Area Dressage Team Qualifier

Towerlands, Braintree

Sunday 1st July 2007

URGENT

To all members who would like to be considered for the club’s Area Dressage teams this year, please be advised that the time has come to make yourself known.  The competitions are as follows:

Senior Novice Dressage (teams only)

Four riders all riding Prelim 13 (2006)

Horses/Ponies never to have had any BD points (the BRC down-grading system does not apply)

Senior Open Dressage (teams & individuals)

Four riders riding either Novices 21 (2002), 26 (2006), 30 (2006) or Elem 43 (2006)

Horses/Ponies not to have more than 74 BD points for the Novice tests and no more than 149 BD points for the Elementary test

 

Senior Riding Test (teams & individuals)

Four riders riding either BRC RT6 (2005) or BRC RT8 (2005)

Horses/Ponies not to have more than 5 BD or 5 BE points for RT6 and no more than 50 BD or 20 BE points for RT8

Riders may not have attained BHSI, BHSII, BHSAI or PC A test (within last 10 years) for RT6 or BHSI or BHSII for RT 8

Senior Medium Dressage (individuals only)

Individuals riding Medium 64 (2006)

Horses/Ponies not to have more than 249 BD points

Senior Pairs Dressage (pairs only)

Pairs riding BRC Pairs 4 (2004)

Horses/Ponies not to have more than 74 BD points

Senior Novice Dressage to Music (individuals only)

Individuals riding BRC Novice Freestyle to Music (2004)

Horses/Ponies not to have more than 74 BD points

Senior Elementary Dressage to Music (individuals only)

Individuals riding BD Elementary Freestyle to Music 20 x 40m (2006)

Horses/Ponies not to have more than 149 BD points

Senior Pairs Dressage to Music (pairs only)

Pairs riding BRC Pairs Dressage to Music (2003)

Horses/Ponies not to have more than 74 BD points

Junior Dressage (teams & individuals)

Four riders riding either Prelim 13 (2006) or Novice 20 (2007)

Horses/Ponies not to have any BD points for the Prelim tests and no more than 74 BD points for the Novice tests

Junior Riding Test (teams & individuals)

Four riders riding BRC RT6 (2005)

Horses/Ponies not to have more than 5 BD or 5 BE points

Riders may not have attained BHSI, BHSII, BHSAI or PC A test (within last 10 years)

Junior Pairs Dressage (pairs only)

Pairs riding BRC Pairs 4 (2004)

Horses/Ponies not to have more than 74 BD points

Junior Novice Dressage to Music (individuals only)

Individuals riding BRC Novice Freestyle to Music (2004)

Horses/Ponies not to have more than 74 BD points

Please note: any members wishing to compete in either pairs or dressage to music are responsible for all their own choreography and/or music.  The club does not have the resources to assist members with this aspect of the competition.  Candidates for the dressage to music competitions must be paid up music members of British Dressage and must complete all the necessary PPL paperwork for their routine themselves.

It is imperative that all horses picked for these teams have 100% valid original flu vaccination certificates.  They will not be allowed to compete without it.  Please check the rules in the front of the omnibus schedule or on the website for details.

A horse may only compete from 1 January in the calendar year that it becomes 4 years old.

BRC down-grading system:  for every full year that a horse with points or winning remains unregistered with the relevant discipline the following, Dressage  -12 points & Horse Trials -3 points may be deducted for the purposes of calculating eligibility for official BRC competitions (except the Senior Novice Dressage teams).  If a horse is re-registered with the relevant discipline, all previous points/winnings gained prior to the horse being un-registered, will be reactivated.

Preliminary entries for these teams are due in two weeks time, after which no further entries can be made.  If you wish to be considered for any of the above teams, please do not delay in sending your recent form and current horse & rider CV to  Lindsey Rusack either by email lindsey@acestudytours.co.uk or by snail mail to High Beeches, Royston Road, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden CB11 4LN or call her on 01799542081 Evenings only for a chat.  Applications for consideration should reach Lindsey by Tuesday 29th May. Please ignore this email if you have already made contact or been contacted by Lindsey.

Potential team members should be aware of the following:

• All members picked to ride on the teams at the qualifier will be expected to compete at the Championships at Lincoln, 7/8th September should they or their team qualify

• Each team member will be required to pay a contribution of up to £5 towards their team’s entry fees (this should be paid prior to the competition as a token of their commitment to the club)

• Team members must make their own transport arrangements to the competition

• Each club may be required to provide stewards to help run the qualifier competition – team members will be expected to help where possible or nominate a helper if they know of one, should this be the case.

Best regards

Lindsey Rusack

 SWDRC Dressage Team Manager