COVID-19 PROCEDURES FOR FCHJA Horse Shows
FCHJA believes the safety, health and wellness of Horses, Exhibitors, Spectators, Staff, and Community our Number One Priority in the face of this unprecedented crisis. Physical Social Distancing is possible at Horse Shows if we all work together!
FCHJA has put together a list of actions we will be putting into practice at our horse shows for the foreseeable future. As the knowledge and information about how best to prevent the spread of COVID19 evolves, we anticipate that some of these practices will also evolve, and this may not be an all-inclusive list. Please remember that everything we are a requiring is in the interest of the safety of all, so please come prepared!
What YOU need to bring for COVID Protocols (REQUIRED):
1. ✓ A facemask or face covering for all staff, officials, volunteers, service providers and participants, which is required to be worn at all times when not mounted on a horse. This requirement will be followed and enforced by all FCHJA personnel along with social distancing requirements. While on Clay County Agriculture Center property, we respectfully ask you to follow Social Distancing protocols. You will be required to wear a mask at all times, unless you are on a horse. Social distancing of 6 feet is required in all show areas even around family and barn mates. In reference to the above requirement You will need to provide your own masks. .
2. ✓ Thermometer to monitor you/your staff/riders/owners temperatures
3. ✓ Gloves for setting jumps in schooling areas (work, riding, or medical gloves all acceptable)
4. ✓ Hand sanitizer for your barn area, and to keep on your golf cart or with you
5. ✓ Materials to regularly sanitize your barn area, i.e. golf cart, tack trunks, etc.
IMPORTANT: SOCIAL MEDIA POSTING Please be aware that when posting anything on social media, it can be a reflection on our entire sport. FCHJA staff will be doing our best to address every area of our sport to make it as safe as possible to begin showing again during this worldwide pandemic. We are committed to enforcing all restrictions to the best of our ability, but we cannot control everyone and everything that takes place on the grounds. Negative social media or social media that shows what could be perceived as ignoring Social Distancing could potentially cause unnecessary hardship to our entire industry, which has already suffered severe economic effects. Please take an extra look at your photo or post to examine if something looks out of context. Please consider posting a date when posting a photo at a horse show prior to COVID-19 protocols that may be considered a violation of social distancing by today’s standards. More importantly, if you witness anything that you feel is unsafe in this current environment, PLEASE BRING IT TO MANAGEMENT’S ATTENTION. We all want our shows to be safe and we will be doing our best to ensure the wellbeing of all attending the show.
Anyone who exhibits COVID-19 symptoms or has been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 within the last two weeks, cannot enter the competition grounds. Participants are required to self-monitor their temperature once daily prior to entering the competition grounds.
Responsibilities of Participants – Trainers, Owner, Riders, Support Personnel
1. Participants are required to wear a facemask or face covering when not mounted on a horse. A facemask or face covering for all staff, officials, volunteers, service providers and participants, is required to be worn when not mounted on a horse. This requirement will be followed and enforced by all FCHJA personnel along with social distancing requirements. While on Clay County Agriculture Center property, we respectfully ask you to follow Social Distancing protocols. Social distancing of 6 feet is required in all show areas even around family and barn mates.
• We ask trainers to remember that you are responsible for your staff. • Trainers are asked to please bring all the same materials and operating protocols that you have implemented in your private barn operation since the Covid-19 pandemic started. FCHJA will not be providing materials in the barn areas that are essential to operate your private business. • Provide hand sanitizer, gloves, masks and other PPE deemed necessary to your barn staff and other personnel and encourage them to use these items on a regular basis. • Provide no contact thermometers to their staff and require temperature monitoring. • Regularly sanitize golf carts, bikes, cars/trucks, stable doors, buckets, light switches and equipment in your barn area including tack, grooming, feeding, stall cleaning materials, etc.
