Calling all potential external competitors………
In order to help club plan which qualifiers we need to organise
for the various external riding club competitions, we need to try
to gauge which competitions, if any, you might be interested in
taking part in. I appreciate that some of them may seem a long way
off at the moment, but it would help enormously if you could give
us an idea which events you would like to do. This isn't cast in
stone - it is merely to get an idea of numbers so we can work out
which events are viable. It's a waste of time organising qualifiers
is no-one is interested. On the other hand we need time to organise
them if you are, so please could you let me know by Mon 22nd February.
If I don't hear from you, I will assume you are not interested.
For
your info, I've done a very, very brief summary of the main British
Riding Club competitions below - if you'd like further details,
please contact me or have a look at the BRC Website at http://www.bhs.org.uk/Riding/British_Riding_Clubs/BRC_Competitions.aspx
As
a very rough guide - the height of the jumps for Novice Jumping
is approx 80-85cm.
The main British Riding Club competitions are:-
Festival of the Hunter - Held at Aston Le Wall Aston le Walls,
Northants NN11 6RT 5-6 June 2010.
This consists of:
The Challenge Competition - this is a combined Show Jumping and
Cross Country Event. The course will consist of seven to ten show
jumps followed by eight to fifteen cross-country fences. There is
classes for Teams, pairs and individuals, for Juniors and Seniors
at Novice and Open Levels.
There
is also a Combined Competition which is a style competition
consisting of Riding Test (RT-7) and Show Jumping - this is open
to Juniors and Seniors and is an individual competition.
Qualifiers
would be held around April/May.
SEIB National Horse Trials Championship Aston-le-Walls, Northamptonshire
NN11 6RT 6-8 August 2010
The
event consists of Dressage, Show Jumping and Cross-Country phases.
It is open to Seniors and Juniors, Teams and Individuals, at Novice,
Intermediate and Open Levels.
At the Championships the Senior Intermediate and Senior Open takes
place over three days, with the addition of roads and tracks and
steeplechase phases to the cross-country day.
The
Senior Novice takes place over two days, with roads and tracks and
steeplechase included.
The
Junior Novice and Intermediate takes place on one day only.
Qualifiers would be held around May/June
NAF
National Championships Lincolnshire Showground, Lincoln LN2
2NA 11-12 September 2010
Novice, Intermediate and Open Show Jumping for Juniors and Seniors
- Teams and Individuals.
Also Dressage, and Riding Test classes for both Juniors and Seniors,
Teams and Individuals.
Qualifiers would be held around June/July.
Please
do not hesitate to contact me on 07918 682541 if you need any more
info, and I look forward to hearing from you.
Best Regards
Penny Hathaway
