Belvoir PC Buckminster Park ODE 2026: 70 – 100+

Date: Saturday 18 July 2026
Venue: Buckminster Park, entrance off Sproxton Road, Buckminster, nr. Grantham, NG33 5SD
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Organised by the Belvoir Branch of The Pony Club, by kind permission of the Buckminster Estate, in aid of the Air Ambulance. Cross-country courses are built to British Eventing standard by Guy Herbert on established parkland with excellent going. Run under Pony Club Eventing Rules 2026, with BD dressage judges, a BS course builder and judge, and BE scoring, control and start teams. This event hosts the Area 6 Tetrathlon XC phase, and is a qualifier at 80, 90 and 100cm for the Horse Events National Unaffiliated SEG & Young Horse Eventing Championships 2027. Medical cover is included in the entry cost.

Key Dates

•  Booking opens: 7 June 2026
•  Entries & withdrawals close: 7 July 2026 (bookings close 23:00; last day for a refund less admin fee)
•  Start times published: 16 July 2026, from 7pm, on ponyclubresults.co.uk
•  Course walking: 17 July 2026, 2:00pm–8:00pm (gates locked afterwards)
•  Event day: 18 July 2026

Classes

Each height runs a Pony Club members’ section and an Open section (welcoming non-members). Horses and ponies may compete only once across the weekend.

70cm — PC70 Foundation Test 2026
•  1A: PC70 – PC Members
•  1B: Open 70 – open to all

80cm — PC80 Grassroots Test 2026
•  2A: PC80 – PC Members
•  2B: Open 80 – open to all

90cm — PC90 Eventing Test 2026
•  3A: PC90 – PC Members
•  3B: Open 90 – open to all

100cm — PC100 Eventing Test 2026
•  4A: PC100 – PC Members
•  4B: Open 100 – open to all

100+ — Chairman’s Cup Test 2026
•  5A: PC Chairman’s Cup – PC Members
•  5B: Open 100+ – open to all

Entry Fees

One fee covers all classes up to 100cm:

•  £95 standard entry
•  £90 for Pony Club members
•  £85 for Belvoir PC members

Plus a non-refundable booking fee (charged by Horse Events, shown per class online). Late entries may be accepted if space allows, for an additional charge.

Refunds & Changes

•  Refund less a £15 admin fee up to the withdrawal date (7 July)
•  After that, a refund is only given if your place is filled from the wait list
•  Horse and rider substitutions after closing carry a £5 charge via the substitutions form (horse-events.co.uk/rider-horse-substitutions-form)

Numbers & Times

•  Start times go live on ponyclubresults.co.uk on Thursday 16 July by 7pm
•  Bring BE-style number bibs with your number printed front and back at 100% scale (print at home from the link on your name)
•  Course open for inspection Friday 17 July, 2–8pm, or walk with care on the day

Dress & Safety

•  All hats must carry a current Pink PC / BE / BRC tag (tagging available at the information point)
•  A BETA Level 3 (2018) body protector is required for cross-country, with shoulders covered as a minimum
•  Air jackets, if worn for XC, must go over a body protector
•  Spurs only for PC members who have passed C Plus or the Spurs Test (yellow hat tag from your DC)

Vaccinations

•  Valid passport and vaccination record required on site for every horse and pony
•  Flu booster within the last 12 months, but not within 7 days of the competition
•  Spot checks may apply; non-compliance can mean elimination from the site

On Site

•  Stopwatches are not permitted in PC70 or PC80 (allowed in all other classes)
•  Body-worn cameras or receivers are not allowed while competing
•  A farrier is on site and vet contacts are at the secretary — all services paid for by the competitor
•  Dogs must be on short leads at all times; this is a working sporting and grazing estate

Tetrathlon (Area 6)

Tet competitors run at the end of each XC phase and tackle a gate and slip rail. A separate Tetrathlon schedule is on horse-events.co.uk, with entries also welcome from PC members outside Area 6. You may be able to use an ODE cross-country score for the Tet on one horse — email the organiser to check availability before entering, and note it in the special requests box.

Prizes

•  Prizes in kind to 3rd place in each section
•  Rosettes to 8th place
•  Best Belvoir and Best Dressage rosettes (must complete to be eligible)

Contacts

Entries are made online through Horse Events (horse-events.co.uk) and close on 7 July 2026.

•  Organiser: Belvoir Branch of The Pony Club — entries.belvoir@pcuk.org / 07702 487 478 (email please; phone for emergencies only)
•  Secretary (times): Jen Caley — jennifercaley.jc@gmail.com