Bronze Divisions
**NEW for 2025** Pilot Project .85m Jumper
See division specs below.
Membership requirements
Competitors:
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Provincial/Territorial Sport Organization membership for the province in which they reside (ie: an OE or Cheval Quebec membership)
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EC Bronze sport license
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Point Accumulation
Points for all entrants in Bronze divisions will be accumulated for OVPSC circuit awards and Ottawa Regional Finals qualification.
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A reminder that points are only accrued from the date that appropriate memberships are in place. Points cannot be accrued retroactively.
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OVPSC GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS:
• In the interest of horse welfare, it is encouraged that riders and trainers consider limiting the number of classes a horse participates in per competition.
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• A rider’s and horse’s eligibility will be verified. Should it be determined that either are ineligible, points will be retroactively revoked. No refunds will be issued.
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• Competing in the Cross Rail Division will not count towards years of eligibility.
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• For clarity, a competitor is deemed to have successfully competed when their entry number is marked on a judge’s card and they received a score.
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• Horses and ponies are permitted to enter all OVPSC classes and divisions. Distances will not be adjusted.
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• OVPSC divisions do not qualify for Trillium Championships, with the exception of the following divisions: 2’3” Open Hunter, Cross Rails, and 0.75M Jumper.
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• In under saddle or flat classes, not more than 10 horses shall canter at one time.
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• Riders have the option to compete solely in the under saddle class of a division. Points will not count towards championships or annual year end awards.
CROSS RAIL HUNTER DIVISION
Open to all horses and ponies, distances will not be adjusted. Riders must be a junior or amateur as defined by Equine Canada rules. Riders may only cross-enter into age-appropriate equitation on the flat and hack division (and any specialty class(es) at the Trillium Championships designed specifically for riders in this Division).
OVPSC/THJA
INTRO HUNTER
Maximum jump height of 18” with no oxers. Open to Jr/Am riders in their first or second year of showing at an EC sanctioned competition. Competing in the cross-rails does not affect eligibility. Trot changes are permitted. Riders may cross-enter into classes with a jump height not exceeding 2’0”.
PRE-NOVICE
Maximum jump height of 2’0”. Oxers permitted. Open to Jr/Am riders in their first or second year of showing at an EC sanctioned competition. Competing in the cross-rails does not affect eligibility. Trot changes are permitted. Riders may cross-enter into either the Intro Hunter Division OR classes with a jump height not exceeding 2’3” on any circuit, but not both. Riders competing above 2’3” on any circuit are no longer eligible to compete in the Pre-Novice division in the same calendar year.
2’0” BRONZE HUNTER
: Maximum jump height of 2’0”. No oxers. Open to all riders, horses and ponies. Distances will not be adjusted for ponies. No oxers.
2'3" OPEN HUNTER DIVISION
Open to all horses and ponies, distances will not be adjusted.
OVPSC/THJA
BRONZE 2'3" JR/AM HUNTER DIVISION
Maximum jump height of 2’3”. Oxers permitted. Open to Junior and Amateur riders on horses or ponies. Distances will not be adjusted for ponies. Riders cannot cross enter into any division with a jump height greater than 2’6” at the same competition or have competed above 2’6” in the last three years. Does not qualify for Trillium Championships.
SCHOOL HORSE
​Maximum jump height of 2’0” with no oxers. Open to Jr/Am riders enrolled in a weekly lesson program riding horses or ponies, owned by, or leased to a riding school, and used regularly in a riding school lesson program. Trot changes are permitted. Riders may cross-enter into either the Intro Hunter Division OR classes with a jump height not exceeding 2’3” on any circuit, but not both. Riders competing above 2’3” on any circuit are no longer eligible to compete in the Pre-Novice division in the same calendar year.
BRONZE HUNTER EQUITATION OVER FENCES and ON THE FLAT
Maximum jump height of 2’0”. Horses and ponies permitted to trot their lead changes. Open to riders entered in 2’3” and under divisions, and open to eligible riders in the 2’0” Hunter or 2’3” Open Hunter divisions.
0.65m BRONZE JUMPER DIVISION
Open to horses and ponies. Consists of three Table A 0.65m classes. Maximum spread 0.50m. No combinations. (Replaces the previous Bronze Jumper 0.70m division)
0.75m JUMPER DIVISION
Open to horses and ponies. Maximum spread 0.85m. Combinations are limited to a minimum of two strides; vertical to vertical or oxer to vertical.
BRONZE JUMPER EQUITATION 0.70m-0.75m
Jump height 0.70m - 0.75m. Not open to professional riders. Horses and ponies permitted to trot their lead changes.
.85m Jumper Division
Open to all horses and ponies. Maximum spread 0.95m. Run under Table A. Year-end awards will be presented provided 2 classes run with at least 3 participants at 2/3 of the 2025 OVPSC shows.