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 fourth 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 28 June at Lt. Downham.
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. See Area 8 website for full details.
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 2025, with the minimum of 1 being in current year, 2026.
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 training dates become advertised; also check Area 8 website for 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
Tuesday 17 February – Arena Eventing Training, Palace House, 70cm upwards
Thursday 9 April – XC schooling at Lt. Downham
May and June – XC schooling days, to be confirmed
XC Competition Dates- including EVENTING, ARENA EVENTING and HUNTER TRIALS
– see horse-events.co.uk for competition dates
Important Information
– 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 2026 Pony Club Eventing Rules – please read these for full details and any updates or amendments which may be introduced
Dressage tests being used in 2026 can be found at www.pcuk.org
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 PC 90, 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 2026!
Katie and Pauline
