2025 EVENTING INFORMATION
Eventing is made up of three disciplines, Dressage, Show Jumping and Cross Country; at a One Day Event the disciplines are ridden in this order. The penalty points incurred by a competitor in each of the three phases are added together to give a final score for the whole competition, the competitor with the least points being the winner. A competitor disqualified or eliminated in one phase is eliminated from the whole competition. It is normally the rule that if a rider is eliminated in the show jumping phase they are not allowed to participate in the cross country.
It is highly recommended that you visit www.pcuk.org to download a copy of the current Pony Club Eventing Rules. The Rule Book contains the rules for all Pony Club run Eventing and Arena Evening competitions, plus eligibility criteria for the various levels at Area competitions.
PLEASE NOTE – When agreeing to be part of an AREA TEAM, members must ensure that they are available to participate at the National or Regional Championships, should their Team secure a qualification.
PC Chairman’s Cup – now in its third year, this is a team and individual competition. At the Championships there will be a trot up prior to the Dressage phase. The show jumping will take place on the final day, in reverse order of placings. Lots of prizes including one for the Best Dressed Rider in the trot-up and Best Turned-out Horse. Area qualifier on 13 July at Isleham.
Area 8 BIBEAZ LEAGUE – Points to be gained in ODE competitions 70, 80, 90 & 100 for top ten placings throughout the year, with rosettes and prizes for the overall winners. Events included will be indicated by Area 8 BL on the competition dates given below. (Area/Grassroots Eventing, Gosling Cup and Championships are not included in the Bibeaz Area 8 PC Eventing League) See Area 8 website for full details. [Awaiting confirmation that this League will be running in 2025]
ELIGIBILITY FOR ALL AREA COMPETITIONS AND THE CHAMPIONSHIPS
To be able to represent your Pony Club at ‘Area Competitions’ all Competitors must be members of the N&T Pony Club.
The combination of horse/pony and the PC member need to have been instructed by the relevant ‘Discipline/Sport Trainer’ at least once to be considered for that team.
Both the horse/pony and the PC member need to have attained at least 3 rally points since 1st July 2024, with the minimum of 1 being in current year, 2025.
N.B. At least 1 of these points has to be attained by both the horse/pony and the PC member attending either PC Camp or an activity advertised as a ‘Rally.’
RALLY POINTS EXPLAINED
Camp counts as 1 Rally point.
Any number of points can be gained by –
Attending any activity which is advertised as a ‘Rally’ – 1 point each Rally.
Which includes the following –
Gymkhana Rallies – 1 point each Rally.
Katie Barrett Technical Training Rally – 1 point for each TT Rally.
Attending any Area 8 Training – I Rally Point
The other 2 remaining points that are needed can be attained by a combination of the following –
Up to 2 Rally points can be gained by –
Katie Barrett’s ‘GROUP’ XC instruction Rally – 1 point for each XC Rally.
Up to 2 Rally points can be gained by –
John Adams ‘GROUP’ or individual Show Jumping Rally – 1 point for each SJ Instruction.
Up to 2 Rally points can be gained by –
Fiona Van Tuyll individual Dressage instruction – 1 point for each Dressage Instruction.
It is vital that you have all complied with these qualifications otherwise you will not be able to compete and that would be terribly sad for all of us.
N.B. Your DC has discretion in the case of those who are working or in further education.
Calendar of Events – the below list will be regularly updated as competition and training dates become advertised; also check Area 8 websitefor updates https://branches.pcuk.org/area8/ and horse-events.co.uk
XC TRAINING WITH KATIE BARRETT
Dates will be shown here as they become known, with booking via horse-events.co.uk
Thursday, April 10 – XC Training at Isleham, 70cm upwards
Sunday, May 18 – XC Training at Ickworth, 70cm upwards
XC Competition Dates- including EVENTING, ARENA EVENTING and HUNTER TRIALS – see horse-events.co.uk for competition dates
JANUARY 2025
4th – Barrier Animal Health Spring Qualifier, Area 8, Arena Eventing. Venue: Forest Edge, Norfolk; Organisers: Waveney Harriers PC
FEBRUARY
22nd – Arena Eventing. Venue: Radley Green Equestrian Centre; Organisers: Essex Union Hunt PC
MARCH
1st – 2nd – Barrier Animal Health Spring Festival Championships, Arena Eventing (being held alongside the Dressage and Show Jumping Finals, for full details of qualification please see www.pcuk.org)
Saturday 1st – PC80 & PC90 Arena Eventing
Sunday 2nd – PC70 & PC100 Arena Eventing
Venue: Addington Equestrian Organisers: The Pony Club
APRIL
6th – Hunter Trial. Venue: Poplar Park; Organisers: Eastern Harriers
13th – HT run alongside the Tetrathlon/Triathlon; Venue: Horseheath. Organisers: N&TPC
MAY
11th – One Day Event. Venue: Isleham; Organisers: Soham & District PC
JUNE
15th – The Gosling Cup & 70cm Eventing Qualifier. Venue: Horseheath; Organisers: Puckeridge Hunt PC
N.B. If you are chosen to represent the N&TPC in a 70cm Team at the Area 8 Eventing Qualifier, you must be available to compete at the Regional Championships (30-31 August at Aston-le-Walls, Oxfordshire) if your Team qualifies.
