QFD Unaffiliated Dressage Series 2019/2020

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY Classes 1 & 2 - Intro Open to any combination not to have been placed 1st - 3rd at Prelim level or above or, 1st - 3rd in the Queach Farm Dressage Walk & Trot Championship 2018. These classes are intended for genuinely novice horses and/or riders so please enter in the spirit of the class. Horse must have NO BD or BE points. All competitors gaining two scores of 60% or more will qualify for the Intro Championship to be held on Sunday 16th August 2020. CLASS 2 IS A FIRST ROUND TRAILBLAZERS QUALIFIER FOR JUNIORS ONLY 2020 Classes 3 & 4 - Preliminary Restricted sections are limited to combinations not to have been placed 1st - 3rd at Prelim level or above in affiliated or unaffiliated competitions before 01/08/2018. Horses NOT to have any BD points (including prelim points) or BE points (including foundation points). Open sections are open to all except horses or ponies with 49 or more BD points (other than prelim points) or any BE points (other than Foundation points), any horse having these points will be able to enter classes 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 Only. Competitors will remain in the section they are eligible for at first entry for the remainder of the series. All competitors gaining two scores of 60% or more will qualify for the Intro Championship to be held on Sunday 16th August 2020. CLASS 4 IS A FIRST ROUND TRAILBLAZERS QUALIFIER FOR SENIORS AND JUNIORS 2020 Classes 5 & 6 - Novice Restricted sections are limited to combinations not to have been placed 1st - 3rd at Novice level or above in affiliated or unaffiliated competitions before 01/08/2018. Open sections are open to all. Competitors will remain in the section they are eligible for at first entry for the remainder of the series. All competitors gaining two scores of 60% or more will qualify for the Intro Championship to be held on Sunday 16th August 2020. CLASS 6 IS A FIRST ROUND TRAILBLAZERS QUALIFIER FOR SENIORS AND JUNIORS 2020 Classes 7 & 8 - Elementary Restricted sections are limited to combinations not to have been placed 1st - 3rd at Elementary level or above in affiliated or unaffiliated competitions before 01/08/2018. Open sections are open to all. Competitors will remain in the section they are eligible for at first entry for the remainder of the series. All competitors gaining two scores of 60% or more will qualify for the Intro Championship to be held on Sunday 16th August 2020. CLASS 8 IS A FIRST ROUND TRAILBLAZERS QUALIFIER FOR SENIORS ONLY 2020 Classes 9, 10, 11 & 12 Restricted Sections are limited to combinations not to have been placed 1st-3rd at Medium or Advanced Medium Level or above at either affiliated or unaffiliated competitions before 01/08/2018. Open Sections are open to all. All competitors gaining two scores of 60% or more will qualify for the Intro Championship to be held on Sunday 16th August 2020. League & Points Points will be accrued for the League. The Queach Farm Dressage Unaffiliated Dressage League runs from 19th August 2019 to 31st July 2020. See website http://www.queachfarmstables.co.uk/league.php for details of the league and how points are awarded. Junior and Senior Sections All classes will be split into junior and senior sections. A junior is an entrant aged 16 or under as of 1 August 2019. TRAILBLAZERS FIRST ROUND QUALIFIERS WILL BE HELD AT EACH COMPETITION (SEE CONDITIONS OF ENTRY) FIRST ROUND CARDS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE FROM THE VENUE FOR THE SUM OF £12 PER CARD RULES 1. Tests will be held on a 20m x 40m all weather X-Ride Fibre surface. 2. There are no catering facilities at the venue. Please ensure you bring your own refreshments. 3. Warm up is on an enclosed grass field. 4. A junior is an entrant aged 16 or under on 01/08/2019. 5. All Queach Farm Unaffiliated Dressage Competitions are run under British Dressage Rules - seehttp://www.britishdressage.co.uk/rules 6. Please see http://www.trailblazerschampionships.com/competitions/dressage.php AND http://www.trailblazerschampionships.com/downloads/tb-dressage-rules- march-2018.pdf for the Trailblazers dressage competition rules. 7. Please see http://seniorshowinganddressage.co.uk/dressage-series/ for details of the qualification and championship rules. 8. Please see http://www.sunshinetour.co.uk for details of the qualification and championship rules. 9. Times will be published at www.queachfarmstables.com and on Facebook on the Friday before the competition. These will be posted around lunchtime, but please be patient. 10. Refunds made only on sight of valid vet or doctor’s certificate and at the organisers’ discretion. In the event of cancellation by the organisers all entry fees will be refunded. 11. Commanders are available at a cost of £1.00 per test which is donated to the EAST ANGLIAN AIR AMBULANCE. NOTE: if you have booked a commander please do not present yourself in the arena for your test until you have your commander with you, otherwise the Judge will ring the bell for you to start your test and you must do so within the first 45 seconds or risk elimination. We are very busy scoring and helping other competitors, it is your responsibility as the competitor to come and get your commander from the secretary’s office before heading into the arena, not ours! We do not have time just to wait around for you to arrive to do your tests. PLEASE REMEMBER this is a service we have chosen to provide as a venue to assist competitors and it will be withdrawn at any time if competitors do not start taking notice of this rule! 12. Do not leave muck on the car park - a wheel barrow and shovel will be available for you to clear up after your horse. 13. Bridle/Saddlecloth numbers must be worn on both sides of the horse. We have 3 sets of bridle numbers for hire at £1 per set which is donated to the EAST ANGLIAN AIR AMBULANCE. Please come to the secretary’s office if you need bridle numbers. Please ensure they are returned! 14. No Lunging. 15. Dogs are very welcome at the venue, but must be kept on a lead and please ensure you clear up after them.
To all those competing on Sunday 6th October, please remember that your horse must have been vaccinated against equine flu in the last 6 months. Whilst we appreciate that this is not a British Dressage Rule it is our venue rule in order to protect our horses, and we are well within our rights to enforce this. We are following recommendation of best practice in accordance with recommendations provided by the Animal Health Trust. Please do not bring any horse that is unwell. We will be carrying out checks, so ensure that you have your horse's passport with you. If your horse has not been vaccinated within the last 6 months or you cannot produce the passport for checking, you will not be allowed to compete. For any of you that have entered our competition and cannot or will not have your horse vaccinated to bring them within the six month period then please contact us and a full refund will be given. As a venue we will be following the BE Rules which is we will allow the booster vaccine to be administered within the 7 days preceding the date of the competition as long as it is not on the day of the competition itself. This rule will be applicable to all of our competitions going forwards until further notice.