Warm Up Day and Day of Show
1. There will not be water jugs at the rings. Please bring water for your riders when they are warming up or showing. Bottled water on a limited basis will be available and provided at Secretary Stand and the ring in-gates. Coordinate with ingate staff prior to bringing horse/s to rings in order to keep the warm up rings from getting overcrowded. Only the horse/s that are showing in classes that are currently running will be allowed to school in the warmup ring.
2. How many can come to the ring? - Please only bring essential people to the show ring. Trainer, Rider, Groom and Parents (if the rider is a junior) may accompany a horse to the ring. If you are not a junior, you may have one family member accompany you to the show ring. Please maintain social distancing at all times. Trainers are requested to wear gloves while using schooling jumps in the warm up rings. Please bring work, riding, or plastic gloves with you to the schooling area. A maximum of 2 people will be allowed per schooling jump and on opposite sides.
3. Ribbons & Awards will be available for pick up as usual. Courses/Course Walks Courses will be posted at all in gates. PLEASE LEARN YOUR COURSE PRIOR TO COMING TO RING!
4. The Concession Stand will be available day of show. No seating will be allowed in door at the Concession stand. All food in Concession Stand will be Take Out only, and Social Distancing protocols will be in place.
5. Show Office Procedures- One person per entry or per barn entries should come to the Secretary’s Desk for any office related procedures (i.e. Check-In, Picking up numbers, Adds/Scratches, awards and r ribbon prizes, etc.). FACE MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING PROTOCOLS IN THE SECRETARY”S AREA WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED.
6. All participants must limit the number of people congregating in the barn area. If possible please tack up your horse in his/her stall. If there is a Thunderstorm, PLEASE plan on going to your cars or RV’s in the event of any delay. We must not have a situation where groups of people try to go to a single area violating the social distancing protocols. Your personal car should be your safe place at all times.
7. Night watch Protocols - Night watch will wear gloves.
8. ACCESS TO THE SHOW GROUNDS - The showgrounds are CLOSED to the Public, Spectators, Non-Essential Personnel such as Guests until further notice. The facility is OPEN to Service Providers, Support Personnel, Competition Staff & Participants. All Support Personnel and Participants entering the facility are required to self-monitor their temperature once daily prior to entering the competition grounds. Competition Staff, Service Providers & Show Officials will have their temperature monitored by the Show Manager. Anyone with a temperature of 99.5° F (37.5° C) or higher may not enter the facility. Anyone who: 1. exhibits COVID-19 symptoms, 2. has tested positive for COVID-19 within last two weeks, or 3. *has been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 within the last two weeks* cannot enter the competition grounds. *Exception: Healthcare personnel who have treated patients using appropriate medical-grade PPE during the course of performing professional duties are exempted from this restriction.
Definitions: Public/Spectators – Spectators refers to the general public, fans, or any individuals who are not directly involved in the competition by way of being a participant, a member of competition staff, a service provider (e.g. media or photographer), volunteer, or other support personnel (farrier, veterinarian, etc.). Service Providers – Service providers are those individuals or entities who provide direct services contracted by competition management. Service providers include but are not limited to vendors, caterers, feed suppliers, photographers, cleaning service providers, and waste disposal personnel. Support Personnel - Support personnel are those individuals employed or contracted by Participants who are essential for providing care to horses and/or participants. Support personnel includes, but is not limited to, veterinarians, farriers, equine therapists, and braiders, etc. Competition Staff – Competition staff includes any individual who is employed or contracted by competition management. Competition staff includes, but is not limited to, ring crews, jump crews, stable crews, competition office staff, medical personnel, awards crew, in-gate personnel, announcers, licensed officials, scribes, etc. Participants – Any reference to Participants includes owners, lessees, riders, athletes, parents, trainers, coaches, grooms, personal care assistants (PCAs), and any other required support personnel/staff that are essential for providing care to the horses and/or the athletes.
FCHJA and our staff thank you in advance for your cooperation in maintaining social distance guidelines and wearing masks! Together we can all make this work!
