Would you like to be part of the Bedfordshire Area Team?

Friday 03 April 2015

Would you like to be part of the Bedfordshire Area Team?

The Bedfordshire Committee are looking for a few additional riders to make up their Area Teams, if you are interested in taking part or would like further details, please contact Area Representative Catherine Peddar on tel: 07831 549201. 

The qualifier that the Bedfordshire teams will compete in is at Codham Park on the 16 May (the class will not start before 1 o clock).  Please note that Codham Park does have a new warm up arena.

Details of the team rules are shown below (please check that you are eligible before applying!):

 

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 should be the Team representing the Area for 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

Team Rules
This competition is run over Two Rounds under Table A

Teams to consist of :- Four horses.  The 90cms and 1.00m horse must be, at the start of the qualifier registered as a Grade C.
The 1.10m and 1.15m  horse can be registered any grade.

 

Horse Nos.                  Rider Restriction                                             Fence Height
  1   (Grade C)          excluding Riders on the Gold League and Horse/rider        90cms

                                combinations on the silver League as at 31st March

 

  2   (Grade C)          excluding Riders on the Gold League and Horse/rider        1.00m

                                combinations on the silver League as at 31st March

 

 3    (Any Grade)      excluding Riders on the Gold League as at 31st March      1.10m

 

  4   (Any Grade)      excluding Riders on the Gold League as at 31st March      1.15m


Riders who have ever competed as a team member of any Senior International Team, (4* or 5* Nations Cup in the 1ast 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 five years(Including Veterans Teams) are also not eligible.

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 jump off 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. 

Best 3 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)
Prize Fund (Not Gradable) - Minimum First Prize £200
1st £200  2nd £120  3rd £100  4th £80  5th £60 6th £40
Prizes will be awarded on the following ratio
1-3 Teams 1st Prize only             4-5 Teams 1st and 2nd Prizes
6-7 Teams 1st, 2nd, 3rd Prizes   8+ Teams all Prizes

If sponsored them all prizes must be paid.
Maximum Entry Fee £150 per team.

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 the 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. 

 

 
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