ENTRIES HERE BY TEAM MANAGERS ONLY - NO INDIVIDUALS - PLEASE CONTACT YOUR OWN RIDING CLUB TO ENTER

When making a team entry for a team of 3 riders, a fourth entry must be made with ‘TBC’ as rider/horse name. This is so the correct entry fee is paid for the team.

PLEASE ADD RIDING CLUB NAME TO THE NOTES SECTION & TEAM NAME IF PART OF A TEAM ENTRY

Qualifier PRE-Entries entries close Friday 27th September 2023 and must be made at https://brc.bhs.org.uk/login
All detailed qualifier entries made here via MRL, must have a corresponding pre-entry received by BRC and notified to the secretary. Entries close Friday 11th October 2024
Eligibility criteria for all classes is available in the current rule book, appendix 2 & 3
N.B. For the TEAM competition, each member of the team of 4 rides a different dressage test

All tests available via British Dressage / British Riding Clubs websites
Competitor Numbers - two bridle / saddlecloth numbers must be shown.  One number must be shown on each side of the horse. Competitors must provide their own number

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Entries in advance only. You can book using our Secure Online Entry System.
Payment is secure and it goes directly to Solent Riding Club.
You will receive an email confirmation of your booking and payment.
Entry Fees: Intro, Novice or Intermediate Qualifier - £70 Team, £17.50 Individual, £25 Pairs

Eligibility has changed for Winter 2024-2025 season and onwards, eligibility can be found on the winter 2024-25 eligibility update( winter-champs-2025.pdf (bhs.org.uk))./BRC 2025 Handbook. Eligibility will be taken from close of pre-entry. All competitors must be a member & competitors must be a registered current member of the correct club on Sport80 by midday the Friday before the qualifier. Anyone failing to meet the eligibility criteria will be disqualified and informed by BRC HQ when the results are processed.

This competition will run under BRC Rules, anyone in attendance will be bound by the BRC Code of Conduct. It is important that all competitors are aware of the rules relating to this competition – please see the current BRC Handbook and also the BRC Rule Amendments and Changes Document which can be found at the link below: http://www.bhs.org.uk/enjoy-riding/british-riding-clubs/brc-rulebook

Important Information

·        Non-qualifier sections will only be opened when the qualifier pre-entries are known. This is to ensure all qualifier entries can be accepted and have priority over non-qualifier entries.

·        Entries for non-qualifier sections taken on first come first served basis. Amount of entries allowed per class may vary.

·        Eligibility criteria will be identical for both sections. This is to ensure fair competition.

·        It is intended to run all Introductory Qualifier classes first, followed by the Novice Qualifier classes, then Intermediate Qualifier classes. Please note that this means the prelim classes are likely to run most of the day, depending on what qualifier they are for. If a rider chooses to ride (for example) Intro 2 (Intro Qual) and Prelim 3 (Intermediate Qual), there may be a long wait between those classes. In addition, it may be a rider has a Novice test to ride before a Prelim test, depending on which qualifier they have entered. Every effort will be made to give appropriate times to riders, but please bear this in mind when making entries.

·        Competitor Numbers - two bridle / saddlecloth numbers must be shown.  One number must be shown on each side of the horse. Competitors must provide their own number.

Rules

• The qualifiers are separate competitions, therefore a horse may be entered in a team for each competition, provided it is eligible and only competes at two consecutive levels i.e. Intro and Prelim, OR Prelim and Novice. It is not permissible to ride at Intro and Novice.
• For every entry, BRC must receive a pre-entry via the online payment system. Once a pre-entry has been received by BRC, that club is then obligated to pay the entry fee to the organising club whether or not they have a rider to fill that space.
• Late entries will be accepted if space allows – contact secretary in first instance before putting in a late pre-entry.
• If entering a team of 3 riders, a fourth entry must be made with ‘TBC’ as the rider/horse name, in order that the correct entry fee is paid.

·        Passport copies must be held on the Area 17 database by close of entries – no need to send again with entries. It is the responsibility of team managers to ensure their riders have provided the correct and up to date flu vaccination dates.

·        Flu vaccination record must comply with the 2024 BRC policy – currently annual vaccinations with recommendation for latest jab to be within 6 months. All horse passports will be checked on the shared drive to ensure compliance.

·        Helpers: Each Riding Club making a qualifier entry must provide helpers. Helpers’ names need to be provided at the same time as detailed entries through the My Riding Life entry system. If you do not have names at that point, we will allocate AM and PM duties to the club concerned. The duties and times for helpers will be emailed to team managers on the same day as competition times are made available.  It is the responsibility of team managers to ensure their club duties are covered. Each club needs to provide the equivalent of 1 full day helper. It has been agreed at an Area 17 liaison meeting, that the organising club can eliminate any club who do not provide suitable helpers. If, as a club, you have only entered one or two individual riders please check with the secretary whether you still need to provide a helper.

• Substitutions: Late simple substitutions may be made at any time before the start of the class. Complex substitutions must be made by 4pm Wednesday 16^th October, before times are published. A complex substitution is one where teams are re-arranged or horse and rider combinations are moved from one team to another. Simple substitutions are ones where a horse and/or rider replaces the withdrawn one in the same team and position. For substitutions email heatherlewissrc@gmail.com

·        The competition will be run according to BRC rules 2024 and in addition, any latest guidance from BRC.

·        Any protest against a decision of the judges should be made in accordance with riding club rule G14 of 2023 rule book.

·        Protective headwear for all classes must comply with BRC rules 2024. All competitors must ensure their hat carries a visible PINK tag with either BRC, PC or BE logos. Hat tagging will be carried out at this competition by the Official Steward.

·        Under BRC rules, any rider who has a fall from their horse anywhere on the showground CANNOT participate further in the competition that day.  This includes falls in the warm up arena or lorry park. Any breach of this rule will be reported to the Official Steward. Team managers are responsible for making sure all riders understand and accept this rule.

·        Dogs must be kept on a short lead at all times and not left unattended. Anyone in breach of this rule may be asked to leave the showground.

●       The organiser of this event has taken reasonable precautions to ensure the health and safety of everyone present.  For these measures to be effective, everyone must take all reasonable precautions to avoid and prevent accidents and shall obey the instructions of the organiser and all officials and stewards.

●       It is a condition of entry that neither the organisers nor landowners not their agents shall be held responsible for any loss, injury, damage to competitors, onlookers, their property, horses or ponies, howsoever caused.

The organisers reserve the right to cancel the event, alter classes, judges, times or any other published information.  In the event of cancellation, a proportion of entry fees will be retained for administration