Christmas Pick Your Own Test Dressage (Including Pairs Class) Winter Series

Name: Christmas Pick Your Own Test Dressage (Including Pairs Class) Winter Series
Start: 2024-12-14T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-12-14T17:00:00+00:00
Location: Askham Bryan Equine Unit

Schedule

Sat Dec 14 2024 at 09:00 am to 05:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Askham Bryan Equine Unit | York, EN

Come and join us for our smoothie dressage in a relaxed atmosphere- competition clothing optional! Perfect for nervous or novice horses or riders!
Get your Christmas jumpers or fancy dress out - prizes for the best outfits!
Additional Pairs Class Added - pick the same test for you both to ride (one after the other) £20.00 per pair!
Our 2024-25 winter series is kindly sponsored by
Phil Davies Photography
CJ Ramsay & Associates
Side Saddle Association Area 19 points championship series running within this event so if you ride side saddle please join us!
Warm up in the outdoor arena & test ridden in the indoor arena!
Pick your own dressage test from the list below
Intro 1, 2 or 3
Prelim 1, 2 or 3
Novice 1, 2 or 3
Elementary 1
When you enter please select either AM or PM slot and we will do our best to honour requests.
As you can pick morning or afternoon that suits you we will give you your sheets before you leave and then any rosettes can be collected at the following event.
Our championship series will until April 2025 and is based on points won at each of our dressage competitions and there will be a champion and reserve champion in each category below- you have to be in it to win it!
Intro (champion & reserve champion)
Prelim (champion & reserve champion)
Novice/ Elementary (champion & reserve champion)
Please note if you have previously won either the intro or prelim championship before you are welcome to still compete at the same level but any points will not be awarded towards the championship to enable others to have a fair chance of winning, you will still be placed as normal on the day.
If there are sufficient entries the classes will be split in to sections and rosettes to 6th place – we also include an Intro only section if sufficient entries (for those only competing at intro level and not riding a prelim or higher at the same event to make it fair for the beginners/lower level competitors)
(We will be asking that on championship day in April 2025 everyone dresses up in competition attire to ensure the day is even more special!)
Askham Bryan is an easy access venue with plenty of parking
On site cafe
Reader available £2.00 per test
First Aider
Public liability insurance
Indoor tests – outdoor warm up
BD Judges
BD Training Judges
Lead Reins welcome
Relaxed atmosphere- ideal for new partnerships and young horses (and riders!)
Fabulous rosettes – placings to 6th
Entries Close For This Event On the Wednesday before the event at 6pm.
Sections/Times will be posted online on the Thursday before the event after 7pm.
Please note on competition days if times are running ahead later entries may be contacted to see if you can arrive earlier than your allocated time. there is no pressure to come earlier however.
You must ensure you horse is up to date with vaccinations (12 monthly) and has public liability insurance as you are liable if you horse injures another horse or person etc
Cancellation Policy
Before entries close = (Wednesday before the event or when event is full): Full refund minus a £5.00 admin fee.
After entries have closed = No refund or credit.
If Blueberry event cancels an event or you cancel your entry within the cancellation policy you have 14 days to confirm which event you would like you entry transferring to or to ask for a refund. After 14 days your entry will become invalid and no refund will be given.