Blackfort Equestrian Unaffiliated One Day Event

As proud supporters of entry level sport, our Unaffiliated One Day Events give competitors from 70cm to 1m the chance to compete at a professional venue over our BE standard Cross Country Course.

Class 1: 70cm Fences: Max. 70cm (approx. 2’3”)

Dressage Test: British Eventing 95 (2012)

Class 2: 80cm Fences: Max. 80cm (approx. 2’7”)

Dressage Test: British Eventing 95 (2012)

Class 3: 90cm Fences: Max. 90cm (approx. 2’11”)

Dressage Test: British Eventing 95 (2012)

Class 4: 1m Fences: Max. 1m (approx. 3’3”)

Dressage Test: British Eventing 101 (2009)

Please note - the order of the classes may not be run as above, each competitor will be given an individual time.

Entry Fee: £60, plus an additional start fee of £10 which must be paid to the secretary when declaring.

Entries close one week prior, or earlier if the event is oversubscribed. Late entries may be accepted after the closing date if space permits, these will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. A £3 late entry fee per class will apply.

Format

Scoring will be worked out on penalties per phase. There will be an optimum time on the Cross Country course, penalties for which will be included in the score. Certain fences on the Cross Country course may have a black flag option (alternative) but these will attract time or penalty points. These will be clearly marked. Classes may be divided into sections dependent on number of entries.

Rules

• This competition is run under British Eventing Rules.
• No horse or pony entered in the competition is allowed to school over the Cross Country course five days before the event.
• Please see our competition and site rules, and health, safety and legal information.
• Our Current Vaccination Rules & Requirements apply to this event.

What to Wear

• Appropriate competition wear must be worn during all phases
• You must wear an up to standard Hat (as per British Eventing Rules)
• You must wear an up to standard Body Protector (Level 3 Body Protector - with the year 2009 or 2018) for the Cross Country phase.
• If an Air Jacket is worn, this must be worn over a standard Body Protector
• You will need to provide your own number bib (a limited supply will be available to purchase in our shop on the day)

Times

Start times will be published 48 hours before the event and will be available on this event page.

Declaring

A cash start fee of £10 must be paid to the secretary when declaring. Competitors are to declare at the show secretary’s tent to collect their numbers before entering the warm up arena.

Rosettes & Prizes

Rosettes and Prize Vouchers are awarded up to 6th place, dependent on the number of entries in each class.

Qualifiers

• This competition runs qualifiers for the Saracen Horse Feeds Brigante Cup at 80cm, 90cm and 1m. The top 2 competitors will automatically qualify. Competitors placed 3rd to 10th will gain points and the top X% of the Points League will qualify. For furhter information please click here
• These classes are qualifiers for The Saracen Connemara Eventing  Championships to be held on 10^th/11^th September 2022 at Swalcliffe Park, Oxfordshire OX15 5EX (Swalcliffe Park Equestrian)  To qualify you must be placed in the top 10 of your section or have a double clear. In order to compete at the Championship, the owner of the pony needs to be a member of the British Connemara Pony Society. Ponies must be pure, part-bred or overheight Connemaras, which are registered or overstamped on the BCPS database. The pony must be in the correct ownership. For more information visit www.britishconnemaras.co.uk, or call 01420 89114. Please keep an eye on www.horse-events.co.uk. You will be able to enter the Championship through this website nearer the time.

Cancellation & Withdrawals

You will receive a 100% refund up to one week prior to the event. After this date you will be refunded only if we can fill your space. If you would like to withdraw please contact us via email or phone. For further information about cancellation and refunds please click here.