Photos were taken at the Derby and can be found at the Alpha and Omega website.

CLICK HERE to see photos of jumps decorated for the Jumping Derby.

More details about the Jumper Derbies and Spirit Awards There will be a prize for the individual showing the best spirit for the derby theme. For the Firecracker Derby, the Award will be for the best Patriotic Spirit and for the Pumpkin Derby, the Award will be for the best Harvest/Halloween Spirit. There will be one spirit award given for each division: Intro     Beginner Novice      Novice      Training    Preliminary     Riders opting to participate should let the secretary know on the morning of the competition so that the judging panel knows who they are to judge. Think safety first, and have fun creating your themed costumes! Here are a few safety rules: Decorations must be safe for horse and rider and must be securely attached. Must not be such that they would spook another horse (No flags on poles attached to tails, etc.) Costumes must not block the vision of either horse or rider. Rider must be able to safely jump the horse in the decorations/costume. Riders must still wear approved helmets and vests. The Jumper Derby is a good test of your horse's willingness to jump a mix of stadium type jumps (which will fall if you hit them) and cross country obstacles (which are solid and immoveable) over varied terrain. Most of the types of jumps you will see at our Jumper Derby are listed below. Stadium Jumps Panels Brush Box Verticals Oxers In and Out Combinations Skinnies Liverpool (only for T and P) Cross Country Jumps Logs Ditches Banks Up and/or Down Coops and Sheds Roll Tops and Palisades In and Out Combinations Water (not for Intro or BNA divisions) The Divisions you can enter are based on the maximum height of the obstacles to be jumped and are as follows. Max Height 2' 2' 6" 2' 9" 2' 11" 3' 3" 3' 7" Division Intro (I) Beginner Novice A (BNA) Beginner Novice B (BNB) Novice (N) Training (T) Preliminary (P) Divisions (except Intro) are further broken down into Horse, Rider, and Open classes based on the following definitions. Horse = the horse has not competed, or is new to competing, at this level Rider = the rider has not competed, or is new to competing, at this level Open = Horse and/or rider have competed at a higher level or want to school in a particular division. FYI: The day of the Derby, the jumping order is: Intro, BNA, BNB, N, T, and P. Within each division, the order is: Horse, Rider, Open. Courses for each division are open for walking ONLY BEFORE the division starts. So if you are entered in BNA-rider, for example, you need to be there to walk the course before the BN-Open division rides. Approximate times for the start of each division will be posted on the website once all the entries are in. GVRDC's Jumper Derby was the subject of a feature article in Practical Horseman, February 2004. Hosting services provided by The Genesee Gateway. Email the webmaster Site established by Harlequin Hare   Copyright© GVRDC. All rights reserved.