Battlefield Horse Show Association

Attention BHSA Members:

Please be aware of these recent Rule Updates.

              **New for 2025:

Green Pony Hunter:  Open to ponies ridden by Juniors. Jump heights to be no lower than Small 2', Medium 2'3", Large 2'6".  

A Green Pony is a pony of any age in his first or second year of showing in any classes that require ponies to jump the designated height for Green Pony. 

Effective Dec 1, 2024:  Ponies are allowed to show two years as Green. If the pony was shown in Green Pony in 2024, then the pony may have their Second Green Year in 2025 (or future years).  However, BHSA will not recognize a Second Green Year for any pony shown as a Green Pony prior to the 2024 Competition Year.   

A pony’s green status is not affected if the pony has not been shown at more than four (4) competitions prior to September 1st and if it was not shown at the Green Pony regulation height after September 1st in the same year.  In order to maintain green status for the next competition year, the pony must be withdrawn from competition over regulation height and the owner must notify BHSA by letter, via certified/return receipt mail or by email on or before November 30th of the year of withdrawal.   The pony’s name and recording number must be included in the letter.  

The Green Pony Division may be combined with the Pony Hunter Division or the Green Hunter Division if the Green Hunter Division has not been combined with the Working Hunter and/or Thoroughbred divisions. 

The Orange County Fair horse show scheduled for Oct 5th has been rescheduled to Oct 19th.

Photography by Lily Peterson @capriciousequestrian