BRITISH RIDING CLUBS AREA 16
2026 Horslyx Winter Show Jumping Qualifier
on
Saturday 11th October 2025
at
Epworth Equestrian Centre,
Scawcett Lane,
Epworth,Doncaster,
Sth Yorkshire,
DN9 1LQ
(Championships held 28 – 29 of March 2026 Arena UK, Allington Lane, Allington, Grantham, NG32 2EF)
Closing date for NLRC is the 4th October 2025. If you are interested in this event and have any questions please contact
Caroline West - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
tel: 01507 604491
Entries: For Winter qualifiers and onwards, BRC has introduced a ‘competition pass’ this will take the place of Pre-Entries. To compete and qualify for BRC championships, all entrants must have a valid club membership AND a valid competition pass, which can be purchased via the BRC Sport80 portal. Any member competing at a qualifier without both club membership and a competition pass will be disqualified.
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Class
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Class Name
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Entry Fee
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1.
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Mixed Winter 60cm
Show Jumping Team
Height in first round: 60cm
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£80.00
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2.
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Mixed Winter 60cm
Show Jumping Individual
Height in first round: 60cm
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£20.00
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3.
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Junior Winter 70cm
Show Jumping Team
Height in first round: 70cm
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£80.00
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4.
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Junior Winter 70cm
Show Jumping Individual
Height in first round: 70cm
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£20.00
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5.
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Senior Winter 70cm
Show Jumping Team
Height in first round: 70cm
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£80.00
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6.
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Senior Winter 70cm
Show Jumping Individual
Height in first round: 70cm
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£20.00
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7.
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Junior Winter 80cm
Show Jumping Team
Height in first round: 80cm
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£80.00
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8.
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Junior Winter 80cm
Show Jumping Individual
Height in first round: 80cm
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£20.00
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9.
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Senior Winter 80cm
Show Jumping Team
Height in first round: 80cm
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£80.00
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10.
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Senior Winter 80cm
Show Jumping Individual
Height in first round: 80cm
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£20.00
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11.
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Mixed Winter 90cm
Show Jumping Team
Height in first round: 90cm
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£80.00
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12.
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Mixed Winter 90cm
Show Jumping Individual
Height in first round: 90cm
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£20.00
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13.
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Mixed Winter 100cm
Show Jumping Team
Height in first round: 100cm
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£80.00
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14
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Mixed Winter 100cm
Show Jumping Individual
Height in first round: 100cm
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£20.00
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Horslyx Balancers have been carefully formulated to balance the deficiencies in forage and grazing. This is a unique and innovative approach to ensuring that the modern horse receives an ideal supply of vitamins, minerals and trace elements to support optimum health and vitality.
Rules:
This competition is run under current British Riding Clubs rules unless superseded by the rules below. The current BRC Handbook and Rule Amendments document can be found on: https://www.bhs.org.uk/british-riding-clubs/brchandbook/
Horses can only compete in 2 consecutive classes (i.e. 60 & 70 / 70 & 80/ 80 & 90/ 90 & 100)
Entries:
For Winter qualifiers and onwards, BRC has introduced a ‘competition pass’ this will take the place of Pre-Entries. To compete and qualify for BRC championships, all entrants must have a valid club membership AND a valid competition pass, which can be purchased via the BRC Sport80 portal. Any member competing at a qualifier without both club membership and a competition pass will be disqualified.
It is the rider’s responsibility to ensure they meet the eligibility criteria, the eligibility table can be found here: https://www.bhs.org.uk/british-riding-clubs/brchandbook and importantly under Rule amendments.
The entry must be signed by a senior club member/individual member who is also a BRC member. This certifies that all entries are in accordance with BRC rules.
BRC Area 16 entries close on Monday 6th October 2025
Competitor times will be sent to Team Managers on Thursday 9th October 2025.
*Please note:
Declarations of Alterations:
Team managers must declare any alterations to the original entry in writing by email. For changes on the day, forms will be available at the qualifier. Alterations must be made no later than 60 minutes before the advertised start of the qualifier.
Flu Vaccinations:
Flu Vaccinations & Microchips
Your horse must have up to date influenza vaccinations in line with rule G7 in the current BRC Handbook. There is also a downloadable flu vac checking spreadsheet available to check the flu vaccination: BRC Downloads | The British Horse Society (bhs.org.uk) under ‘Competitions’.
Flu Vacc checking at Epworth Equestrian on day of qualifier.
Please remember it is the owner’s / competitor’s responsibility to make sure the horse’s / pony’s vaccination certificate is correct. If a certificate is found to be incorrect the horse / pony will be issued either a yellow or red card. A red card flu vacc certificate will not be permitted to compete at the Qualifier. A disqualified horse / pony is not permitted to be substituted at the qualifier.
Please use number bibs and print own numbers.
BRC Code of Conduct:
As this competition will run under BRC Rules, anyone in attendance will be bound by the BRC Code of Conduct.
All BRC code of conduct rules must be observed at the event unless the venue / organiser has given specific instructions that are still in line with health and safety guidelines. This includes: the welfare of the horses and ponies; the conduct of members, officials, volunteers and representatives; safeguarding and equality and diversity as well as social media and discipline.
For further information on the BRC codes of conduct please see the BRC handbook.
Members should ensure that they are up to date with the BRC code of conduct to encourage a smooth competition; anyone found to be in breech of the BRC code of conduct is subject to discipline from the BRC disciplinary committee at their discretion.
Entry Restrictions:
For further eligibility queries, please see the BRC handbook, Section 2, page 92.
For teams, each rider will ride a different test, this is the test they will ride at the championships should they qualify. Only the team’s best 3 scores will count. For the pair’s classes, both riders will ride the test at the same time, parallel to one another. The pick a test class is a mixed class for both Juniors and Seniors.
BRC have adjusted the numbers to qualify due to requests from many areas. For further information on the numbers to qualify for BRC championships, members are advised to review the BRC 2025 handbook.
Withdrawals, Refunds and Cancellations:
WITHDRAWAL BEFORE CLOSING DATE LESS
- REFUND minus £2.00 ADMIN FEE
WITHDRAWAL AFTER CLOSING DATE LESS …. IF REPLACED FROM WAIT LIST ONLY
- REFUND minus £2.00 ADMIN FEE
CANCELLATION DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER OR CONDITIONS OUT OF OUR CONTROL
- REFUND minus £2.00 ADMIN FEE (OR ENTRY FEE MAY BE CARRIED OVER TO NEW DATE).
PPE:
Hats:
All hats must have a visible PINK BRC/BE/PC hat tag in place before they are worn on the showground, to show that they meet the current safety standards. There will be a trained official available on the day to do this for you if your hat does not currently have one. For up-to-date hat rules please see the current BRC Handbook. Hats with a fixed peak can ONLY be used for dressage and show jumping.
Body Protectors:
A body protector is not obligatory for Show Jumping competitions. However, competitors may wear an up-to-date standard body protector should they wish to, for up-to-date list of standards for body protectors please see the BRC handbook.
Riders wearing Exo Body Cage protectors must inform the secretary at all events, so medics can be informed.
Health and Safety
Further information on BRC’s Health and Safety Guidelines can be found in Section 3.7 page 126 of the BRC handbook.
The organisers oversee ensuring the appropriate health and safety precautions are being observed. Competitors, visitors, and officials are responsible for ensuring they all individually follow any and all guidelines put forth by the organiser / venue to ensure the health and safety of everyone present.
Individuals under the age of 12 are not permitted in warm-up arenas on foot under any circumstances. Rule G20.2 refers.
Contact number on the day: 07903 830923
