SPORTING SERVICES ONLINE SHOWS / JUDGES EVALUATIONS
Sporting Services, LLC, organizer of multiple schooling and recognized shows throughout the year, is now offering you the opportunity to have your tests judged without ever leaving the property!
These monthly online shows will give competitors judges feedback on the test(s) entered, plus earn points for year end awards. Competitors can also use one of their entries as a qualifier for the Fall Finale and Schooling Show Championship happening October 10-12, 2025 in Pinehurst, NC.
These monthly online shows will give competitors judges feedback on the test(s) entered, plus earn points for year end awards. Competitors can also use one of their entries as a qualifier for the Fall Finale and Schooling Show Championship happening October 10-12, 2025 in Pinehurst, NC.
COST: $25 for each test entered.
Each tests should be submitted via separate forms.
Awards: Each rider will receive their feedback electronically (PDF). Each show will have special awards for high score, etc... including Sporting Services Gift Certificates.
Year end awards will be determined by the number of entries.
Opening date: 1st of every month
Closing date: Last day of the month
Judges:
December - Heather Hamilton
January - Kris Hamilton
February - Lisa Chan
March - Karen Fulcher
April - Christine Phipps
May - Heather Hamilton
June - Allison Cino
July - Heather Hamilton
August - Kris Hamilton
September - Lisa Chan
October - Karen Fulcher
November - Christine Phipps
December - Allison Cino
Each tests should be submitted via separate forms.
Awards: Each rider will receive their feedback electronically (PDF). Each show will have special awards for high score, etc... including Sporting Services Gift Certificates.
Year end awards will be determined by the number of entries.
Opening date: 1st of every month
Closing date: Last day of the month
Judges:
December - Heather Hamilton
January - Kris Hamilton
February - Lisa Chan
March - Karen Fulcher
April - Christine Phipps
May - Heather Hamilton
June - Allison Cino
July - Heather Hamilton
August - Kris Hamilton
September - Lisa Chan
October - Karen Fulcher
November - Christine Phipps
December - Allison Cino
Sponsors
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Sponsorship Information
Series Title Sponsor - $1000
Show Sponsor - $100
Series Title Sponsor - $1000
- Naming rights for a series of 13 shows (December 2024-2025)
- Name included in all social media, website, email, and mailings
- Name included on ribbons/awards
- Listed on Sporting Services Website (including logo and link)
Show Sponsor - $100
- Name included for all communication regarding the specific show including social media, website, emails and mailings
- Listed on Sporting Services Website (including logo and link)
Rules
All equipment, including whips, bits and spurs, must comply with USEF/USEF/ WDAA rules.
Attire may be informal.
Boot or bandages are allowed.
Ear nets are permitted.
Approved Protective headgear must be worn. (Does not apply to WDAA Classes)
The appropriate footwear must be worn.
Any equipment that doesn't comply (bitless bridles for traditional dressage classes/bareback riding/etc... is permitted but will be judged separately)
The test must be videoed from C, where the judge would be. The test must be in landscape.
The test may be called. The caller is to be positioned at B or E.
Coaching during the test is not allowed. If Coaching is heard on the audio the test will be scored separately in an 'assisted' class.
The video must be uninterrupted with no editing. Any tests that found to be edited will be eliminated from the competition: The unedited version my be re submitted but no refunds will be given.
The sound for the test must be audible. Videos that are submitted with no sound will be rejected. There must be no music incorporated into the video you must be able to hear the natural sounds of the test, IE wildlife, horse and rider.
Judges decisions are final. No communication or discussion will be entered into.
Attire may be informal.
Boot or bandages are allowed.
Ear nets are permitted.
Approved Protective headgear must be worn. (Does not apply to WDAA Classes)
The appropriate footwear must be worn.
Any equipment that doesn't comply (bitless bridles for traditional dressage classes/bareback riding/etc... is permitted but will be judged separately)
The test must be videoed from C, where the judge would be. The test must be in landscape.
The test may be called. The caller is to be positioned at B or E.
Coaching during the test is not allowed. If Coaching is heard on the audio the test will be scored separately in an 'assisted' class.
