{"id":2028,"date":"2026-02-07T21:20:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T21:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/chipping\/?page_id=2028"},"modified":"2026-02-24T19:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:04:34","slug":"dressage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/chipping\/dressage\/","title":{"rendered":"Dressage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 pt-5\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pcuk.org\/dressage\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\r\n\n\n\r\n<section class=\"content-left-right py-5\">\r\n    <div class=\"container py-md-4\">\r\n                <div class=\"row align-items-center\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n                <div class=\"content-image\">\r\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/chipping\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/320\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-18-at-15.01.323.jpeg\" class=\"card-img-mobile\" alt=\"Grace\"\/>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n                <div class=\"content-description-right\">\r\n                    <h3><strong>Area Competitions 2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Dressage (Warren Farm) Sunday 12th July<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Barrier Spring Festival (Addington Equestrian Centre) 28th to 30th March 2026\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pcuk.org\/spring-festival\/\">[FIND OUT MORE]<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>JCB National Championships (Offchurch Bury) 14th \u2013 22nd August 2026\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pcuk.org\/national-championships\/\">[FIND OUT MORE]<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Look below for rule information<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dressage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most notably,\u00a0<strong>rule 32<\/strong>\u00a0introduces\u00a0<strong>new Dressage tests<\/strong>\u00a0across\u00a0almost all\u00a0levels, for both Area Competitions and Championships. Clarifications around\u00a0<strong>Area Teams<\/strong>\u00a0are provided in\u00a0<strong>rule 4c<\/strong>, including who may form a team and when teams must be declared.\u00a0<strong>Rule 5a<\/strong>\u00a0confirms that Area Events must be added to\u00a0<strong>PELHAM<\/strong>, with approved entry systems automatically managing event listings and results submissions. Team substitution rules are updated in\u00a0<strong>rule 8b<\/strong>\u00a0to ensure fairer\u00a0selection\u00a0when riders or horses withdraw.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Ride-off formats at Championships are clarified in\u00a0<strong>rules 9g and 13d<\/strong>, including the number of riders competing at\u00a0<strong>JCB Championships<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>NAF Regional Championships<\/strong>. Updates to competitor dress and\u00a0permitted\u00a0tack appear in\u00a0<strong>rules 20d and 21j<\/strong>, including guidance on numbers, equine goggles, and titanium masks, with a full list of non-permitted tack in\u00a0<strong>rule 21o<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Finally,\u00a0<strong>rule 49<\/strong>\u00a0introduces an update to the\u00a0<strong>use of voice<\/strong>, a change that will be particularly welcome for\u00a0<strong>PC70 and PC80 competitors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The Pony Club is also delighted to welcome\u00a0<strong>Agria<\/strong>\u00a0as the official Dressage sponsor for 2026.<\/p>\n                                            <div class=\"btn-repeater\">\r\n                                                                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/pcuk.org\/dressage\/\" class=\"btn btn-default purple text-white\" >\r\n                                        Read the Dressage Rulebook Here                                        <span class=\"arrow\">\r\n                                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" version=\"1.1\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 69.32 46.51\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 69.32 46.51;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\r\n                                                    <path d=\"M43.79,2l-3.55,3.81l15.97,14.85H5.27c-1.44,0-2.6,1.16-2.6,2.6s1.16,2.6,2.6,2.6h50.97L40.25,40.7l3.55,3.81l22.86-21.25  L43.79,2z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path>\r\n                                                <\/svg>\r\n                                            <\/span>\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                                                                                                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.pcuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/The-Pony-Club-Equine-Influenza-VACCINATION-RULE.pdf\" class=\"btn-default btn-transparent-outline\" >\r\n                                        Pony Club Equine Influenza Vaccination Rule                                        <span class=\"arrow\">\r\n                                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" version=\"1.1\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 69.32 46.51\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 69.32 46.51;\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\r\n                                                    <path d=\"M43.79,2l-3.55,3.81l15.97,14.85H5.27c-1.44,0-2.6,1.16-2.6,2.6s1.16,2.6,2.6,2.6h50.97L40.25,40.7l3.55,3.81l22.86-21.25  L43.79,2z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path>\r\n                                                <\/svg>\r\n                                            <\/span>\r\n                                    <\/a>\r\n                                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/chipping\/dressage\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from Dressage<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2028","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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