage
arena, completes a cross- country fence, or finishes their
stadium course.
Observe the crowd control markers. You must stay at
least 15 meters away from the dressage arenas. For your own
safety and that of the riders, stay behind marked barriers
and ropes and keep clear of the area around each cross country
fence. Crossing the cross country course is permitted, but
always make sure that a horse is not coming and heed instructions
from the crossing guards.
Be considerate of the site. Please use trash receptacles
and respect the roped botanical areas.
Keep all dogs on leashes. Loose dogs will be impounded;
noisy or disruptive dogs must be removed from the grounds.
Horses always have the right of way. Horses and riders
are participating in a very demanding sport and will be moving
at high speeds across country. A rider is not responsible
for avoiding collisions with spectators. It is your resonsibility
to stay out of the way of horse and rider. Always look both
ways before moving and stay alert for directions from mounted
stewards, fence stewards and fence judges.
Be still when in the line of sight of an approaching horse.
Sudden movements of umbrellas, strollers or a crowd can be
distracting to horses. An innocent movement can affect the
outcome of the competition or result in an accident. Horses
startle easily and are frightened of things they don't recognize.
Do not assist a competitor during dressage or jumping
competition. Providing assistance to a rider during competition,
whether solicited or not, is FORBIDDEN under penalty of the
competitor's elimination. Shouting instructions and giving
directions during a dressage or jumping test is considered
unauthorized assistance.
Do not hesitate to ask questions of volunteers and officials.
If you are unsure of any of the rules or just have general
questions about the competition the RHHT staff will be happy
to assist you.
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