22nd – ODE. Venue: Berwick Farm, Stanford Rivers; Organisers: Essex Hunt North PC
July
JULY13th – Area 8 Eventing Qualifier 80/90/100cm & Chairman’s Cup. Venue: Isleham; Organisers: Soham & District PC
N.B. If you are chosen to represent the N&TPC in a Team at the Area 8 Eventing, you must be available to compete at the National Championships (7-16 August, Offchurch Bury, Warwickshire) if your Team qualifies or, if in a PC80 Team, for the Regional Championships at Aston-le-Walls, 30-31 August.)
AUGUST
7th – 16th – The National Pony Club Championships. Venue: Offchurch Bury, Royal Leamington Spa; Organisers: The Pony Club Office.
10th – ODE, Bloom Cup. Venue: Geldeston Hall; Organisers: North Norfolk PC
30th – 31st – PC Regional Championships Eventing 70cm & 80cm. Venue: Aston-le-Walls, Banbury, Oxfordshire.
SEPTEMBER
14th – Mini ODE. Venue: Isleham; Organisers: Soham PC
18th – 21st – Blenheim International Horse Trials + PC90 & PC100 Arena Eventing. Venue: Blenheim Palace; Organisers: British Eventing
OCTOBER
12th – Hunter Trial, Wilkinson Sword. Venue: Isleham; Organisers: Soham PC
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
Levels of Competition – IMPORTANT see full Pony Club Eventing Rules at www.pcuk.org
The Dressage tests, height of Show Jumps and X-Country jumps used in Pony Club Eventing is show in detail in the 2025 Pony Club Eventing Rules – please read these for full details and any updates or amendments which may be introduced – below is purely to give you a brief outline of the heights of the courses you will be jumping.
DRESSAGE TESTS:
Remember – Gloves MUST BE WORN in Dressage
(dressage tests being used in 2025 can be found at www.pcuk.org)
SHOW JUMPING:
Note: Only one upright and one ascending spread obstacle may be included up to the maximum height. All other obstacles must be 0.05m below maximum height.
CROSS COUNTRY:
*At the Eventing Championships, the length of the course may be increased to 2,500-3,500m and the number of jumping efforts may be increased to 25-30.
**If building a new spread fence, it is recommended that the overall maximum spread does not exceed 1.25m
Below PC90, Organisers may reduce distances, speeds, heights and number of obstacles.
At PC70 there will be no penalties for going too slowly, but reverse time penalties will be applied for going too fast).
STOPWATCHES may be worn at PC90, PC100, PC Chairman’s Cup and PC110 levels.
No recording devices (e.g. head cameras) are permitted.
WHIP RULE – see www.pcuk.org for full details of use of the whip.
Dressage only – a whip of any length may be carried at PC70, PC80 –
NO WHIPS are allowed at PC90, PC100, PC Chairman’s Cup and PC110.
Show Jumping and Cross Country only – a whip, if carried, must be held in the hand by the handle with the handle at the top. The whip must be ‘padded.’ The maximum length of the whip is 70cm and must be no less than 45cm.
Should you have any queries with regards to Eventing please contact Eventing Team Trainer Katie Barrett on 07775 563028 or Eventing Secretary Pauline Stoddart at paulinestoddart@hotmail.com and we will do our very best to help you.
We wish you all the very best of luck for 2025!
Katie and Pauline
