In turn you will have to be a fully paid member at least 21 days prior to any qualifying round and in any event, not later than the 25th May 2003. The costs are to be met by the competitor.  

General Rules for Qualifiers and Finals

RIDERS
All riders taking part in senior qualifiers or championships must be 17 years or over by 1st January 2003.  Those taking part in junior qualifiers or championships must not have attained their 17 birthday by 1st January 2003. 
HORSES/PONIES 
There are no general height restrictions except those horses competing in senior showjumping or horse trial competitions must be over 14hh.  No horse under 5 years of age is eligible to compete in horse trials or hunter trials and no horse under 4 years old may compete at any other event. 
EQUINE INFLUENZA 
Each horse must carry a valid vaccination certificate, which undeniably relates to that horse, completed, signed and stamped on both sides by a vet who is not the owner of the horse.  It must state that the horse/pony has received two injections for primary vaccination against equine flu given no less than 21 days and no more than 92 days apart.  Only these two vaccinations need to be given in order for an animal to compete.  However, a first booster must be given no less than 150 days and no more than 215 days after the second injection of the primary vaccination.  Subsequent boosters must then be given at intervals of no more than one year apart commencing from the date of the first booster.  There must not be any breaks in this procedure.  If a break has occurred and either the primary or booster injection dates do not fit this criteria, then the primary injections need to be started again in order to be eligible to compete. 
DRESS AND TACK 
Hats need to be either BS/EN1384, PAS015 or pre-fixed with ASTM or SEI in order to be eligible for all events.  Body protectors  level 3 and medical armbands are obligatory for XC, Horse trials and Hunter trial events.  All hair must be secured above the collar e.g. in a hairnet.  You can obtain medical armbands from the BHS office at Stoneleigh.

Showjumping

Annette Bonsor - 01733 241454

Like most competitions, the standard and requirements needed for the qualifiers in this area do not have much bearing on the actual championships.  We thought that it only fair to inform all potential team members the standards and height to be jumped at the championships to avoid any unnecessary shocks!  This however, is only a guide as anybody who wishes to be part of a team for the qualifiers will try to be accommodated with pleasure! 

JUNIOR NOVICE
All horses/ponies can be registered BSJA but must not have any winnings.  All previous winnings can be reduced by £50 for each full year that the registration has lapsed.  They must not have won any BHTA or IHTS Horse trial points.  All riders and horses/ponies need to be capable of jumping a good 3ft.0” course of a reasonable level of difficulty. 
JUNIOR OPEN 
Horse/pony not to have won a total of £250 BSJA.  Again £50 can be subtracted for each full year that the horse remains unregistered.  All riders and horse/ponies need to be capable of jumping a very good 3ft 6” course over quite a challenging track. 

SENIOR NOVICE 
This has exactly the same criteria as for the junior novice.
SENIOR OPEN 
Horse not to have won a total of £300 BSJA.  Again £50 can be subtracted from the total winnings for each full year that the horse remains unregistered.  All riders/horses need to be capable of jumping a 3ft9” course over a challenging track with some big spreads and combinations. 

Senior/Junior Horse Trials:     Kate Jackson - 07713 248027

Senior/Junior Hunter Trials and Festival of the Hunter:     Annette Bonsor - 01733 241454

For all Horse Trial information and criteria, please contact Kate Jackson on the above number.  For information regarding junior/senior hunter trial qualifiers or if you would like to be considered for the teams then please contact Annette. 

DRESSAGE: Kate Jackson - 07713 248027  Cate Croll - 07720 404771

Anyone is welcome to take part in the qualifiers regarding this discipline. The standards are quite high and so it is desirable to be producing good tests at elementary level.  This is one area in which the club would like to become more involved so if you are interested or need more information, then call Kate or Cate.

6^th April                                      Festival of the Hunter qualifier            Brigg, Lincs

22^nd June                                   SJ &Equitation qualifier                        Grange Farm, Wiittering

29^th June                                   Dressage                                                  Thorpe Grange EC