Championship

Trainee judges: none so far (those interested may send an application to AFCB stating their reasons and describing their experience with horses in general and Barb horses in particular).

Breed Class Rules

Only members of the AFCB are entitled to enter a horse in a breed class.

This clause does not apply to stallion licensing classes. Any stallion owner who wishes to present a stallion must pay processing and entry fees for an amount set out by AFCB’s Steering Committee. Members are exempted from processing fees which in this case are covered by the association.

Only entires that are duly registered in the French Barb horse or Arabian Horse stud book may be entered and presented for licensing. Only horses that are duly registered in the French Barb horse stud book may be entered and presented in breed classes. The original copy of the horse’s official documents are required to be shown at the venue.

Horses whose behaviour is deemed to be dangerous will be excluded and their owner may not claim any refund of any sort.

Entry fees:

Entry fees and, where applicable, processing fees must be paid by cheque written out to AFCB and sent at least 10 days prior to the event together with the complete file to the person in charge of events appointed by the Steering Committee whose details appear on the entry forms.

Presenting a horse:

Both males and females as of the age of 3 must be presented under saddle at all three gaits, and then in hand at a walk, trot and then standing still,
Pregnant mares and mares with foal at foot shall be presented in hand only whatever their age
Spurs and whip are allowed,
All horses (male and female) shall be presented with full mane and tail,
No protective bandages or similar items shall be allowed
Training aids (e.g. draw reins, gogues) are not allowed,
Horses must be on the spot at least one hour prior to the planned starting time of the class.

Rider’s attire:

must be appropriate:

riding breeches or jodhpurs,
white shirt,
jacket if needed,
riding boots
riding hat very much recommended

The attire of handlers (for colts presented in hand for all mare and filly classes):

must be appropriate:

white trousers,
white shirt,
jacket if needed,
neat hairstyle

Scoring:

1 score for conformation out of 20
1 score for type, out of 20, weighting factor 2
1 score for soundness, out of 20

The average is a score out of 20.

- To qualify for the French Championship, horses must obtain a score of 15. Selection thereafter is based on places available starting with the highest score.

- To qualify for the European Championship or the World Championship, horses must first obtain a score of 16. Selection thereafter is based on places available starting with the highest score.

- To become a licensed stallion, the applicant must obtain a score of 16 (only if the horse is presented at a stallion approval class).

Arabian stallions presented for licensing are not given scores. They simply are attributed the “approved” or “adjourned” status depending on how many members of the judges’ panel are in favour or against.

Classes (to the extent possible, they should be divided as follows:):

Class 1A : Junior Female Ar-Barb 1 to 3	Class 4A : Junior Male Ar-Barb 1 to 2
Class 1B : Junior Female Barb 1 to 3	Class 4B : Junior Male Barb 1 to 2
Class 2A : Senior Female Ar-Barb 4 to 7	Class 5A : Senior Male Ar-Barb 3 to 7 (ridden)
Class 2B : Senior Female Barb 4 to 7	Class 5B : Senior Male Barb 3 to 7 (ridden)
Class 3A : Senior Female Ar-Barb 8 and +	Class 6A : Senior Male Ar-Barb 8 and + (ridden)
Class 3B : Senior Female Barb 8 and +	Class 6B : Senior Male Barb 8 and + (ridden)

A special class is organised or Arabian stallions seeking approval for breeding Arab-Barbs.

Entering a horse commits the owner and his handlers to adopt an appropriate attitude prior to during and after the event and to abide by and accept the panel’s decisions.

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