FCHJA believes the safety, health and wellness of Horses, Exhibitors, Spectators, Staff, and Community our Number One Priority in the face of this unprecedented crisis. Physical Social Distancing is possible at Horse Shows if we all work together!
FCHJA has put together a list of actions we will be putting into practice at our horse shows for the foreseeable future. As the knowledge and information about how best to prevent the spread of COVID19 evolves, we anticipate that some of these practices will also evolve, and this may not be an all-inclusive list. Please remember that everything we are a requiring is in the interest of the safety of all, so please come prepared!
What YOU need to bring for COVID Protocols (REQUIRED):
1. ✓ A facemask or face covering for all staff, officials, volunteers, service providers and participants, which is required to be worn at all times when not mounted on a horse. This requirement will be followed and enforced by all FCHJA personnel along with social distancing requirements. While on Clay County Agriculture Center property, we respectfully ask you to follow Social Distancing protocols. You will be required to wear a mask at all times, unless you are on a horse. Social distancing of 6 feet is required in all show areas even around family and barn mates. In reference to the above requirement You will need to provide your own masks. .
2. ✓ Thermometer to monitor you/your staff/riders/owners temperatures
3. ✓ Gloves for setting jumps in schooling areas (work, riding, or medical gloves all acceptable)
4. ✓ Hand sanitizer for your barn area, and to keep on your golf cart or with you
5. ✓ Materials to regularly sanitize your barn area, i.e. golf cart, tack trunks, etc.
IMPORTANT: SOCIAL MEDIA POSTING Please be aware that when posting anything on social media, it can be a reflection on our entire sport. FCHJA staff will be doing our best to address every area of our sport to make it as safe as possible to begin showing again during this worldwide pandemic. We are committed to enforcing all restrictions to the best of our ability, but we cannot control everyone and everything that takes place on the grounds. Negative social media or social media that shows what could be perceived as ignoring Social Distancing could potentially cause unnecessary hardship to our entire industry, which has already suffered severe economic effects. Please take an extra look at your photo or post to examine if something looks out of context. Please consider posting a date when posting a photo at a horse show prior to COVID-19 protocols that may be considered a violation of social distancing by today’s standards. More importantly, if you witness anything that you feel is unsafe in this current environment, PLEASE BRING IT TO MANAGEMENT’S ATTENTION. We all want our shows to be safe and we will be doing our best to ensure the wellbeing of all attending the show.
Anyone who exhibits COVID-19 symptoms or has been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 within the last two weeks, cannot enter the competition grounds. Participants are required to self-monitor their temperature once daily prior to entering the competition grounds.
Responsibilities of Participants – Trainers, Owner, Riders, Support Personnel
1. Participants are required to wear a facemask or face covering when not mounted on a horse. A facemask or face covering for all staff, officials, volunteers, service providers and participants, is required to be worn when not mounted on a horse. This requirement will be followed and enforced by all FCHJA personnel along with social distancing requirements. While on Clay County Agriculture Center property, we respectfully ask you to follow Social Distancing protocols. Social distancing of 6 feet is required in all show areas even around family and barn mates.
• We ask trainers to remember that you are responsible for your staff. • Trainers are asked to please bring all the same materials and operating protocols that you have implemented in your private barn operation since the Covid-19 pandemic started. FCHJA will not be providing materials in the barn areas that are essential to operate your private business. • Provide hand sanitizer, gloves, masks and other PPE deemed necessary to your barn staff and other personnel and encourage them to use these items on a regular basis. • Provide no contact thermometers to their staff and require temperature monitoring. • Regularly sanitize golf carts, bikes, cars/trucks, stable doors, buckets, light switches and equipment in your barn area including tack, grooming, feeding, stall cleaning materials, etc.
Warm Up Day and Day of Show
1. There will not be water jugs at the rings. Please bring water for your riders when they are warming up or showing. Bottled water on a limited basis will be available and provided at Secretary Stand and the ring in-gates. Coordinate with ingate staff prior to bringing horse/s to rings in order to keep the warm up rings from getting overcrowded. Only the horse/s that are showing in classes that are currently running will be allowed to school in the warmup ring.
