Trail
Each tick of a log, pole, or obstacle will incur a ____ point penalty.
1/2
Head carriage behind the vertical or below the horizontal will result in a _______ fault.
Major
Not stopping or performing the specified gait within 10 feet of the designated area
major fault
Breaking gait and freezing up in spins or rollbacks incur what penalty?
1/2
Knocking down any obstacle and breaking gait at the lope shall incur a _____ point penalty.
3
Obviously looking down to check for diagonals will result in a _______ fault.
minor
An extreme equipment malfunction or spirring in front of the cinch will incur a _______ fault.
Severe
Over or under spinning by more than a 1/4 of a circle (90 degrees)
Splitting the log, hitting the log, break of gait at the walk or jog up to two strides, or being out of lead more than on stride (before or after) the changing area, will all result in a ____ point penalty.
stepping outside of the confines of an obstacle with more than one leg
5 point penalty
Missing a diagonal for more than 2 strides
Severe fault
Break of gait at walk or jog up to two strides
Minor Fault
A delayed change of lead by one stride
1/2 point deduction
What would be the total penalty for an exhibitor who ticks the log, performs two simple lead changes, and is out of lead at the next cone after the designated changing area?
9.5 (1/2, 3, 3, 3,)
Riding outside of the boundary line of an obstacle shall incur a ____ point penalty
5 (and they cannot place above an entry who completes the course correctly)
Performing an on extremely loose rein where there's no direct contact between the rider and the horse's mouth will result in a ________ fault.
What would be the fault(s) incurred when an exhibitor is on the incorrect lead and breaks gait to fix it?
One major fault (nothing incurred for fixing an incorrect lead).
Starting a circle at the jog or exiting a rollback at the jog up to 2 strides
1/2 point penalty
What total penalty score will an exhibitor receive who performs a non-simultaneous lead change, knocks over the second cone on the line change, and rolls a log.
DQ/Zero Score
List all 5 of the 1 point penalties
Hitting/stepping on an obstacle, break of gait at the walk or jog (less than 2 strides), putting both feet in a single strided space, skipping over a required space, or splitting a pole on a lope-over.
List the four minor faults
A tick or hit of a cone, an over or under turn (up to 1/4), break of gait at walk or jog up to two strides, and obviously looking down for a diagonal.
A pattern specifies a lead change from the left to the right, but the exhibitor never changes to the right lead. What do you do?
DQ
On a run-around, there shall be a ___ point penalty for not being on the correct lead at the start of the turn around the end of the arena, or a _____ point penalty for more than 1/2 of the turn.
1/2, 1
What scenario ALWAYS results in two consecutive 5 point penalties?
A failure to change leads will always result in two consecutive penalties because they will be unable to change leads at the next area as well.