CLASS DESCRIPTIONS:

1. SINGLES - LADIES TO DRIVE
Hitch Type. To show stylish, high stepping action. Must stand quietly and back readily. To be judged on quality, performance and style.

2. SINGLES - LADIES TO DRIVE
Pleasure Type. Suitable for and to be driven by a lady. To show a quiet and easy way of going. Must show a smooth responsiveness. Must stand quietly and back readily. To be judged on quality, performance and manners.

3. SINGLES - GENTLEMEN TO DRIVE
Hitch Type. To show stylish, high stepping action. Must stand quietly and back readily. To be judged on quality, performance and style.

4. SINGLES - GENTLEMEN TO DRIVE
Pleasure Type. To show a quiet and easy way of going. Must show a smooth responsiveness. Must stand quietly and back readily. To be judged on quality, performance and manners.

5A. SINGLES - PEE WEE TO DRIVE
(12 & Under) Must be accompanied by an adult.

5B. SINGLES - JUNIORS TO DRIVE
(13 - 17 Years Old) Suitable for and to be driven by a junior. To show all around action at a trot and walk. Must show a smooth responsiveness. Must stand quietly and back readily. To be judged on quality, performance and manners.

6. SINGLE OBSTACLES - GAMBLER'S CHOICE
To be driven and timed over a course of unnumbered obstacles, each carrying a specific point value. Each driver has the same amount of time to negotiate as many obstacles as possible. Each exhibitor is given 2 minutes, which includes a 30 second warning. Each obstacle is assigned a point value according to its degree of difficulty and each driver tries to amass as high a score as possible within the time allowed. After passing through the starting line, the competitor may drive through the obstacles, in any order, from any direction. Each obstacle may be driven twice but not in succession. If driven a third time no points will be awarded. No obstacle may be re-driven once it has been disturbed. (Exception: obstacles which are designed to be knocked down.) If a horse refuses an obstacle without disturbing it, the driver may elect not to attempt it and may drive to another obstacle without penalty. The obstacle may be attempted later and if correctly driven, the appropriate points will be recorded. No points will be awarded for an incorrectly completed obstacle. If the signal sounds when the competitor is committed to an obstacle, the competitor may complete the obstacle and receive the appropriate points, then proceed through the finish markers for total time to be recorded. Whether or not the competitor was committed to the last obstacle at the signal will be left to the discretion of the judge. Tie-downs are prohibited. Placing will be determined on a high score basis. Time will decide ties. If a tie occurs in both points and time, the winner will be decided by a drive-off. Cantering is permitted.

7. PAIRS - GENTLEMEN TO DRIVE
Hitch Type. To be shown at a trot and walk. To stand quietly. At all times to show an ability to work as a unit with evenness to tugs. Team shall not be asked to fan except at judge's discretion in case of a work off. To be judged on performance, presence, quality, conformation, matching and manners.

8. PAIRS - JUNIORS TO DRIVE
(13 - 17 Years Old.) Suitable for and to be driven by a junior. To show all around actions at a walk and trot. Must show a smooth responsiveness. Must stand quietly and back readily. To be judged on manners, quality and performance

9. PAIRS - LADIES TO DRIVE
Hitch Type. The Kelly Nicolici Pairs Ladies to Drive Class. Suitable for and to be driven by a lady. To show all around action at a walk and trot. Must show a smooth responsiveness. Must stand quietly and back readily. To be judged on manners, quality and performance.


10. FARM PAIR TO WAGON
The Jack Patison Farm Pair to Wagon Class. To be shown with natural mane and with tail natural or done up. Shown in farm bit and work harness to any type of working farm wagon. (No buxton bits, show harness, scotch top collars or show wagons.) To be shown at a walk and trot. To stand quietly. At all times to show an ability to work as a unit with evenness of tugs. To be judged on performance and handiness, with emphasis on manners.

