It will be judged with a jumping score and will be taken into account in the final evaluation of the stallion for ap­proval.

A team of one supervisor and four assistants carefully selected (to be arranged by hosts or owners) and suitably equipped with longeing whips will be in the ring. The supervisor will be in charge of the entire process.

One stallion handler only, designated by the owner, will be permitted in the ring with the horse.

The chute is to be constructed with side rails to form an opening of about 4 feet wide on one side directly behind the first two jumps to allow for the horse to enter for observa­tion and later to station a person to encourage the horse over the jumps. To construct the chute and catch pen, 20 standards, 6 wings and 30 poles are needed for proper setup.

The handler will first walk the stallion into the chute at the provided side opening to allow the horse to see and famil­iarize itself with the chute and obstacles.

Unless otherwise directed by the Inspection Committee, each horse will be allowed three jumping runs through a triple combination jumping chute contained by side rails the entire length of the chute.

The first element will be crossed poles, with the ends in the standards at 30 inches of height, and a ground pole in front (Figs. 1a and 2a).

The second element, about 20 feet from the first element (measured from the back of the first element to the front of the second) will be similar to the first but with a horizontal rail, also at 30 inches of height, immediately behind the crossed poles (Figs. 1b. and 2b).

The third element, approximately 23 feet from the second, (measured from the back of the second element to the front of the third) will be an oxer (Figs. 1c and 2c), 33 inches high, with a spread of 24 inches, which will also have a ground pole in front. It will be raised to 39 and 45 inches, respectively, and the spread increased accordingly, for the second and third runs. The front rail on the third oxer will be placed about 6 inches lower than the back rail to allow ramping of the oxer.

A catch pen will be constructed after the final jump to contain the horse after each run. This should be con­structed with standards and poles and should be approxi­mately 35-40 feet long and the width of the chute.

For each run, the stallion will be trotted in hand up to the first elemen t. A 36-inch length of plain nylon cord will be run through the near snaffle ring from which the reins have been removed. One end of the cord will be released to allow the cord to slip out about 8 to 10 feet in front of the first element as the horse is sent down the jumping chute.