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.
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 qualifiers are being held at the Summer Qualifiers on 12th July 2025 and there will now be two Area 1 Winter Qualifiers (one for dressage and one for show jumping) which will also be the new Area 1 Riding Club Championships. Schedules will be available in August.
Area 1 members who compete and qualify at the Summer Qualifiers being held at The Daimler Foundation at Morris EC on Saturday 12th July 2025 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
To be eligible to enter the Area 1 Riding Club Dressage Championship being held on 12th October 2025 at The Daimler Foundation at Morris EC:
Compete at the Summer Dressage qualifier on 12th July at Morris EC and:
Achieve 65% or higher in Prelim and Novice qualifiers.
Achieve 63% or higher in Intro and Elementary qualifiers.
Area 1 Riding Clubs Show Jumping Championship – 26th October 2025 – SNEC
To be eligible to enter the Area 1 Riding Club Show Jumping Championship being held on 26th October 2025 at SNEC:
Compete at the Summer Show Jumping qualifier on 12th July at Morris EC and:
Achieve a double clear in the qualifier classes.
Schedules for the BRC Area 1 Winter Qualifiers and Area 1 Championships will be available in August.
Earlier this year our Area 1 Chair, Julia Robinson Dow had to step down due to extensive family commitments.
Julia joined the committee in 2019 and became chair in 2023. The Area committee greatly appreciated Julia’s contribution during these years. I joined the committee in February and in April agreed to take on the role of chair until the AGM.
A few years have passed since I served on the Area committee. I am thoroughly enjoying seeing old friends and meeting new members. A lot has changed, a lot has not.
There are different challenges for those involved with club committees. We must embrace change but not lose sight of the camaraderie that has built up over years. The various disciplines are hungry for our members’ participation. It is important that we support our club activities whether it is training or competition. Your Riding Club provides the best foundation for horse and rider to grow in experience and achievement together.
Participation is not confined to riding. Volunteering can be great fun, and entertaining! It is an easy way to give back to the sport we all enjoy so much.
The summer Qualifiers are looming (Saturday 12th July at The Daimler Foundation at Morris EC). Despite healthy memberships every discipline has noted falling participation which makes viability very difficult. I hope those supporting our competitions have a most enjoyable day.
Unfortunately I will not be able to meet you at Morris as I am moving house.
Remember to keep up to date with BRC and Area information by checking the Area 1 web site:
brcarea1.co.uk
and the Facebook page: British Riding Clubs Area 1
So best wishes for a successful summer no matter what the challenge is.
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.
British Riding Clubs Area 1 Winter Intermediate Dressage and DTM Qualifiers at SNEC on Sunday 1st December 2024 hosted by Scottish Dressage Group.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE DAY
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.