11. FARM IMPLEMENT
To be shown with natural mane and with tail natural or done up. Shown to any type of farm equipment and work harness shown at a walk. To stand quietly. At all times to show an ability to work as a unit with an evenness of tugs. To be judged on performance, with emphasis on manners.

12. TANDEM
The Adam Van Exel Tandem Class. To be shown at a walk and trot. Pair should at all times convey an image of alertness and style. Lead horse tugs may be attached to either the shafts of wheel horse's tugs behind the belly band. At no time shall lead tugs be attached to the hames of the wheel horse. The lead horse should keep the tugs from sagging but should not be so tight as to pull the greater weight of the vehicle (carts or wagons). Tandems shall not be asked to back except at the judge's discretion in case of a work off. Tandems shall not be asked to fan. To be judged on performance, presence, quality, matching and manners.

13. UNICORN
To be shown at a walk and trot. To stand quietly and back readily. At all times to show an ability to work as a unit with all three horses showing an evenness of tugs. Lead horse should show an alert and animated way of going and convey an image of style. Unicorn should not be asked to fan except at judge's discretion in case of a work off. To be judged on performance, presence, quality, matching and manners.

14. THREE OR FOUR ABREAST
To be shown with natural mane and with tail natural or done up. Shown to any type of working wagon. Harness should be neat, clean in appearance and appropriate to vehicle. No show harness or scotch top collars. Matching should not be taken into account. To be shown at a walk and trot. To stand quietly and back readily. At all times to show an ability to work as a unit with evenness of tugs. To be judged on performance and handiness with emphasis on manners.

15. FOUR UP, HITCH TYPE
To be shown at a walk and trot. To stand quietly and back readily. At all times to show an ability to work as a unit with evenness of tugs. Hitches shall not be asked to fan except at the judge's discretion in case of a work off. To be judged on performance, presence, quality, matching and manners.

16. FOURS - AMATEUR TO DRIVE - REINSMANSHIP
Amateur Four Driving class has been set up to encourage new drivers. The definition of an Amateur Four Driver is any driver who has never shown a six horse hitch in competition and never won a four horse competition at any show. The driver competing in the Four Horse Amateur class cannot enter any other four and six horse competitions. Teams may be entered in both. The class will be judged 100% on driving ability. Drivers will be drawn for position. Drivers will be given a specified test. Matching should not be taken into account in judging. Class to be judged on the responsiveness and smoothness of the hitches in completing the course.

17. FOUR UP - DRIVING COMPETITION
Drivers will be drawn for position. Drivers will be given a specified test. Matching should not be taken into account in judging. Class to be judged on the responsiveness and smoothness of the hitches in completing the course.

18. SIX UP - OPEN
Hitch Type. To be shown at a walk and trot. To stand quietly and back readily. At all times to show an ability to work as a unit with evenness of tugs. Hitches shall not be asked to fan except at the judge's discretion in case of a work off. To be judged on performance, presence, quality, matching and manners.

19. SIX UP - DRIVING COMPETITION
The Robert Chilcott Six Up Driving Competition. Drivers will be drawn for position. Drivers will be given a specified test. Matching should not be taken into account if judging. Class to be judged on the responsiveness and smoothness of the hitches in completing the course.

20. ULTIMATE CHAMPIONSHIP - SIXUP, HITCH TYPE - OPEN
To be shown at a walk and trot. To stand quietly and back readily. At all times to show an ability to work as a unit with evenness of tugs. Hitches shall not be asked to fan except at the judge's discretion in case of a work off. To be judged on performance, presence, quality, matching and manners.

21A. AMERICANA - OPEN - FARM, AGRICULTURAL OR HISTORICAL
To be shown both ways of the arena at a walk and to stand quietly. To be shown to an antique farm, agricultural or historical wagon or carriage representing early America. Drivers and passengers to wear period costume suitable to the vehicle. Hitch (show) wagons prohibited. The winner will be the turnout which, in the opinion of the judge, best represents early farm, agricultural or historical America.

