Area 5 Barrier Animal Health Spring Festival Qualifier Team and Individual Dressage Competition

Hosted by Anglesey Branch of The Pony Club 

AT Swn Y Mor Equestrian Centre, Caernarfon, LL55 1EU

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First Class 9:30am

All classes will be run according to Pony Club Barrier Animal Health Spring Festival Dressage rules 2024 available at Pony Club BHAF Rules

This is a brand new purpose built equestrian centre with 70 x 30 indoor arena and a 60 x 60 outdoor warm up arena.  Competition will be indoors with warmup outdoors.

Classes 1-4 will be run according to Pony Club Barrier Animal Health Spring Festival Dressage rules 2024 available at Pony Club BHAF Rules

Classes A-C are non qualifier classes and a separate competition these will run first and can be entered separate to the BAHSF competition

Entries may be made via Horse-Events.

All trot work may be sitting or rising

REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE

Please ensure that all vaccinations are up to date and in line with PC & Venue guidelines.

No Dogs

The following classes are available for the Area 5 Barrier Animal Health Spring Festival Qualifier Hosted by Anglesey Pony Club Team and Individual Dressage Competition

Entries

Classes 1-4 £20 per entry

Classes A to C £12 per entry

Closing date for entries 3^rd December 2023

Times will be published on 5^th December 2023

Please ensure that all vaccinations are up to date and in line with PC & Venue guidelines.

Entries may be made via HorseEvents.

ENTRY FORM – All entries should be made online using former.horse-events.co.uk

IF YOU HAVE ANY DIFFICULTIES ENTERING ONLINE, PLEASE DO NOT HESTITATE TO CONTACT HORSE- EVENTS: Info@horse-events.co.uk

All entries are Subject to a non-refundable booking fee as stated online.

If you would like to edit your horse or rider details before the closing date of the event please login to your Horse Events account and edit your booking under the ‘MY BOOKING’ Tab. If you would like to change the class please email info@horse-events.co.uk and if there is space available we will do this for you.
For ALL changes of horse and rider substitutions after the closing

First Class 9:30am

Class A – non qualifier Intro A 2008
Class B – non qualifier Prelim 12 2005
Class C – non qualifier Novice 28 2008

Classes A-C are non qualifier classes and a separate competition these will run first and can be entered separate to the BAHSF competition.

Class 1 Pony Club Grassroots 2018
Class 2 Pony Club Novice 2020
Class 3 Pony Club Intermediate 2022
Class 4 Pony Club Open 2020

All trot work may be sitting or rising

Classes 1-4 will be run according to Pony Club Barrier Animal Health Spring Festival Dressage rules 2024 available at Pony Club BHAF Rules

Classes A to C will be run under Pony Club Dressage Rules 2023 which can be found on the Pony Club website www.pcuk.org

Class A will run before the Class 1 (Grassroots)

Classes B and C will be run after Class 1 ahead of Class 2 (Novice)

This is a brand new purpose built equestrian centre with 55 x 30 indoor arena and a 60 x 60 outdoor warm up arena.  Competition will be indoors with warmup outdoors.

Please note NO DOGS TO BE BROUGHT TO SITE

Times will be published on 5^th December 2023

Members will be required to print their own numbers and use number bibs/bridle numbers.

Rosettes to 6^th place Individually – Prizes to 3^rd  in each section

Rosettes to 6^th Pony Club Teams – Prize to winning team

Extract from BAHSF Dressage Rules – Full Rules can be found here BAHSF Dressage Rules:

Except where varied in these rules, this competition will be judged in accordance with the current Pony Club Dressage Rule Book. Every eventuality cannot be provided for in these rules. In any unforeseen circumstances, it is the duty of the relevant officials to make a decision in a sporting spirit and to approach as nearly as possible the intention of these rules.

SADDLERY & DRESS The current Pony Club Saddlery and Dress Rules apply.

COMMANDERS Commanders are not permitted at Area Competitions or Championships. Reasonable Adjustment may be considered if required, please see https://pcuk.org/officials/equalitydiversity/reasonable-adjustment/.

