The following rule agreed by the CHAPS Board in 2010 was omitted from the new Members Handbook and is included under ;
Page 27 – Under Guidelines and Rules for Judges, section – Judges: within the section starting on Page 26 – “CHAPS Judges must not knowingly:” – add: e) Judge any horse/pony that is or has beenowned, bred, produced, or exhibited by themselves or immediate family or business partner.(Immediate family – grandparents, parents/parents’ partners, husband/wife and partners, brothers and sisters, sons/daughters, step grandparents, step parents, step brother/sister, legal guardians,father-/mother-/sister- and/or brother-in-laws).
Furthermore the following was also agreed
Page 5 Members Handbook 2011, Rule 7 – Exhibitors (riders/handlers) must not exhibit a horse or pony under a judge that would constitute a breach of CHAPS rules as laid down in the Handbook under the “Guidance and Rules for Judges” section, subsection “Rules”, sections a,b,c,d and/or e“