The video must be uninterrupted with no editing. Any tests that found to be edited will be eliminated from the competition: The unedited version my be re submitted but no refunds will be given.
The sound for the test must be audible. Videos that are submitted with no sound will be rejected. There must be no music incorporated into the video you must be able to hear the natural sounds of the test, IE wildlife, horse and rider.
Judges decisions are final. No communication or discussion will be entered into.
Video Guidelines
The video must be filmed in landscape.
If you can, mount the camera on a tripod to keep the camera steady. Video from behind the judge's position at the C, outside the arena. The judge needs to see the whole horse and rider clearly.
Ensure the whole arena including the letters can be seen. Start filming before the rider enters at A. Keep the horse and rider in the center of the frame. Please use zoom when the rider and horse are at the top of the arena.
Keep the camera still at C move to the left or right to ensure all movements at M & H are captured.
You may stop the recording once the horse and rider have left the arena at A.
The sound for the test must be audible. Videos that are submitted with no sound will be rejected. There must be no music incorporated* in to the video you must be able to hear the natural sounds of the test, ie wildlife, horse and rider. If Coaching is heard on the audio the test will entered into a separate 'assisted' class. You are allowed to have the test called. The caller can stand at B/E or behind C.
The video must be uninterrupted with no editing. Any tests that found to be edited will be eliminated from the competition: The unedited version my be re submitted but no refunds will be given.
*Musical Freestyle: The music is to played live as you ride the test not added after the test has been ridden. Any tests where the music has been edited in will not be accepted. The suggested method is to place the sound system at C near the person videoing the test. This will ensure that the judge can hear the music clearly.
Rules Musical Freestyle:
Time: The DSO Freestyles maximum time limit is 5 minutes. There is no minimum time. Movements executed after the 5 minutes limit are not scored. One (1) point is deducted from the total for Artistic Impression for exceeding the time limit.
Under penalty of elimination at the discretion of the Judge at“C”, a rider must enter the arena within 30 seconds of the music starting. Music must cease at the final salute.
At the beginning and end of a Freestyle Test a halt with a salute is compulsory. Time begins when the horse moves forward after the competitor’s halt and ends with the final halt and salute.
TESTS SHOULD BE UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE, with the link submitted with your entry.
If you can, mount the camera on a tripod to keep the camera steady. Video from behind the judge's position at the C, outside the arena. The judge needs to see the whole horse and rider clearly.
Ensure the whole arena including the letters can be seen. Start filming before the rider enters at A. Keep the horse and rider in the center of the frame. Please use zoom when the rider and horse are at the top of the arena.
Keep the camera still at C move to the left or right to ensure all movements at M & H are captured.
You may stop the recording once the horse and rider have left the arena at A.
The sound for the test must be audible. Videos that are submitted with no sound will be rejected. There must be no music incorporated* in to the video you must be able to hear the natural sounds of the test, ie wildlife, horse and rider. If Coaching is heard on the audio the test will entered into a separate 'assisted' class. You are allowed to have the test called. The caller can stand at B/E or behind C.
The video must be uninterrupted with no editing. Any tests that found to be edited will be eliminated from the competition: The unedited version my be re submitted but no refunds will be given.
*Musical Freestyle: The music is to played live as you ride the test not added after the test has been ridden. Any tests where the music has been edited in will not be accepted. The suggested method is to place the sound system at C near the person videoing the test. This will ensure that the judge can hear the music clearly.
Rules Musical Freestyle:
Time: The DSO Freestyles maximum time limit is 5 minutes. There is no minimum time. Movements executed after the 5 minutes limit are not scored. One (1) point is deducted from the total for Artistic Impression for exceeding the time limit.
Under penalty of elimination at the discretion of the Judge at“C”, a rider must enter the arena within 30 seconds of the music starting. Music must cease at the final salute.
At the beginning and end of a Freestyle Test a halt with a salute is compulsory. Time begins when the horse moves forward after the competitor’s halt and ends with the final halt and salute.
TESTS SHOULD BE UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE, with the link submitted with your entry.