AIMS, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

• To provide, at a provincial level of competition, a circuit of horse events that will increase participation in all areas of the horse sport in the province, (excepting racing).
• To raise the awareness of the horse sports to the general public of Saskatchewan.
• To educate the competitors and the show committees by standardizing the Rules and Regulations under which they operate.
• To encourage a broad base of participation at the grassroots level of the sport, increasing entries at the summer agricultural fairs and other permit-level local shows.
• To enhance the Zone concept of sport development as designed by Sask Sport and the Government of Sask., by organizing competition on a Zone basis and awarding recognition to those participants so participating and qualifying.
• To ensure a system of delivery for team development for the Saskatchewan Summer Games.
• To provide a yearly provincial championship awards at the provincial level of competitions.
• To present a program of grassroots competitions consistent with any national programs and that offers competitions and provincial champions, and that will provide a Saskatchewan team to compete at CEF regional/national championships when applicable.
• To provide through the educational and participation aspects of the Heritage Circuit concept, a feeder system for the development of the discipline sports (i.e. the Olympic disciplines, Driving, Endurance, Reining, Speed Events, etc.
• To encourage interest in and to develop a grassroots level of officiating within the province.
  
• To enhance the image of the Saskatchewan Horse Federation with the general membership by providing a program that is universally available to everyone - a 'Sport for All' concept.

TERMS OF REFERENCE

STRUCTURE & COMMITTEE
(As taken from the Heritage Handbook)

Committee Chair: Appointed by the Board of Directors of the Saskatchewan Horse Federation. The Vice President Grassroots of the Board of Directors will be the chair of the Heritage Classic Circuit, or an appointed chair will report directly to this V.P.

Ad hoc members:
The President of the Saskatchewan Horse Federation is an ad hoc member of all S.H.F. committees.
The V.P. Finance/Administration is an ad hoc member.
The Executive Director serves in an advisory capacity and is an ad hoc member.

Members: Representatives as chosen by or at the Annual General Meeting of the S.H.F., to include:
i) Representation from each of the eight sport zones in the province;
ii) Representation from the coaching committees of English and Western coaching;
iii) Representation from the officials committee of the S.H.F.;
v) Representation from sport disciplines, if requested;
iv) Representation from the S.A.A.S.E. if possible; and where the committee should be no larger than 15 members plus the chair and any ad hoc members.

Committee duties:
i) To prepare and update the Heritage Handbook each year; keeping it consistent with
the C.E.F. Rules and Regulations under which the Heritage Circuit must operate.
ii) To review the show package that is sent to the show committees each year;
iii) To keep the points and required records of placings for awarding yearly honours for
the Heritage Circuit.
iv) To prepare the certificates for mailing to the winners each year.
v) To promote and recruit new members to nominate to the Heritage
Show Circuit.
vi) Provincial Championships: To provide the prizes through solicitation of sponsorships.
vii) To prepare an annual report on the program with any recommendations for change, to be submitted to the Board of Directors for its consideration in November of each calendar year.

ANY MAJOR CHANGE IN THE FORMAT OF THE HERITAGE CLASSIC SHOW CIRCUIT MUST RECEIVE THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SASKATCHEWAN HORSE FEDERATION PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION.

ANIMAL WELFARE

The Saskatchewan Horse Federation is dedicated to the humane treatment and welfare of horses. The cruel, abusive or inhumane treatment of a horse at any SHF Circuit competition by an exhibitor, owner, trainer or other person must not be tolerated anywhere on the grounds under any circumstances.

• Cruelty can be defined as intentionally causing pain or unnecessary discomfort to a horse. The standard by which such conduct or treatment will be measured is that which a reasonable person, informed and experienced in generally accepted equine training and exhibition procedures would determine to be cruel, excessive or inhumane.
• The organising show committee must bar such violators from further participation in the competition. It is recommended every horse show publish a statement in its prize list regarding its position on the abuse of horses and its commitment to the humane treatment and welfare of horses, with the penalties to be imposed for confirmed abuse of horses at the show. In any performance event, the judge shall have the authority to request the removal or alteration of any piece of equipment which, in his/her opinion, would tend to give the horse an unfair advantage or which he believes to be inhumane.

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