2015 INTERNATIONAL STAIRWAY TO DELIVER GB RIDERS THREE INTERNATIONAL HOYS WILD CARDS AND ALSO IDENTIFY THE BRITISH SHOWJUMPING NATIONAL CHAMPION
Friday 09 January 2015
The International Stairway, the most prestigious series of the outdoor County Show season, will now deliver three International Wild Cards for Horse of the Year Show in addition to identifying the British Showjumping National Champion.
This year will see the introduction of a League Final, at the National Championships during August, which will carry an increased prize purse of £15,000 to the £7,500 on offer at each of the earlier legs.
There will be seven qualifying legs to the league in 2015 prior to the League Final with an additional leg hosted in September which will count towards to the 2016 League.
The three International Wild Cards for Horse of the Year Show will give competitors, who are eligible for British Team Selection, three possible ways of securing them. By either:
a) Being the International Stairway League Winner (or highest placed eligible rider) on the
League who has also competed in the Final.
b) By winning (or being the highest placed eligible rider) in the International Stairway League
Final. The winner of the Final will also be crowned British Showjumping National Champion
for a 12 month period.
c) By winning (or being the highest placed eligible rider) on the National Championship Show League . This League table will be Rider based and will consist of three competition legs including and culminating with the International Stairway League Final.
The International Stairway, which is part funded by a consortium of sponsors whom make up the British Showjumping Business Partnership, has become an integral part of the performance pathway programme. The series is further funded and supported by the County Shows whom host each of the legs with Grandstand Media further supporting the series in the form of the Wild Cards on offer.
The venues and dates for 2015 are as follows:
2015 Championships
Devon County Show (21 – 23 May)
Suffolk Show (27 – 28 May)
South of England Show (11 – 13 June)
Royal Highland Show (18-21 June)
Royal Norfolk Show (1-2 July)
Great Yorkshire Show (14-16 July)
New Forest Show (28-30 July)
National Championships – Stairway Final (11-16th August)
2016 Championships
Royal Berkshire Show (19-20 Sept)
