Date |
Competition |
Venue |
Hosting Branch |
Sat 24th February |
N.I Trial – Windsor |
Silverwood |
Area 17 |
Sunday 3rd March |
Quiz |
Bawnacre Centre |
Fermanagh |
Friday 5th April |
Horse & Pony Care |
Ballymac Stud, BT63 6AD |
Iveagh |
Saturday 25th May |
Mounted Pony Games |
Meadows |
N.Derry |
Monday 8th July |
Showjumping |
MEC |
Route |
Sunday 14th July |
Eventing |
Lusks |
East Antrim |
Sat 20th & Sun 21st July |
Tetrathlon |
Hazeldene Farm |
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Saturday 27th July |
Dressage |
Omagh Show Grounds |
Seskinore |
Monday 26th August |
Home Championships |
Ballyvannon X Country |
Killultagh |
Championship Dates for your diary 2024
Regional Championships – 2nd – 4th August 2024 @ Auchlishie
The Pony Club Regional Championships are an entry level team competition in Dressage, Show Jumping and Eventing which are ideal for the more novice Branch and Centre Members. They’re a perfect stepping stone for anyone looking to compete at The Pony Club National Championships in the future!
PC70 & PC80 are Regional Qualifiers
The JCB National Championships – 9th – 17th August 2024 @ Offchurch Bury in Warwickshire. .
PC90 / PC100 / PC110 – are Championship Qualifiers
Team Selection for Area Competitions
Teams are selected by Instructor and Discipline Head and authorised and confirmed by DC. The decisions are made based on the following information:
- Commitment to travelling if Team Qualify – this information is gathered in the ‘Expression of Interest’ form sent out in the run up to Area Competitions – this must be completed by all members aiming to compete
- Attendance at Rallies & Training – we expect members who wish to represent their branch to be committed members who have attended regular rallies and training. With a minimum of 3 rallies and a minimum of 3 training sessions in the run up to the Area Competition to ensure that we can make well informed and fair decisions on team selection
- Performance at level aiming to compete at. Instructors/ Discipline Heads will monitor ability and performance to ensure that members are competent and safe to compete at their chosen level
- There may be occasions where a member is asked to compete at a higher or lower level to make up and strengthen a team