National Team Showjumping
**Double win for Area Berks and Oxon**
It’s a double qualification for both the Berkshire and Oxfordshire areas who will be heading up to the National Championships on Sunday 11th August for the Senior Team Final. With a whopping £1,000 prize-fund, we wish good luck to both counties. Bring home the money!
Qualifying for the 4th consecutive year running our Berkshire team received both 2nd place and best turned out at Wales and West on the 8th of June. Congratulations Sammy Poole, Mayan Northway-Young, Katie Coombs and Henry Welch.
Our newly-formed Oxfordshire team won their qualifier outright with no jump-off and to top it off the best turned out at Derbyshire county show. Coming a close 3rd the week previously at Chard Equestrian, this team rose to the challenge of earning a place at the final. Returning home with 4 rosettes and 2 bottles of fizz for each team member was well deserved on both occasions! A huge well done to Sophie Gordon, Leanne Turner-Stephenson, Faye Mc Phillips, Estelle Stables, Charlotte Whittall and a special mention to Georgina Armstrong who stepped in to Chef D’equipe on the day. Berkshire…watch-out.
A big thank you to GG Gear and Thaya for providing the team wear which wins every time out!
We are very excited to have both teams representing the county at the national championships this year and wish them all the best of the luck.
2019 selection is now in progress and we will be taking 1 team from Berk and 1 team from Oxon to the following qualifers:
- Wellington EC 5th May
- Wales and West 8th June (if needed)
Competition Structure for National Team Jumping
Maximum of 3 Teams per Area and 4 Members per Team.
Teams can attend as many qualifiers as they wish but once one Team in the Area has qualified, no further Teams for that Area may qualify.
Areas are permitted to change their Team Members for the qualifiers, but the qualifying Team shoud be the Team representing the Area at the Final.
Riders may only be a member of one Team, in any one qualifying competition.
The fourth Member of the Team is the Team Captain.
Horse’s Rider must reside within the Area in which they are representing.
Qualifiers to be held in May, June, or July, with a final at the British Showjumping National Championships
The Rules
The competition is run over Two Rounds under Table A
Teams to consist of: - Four Horses.
Fence Height - Rider Restriction
0.90m - Grade C horses excluding Riders on the Gold League and Horse/Rider combinations on the Silver League as at 31st March.
1.00m - Grade C horses excluding Riders on the Gold League and Horse/Rider combinations on the Silver League as at 31st March.
1.10m - Any Grade horses excluding Riders on the Gold League as at 31st March.
1.15m - Any Grade horses excluding Riders on the Gold League as at 31st March.
Riders who have ever competed as a team member of any Senior International Team, (4* or 5* Nations Cup in the last 10 years, World, European Championships and Olympic Games are not eligible) Pony Riders, Children, Juniors and Young Riders who have ever competed in Nations Cup/International Team Events and European Championships in the last 5 years
(Including Veteran Teams) are also not eligible.
Best 3 Scores to Count: THE FIRST TWO TEAMS WILL QUALIFY. (QUALIFYING TEAMS MUST BE FROM DIFFERENT AREAS AS ONLY ONE TEAM IN THE SAME AREA MAY QUALIFY)
In the event of a tie for first place there will be a jump off. Teams equal first will elect either the 1.10m or 1.15m rider, who will jump the 1.20m track against the clock. Lower placings, if required, will be determined by faults and the total time in the second round of the three scoring riders.
Substitution Rules:
In the Final one horse may be substituted if deemed unfit to compete (Veterinary Certificate must be obtained.) The rider of the unfit horse has first option of finding a suitable substitution. Otherwise horse/rider combination can be substituted.
One other horse/rider substitution will be permitted providing permission is obtained from the original qualifying person.
To register interest & more info. Tel.07745 713 574 or email: bsberks38@gmail.com
