ELIGIBILTY RESTRICTIONS FOR , AND 2021 NB For all three sports additional routes to qualify for the 2021 Championships exist for those who qualified in 2019 (See Pony Club website for details)

SPORT COMBINATION RIDER HORSE/PONY Combination of Horse and Rider cannot compete at two different levels of the Must be 4 years of age or older DRESSAGE same Sport at Area level or at the Championships

Members must fulfill all the following eligibility rules on the day of their Area Competition but between the Area Competition and the Championships, combinations who qualify for the Championships are permitted to compete in BD (or DI) competitions at a higher level than they are allowed to for the level at which they are qualified but not more than one level higher. (See Rule Book for details) OPEN

MUST NOT have i. represented any Branch or Centre in Open Area Dressage or above in previous years ii. won any (or Dressage Ireland) points INTERMEDIATE MUST NOT have represented GB internationally HORSE MUST NOT HAVE MORE THAN 10 ADVANCED MEDIUM at Elementary level or above iii. competed at BD (or DI) Medium level or above (BD Team/My Quest competitions do not count for the purposes of this rule)

MUST NOT have i. competed an Open Area level or above competition in Dressage in the current year or have done so in previous years. ii. won any BD (or DI) points (BD NOVICE HORSE MUST NOT HAVE MORE THAN 10 ADVANCED MEDIUM Preliminary points do not count for the purposes of this rule). iii. competed at BD (or DI) Elementary level or iv competed in BD Novice Music classes NOVICE OPEN Must be ineligible to compete in the Novice class HORSE MUST NOT HAVE MORE THAN 10 ADVANCED MEDIUM GRASSROOTS MUST NOT have i. competed above Prelim level with British Dressage (or DI) or MUST NOT have previously represented their Branch or REGIONAL competed at BD Novice My/Team Quest ii. previously competed in a Winter Centre at Novice level or above in any Dressage or Eventing HORSE MUST NOT HAVE MORE THAN 10 ADVANCED MEDIUM CHAMPS Series Championships Area Competitions SPORT COMBINATION RIDER HORSE/PONY

SHOW Combination of Horse and Rider cannot compete at two different levels of the Must be 5 years of age or older JUMPING same Sport at Area level or at the Championships Between the Area Competition and the Championships, combinations who qualify for the Championships are permitted to compete in BS (or SJI) competitionsat a higher level than they are allowed to for the level at which they are qualified but not more than one level higher. (See Rule Book for details)

PC110 deleted

MUST NOT have finished 1st to 3rd as an individual at the PC Championships at PC100 PC100 level or above on two occasions MUST NOT have finished 1st to 3rd as an individual at the PC Championships at MUST NOT have completed a PC110 Area Level or above NOVICE PC90 level or above on two occasions competition in previous years OPEN NOVICE Must be ineligible to compete in the Novice class

MUST NOT have previously (i) competed in Winter League MUST NOT have previously represented their Branch or GRASSROOTS (90cm)Championship Final OR (ii) competed in the Pony Club Winter Open Centre at PC90 level or above in any Show Jumping or REGIONAL competition at Area level or above OR Eventing summer Area Competition or summer CHAMPS (iii) ever finished 1st to 3rd as an individual in the Show Jumping or Eventing at a Championships Grassroots Regional Championships on two occasions SPORT COMBINATION RIDER HORSE/PONY

EVENTING Must be 5 years of age or older No horse may compete at more than one level of Eventing at Area or Combination of Horse and Rider cannot compete at two different levels of the above (PC80, PC90, PC100, or PC110) in any one year nor may any horse same Sport at Area level or at the Championships except that a combination may be ridden more than once in any one year in any of the qualifying compete at both the PC110 Championships and the PC100+ Championships competitions or at the Eventing Championships.

Between the Area Competition and the Championships, combinations who qualify for the Championships are permitted to compete in BE (or EI) competitions at a higher level than they are allowed to for the level at which they are qualified but not more than one level higher. (See Rule Book for details)

Riders or horses who have ‘schooled’ over the Area or Championship Cross Country courses during the previous two weeks are not eligible to compete. Competing over the course is permissible and does not render the competitor ineligible.

MUST NOT BE GRADED ADVANCED (LEVEL 1) (OR PC110 EVENTING IRELAND ADVANCED) AND COMPLETED AN AI/A DURING THE CURRENT YEAR

MUST NOT have previously ever finsihed 1st to 3rd as an individual at the Pony MUST NOT BE GRADED BRITISH EVENTING ADVANCED (GRADE1) (OR PC 100+ Club Eventing Championships on two occasions at PC100+ level or above. (This EVENTING IRELAND ADVANCED) AND COMPLETED AN AI/A DURING THE applies from 2020 onwards) CURRENT YEAR MUST NOT have:- i. Completed a PC110 Area Eventing competition or above in the current or previous years. ii. Completed a British Eventing (or EI) Intermediate or above. iii. Achieved more than three clear cross country rounds MUST NOT BE GRADED BRITISH EVENTING ADVANCED (GRADE 1) (OR PC100 at British Eventing (or EI) Novice, (or Pony Trials, Open Novice) or iv. Previously EVENTING IRELAND ADVANCED) AND COMPLETED AN AI/A DURING THE ever finsihed 1st to 3rd as an individual at the Pony Club Eventing CURRENT YEAR Championships on two occasions at PC100+ level or above. (This applies from 2020 onwards)

NOTeligible if theyhave:-i.Completed a British Eventing (or EI) Novice (or Pony Trial) or above.ii.Achieved more than three clear cross-countryrounds atBE (orEI) 100 iii.Completed a PC100 Area or PC110 Area level or above competition in MUST NOT have completed a PC110 Area Level or above MUST NOT BE GRADED BRITISH EVENTING ADVANCED (GRADE 1) (OR PC90 Eventing in the current year or have done so in previous years or iv.Previously competition or British Eventing (or EI) Novice in Eventing in EVENTING IRELAND ADVANCED) AND COMPLETED AN AI/A DURING THE ever finsihed 1st to 3rd as an individual at the Pony Club Eventing the current year or have done so in previous years CURRENT YEAR Championships on two occasions at PC90 level or above. (This applies from 2020 onwards)

MUST NOT BE GRADED BRITISH EVENTING ADVANCED (GRADE 1) (OR OPEN NOVICE Must be ineligible to compete in the Novice class EVENTING IRELAND ADVANCED) AND COMPLETED AN AI/A DURING THE CURRENT YEAR

GRASSROOTS MUST NOT BE GRADED BRITISH EVENTING ADVANCED (GRADE 1) (OR MUST NOT have completed at PC90 or above Eventing at Area or Championship MUST NOT have previously represented their Branch or REGIONAL EVENTING IRELAND ADVANCED) AND COMPLETED AN AI/A DURING THE level, or BE90 (or EI) competition Centre at PC90 or above in any Eventing Area Competitions CHAMPS CURRENT YEAR