2. How many can come to the ring? - Please only bring essential people to the show ring. Trainer, Rider, Groom and Parents (if the rider is a junior) may accompany a horse to the ring. If you are not a junior, you may have one family member accompany you to the show ring. Please maintain social distancing at all times. Trainers are requested to wear gloves while using schooling jumps in the warm up rings. Please bring work, riding, or plastic gloves with you to the schooling area. A maximum of 2 people will be allowed per schooling jump and on opposite sides.
3. Ribbons & Awards will be available for pick up as usual. Courses/Course Walks Courses will be posted at all in gates. PLEASE LEARN YOUR COURSE PRIOR TO COMING TO RING!
4. The Concession Stand will be available day of show. No seating will be allowed in door at the Concession stand. All food in Concession Stand will be Take Out only, and Social Distancing protocols will be in place.
5. Show Office Procedures- One person per entry or per barn entries should come to the Secretary’s Desk for any office related procedures (i.e. Check-In, Picking up numbers, Adds/Scratches, awards and r ribbon prizes, etc.). FACE MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING PROTOCOLS IN THE SECRETARY”S AREA WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED.
6. All participants must limit the number of people congregating in the barn area. If possible please tack up your horse in his/her stall. If there is a Thunderstorm, PLEASE plan on going to your cars or RV’s in the event of any delay. We must not have a situation where groups of people try to go to a single area violating the social distancing protocols. Your personal car should be your safe place at all times.
7. Night watch Protocols - Night watch will wear gloves.
8. ACCESS TO THE SHOW GROUNDS - The showgrounds are CLOSED to the Public, Spectators, Non-Essential Personnel such as Guests until further notice. The facility is OPEN to Service Providers, Support Personnel, Competition Staff & Participants. All Support Personnel and Participants entering the facility are required to self-monitor their temperature once daily prior to entering the competition grounds. Competition Staff, Service Providers & Show Officials will have their temperature monitored by the Show Manager. Anyone with a temperature of 99.5° F (37.5° C) or higher may not enter the facility. Anyone who: 1. exhibits COVID-19 symptoms, 2. has tested positive for COVID-19 within last two weeks, or 3. *has been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 within the last two weeks* cannot enter the competition grounds. *Exception: Healthcare personnel who have treated patients using appropriate medical-grade PPE during the course of performing professional duties are exempted from this restriction.
Definitions: Public/Spectators – Spectators refers to the general public, fans, or any individuals who are not directly involved in the competition by way of being a participant, a member of competition staff, a service provider (e.g. media or photographer), volunteer, or other support personnel (farrier, veterinarian, etc.). Service Providers – Service providers are those individuals or entities who provide direct services contracted by competition management. Service providers include but are not limited to vendors, caterers, feed suppliers, photographers, cleaning service providers, and waste disposal personnel. Support Personnel - Support personnel are those individuals employed or contracted by Participants who are essential for providing care to horses and/or participants. Support personnel includes, but is not limited to, veterinarians, farriers, equine therapists, and braiders, etc. Competition Staff – Competition staff includes any individual who is employed or contracted by competition management. Competition staff includes, but is not limited to, ring crews, jump crews, stable crews, competition office staff, medical personnel, awards crew, in-gate personnel, announcers, licensed officials, scribes, etc. Participants – Any reference to Participants includes owners, lessees, riders, athletes, parents, trainers, coaches, grooms, personal care assistants (PCAs), and any other required support personnel/staff that are essential for providing care to the horses and/or the athletes.
FCHJA and our staff thank you in advance for your cooperation in maintaining social distance guidelines and wearing masks! Together we can all make this work!
When entering please include your name, horse's name, amount of shavings, if you would like a stall, who you are stalling with and your classes. Thank you!
Show Bill
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Class List
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