New Star TB Classes

Dressage Classes Jumping Classes Eventing Classes Showing Classes

Number Of Disciplines

Entry into the Equimillion competition allows the combination to enter into two classes across the disciplines over the 4-day competition in line with EA National Rule:

Combinations entering Eventing as the primary discipline and Jumping as the secondary discipline need to stay within 10cm of each class height.

Combinations entering Jumping as the primary discipline and Eventing as the secondary discipline will need MERs to enter as per the Eventing EA and Event rules.

Example: Combination entered EVA 95, The Combination can only enter in the 90cm or 100cm
jumping.

Please Note ** Jumping 65cm, and EvA 65 is only for Juniors and Amateur Competitors. Jumping 110cm and 120cm – Eventing CCN1*-S and CCN2*-S will be an open class only.

Riders may ride more than one horse at the event, however, there must be only one rider per horse.

Prizemoney and Classes

Total prizemoney of $30,000 per Championship class – prizemoney paid down to 5th place.
If a class has fewer than 7 competitors, the OC reserves the right to cancel the class and/or allow the
competitors to change class.

All Championship class winners will be swabbed after the presentation. It is the responsibility of the
rider to have the horse at presentation ready.

• On completion of presentation, a Medication Control Steward will accompany the horse to
the Swabbing Box. The horse will need to have a responsible person for the horse –
Rider/Owner/Carer. (The responsible person needs to be over 18 Years of age) This person is
responsible for staying with the horse and signing all documents regarding the swab.
• Once in the swab box the veterinarian will collect a blood sample from the horse and a urine
sample will also be attempted by the Medication Control Office.
• The Medication Control Office will explain the entire process to the responsible person of
the horse.

EA Medication Control Policy: https://www.equestrian.org.au/medication-control

Please Note: Payments can take several weeks & will only be paid once lab results are received.

Additional Classes

Competitors may compete with more than one horse with a maximum of two disciplines per horse, as long as the National Discipline Rules are followed regarding the number of tests /classes that may be ridden each day.

Horses can only enter one ENST class at Equimillion.  Competitors entering a second discipline in addition to the ENST class will need to enter and will be charged as per the Event schedule.

Individual Champions Points

Horse and Rider combinations in the Dressage, Jumping and Showing classes will receive points for each phase to calculate the Championship placings.

Points will be allocated from 35 points for 1st place to 1 point for 35th place. Points are awarded only where the combination has completed all divisions/phases of a class without elimination or disqualification.

The points received in each phase are totaled to decide the Class Championship placings.

Eventing Scoring – As per EA National Eventing Rules.

If a horse is eliminated, retired, does not finish, or withdraws from any phase they can not be placed.

Equality In Classes 

Jumping and Dressage – Refer to EA Rules.
Show Thoroughbred Horse – A preferential judge to be allocated in each class in the event of a tied final score.
Eventing – In the event of equality between two or more combinations, the Champion is decided by:
a) The best cross-country score including penalties for faults at obstacles, time penalties, and
any other penalty that the Athlete may have incurred on the cross-country test.
b) If these are still equality, the champion is decided in favour of the Athlete with the highest
positive dressage points.
If there is still equality, please refer to EA Eventing rules 528.1.6 Final Classification Tie
(Individual)

Equality in the Championships’ will be resolved for places 1st to 5th. If equality cannot be resolved,
riders will be awarded equal placing and share points. For example, one combination may be
awarded 6th place and receive 30 points, two riders may be awarded 7th place so each will be
awarded 28.5 points, then the next placed rider would be awarded 9th and 27 points.