MAGIC MILLIONS FESTIVAL OF BRITISH EVENTING GATCOMBE PARK ARENA EVENTING COMPETITION
Event Information
MAGIC MILLIONS FESTIVAL OF BRITISH EVENTING ARENA EVENTING COMPETITION GATCOMBE PARK 4 – 6th August 2023
Sunday 6th August 2023
Courses designed by Capt. Mark Phillips
ON-LINE ENTRIES: www.horse-events.co.uk
Please note you do NOT have to be a member of British Eventing to compete in these classes.
For more general event information please visit:- www.festivalofbritisheventing.com
Event Classes
The following classes are available for the MAGIC MILLIONS FESTIVAL OF BRITISH EVENTING GATCOMBE PARK ARENA EVENTING COMPETITION
Entries & Entry Fees
ON-LINE ENTRIES: www.horse-events.co.uk
OPENING DATE: Monday 5th June 2023
CLASS 1: Arena Eventing – 80cm Level
Height approx. 80cms Entry Fee: £55.00
CLASS 2: Arena Eventing – 90cm Level
Height approx. 90cms Entry Fee: £55.00
All entries are subject to a non refundable booking fee of £1.85
ENTRIES CLOSE : Friday 15th July 2023 or earlier if oversubscribed in which case a waiting list will be kept. Entries are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
TIMES and NUMBERS
TIMES: Thursday 3th August on www.horse-events.co.uk website after 6pm.
NUMBERS Please print your own numbers to be worn in a bib.
PRIZES:
PRIZES: £90, £75, £60, £45, £20 etc in the ratio of 1 prize for every 5 (completed) starters.
Rosettes 1st – 10th
PASSES
PASSES 1 horsebox pass and 2 admission tickets (inc. rider) for the Main Site will be issued to each competitor by email. All additional spectators will have free entry to the Arena Eventing Arena 2, but will have to pay to access the main arena/trade stands area. Any queries regarding passes should be directed to Sally Anderson – email sally@festivalofbritisheventing.com
COMPETITORS:
COMPETITORS: must be age 12 years or over at the time of the competition
Body Protectors and crash hats/jockey skulls are mandatory and must meet the current British Eventing standards (a BETA approved and labelled “level 3 body protector2 showing 2009 or 2018, manufactured after 2009, or an Exo Body Cage which must be declared to the Event Secretary beforehand.
Hats – PAS 015 (1998 or 2011) with BSI Kitemark or Ispec IC Mark)
Please refer to the British Eventing Rule Book 2022 for details.
HORSES & VACCINATIONS
HORSES: must be at least 137cm in height to compete in the 80cm and 142cm in height to compete in the 90cm class
VACCINATIONS: All horses must have an up-to-date flu vaccination certificate available at the event, as per the rules for British Eventing 2023.
GENERAL
GENERAL
All dogs must be kept of leads and under control.
Please bag and bin waste.
No horses/ponies may be left outside lorries/trailers unattended.
All droppings must be removed from the lorry park before departure.
When mounted, all competitors must use the designated Horse Walks; failure to do so may result in elimination.
Please take your rubbish home
VENUE:
VENUE: Gatcombe Park, Hampton Fields, Minchinhampton, Stroud, Glos, GL6 9AT
From the M4:
J15 follow A419 to Stroud.
J17 follow A429 to Malmesbury and B4014 through Tetbury.
J18 follow A46 to Stroud, follow signs to Minchinhampton.
From M5:
J13 follow A419 to Stroud then follow signs to the event.
For more general event information please visit:- www.festivalofbritisheventing.com
WITHDRAWALS & REFUNDS
WITHDRAWALS: Before Friday 14th July via www.horse-events.co.uk
Full refund up until closing date, after closing date refund only if replaced from the wait list.
Booking closes 14-07-2023
Withdrawal by : 31-07-2023
After Sat 16th July and By Monday 31st July 6pm via email sally@festivalofbritisheventing.com
Admin after the w/d date £8.00
Admin fee after the In the event of the event cancelling entries will be refunded minus an admin fee per entry.
SJ & XC PHASE INFORMATION
TWO PHASE COMPETITION
FIRST PHASE – SHOW JUMPING
Speed 325mpm with time allowed Approx. 9 fences
| Knock down | 5 penalties |
| First refusal | 5 penalties |
| Second refusal | 10 penalties |
| Third refusal | Elimination |
| Fall of horse or rider | Elimination |
| Exceeding time allowed | Elimination |
SECOND PHASE – CROSS COUNTRY
Speed 350mpm with a 10 second time window Approx. 9 fences
| First refusal | 20 penalties |
| Second refusal | 40 penalties |
| Third refusal | Elimination |
| Fall of horse or rider | Elimination |
| There will be an optimum time in this section with a 10 second window
Any time UNDER optimum – 1 penalty per sec Any time OVER optimum – 1 penalty per sec above the 10 second window |
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| Time penalties will not be incurred within the 10 second window but the ranking will be decided on those with ZERO penalties closest to the optimum time | |
Event Booking Information
This event is being organised by Magic Millions Festival of British Eventing. Equine Bookings is acting as the booking agent for this event, enabling you to book online, for which you will be charged a booking fee per space which will be added to your cart.
As booking agents, we accept no responsibility for the actual provision of any event for which you purchase event tickets for. Our responsibilities are limited to providing the online platform to enable you to purchase tickets. The booking fee is the separate non-refundable charge we make to you for facilitating the booking. Your contract is held with the Promoter/event organiser.
We only share your data with that of the third party organiser of the specific event you entered. We do not share your data with third parties for marketing purposes. The Organisers of the events published on the Horse Events website have all agreed to the following statement before we published the event and give them access to your data for the purpose of entering their event.
Venue Information
The Festival of British Eventing takes place at Gatcombe Park, the spectacular home of the Princess Royal and her family and incorporates the British Open, Intermediate and Novice Championships, as well as the Amateur Championship, The Corinthian Cup.
As well as a weekend of top class eventing there will be a shopping village, and arena attractions including The Devils Horsemen Cossack Riders and entertainment for all the family.
Venue Location
Liability and Responsibility:
Disclaimer of Liability: Save for the death or personal injury caused by the negligence of the organisers or anyone for whom they are in law responsible, neither the organisers of the Magic Millions Festival of British Eventing, Gatcombe Park, British Eventing, the FEI, the sponsors, nor any agent, employee or representative of those bodies accepts any liability for any accident, loss, damage, injury or illness to horses, owners, riders, spectators, land, cars, their contents and accessories, or any person or property whatsoever, whether caused by the negligence, breach of contract or in any other way whatsoever.
Health & Safety: The organisers of this event have taken reasonable precautions to ensure the health and safety of everyone present, for these measures to be effective, everyone must take all reasonable precautions to avoid and prevent accidents occurring and must obey the instructions of the organisers and all the officials and stewards.
Insurance: Riders are reminded that they are responsible for insurance of both themselves and their horses.
MAGIC MILLIONS FESTIVAL OF BRITISH EVENTING GATCOMBE PARK ARENA EVENTING COMPETITION is being organised by Magic Millions Festival of British Eventing and the booking agent is Equine Bookings
