PONY CLUB AREA 15 and 16 SPRING FESTIVAL AREA QUALIFYING COMPETITION DRESSAGE AND SHOW JUMPING 30th Dec

Team Competition – Dressage
Branches may enter a team of three or four members in the Dressage Area qualifying competitions. The team members can compete at different levels or all at the same level or a mixture of the two. A team must comprise of at least three members (i.e., one member may ride two horses) and the top three scores to count. The winning Branch team at each Area competition will qualify for the Barrier Spring Festival. If any of the individual qualifiers are in a qualifying team their place will be passed down the line.

Team Competition – Show Jumping
Should a Branch/Centre have three or four members qualify at the Area Competition, at any level, these members can combine to compete as a mixed level team at the Spring Festival Final. The team members can compete at different levels or all at the same level or a mixture of the two. A team must comprise of at least three members (i.e., one member may ride two horses) and the top three scores to count.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
No commanders are allowed
Multiple Horses – competitors may qualify a maximum of two horses for the Final in any one class. Multiple Riders – horses may be ridden by only one rider at Area Competitions and the final.
Multiple Levels – subject to eligibility, riders may qualify for both the Novice and Intermediate Championships OR the Intermediate and Open Championships but cannot ride the same horse at both levels. If a combination qualifies for more than one level for the Championships, they must take the higher level forward; i.e. if they qualify for both the Novice and Intermediate Championship.
No Substitutions of horse/pony will be allowed.