3410 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 144 30 SEPTEMBER 2009

(c) in plates having a sharp flange or sharp projection on the ground-bearing surface, or which are excessively worn or otherwise faulty or defective; or

(d) unless fully shod with approved plates in accordance with the plating provisions of the approved gear list determined and published by NZTR in accordance with Rule 609, provided that in exceptional circumstances a Stipendiary Steward may permit a horse to run unshod or partly shod.

If a horse wears shoes, or wears plates which are in breach of paragraph (c) or paragraph (d), it may be, in addition to any other penalty which may be imposed, disqualified for such Race or trial. The obligations set out in paragraph (c) and paragraph (d) of this Rule also apply to a person shoeing the horse for that event, who for the purposes of this Rule shall be deemed to have attempted to start the horse in such Race or trial.

614 (1) In order to prevent danger to himself or to any other Riders or to any horses in a Race or trial (including a jump-out or test for certification purposes), a Stipendiary Steward may require a Rider to lengthen his stirrup leathers.

(2) A person must not be neglectful or careless in saddling a horse.

615 A loss or breakage of gear during a Race or trial (including a jump-out or test for certification purposes), or any unusual happening in connection with gear, shall be reported by the Trainer and/or Owner or lessee (as the case may be) and/or Rider to the Stipendiary Stewards immediately after the Race or trial.

NOTIFIABLE GEAR

616 (1) Subject to the exceptions provided for in sub-Rule (2), a Trainer shall not start or attempt to start a horse in a Race with any item or items of Notifiable Gear unless:

(a) the Trainer has obtained a Stipendiary Steward’s permission to run the horse with such item or items of Notifiable Gear in such Race before the horse is accepted or is deemed to be accepted for such Race, provided that:

(i) such permission may not be sought or granted at a date earlier than the horse’s last start;

(ii) in the event that the Race is a Jumping Race the requirements of Rule 529 have also been met; and

(b) it conforms substantially with the type or description of such Notifiable Gear from time to time approved by NZTR; and

(c) it is adjusted in accordance with any requirements (if any) of a Stipendiary Steward present at the Race Meeting.

(2) A horse which runs with an item or items of Notifiable Gear in a Race:

(a) which is a Flat Race, shall not run without such item or items of Notifiable Gear in its next consecutive Race unless such Race is a Jumping Race, or permission to start the horse without any, some or all such items of Notifiable Gear is obtained from a Stipendiary Steward;

(b) which is a Jumping Race, shall not run without such item or items of Notifiable Gear in its next consecutive Race unless the Race is a Flat Race, or permission to start the horse without any, some or all such items of Notifiable Gear is obtained from a Stipendiary Steward; or

(c) may, subject to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this sub-Rule (2), start in its next consecutive Race of the same type with the same item or items of Notifiable Gear, provided that the first such occasion on which the horse ran in such consecutive Races of that type with that or those items of Notifiable Gear the requirements set out in sub-Rule (1) were met.

WEIGHING OUT

617 All weighing of Riders for the purposes of these Rules shall be done by the Clerk of the Scales or a person approved by the Stipendiary Stewards to carry out the role of the Clerk of the Scales.

618 (1) Subject to sub-Rule (2) below, it is a Rider’s responsibility if he is engaged to ride a horse in a Race to ensure that: