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Area 1 Qualifiers 2026

Arena Eventing

Sunday 22nd March 2026 at Totleywells Equestrian, Winchburgh, Broxburn, EH52 6QJ.

Qualifier heights at 70, 80, 90 and 100.

Summer Dressage and Show Jumping

Sunday 5th July 2026 at The Daimler Foundation at Morris EC, Kilmarnock, KA3 6AY.

Winter Show Jumping

Sunday 4th October at The Scottish National Equestrian Centre, Broxburn, EH52 6NH.

Winter Dressage

Sunday 1st November at The Daimler Foundation at Morris EC, Kilmarnock, KA3 6AY.

Schedules to follow.

Horse Trials Qualifier details to be confirmed.

Area 1 Winter Show Jumping Qualifier

Thanks to Pat and Linda for all their work on the times. 

British Riding Clubs Area 1 Horslyx Winter Show Jumping Qualifiers and BRC Area 1 RC Championships at The Daimler Foundation at Morris Equestrian Centre on Sunday 12th October 2025.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE DAY

PLEASE NOTE:  Due to the strong entry we have changed the competition format to Option 1 (one round divided into two sections.  First section – time allowed, second section – against the clock).  This is to ensure that everyone involved is able to finish at a reasonable time. 

OFFICE open from 8.30 am.

Equine passports, plus any hats to be checked, should be brought to the office before competing and back numbers (which must be worn) should be collected.

EVENT PHOTOGRAPHER and Area 1 RC Championships Sponsor:  Sinclair Photography

Good luck to everyone taking part and thank you to all the volunteers and officials without whom we wouldn’t be able to run these events.  Thank you to all the competitors for supporting the qualifiers – we hope that you have an enjoyable and successful day.

!!  Any queries, or changes, notify your Team Manager, who will send an e-mail to:  brcarea1scotland@gmail.com

Declaration forms are NOT required.

TIMES:

BRC Area 1 AGM

British Riding Clubs Area 1 Annual General Meeting

to be held on Sunday 25th January 2026 at 2 pm at the BHS Scotland Hub, Stirling, FK9 4RN

AGENDA 

1.    Apologies

2.    Minutes of the previous AGM (12th January 2025)

3.    Matters Arising

4.    Chairman’s Report

5.    Treasurer’s Report and Adoption of Accounts

6.    Area Representative’s Report

7.    Election of Office Bearers and Committee

8.    Proposals for Area Liaison Fees, etc

9.    Report on Area 1 Qualifiers 2025

10.  Area 1 Qualifiers 2026

11.  A O C B

Presentation of Area 1 Trophies and Awards.

  • Draft Minutes of 2025 AGM (PDF file):

Area 1 Winter Dressage – 12th October 2025

Thanks to Linda and Pat for all their work on the times. 

British Riding Clubs Area 1 SEIB Winter Dressage Qualifiers and BRC Area 1 RC Championships at The Daimler Foundation at Morris Equestrian Centre on Sunday 12th October 2025.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE DAY

OFFICE open from 8 am in the restaurant area.

Equine passports, plus any hats to be checked, should be brought to the office before competing and back numbers (which must be worn) should be collected.

EVENT PHOTOGRAPHER and Area 1 RC Championships Sponsor: Jamie Agnew Photography

Good luck to everyone taking part and thank you to all the volunteers and officials without whom we wouldn’t be able to run these events.  Thank you to all the competitors for supporting the qualifiers – we hope that you have an enjoyable and successful day. 

!!  Any queries, or changes, notify your Team Manager, who will send an e-mail to:  brcarea1scotland@gmail.com

The BHS Scotland weighbridge will be on site during the day.

Declaration forms are NOT required.

Rosettes and test sheets will be available to collect from the main reception area.

Dispensation has been given for the layout of arenas.

BRC Social Media Policy

Whilst BRC acknowledge that social media can be an ideal way to communicate with both
members and the wider equestrian community, any defamatory comments relating to
members, officials, volunteers and staff of BRC or the BHS will not be tolerated. An online
post is libellous if it is damaging to a person’s reputation. Re-posting or re-tweeting can be
seen as an endorsement of the original comment. Publication of information and comments
on social media carries the same obligations as any other kind of publication and should
follow the same ethical and legal standards.


Therefore, when using the internet and all social media members and clubs must not:


• Post any threatening, derogatory, obscene, indecent, seditious, offensive, pornographic,
abusive, disparaging, racist, discriminatory, menacing, inflammatory, blasphemous,
or defamatory statements or material, including, but not limited to, statements or
material concerning BRC, its members or former members, its sponsors, affiliates
and stakeholders

• Disclose on social media, any personal information relating to any other person

• Make any statements that could directly or indirectly damage BRC’s name

• Use BRC logos, brand names, slogans or other trademarks, or post any of its confidential
or proprietary information without BRC’s prior written permission.

Failure to comply with the provisions of these rules may result in disciplinary action under
these rules and/or civil proceedings. BRC may also require posts to be removed, where
comments or any other submissions may constitute a breach of these rules.

BRC accepts no liability for legal breaches by BRC people/members on social media. BRC
people/members are fully accountable for the content they publish.


BRC members must make it clear that if using, referring to or otherwise disclosing their
BRC membership status in any way on social media that they are speaking on their own
behalf and that their views do not represent those of BRC.

BRC reserves the right to monitor, intercept and review social media postings and activities
to ensure that its rules are being complied with, and for its legitimate business purposes.
BRC will comply with any law, or request by any governmental or other regulatory authority,
or order by a court or other authority of competent jurisdiction, requiring BRC to disclose the
identity or location of any member posting any material in breach of this rule. BRC may share
a member’s personal information with the police or any other governmental authority if it is
asked to do so in connection with the investigation of suspected illegal activities.

Area 1 Winter Qualifiers 2025

CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO ONLINE ENTRIES.

British Riding Clubs Area 1 SEIB Winter Dressage and Dressage to Music Qualifiers and the BRC Area 1 Riding Clubs Dressage Championship

Sunday 12th October 2025 at The Daimler Foundation at Morris EC

Schedule and list of qualified combinations below.

British Riding Clubs Area 1 Horslyx Show Jumping Qualifiers and the BRC Area 1 Riding Clubs Show Jumping Championship

Sunday 26th October 2025 at The Scottish National Equestrian Centre


Schedule and list of qualified combinations below.

Winter Qualifiers

HQ has made some changes due to member feedback to reduce confusion with some re-naming of classes and tests.  Another notable change is that gloves will no longer be compulsory for dressage competition or the dressage phase of competitions.

Following feedback and confusion with BRC dressage this year, BRC HQ will be making some name changes which will will come into effect from 1st October 2025.

The first will be the class names, which will change as follows:

Introductory Winter Dressage will change to Grassroots Winter Dressage

Novice Winter Dressage will change to Intermediate Winter Dressage

Intermediate Winter Dressage will change to Open Winter Dressage

By making this change we remove the Introductory and Novice names which are dressage levels and were the main point of mix-up.

The second change will be the BRC Dressage Tests, which, having similar names to the BD tests caused some confusion for riders so we will be renaming the tests as follows:

BRC Prelim 1 will change to BRC Prelim A

BRC Prelim 2 will change to BRC Prelim B and so on

None of these changes will affect the competitions, it will be purely a name change.

27th June 2025

Scottish Riding Clubs Event Series

What RC Members need to know:

 You must be a current member of an affiliated BRC Riding Club

 You can only compete as a member of one club

 You can sign up for any or all four event series by emailing  :

        Scottishrcchampionships@gmail.com, clicking the link on the website SRCES.co.uk

        or completing the registration form at the Finals 

 You must provide the following details

        o Your name

        o Riding club

        o Membership number

        o Horses name

        o Which series and which class or classes

 Once your RC membership has been verified, you will receive via email a google link which you complete from your placings at competitions, the placings will be verified and your points added to the score sheet

 2026 Registration will close on 30th June 2026 – no registrations will be accepted after this date 

 2025/2026 Series starts from 13th /14th September 25, where points may be gained in any open classes at the SRCES Finals and final submissions of points will be on 1st September 2026

 Points will be awarded to Horse & Rider Combinations gaining places at any unaffiliated events

 RC Members must enter events via the organising events chosen system.

 Scottish RC Events Series do not run or organise any of the events, they just collate the points and run the series final.

 Eventing -classes will be:  60 cm, 70 cm, 80 cm, 90 cm and 100 cm

        o Points may be gained at ODE & HT competitions.  Combinations must have completed a minimum of two One Day Events across the series

        o Riders may opt to register for two levels, a level must be nominated for points before the final, should a member step up or down a level during the series any points gained at the lower or higher level will be forfeited

        o Eligibility 

                60 cm – Combinations not to have competed at 80 cm or above

                70 cm and 80 cm – Combinations not to have competed at 90 cm in previous year

                80 cm – combinations not to have competed at 1m

                90 cm & 1 m – Open 

 Arena Event

        o Classes will be 60cms, 70cms, 80cms, 90cms & 100cms and combinations may compete in only 2 consecutive classes. 

        o Eligibility

                60 cm – combinations not to have competed at 80 cm 

                70 cm – combinations not to have competed at 90 cm 

                80 cm – combinations not to have competed at 1 m 

                90 cm & 1 m open 

        o Riders may opt to register for two levels, however, should a member step up or down a level during the series any points gained at the lower or higher level will be forfeited. 

 Dressage to Music & Dressage

        o Dressage to Music: Classes will be Prelim, Novice, Elementary & Pick a Test (Med/Adv Med)

        o Dressage : classes Intro, Prelim, Novice, Elementary &  PYO ( Med/Adv/Med)

        o Eligibility

                Intro  – Combinations must not have competed at Novice or above 

                Prelim – Combinations must not have competed at Elementary or above

                Novice – Combinations must not have competed at Medium  or above 

                Elementary & Above – Open

                Final Points for the series final classes will be added to the scores and the top 3 point places in each series will receive prizes

                Any Horse and rider combination placed within the top 3 points series in 2 consecutive years with more than 6 competitors must move up to the next height/level

                All Final Competitions are Stand Alone Competitions

 Any queries/questions – please contact scottishrcchampionships@gmail.com

Points awarded

Eventing Points
1st – 100
2nd- 80
3rd – 60
4th – 40
5th – 30
6th – 20
7th – 15
8th – 10
Hunter Trial Points
1st – 80
2nd – 60
3rd- 50
4th – 40
5th – 30
6th – 20
Arena Eventing
1st – 80
2nd – 60
3rd – 50
4th – 40
5th – 30
6th – 20  
Dressage & DTM
55- 59.9% – 5 points
60-62.9% – 10 points
63-63.9% – 15 points
64-65.9% – 20 points
66-67.9% – 30 points
68-69.9% – 40 points
70-72.9% – 50 points
73% + – 60 points

Eventing Double Clears (XC & jumping Clear not including time faults) – 50 points

Double clear points are awarded regardless of any placing.

Website for more information: https://srces.co.uk/

BRC Area 1 Summer Qualifiers

British Riding Clubs Area 1 Summer Dressage, Show Jumping and Combined Training Qualifiers at The Daimler Foundation at Morris EC on Saturday 12th July 2025.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE DAY.

OFFICE open from 8 am.

Equine passports, plus any hats to be checked, should be brought to the office before competing and back numbers (which must be worn) should be collected.

EVENT PHOTOGRAPHER: Jamie Agnew Photography

Good luck to everyone taking part and thank you to all the volunteers and officials without whom we wouldn’t be able to run these events.

ALL TIMES:    PDF FILE

SHOW JUMPING TIMES ONLY

Any queries, or changes, notify your Team Manager, who will send an e-mail to:  brcarea1scotland@gmail.com

The TopSpec weighbridge will be on site from 9 am. 

Declaration forms are NOT required.

Rosettes and test sheets will be available to collect from the main reception area.

Information on competing and travelling in hot weather is available on The British Horse Society website:  https://www.bhs.org.uk/horse-care-and-welfare/health-care-management/seasonal-care/exercise-travel-and-competing-in-hot-weather/

Dispensation has been given for the layout of arenas.

Dressage is indoors and show jumping is in the outdoor arena.

The first course walk is from 10.30 am until 11 am. The course will only be changed for the style jumping qualifier. Course walks will be fitted in during the day, please listen out for announcements.

The weather forecast for Saturday’s Area 1 qualifier at The Daimler Foundation at Morris Equestrian Centre is looking hot and sunny at the moment.

Information on competing and travelling in hot weather is available on The British Horse Society website – link below:

https://www.bhs.org.uk/horse-care-and-welfare/health-care-management/seasonal-care/exercise-travel-and-competing-in-hot-weather

Area 1 Riding Clubs Championships

Area 1 members who compete and qualify at the 2024 Winter and 2025 Summer Qualifiers will be eligible to enter the new Area 1 Riding Clubs Championships as detailed below:

Area 1 Riding Clubs Dressage Championship – 12th October 2025 – Morris EC

  • Achieved 65% or higher in Prelim and Novice qualifiers.
  • Achieved 63% or higher in Intro and Elementary qualifiers.

List of qualified combinations:

Area 1 Riding Clubs Show Jumping Championship – 26th October 2025 – SNEC

Compete at the 2024 Winter and 2025 Summer Show Jumping qualifier and:

  • Clear or 4 faults in the qualifier classes.

List of qualified combinations: