EFRA Open Dressage & Combined Training

Your Responsibility

All persons attending the event must take all reasonable precautions to avoid and prevent accidents and must obey instructions given by the Organiser or by officials and stewards

Your safety is your own responsibility. Neither EFRA or RIDDELL ESTATE accept responsibility for any accident, or damage to you, your horse, your vehic

Your Responsibility

All persons attending the event must take all reasonable precautions to avoid and prevent accidents and must obey instructions given by the Organiser or by officials and stewards

Your safety is your own responsibility. Neither EFRA or RIDDELL ESTATE accept responsibility for any accident, or damage to you, your horse, your vehicle or associates whatsoever and however caused. It is a condition of the show that this is understood and by entering you are agreeing to these conditions.

General information   

• Please ensure that you do not muck out your horsebox onto the Car Park.
• Take all litter home with you.
• Horses/Ponies must not be left unattended tied to the outside of trailers/lorries
• All competitors and helpers must ensure that they act courteously to stewards and officials at all times. Rudeness will not be tolerated.
• Hats must be worn at all times when mounted and must comply to the current BETA Standards.
• Hair must be above the collar and long hair secured with a hair net
• Numbers will be provided
• Please note new whip rules which can be found on https://www.ettrickforest.co.uk/

Hat/Body Protector  Rules

Under BRC rules applying to this event, all riders when mounted, whether competing or not, must wear a hard hat complying with one of the following specifications and with the strap properly adjusted and fastened. Only the following specifications are acceptable at any BRC competition

i) PAS015 (2011) and must have official BSI Kite mark or Inspec IC mark

ii) VG1 01.040 (2014-12) and must have official BSI Kite mark or Inspec IC mark

iii) ASTM F1163 (2004a or 04a onwards) and must have official SEI Mark

iv) SNELL E2016 and must have official SNELL label and number

v) AS/NZS 3838 (2006 onwards) and must have official SAI global mark

It is the riders responsibility to ensure they are wearing hats to the correct standard. Any rider found to be using a hat to a lower specification will be disqualified.

Riders should be aware that riding in a hat which is not up to the standard specified above may invalidate any insurance

Body protectors A BETA Level 3 displaying either a Purple 2009 Label OR Blue 2018 Label

The ONLY exception to the requirement for a BETA Level 3 2009 purple label is that Exo Body Cages will continue to be accepted, provided they have a BETA Level 3 2000 purple label & the competitor must inform the event secretary. If a rider chooses to wear an airbag style body protector for cross-country it must be worn over a permitted BETA Level 3 body protector and if activated, must be deflated or removed before continuing. Hybrid Air-jackets and air jackets incorporated into a blouson style jacket are permitted. It is recommended that body protectors are replaced once they are more than 5 years old.