Horses & Ponies FAQs

Yes, because a horse has no height restrictions. The pony's current winnings will not change, but the grade will be converted to the equivalent horse grade (eg, if the pony has winnings between £0 - £999 it will be a Grade C, between £1000 - £999 it will be a Grade B and winnings over £2000 it will be a Grade A.

This is what our Amateur series is designed for. The Amateur classes allow experienced horses and ponies to compete in smaller classes and start at 90cms.

Yes, however the request must be sent to the British Showjumping office in writing and must be accompanied by a valid up to date JMB Height Certificate stating that the animal is 148cms or below.

Once a pony has Actual winnings of £50 a JMB Height Certificate will be requested when the pony is next due for renewal, or if a change of ownership request is received.

We provide competitions for 128cm, 138cm and 148cm ponies and we need to ensure that ponies compete in the correct height category.

You can visit The Joint Measurement Board website @ www.thejmbonline.co.uk to identify your nearest measurement vet or contact them on 01293 862101. It should be noted that the same vet cannot be used for consecutive measurements.

No, the pony must have had all shoes removed.

The vet will send the relevant details to the JMB, who will produce a measurement certificate. This will then be posted BACK TO THE OWNER, NOT TO BRITISH SHOWJUMPING. It is then the responsibility of the owner to forward this on to the British Showjumping offices when it is requested.

Book a date for which the pony can next have the shoes removed and on which a measurement can be done. As long as the date is booked in the near future (within weeks) contact the British Showjumping office with this date, which can then be entered onto the pony's record and 28 days can be given from your booked date.

Once a horse has achieved British Showjumping winnings, placings, double clears or qualifications these are retained on the horses record indefinitely. Unfortunatley we cannot downgrade any horse or pony.

Any foreign horse (except Irish horse's) is temporarily graded with winnings according to its age when it was imported. Once the horse's identification has been received in the office your membership secretary will contact certain international federations (depending upon which country the horse was imported from) to confirm if the horse has any experience or winnings with them. Once all confirmations have been received the horse's winnings will be graded to reflect its experience and winnings abroad, if no winnings are confirmed then the horse/pony can have all winnings removed, regardless of age. If a horse has any Irish points we convert each point to £9, and for a pony each Irish point is converted to £2.50.

If you can provide import papers or proof of vaccinations given to the horse in the U.K then the age of the horse at the earliest of these will be taken into account when initially grading the horse with foreign winnings

If a horse has already been registered under a different owner, a request to change the ownership must be made in writing, confirming which horse is to be changed, as well as the new owners name and membership number (who must also be registered). The cost of this is £10 and it entitles you to the remainder of the registration. If the registration has expired it will be the same cost as the renewal fee for that grade of horse/pony.

No, stallions have much stricter registration guidelines. Stallions cannot be registered unless original verified breed papers have been sent upon initial registration.

A graded stallion should either have a Grading Certificate, or Grading/Performance Testing stamps in his passport, from the relevant Grading Society. Alternatively there might be confirmation of Approval/Grading on the Breed Society's website.

Stallions should be graded by a Studbook recognized by the World Breeding Federation (WBFSH) and/or Defra, the Welsh Assembly and the Scottish and Irish Executives (this does not include all Passport Issuing Offices), which has included jumping in their grading procedures. Stallions must also pass a ridden British Showjumping Assessment.