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Pumpkin Jumper Derby    Entry Form

Firecracker Derby Results

Download Activity Report Form (to be filled out by the activity organizer)

The SCHEDULE for the October 4th Pumpkin Derby is now available. The show starts at 8:30 am.

Here are your VOLUNTEER opportunities:

  1. Friday (July 3) - 8:30 am - Meet in stabling area at Hideaway Farm for moving jumps to Derby field.
  2. Friday (July 3) - 10:00 am - Meet in jump field at Hideaway Farm for setting and decorating the courses.
  3. Sunday (July 5) - Help is needed during the day of the Jumping Derby .  We start at 8:30 AM and need help on and off all day. Always appreciate anyone helping during the day, especially when changing the courses.
  4. Monday July 6 is the Tear Down Day for the Derby. Meet in jumping field at Hideaway Farm from 5:30 pm till done.
Contact Jim or Farley Wagner at (585) 924-1866 or JFarFarm@aol.com for more details.

CLICK HERE to see photos of jumps decorated for the Jumping Derby.

Glenn Clark of Saddle Portraits was one of the photographer at the Firecracker Derby. CLICK HERE to go to his website.

The other photographer was Dan George who was also at the June 7 horse trials. CLICK HERE to go to his website.

ONCE AGAIN - SPIRIT AWARDS AT THE DERBIES!
More details about the Jumper Derbies and Spirit Awards

There will be a prize for the individual showing the best spirit for the derby theme. For the Firecracker Derby, the Award will be for the best Patriotic Spirit and for the Pumpkin Derby, the Award will be for the best Harvest/Halloween Spirit.

There will be one spirit award given for each division: Intro     Beginner Novice      Novice      Training    Preliminary    

Riders opting to participate should let the secretary know on the morning of the competition so that the judging panel knows who they are to judge.

Think safety first, and have fun creating your themed costumes!

Here are a few safety rules:

  1. Decorations must be safe for horse and rider and must be securely attached.
  2. Must not be such that they would spook another horse (No flags on poles attached to tails, etc.)
  3. Costumes must not block the vision of either horse or rider.
  4. Rider must be able to safely jump the horse in the decorations/costume.
  5. Riders must still wear approved helmets and vests.

The Jumper Derby is a good test of your horse's willingness to jump a mix of stadium type jumps (which will fall if you hit them) and cross country obstacles (which are solid and immoveable) over varied terrain. Most of the types of jumps you will see at our Jumper Derby are listed below.

Stadium Jumps
Panels
Brush Box
Verticals
Oxers
In and Out Combinations
Skinnies
Liverpool (only for T and P) 		Cross Country Jumps
Logs
Ditches
Banks Up and/or Down
Coops and Sheds
Roll Tops and Palisades
In and Out Combinations
Water (not for Intro or BNA divisions)

The Divisions you can enter are based on the maximum height of the obstacles to be jumped and are as follows.

Max Height
2'
2' 6"
2' 9"
2' 11"
3' 3"
3' 7" 		Division
Intro (I)
Beginner Novice A (BNA)
Beginner Novice B (BNB)
Novice (N)
Training (T)
Preliminary (P)

Divisions (except Intro) are further broken down into Horse, Rider, and Open classes based on the following definitions.

Horse = the horse has not competed, or is new to competing, at this level
Rider = the rider has not competed, or is new to competing, at this level
Open = Horse and/or rider have competed at a higher level or want to school in a particular division.

FYI: The day of the Derby, the jumping order is: Intro, BNA, BNB, N, T, and P. Within each division, the order is: Horse, Rider, Open.

Courses for each division are open for walking ONLY BEFORE the division starts. So if you are entered in BNA-rider, for example, you need to be there to walk the course before the BN-Open division rides.

Approximate times for the start of each division will be posted on the website once all the entries are in.

To ride at the Jumper Derby, fill out an ENTRY FORM and send it in with your entry fees. Remember that you must wear an ASTM/SEI approved helmet and a safety vest while mounted!

GVRDC's Jumper Derby was the subject of a feature article in Practical Horseman, February 2004.

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