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Trainers may also participate on a team with the understanding that this may result in tight scheduling during the competition. A Trainer/rider may not be involved with more than three horses during the competition, whether as a Standard entry Trainer, a participating team member, or catch rider. All horses may compete in one or two disciplines regardless of Team or Standard entry status.
Trainer and Horse Relationship
The RRP encourages Trainers to take every opportunity to thorough- ly prepare their horses for competition and so allows for horses to be sent out for professional training and for other individuals to ride them. If they choose to take advantage of outside help from a professional, the Trainer must be the primary rider of the horse after July 31, 2020, and the Trainer must ride, drive, or otherwise direct the horse in the Thoroughbred Makeover competition.
Discipline Selection
Trainers enter the Thoroughbred Makeover with a primary and sec- ondary discipline of expertise listed for themselves but may decide that the horse they are training is more suited to other disciplines. All Trainers will identify either one or two disciplines in which they will compete by August 15, 2020.
Trainer Application Form
The purpose of the Trainer Application is for the RRP to make the best possible determination that the Trainer can successfully introduce their horse to a new discipline in the time period allotted for the competition. Not all fields in the application are required, but Trainers will need to provide enough information to paint a comprehensive picture of their ability level and horsemanship. They may do this through any combination of competition results, riding videos, references, or personal narrative.
In addition to basic contact information, the application requests the information described below. For teams, this information should be completed about the team captain. Please have the information ready when you log in to apply online. Trainers will need to contact the Show Secretary to edit or provide additional information after applica- tion submission. Applications with unpaid entry fees or incomplete or insufficient information as of entry close on January 15th, 2020 may not be considered. Mail-in applications are not accepted. Note that the RRP may use the information you provide in promotional materials.
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