Equestrian

Have your horse participate in the 2016 Sarasota Bradenton Modern Pentathlon World Cup Final

To find out more about Volunteering your horse for our  Equestrian Program visit

http://www.sunshinepentathlon.com/volunteers--horses.html

About the event:

The riding event (equestrian show jumping) included in the Modern Pentathlon competition involves jumping over obstacles of up to 120cm in height. The obstacle course is between 350-450m in length and includes 12 obstacles with one double and one triple, for 15 jumps. Athletes compete on horses provided by the organizers, which are selected from a random draw. For warm-up and preparation purposes, athletes are allowed to ride their allocated horse for 20 minutes and to have up to 5 trial jumps in the warm-up arena provided. Pentathletes are given 20 minutes to inspect the course at any time during the competition programme according to the organiser's schedule. The athlete has a specific time limit in which to complete the course, and the time limit is set according to its length. A clear round in time allowed (varies between 1 minute and 1.17 minutes) gives the rider 1200 pentathlon points. For each mistake the rider loses points. Examples of penalties given are 20 points for knock-down and 40 points for every refusal or disobedience: but any disobedience leading to the knocking down of an obstacle gives 60 points deduction. After 2 refusals to jump, the rider must try to jump the next obstacle. A fall of the rider from the horse or if they both fall is a 60 point penalty. After 2 falls the riding will be terminated. In case of riding terminations for every obstacle not jumped, the rider loses 100 points. The most common cases of riding terminations are: wrong course, second fall, exceeding the time limit that is double of the time allowed and retiring from the competition.

Each second over the time limit means a deduction of 4 points. The maximum time is the double of the standard time. If the rider is slower than the time allowed, the riding is terminated. Riders must jump the obstacles in order. Riders must wear protective head-gear and a riding jacket, and they can use a whip and spurs: Horses hoods and blinkers are prohibited.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Modern_Pentathlon_Union