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Draft Horse Working Mule Class
Single Horse Twitch

Chairpeople: Patsy Slothower & Tim Miner
106 Miner Rd., Sandwich, NH 03227
603-284-7136

Sunday, October 12th ~ 8:30 a.m.
Horse Logging Ring

See Animal Health Rules and Regulations

These events are intended to give working horse drivers and teams an opportunity to demonstrate their skill. We invite anyone who is working with horses to join us for a day of friendly competition, and help educate the public about the usefulness of working horses today.

  • Pre-registration is required.
  • Please call chairman or Fair office for information.
  • Total number of entrants may be limited.

Premiums for each class:

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

$100.00

90.00

80.00

70.00

60.00

50.00

40.00



Single Horse Twitching Contest

  1. Hitch horse to a log and negotiate the course.
  2. Event may involve hitching and unhitching second log in middle of course.

Team Log Yarding Scoot Class
Sunday Following Twitching

  1. Teamster uses horses to load scoot and negotiate course. Ring crew will set chain.
  2. Parade time may interrupt this event.

Team Wagon Class
Sunday to follow Scoot Class

  1. Team hitches to the wagon and proceeds through the course. Everyone will use same wagon and evener.
  2. Backing wagon with team will be included.
  3. General Rules
  4. Current Negative Coggins Certificate and Certificate of Rabies Vaccine, required at registration.
  5. Scoring is the same for all three events.
  6. Horses must be under driver's control at all times.
  7. Uprights on course represent trees - teamster and reins must stay between them.
     

   Scoring

  1. Everyone starts with: 100 points
  2. 5 points deducted for each obstacle hit.
  3. Entrants also judged for horsemanship; the judge may award up to 10 points for overall performance.
  4. 10 points will be deducted if entrants need help hitching or loading logs onto scoot. 
  5. Time will only be used to break ties.

  General Rules

  1. Current Negative Coggins Certificate & Rabies Vaccine Certificate, required at registration.
  2. Scoring is the same for all three events.
  3. Horses must be under driver’s control at all times.
  4. Uprights on course represent trees - teamster and reins must stay between them.

 

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