QUALIFYING STAGES There are two stages of the Barrier Spring Festival Dressage competition in England and Wales: 1. Area Competitions for Dressage will be held any time before 4 th February 2024. Members do not need to qualify for their Area Qualifier 2. Those who are successful at their Area Competition will go forward to the Barrier Spring Festival Championships on 25th February 2024 at Arena UK Branches are to be encouraged to hold friendly or league competitions to give members some practice before the Area competition.

TEAM COMPETITION Branches/Centres may enter a team of three or four in the Dressage Area qualifying competitions. The four can compete at different levels or all at the same level or a mixture of the two. The team must comprise of at least three members (i.e.one member may ride two horses) and the top three scores to count. The winning Branch/Centre team at each Area competition will qualify for the Spring Festival. If any of the individual qualifiers are in a qualifying team their place will be passed down the line.

TEAM COMPETITION SCORING Points shall be awarded to each team competitor depending on their placing (1st =1 point, 2nd = 2 points, etc.) relative only to other team competitors in that class and not on their overall placing in that class. Any competitors riding as an individual in the same class as team competitors should not be given points. The points for the three best-placed team members shall be added together to give the team score. The winning team will be the team with the least points.

Eligibility Rules

GRASSROOTS ELIGIBILITY A combination of horse and rider is NOT eligible if they have:

• Competed at a Novice Area level or above competition in Dressage in the current year or done so in previous years.

• Competed above Prelim level with British Dressage

• Competed at BD Novice My/Team Quest

NOVICE ELIGIBILITY A combination of horse and rider is NOT eligible if they have:

• Competed at an Open Area level or above competition in Dressage in the current year or done so in previous years.

• Won any BD points (BD Preliminary points do not count for the purposes of this rule)

• Competed at BD Elementary level or above (BD Team/My Quest competitions do not count for the purpose of this rule)

• Competed in BD Novice Music classes.

INTERMEDIATE ELIGIBILITY Riders are NOT eligible if they have:

• Represented GB internationally. A combination of horse and rider is NOT eligible if they have:

• Competed at an Open Area level or above competition in Dressage in the current year or done so in previous years.

• Won any BD points at Elementary level or above.

• Competed at BD Medium level or above (BD Team/My Quest competitions do not count for the purpose of this rule)

OPEN ELIGIBILITY Open to all Members of The Pony Club

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Multiple Horses – competitors may ride a maximum of three horses at the Area Competition and two horses at the Championships in any one class. In the event of a rider qualifying more than two horses for the Championships, they must nominate which two they will take at the Area Competition. The other qualifying place will be passed down the line.

Multiple Riders – horses may only be ridden by one rider at Area Competitions and the Championships.

Multiple Levels – subject to eligibility, riders may qualify for both the Novice and Intermediate Championships OR the Intermediate and Open Championships but cannot ride the same horse at both levels. If a combination qualifies for more than one level for the Championships (either as part of a team or as an individual), they must take the higher level forward, i.e., if they qualify for both the Novice and Intermediate Championships, they must take the Intermediate place and pass the Novice place down the line. This rule also stands if a combination qualifies as part of a team at one level and as an individual at another level, they must only compete at the Championships in the higher level.

Please DO NOT muck out horse boxes or trailers in the car park.  Please take it home with you.

Horses/ponies must not be tied up outside horseboxes/trailers and left unattended.  No Haynets outside, No DOGS

All accidents should be reported to the show secretary for inclusion in the accident book

If any horse/pony has been in contact with strangles or any other infectious disease, it should not attend the competition.

Equine Influenza/Vaccine Compliance

All horses/ponies vaccination should comply with rules for PCUK.  Details can be found at www.pcuk.org

Please ensure you have your horse/pony passport with you.

Refund before Withdrawal date in Full, After Withdrawal date refund minus an admin fee fo £10

Withdrawal 3rd Dec 2023

Refunds if cancellation of competition occurs

In the event of cancellation, refunds will be made, minus any expenses/admin incurred by the hosting branch.  This amount will be checked and approved by Area 5 representative before refund is made.

All entries are subject to a non refundable booking fee as stated online