2025 National Pinto Championships

28^th November – 30th November 2025

ENTRIES CLOSE 20/10/2025 @ MIDNIGHT

Open to registered Pintos, nationally.

All horses must be registered in their own state and

owners must be financial members.

Program: Pinto Nationals (pintonsw.com.au)

$100 cash prize, garlands and sashes for all Supremes.

Our Judges

TBA 

Once Confirmed

Hawkesbury Showground

Racecourse Road, Clarendon

Hawkesbury Showground - Home of the Hawkesbury Show

for camping, contact the showground directly:

(02) 4577 3591

 [email protected]

Entries Close: 20th October 2025

Enquiries Email: nswpinto@gmail.com

www.pintonsw.com.au

**Some information regarding the dressage

The Equestrian Aust. National Dressage Rule Book states in Section 4:2

1. Any change of rider must be notified, in writing, to the OC no later than 40 minutes prior to the start of the competition. The change must be for a legitimate reason and is at the discretion of the OC. However, a rider of a horse may not be changed if another rider has ridden the horse on the day, either in warm-up or in a competition.

g)    A horse may only be ridden by one rider for the entire event except for promotional competitions.

h)    A horse may only be entered and compete once in each Competitive or Participant competition (including HC entry).

A horse may only compete in 2 consecutive levels on the day (Rule 7:2a & b)

MOST VERSATILE PINTO

We have reintroduced the Most Versatile Pinto High Point Award, there is no fee, however you must nominate, one horse one rider applies, whilst other riders may use the horse only classes where the horse is ridden by the nominated rider count.

This award is designed to highlight the Versatility of our Pinto, the horse that is competitive over a variety of disciplines, eg) dressage, hacking, trail etc. 

Entrants must compete over the entire three days of the show in a range of nominated classes. By using a combination of nominated classes it shows the true versatility of our breed while putting everyone on a level playing field.

The winner will be the horse and rider combination who have gained the most points at the completion of the Sunday events. 

You will need to nominate which classes you wish to go towards this award at the time of entries close date.

Rules

• One handler/rider must be nominated per horse
• Points will be awarded as follows:

First - 6 points

Second - 5 points

Third - 4 points

Fourth - 3 points

Fifth - 2 points

Sixth - 1 point

• The following Friday classes count.  A minimum of two of the following classes must be entered, however you may enter all if you wish :
  • One Dressage test 
  • One Trail (excluding introductory trail)
  • Bridle Path Hack OR Hunter Hack
  • Hunter Under Saddle
  • Western Pleasure OR Working Stockhorse 
  • Harness

The following Saturday classes count:

• • Best Marked Overo/Sabino OR Tobiano/Tobero
  • Led age/height class 
  • 2 Sporting classes which need to pre entered as many as you like however only your highest two placings will count  - not entered on the day

• The following Sunday classes count:
  • Ridden age/height class
  • One ridden hack class
• In the event of a tie the horse with the highest place in the relevant halter class will be used. In the event there is still a tied combination the highest placed combination in the relevant ridden age class will be used.
• Rider and handler classes do not count
• No points will be given for Champion, Reserve, Best of Show or Supremes will be counted.

• Enter most versatile here https://forms.gle/KinU5sgLLshiXwm1A

HIGH POINT WESTERN HORSE

As there are no championships awarded in the western riding section of the show there will be a High Point Western Horse Award, the following Friday classes count towards this Award:

Hunter in Hand

Showmanship

Western Pleasure

Trail

Hunter Under Saddle

Hunter Hack

Bridle Path Hack