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The UK Riders Challenge is an annual national event involving a series of qualifying dressage and SJ competitions (held on Friday evenings at Thornton Lodge). It is designed to appeal to the everyday rider with the emphasis being on a fun event which eventually provides qualifiers with a final of some national significance. It is a great way to introduce a young horse to competition and good opportunity for people who usually shy away from competing to face their gremlins and join us for a lovely relaxed evening in a very friendly and supportive environment. There will be a class to suit you whatever your background and experience and we always run a clear round jumping at the start just to get you in the mood! Food and drinks are available and it is also an excellent opportunity to take a quick look at our cross country facilities and pick up an entry form for our UK Chaser and Hunter Trial competitions!!
You do not need to be a UK Riders member to enter the classes, although you do get a reduction in fees if you are, but you will need to join within 14 days of securing a place in the national final if you wish to attend.
Anyone can enter the qualifying rounds irrespective of age or experience but no combination of horse or rider may qualify to the next stage if they are affiliated to BSJA (SJ classes), BD (dressage classes) or BE (either class).
There are senior and junior sections but no restriction on adults riding ponies or children riding horses.
Juniors are those who are under 16 on 1.1.2010. If they qualify and are 16 before the next round they will remain eligible to enter the junior section of the regional and national finals irrespective.
Dressage - Entry Fee £10 per class (UK Rider members £8)
There are 2 dressage levels; preliminary and novice, all tests are run under BD first round rules and the test number will appear on the website a week before the event. Providing they score over 58% one competitor qualifies for every 5 in the class, e.g. if there are 15 competitors 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will go through to the next round. Qualifiers will be split into juniors and seniors.
Show Jumping - Entry Fee £8 per class (UK Rider members £6)
There are 4 levels;
Restricted Novice (.65cm)
Novice (.75cm)
Intermediate (.85cm)
Open (.95cm)
All SJ classes are runt to BSJA rules. The top 5 placed riders will qualify for the next round in both senior and junior categories.
Full details about the competition rules and the national final as well as application forms and general UK Riders information can be found on their website www.ukriders.co.uk.
Please ensure junior competitors wear a correctly fitted body protector for the SJ classes and we recommend the use of one for adult competitors.
The tests for today´s competitions are Prelim 13 and Novice 30.
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