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57 competitor to restart.
4.8.4.2 If restarting must be delayed the competitor should speak to the Head
Judge and they should agree a realistic restart time. See IHAA general rules 11.4
(medical attention), 12.1 (equipment failures), 4.9 (change of horse).
4.9 A fall (by the rider and/or horse) on the track, including the horse slipping or
stumbling so that the rider dismounts and their feet touch the ground, will require the
competitor to retire from that run.
4.9.1 A medical check by a first aider or paramedic is mandatory a ter a fall (as per
General & competition rules #11.4), and the medic's permission is necessary for the
competitor to start subsequent runs. The Head Judge may require that a horse is
trotted up or is examined by a veterinarian before they continue on subsequent runs.
4.9.2 Local rules (for a particular venue or nation) which demand a competitor to
retire from the whole Hunt track event a ter one fall take precedence over the
standard IHAA rules (which allow restarting on a subsequent run or on the 2nd half
of the track, a ter a check). Competitors must be warned of any such local rules at the
competitors' meeting.
4.9.3 If a rider falls twice during a Hunt track event (during their starts, finishes or
on the track) they must retire from the rest of the event. They may keep any points
from runs successfully completed up till that point (but as per #4.8 they will score
zero for runs on which they fell and had to retire).
4.10 A horse and rider committing a run-out, or making an uncorrected deviation from
the route in an unfenced section of track, will result in mandatory retirement from that
run.
4.10.1 It is intended that the judge should use their discretion regarding run-outs.
Loss of control of the horse in an unfenced area, jumping over or running through
and breaking the fence is definitely a run-out. More minor errors such as putting a
hoof under the fence, or putting some tension on the fence but regaining control of
the horse's direction and bringing him back on track before the fence is broken,
should not be classed as a run-out.
4.10.2 If the competitor leaves the designated route in an unfenced area but rectifies
the error without su fering a loss of control and re-enters the track at the same place
that they le t, they may be permitted to continue. No penalty will be applied other
than the time penalties incurred (the clock should continue to run).
4.11 If the Head Judge can see significant welfare infractions on the Hunt track,
including but not restricted to rough riding, such that they feel it is not appropriate to let
the rider complete their round, it is permitted to raise a red lag by the track to
communicate to the rider that they have been disqualified and must retire (continuing to
the finish at a slower pace without shooting).