Home_Pony

Home Pony shows and competitions are designed for younger riders to gain experience within a team environment.  By gaining experience at this level it is hoped that it will assist in the development of riders that may go on to compete for Great Britain on a Nations Cup or Championship team in the future.

Selection Criteria:
Please find the selection policy for the 2026 Home Pony competitions here

Home Pony Teams:
Age-16 years and under (the year in which the riders turns this age)
Teams - 128cms, 138cms, 148cms, Debut (148cms) to be ridden by age of rider of the relevant height category.

Bogenraith (Scottish Home Pony) - 9-12th July 2026
Selection Classes:
128cm - 5a & 30a
138cm - 5b & 30b
148cm - 3 & 19
Debut - 2 & 22
Wales and West (Welsh Home Pony)  - 24-28th July 2026
Selection Classes:
128cm - 1414 & 2414
138cm - 1414b & 2424b
148cm - 1435 & 2435
Debut - 1437 & 2437
South View (English Home Pony) - Date TBC
 

Home Pony Team Heights

• 148cm (16yrs and under):1.20m
• 138cm (14yrs and under):1.05m
• 128cm (12yrs and under):1.00m
• Debut (16yrs and under):1.15m

To be considered for the Home Pony Teams please email Performance@britishshowjumping.co.uk to express and interest with your name, the ponies name, and the height and Nation you wish to be considered prior to the start of the Home Pony competition, by expressing an interest riders and parents are all agreeing to the Home Pony Code of Conduct 

*please note that there will not be Chef d'Equipes at the Cavan Home Pony and therefore we will not be selecting offical teams here. Riders that are attending can make up their own unofficial teams at the event if they wish to.

Code of Conduct
All riders expressing an interest for any Home Pony Competitions riders and parents are all agreeing to the Home Pony Code of Conduct 

Chef d'Equipes:

• Scotland - Andrew Wilson
• England - Hannah Jackson
• Wales - Carian Scudamore

Home Pony Team Applications - Registers of Interest
England  Scotland  Wales

Costs
For every selected rider for each Home Pony team (Debut, 128s, 138s and 148s) there is a contribution that has to be paid which goes towards the Chef d'Equipes expenses, the relevant costs are below:
- Scottish, Welsh and English Home Pony: £30
 

Clarification on eligibility of riders for each Nation:

In Home Pony competitions a rider may compete for the Home Pony Team of the country in which:
(a) They were born; or
(b) one parent or grandparent were born; or
(c) They have completed thirty six consecutive months of Residence immediately preceding the time of the competition
*riders can only represent one Nation per year, so once they have competed for Nation they cannot switch in the same year.