The KWPN society will be holding a special Pavo Cup qualifier in Great Britain in co-operation with the 2012 CDI Hartpury. The growing group of KWPN breeders and enthusiasts in the UK will get the opportunity to qualify their horses for the semi-finals in Ermelo.
The Pavo Cup is a competition for talented four- and five-year-old dressage horses in which they are evaluated in groups of two as they perform various dressage movements in front of an experienced panel of KWPN judges. Four-year-olds are required to show the walk, trot, and canter in both directions as well as a few strides of medium trot, medium canter, and leg yield. Five-year-olds must show the basic gaits plus extended trot, extended canter, and shoulder-in. Horses are judged on their basic gaits, self-carriage and elasticity, overall impression, and functionality & correctness of conformation.
The Pavo Cup pre-selection will take place at the CDI*** in Hartpury College's International Arena on Wednesday 4 July 2012. The competition, like in The Netherlands, is open to four- and five-year-old dressage horses which meet the registration requirements outlined in the competition rules. Only horses registered with the KWPN or KWPN-NA or those which were registered as foals with the NRPS, as described in the competition rules, are eligible to qualify for the semi-finals held at the KWPN Horse Days event in Ermelo.
For more information and competition rules, please visit www.kwpn.org or e-mail ukwpn@kwpn.nl.
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