21B. AMERICANA - OPEN, COMMERCIAL/MUNICIPAL
To be shown both ways of the arena at a walk and to stand quietly. To be shown to an antique type commercial or municipal wagon or carriage representing early America. Drivers and passengers to wear period costume suitable to the vehicle. Hitch (show) wagons prohibited. The winner will be the turnout which, in the opinion of the judge, best represents early commercial or municipal vehicles in America.

22. LIGHTWEIGHT PULL - OPEN

23. HEAVYWEIGHT PULL - OPEN
This event is a combination of skill of driver and strength of team
- Exhibitors must provide a certified weight slip
of horses entered.
- Weights:
Lightweight Teams: 3,300 pounds or less
Heavyweight Teams: 3,301 pounds or more
- Direction of Pulls: Each successive pull after the initial pull of a contest shall travel in the same direction between the boundary ropes until it is determined by the judge officiating at the event that there is insufficient distance left for a team to complete its pull within the remaining allowed distance, and then the direction of the pull shall be reversed by the next team to compete. This process shall be carried out throughout each pulling contest except that at any time that a pulling sled rests within one foot or less of a boundary after a pull, the next contestant may reverse the pulling direction. The rope shall be marked by color (15 feet from end) if that point is reached, reverse pull.
- Pulling starting weights:
- Lightweight teams shall start at 1,500 pounds plus the weight of the sled.
- Heavyweight teams shall start at 2,000 pounds plus the weight of the sled.
- The weights which shall be added after each pull shall not be more than 500 pounds or less than 200 pounds. A maximum of 300 pounds is to be added after 6,000 pounds.
- Teams must make one complete pull of 15 feet to qualify for purse money.
- Each team will be allowed two (2) attempts. Once the team is unhooked from sled, that constitutes one attempt unless it is for a harness or equipment repairs.
- No horse, or horses, may be used in two pulling events in any one show.
- No offset double trees will be allowed.
- No slapping, hitting, or cursing will be allowed.
- Each team will be allowed one helper. Once the team starts, the helper must move to the outside of the lines.
- No slamming or pumping the sled.
- Once the driver waves his hat or hand, he may not return for a second attempt.
- The team must stay within the ropes. If the team or sled touches the ropes it will disqualify the pull.
- Six (6) inches constitutes a legal pull (one attempt).

24. LOG SKIDDING - OPEN
The Art Wollesen Log Skidding Competition. Drivers entered will show in the Elimination class held on Sunday morning at 8 am. The top six winners from the eliminations will be asked to return for a championship class during the Sunday afternoon performance.
Rules:
1. Time starts when either horses' nose crosses starting line and continues until the end of logs crosses finish line. Must continue through finish and not stop before clear.
2. Team may start course on either side of the first pylon and weave in a serpentine pattern to the last pylon, go around the end and weave back down the other side in the same serpentine pattern and out the start/finish marker.
3. Must not disturb any obstacle of the course (pylons or side lines) with team, driver, equipment or logs.
4. Driver may walk beside logs, ride on logs, or any combination of such during course.
Scoring:
1. If horse, driver, equipment or log(s) disturbed any part of the course, there will be a 10 second penalty for each occurrence. Definition of disturbing pylons, lines or markers will be determined by the judge.
2. Each time a horse steps on or over side line or end line (if used) a 10 second penalty will be added and shall accumulate for each occurrence.
3. If course is not driven correctly contestant will be eliminated.
4. Driver is allowed to talk, yell, whistle, or slap horses with lines from hands forward with no penalty. Driver may not whip or hit horses with end of lines or any whip, bat or other object. Doing so will cause automatic disqualification.
5. Fewest penalties determines winner; time determine ties.

25. HALTER CLASSES
Horses are led to an area and judged on conformation. Conformation is correctness of physique according to their breed.