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Where a height is stipulated (excluding Section 5 Heavy Horses), Exhibits must hold a current Melbourne Royal, National Show Horse Council or Equestrian Australia Measuring Certificate.

If the Exhibit has not been issued with a current Melbourne Royal approved Measuring Certificate prior to the Show, accredited measurers appointed by Melbourne Royal will be in attendance during the Show.

Exhibits that hold a current Measuring Card must present to the Official Measurer for height verification. Registration Papers must be produced for identification. Height verified Exhibits will receive a height stamp on their neck number and will be checked by Stewards in the ring. Where a neck number is not height stamped and a current Measuring Card cannot be produced the Exhibit will be disqualified.

Melbourne Royal’s duly appointed Measurer will be in attendance at times determined by Melbourne Royal and available from the Measuring Stand.

Melbourne Royal may in its discretion and without assigning and reason, refuse to measure any horse if in its opinion the horse is not fit or in proper condition to be measured or if in its opinion any circumstances exist with are likely to lead to the horse being incorrectly measured.

When measuring an Exhibit an allowance of 1cm for shoes may be made by the Measurer. Should an Exhibit be measured with its shoes on, the Exhibitor may if he so desires have the horse re-measured without shoes. The measurer may at his discretion request the removal of shoes from any Exhibit and re measure the horse without shoes. Exhibits may be presented with front shoes, no shoes or four shoes, however an exhibit shall not be measured if a loss of a shoe has occurred and not been rectified. Grass toe clips are not accepted.

Current Measuring Cards must be carried with the Exhibit at all times and must be produced upon request of Stewards, Judges or Chief Steward.

Exhibits presented for measuring shall be bridled and bitted with reins connected to the bit. The exhibit must be presented without rugs and hoods. Exhibits should be presented to the Measurer with numbers and paperwork relevant for the exhibit’s identification and assessment. An Exhibit over or under the specified measurement shall be transferred to its appropriate class where possible.

A horse will be measured once. Where a request for re-measurement is made by an Exhibitor on their own Exhibit and only one Measurer is available, the measuring will be in the presence of Melbourne Royal’s Chief Steward. The results of the re-measurement will be final. An Exhibitor can only request a re-measurement on their own Exhibit.

Any amendment to the height appearing on the neck number may only be made by the Measurer. Where matters are not covered by these Rules Melbourne Royal shall consider all relevant facts relating thereto as may be seen to them, in their absolute discretion, to be just and proper.