Update: Full Gallop Farm will not be hosting the schooling show, but will be hoping to postpone the event.
Among the events falling within the USEA two-week suspension window is the Full Gallop Farm March II H.T. the final weekend of the month in Aiken, SC. New Event Horse, Young Event Horse and Dressage Test of Choice classes were take place on Saturday, March 28; the Starter through Preliminary horse trial divisions were to take place on Sunday, March 29.
Full Gallop has issued the following official statement:
In response to the announcement from the USEA suspending all recognized events for two weeks and the USEF and FEI urging the cancelation of events for 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic, here is Full Gallop Farm’s response and plan:
While the refund policy in the USEA omnibus clearly states that there are no refunds for competition cancellation, we felt it was in our community’s best interest to come up with a balanced plan that offered some form of return on your competition investment. We wish we could offer refunds, however, that is just not possible. There are many pre-show expenses that occur whether the competition is held or not.
Full Gallop Farm — Rescheduling of March Horse Trials
We are requesting a move of the current scheduled March 29th Horse Trials to a date TBD. Anyone who has prepaid to attend the March 29th Horse Trials will be issued a voucher to be used towards any upcoming events, shows, or cross-country schooling fees until March 31st, 2021.
The New Event Horse and Young Event Horse competition is cancelled and refunds will be issued for those entries that have paid.
Three Phase Schooling Show to Replace Horse Trials
We are scheduling a Three-Phase Schooling show on March 29, 2020. Registrations will be available at EventEntries.com as of March 17th after 10 a.m. All registrations must be prepaid. If you cannot use EventEntries you can drop off an entry or email the entry and PayPal the entry fees using the “friends and Family” option to [email protected]. Those who have prepaid for the March 29, 2020 event may apply those fees for the schooling show and the difference in amounts will be issued in a voucher to be used towards any upcoming events, shows or cross country schooling fees until March 31st, 2021.
If you do not want a voucher, or to run the schooling event with a voucher for the difference, the other option you have is just to scratch your entry. If you decide to take this option be advised the only refund you will receive is your USEA starter fee of $25. The rest of the entry and stabling will not be refunded.
Things are changing rapidly so watch for any updates.
Please email us at [email protected] with which option you would like exercise.
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