Unaffiliated Dressage Championships at Bury Farm, Saturday 30th August 2025

Name: Unaffiliated Dressage Championships at Bury Farm, Saturday 30th August 2025
Start: 2025-08-30T09:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-08-30T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Bury Farm Equestrian Village

Schedule

Sat Aug 30 2025 at 09:00 am to 06:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Bury Farm Equestrian Village | Leighton Buzzard, EN

It's back! Our Unaffiliated Dressage Championships will run on Saturday 30th August 2025!
**** Eligibility for the championships is based on achieving a 60%+ score at any Bury Farm unaffiliated dressage and evening dressage show between 5th October 2024 and 17th August 2025. You must compete at the level and in the section for which you qualified. To view the most recent league tables for qualified riders please visit our website, www.buryfarmequestrianvillage.co.uk. Please click on the Events tab and view the Qualified Rider List.
Please contact [email protected] if you have qualified for the show and are not included on our league table ****
Entries for all classes will close on or before midday on Wednesday 27th August 2025.
TIMES will be published online after 8pm Thursday 28th August.
Late entries will be accepted if space allows.
Warm up classes are open to all.
Riders complete one Championship test in front of a panel of two judges.
The Music Championship class will have one judge.
All tests are the New 2024 BD tests.
Riders must compete in the section in which they qualified.
Usual sections apply - riders must ride in either the restricted or the open section at Intro, Preliminary and Novice level. There are no sections for the Elementary, PYO and Music classes.
As this is a Championship show whips and commanders are not allowed for Championship classes. Whips and Commanders are permitted in warm up classes. Appropriate dress is required including jackets. The Championship times are drawn to order and so we cannot accommodate requests for early/late times at the show to comply with Championship rules.
Pre-entry required via the event link on the Events page of our website, www.buryfarmequestrianvillage.co.uk.
Entries will not be accepted after the closing date unless space allows.
Please email [email protected] with show queries.
Call the centre mobile on show days to speak to the secretary: 07568 395548.
DEMO EVENING ON SATURDAY 30TH AUGUST WITH DAISY COAKLEY AND DEMIR TOPCU – Tickets can be purchased via the Bury Farm website!
Toilets will be available for use in the International show centre.
The Paddocks cafe team will provide a service on the day of competition and will be offering food and drink.

Competitors may not access the livery facilities during their visit to the centre.
BIOSECURITY MEASURES
All horses must be travelled with passports which can demonstrate that all vaccinations are up to date (Bury Farm operates a 12-month vaccination policy)
Horses must also show no clinical signs of the following when attending the centre:
recent cough of unknown cause
recent nasal discharge of unknown cause
enlarged lymph nodes
fever (>38.5 degrees)
recent onset of neurological signs of unknown cause
diarrhoea
Horses must also
not be under current investigation for EHV infection
have not been in contact with and is not kept on the same premises as a horse known to have or be under investigation for EHV
have not travelled out of the country for the past 28 days.

Horses should NOT be brought to the centre if they are not in good health on the date of travel.
1. The decision of the judges & stewards in all cases is final. They reserve the right to alter, amend or cancel any part of the competition or to refuse any entry without stating a reason.
2. The organiser of this event has taken reasonable precautions to ensure the health, safety and welfare of everyone present. For these measures to be effective, everyone must take all reasonable precautions to avoid and prevent accidents occurring, and must obey instructions of the organisers, officials and stewards.
3. The organisers will not be held responsible and accept no liability for any accident, loss, damage, injury or illness to horses, owners, rider, spectators, vehicles or their contents and accessories, breach of contract or in any other way whatsoever. It is a condition of entry that each entrant shall agree to indemnify against any legal action arising from such incident.
4. All competitors must be suitably dressed in correct riding attire to current British Safety Standards. Riding / Jodhpur boots must be worn for all classes.
5. Horses & ponies tied to lorry or trailers must not be left unattended.
6. Please ensure the area around your horsebox / trailer is clean and tidy. Droppings collected and not swept onto or left on BFEC. Please take litter home or use the bins provided.
7. Children must be supervised at all times
8. Whilst outside arenas, horses and ponies should be moved at a walk only.
9. No dogs allowed, other than in Lorry Park Only and MUST be on a lead at all times
10. Drivers are urged to take extra care when driving around the Show Centre and in the surrounding villages. Please be mindful of horses, pedestrians & other vehicles.