Head of Eventing – Sally Harris 07775 882632 crispinharris1@gmail.com
We offer eventing rallies at two levels throughout the year (grassroots and 80cm+). These focus on the cross-country riding element and take place on grass through the summer and on all-weather XC facilities through the winter. As we also offer dressage and show jumping as stand-alone disciplines, training for these is combined. See the dressage and showjumping pages and rallies for specific practice and training in these disciplines.
All upcoming dates and details for each rally are published on Entrymaster and can be found on the Calendar page. Entries typically close a week before the rally and group times are sent by text two days before the rally. Contact Sally for further enquiries.
XC Rally Notes – applicable to all eventing rallies inc. grassroots rallies
Dress, Tack & Turnout: please see the Useful Information page of the website in relation to dress for all PC rallies. In addition, long sleeves must be worn together with the correct standard of SKULL CAP & BODY PROTECTOR. Please ensure your skull cap complies with the 2023 Hat Rules and has been tagged (pink tag), and that your body protector complies with the BETA 2009 Level 3 standard (purple tag) or BETA 2018 Level 3 standard (blue and black label). There will be a tack check at each rally.
Attendance: each member MUST be accompanied by a responsible adult. For rallies taking place within an arena, parents are required to remain out of the arena while the lesson is taking place.
We host our own annual eventing competition, previously the Cheshire Shield Horse Trials which incorporated the Area Qualifier and attracted riders from across the country. This year, we return with a brand new format to reflect the changing requirements and available venues. We will be holding classes from 60cm and will be open to all from other branches and non-Pony Club members.
The competition will also incorporate the cross-country riding phase of our new branch Tetrathlon competition. It will be a friendly but professional atmosphere and we look forward to welcoming you to the new format this year.
Schedule: watch this space…
There are plenty of opportunities for members to ride as part of a team and enter qualifying competitions with the ambition of reaching The Pony Club Championships.
Details of Winter and Summer series and qualifiers are found below. If you are interested in riding on part of an East Cheshire team, or entering any of the area qualifiers found below, please contact Sally.
What is Arena Eventing?
There are 2 phases to the competition – competitors will jump a course of show jumps immediately followed by a course of cross-country style fences (solid fences). Penalties are awarded for knocking down, refusals etc. There is an optimum time to jump the course and penalties are awarded for exceeding the optimum time – so the closer to the time the better. The winner is the competitor with the lowest number of penalties. In the event of a tie the competitor under the optimum time and closest to it will win. Cross country dress should be worn with skull cap and body protector mandatory. Stopwatches are not allowed.
The Barrier Spring Festival is a competition series for Dressage, Show jumping and Arena Eventing. Each Area holds and Area Qualifying Competition between September and February. Members compete at their area competition with the aim of qualifying for the final, held at Arena UK in February.
Levels:
- 70cm
- 80cm
- 90cm
- 100cm
2023/24 Dates:
- Spring Festival Area 4&5 Eventing Qualifier – Sunday 4th February 2023 (Hosted by Chipping) at Kelsall Hill
- Spring Festival Championships, England & Wales (70, 80, 90 & 100) – Saturday 24th to 25th February 2024 at Arena UK, Grantham
Full details, rules and eligibility criteria can be found here:
Barrier Spring Festival Dressage Details & Rules
Annually, branch teams from our area (Area 5: Cheshire and North Wales) compete against each other, and members can qualify individually for the Regional and National Championships. Area qualifiers are hosted by a branch in area 5 and are held between May and July. Members compete at their Area competition with the aim of qualifying for the relevant Championships.
Levels:
2024 Dates:
- Area 5 Eventing Qualifier (Team & Individual) – Saturday 18th May 2024 at Llanymynech, Shropshire
- Regional Championships (PC70 & PC80) – Date tbc (North Midlands Region)
- The Pony Club National Championships (PC90, PC100 & PC100+) – 9th to 17th August 2024, Offchurch Bury, Warwickshire
Full details, rules and eligibility criteria can be found for each of the above here:
Eventing Area & Championship Details & Rules
See the news page for all eventing related news and updates. You can filter by the “eventing” tag to see all news and updates relevant to eventing.
The most up-to-date version of the Pony Club rulebooks for this year can be found here:
Please see the links below for other relevant information:
We are always keen to hear your feedback – please do get in touch if you have any questions or feedback. Details of our current eventing contacts are at the top of the page.
If you would be willing and able to volunteer at any rallies, occasions or events, we would love to hear from you.