All being well, we are planning for Brightling Park Unaffiliated Horse Trials to take place on 26-27 June 2021. It will be run in partnership with the Romney Marsh Pony Club and will include the Pony Club Area Trials and an unaffilated 2 star competition.
Classes will include 80cm, 90cm, 100cm, 105cm & 110cm. All Pony Club classes will be run in accordance with the most up to date Pony Club Eventing rules and the unaffiliate classes (which are open to everybody) will be run in accordance to the latest British Eventing rules.
ENTRIES
Please see the full PC Area Eventing Schedule here and below. Entries will open on 30th April 2021 and should be made online using www.horse-events.co.uk, they will close on Monday 14th June 2021. All qualifying Pony Club entries will be accepted. Unaffiliated “Open to the World” classes will be limited and will close when the section is full. A wait list will be kept. Classes 3, 6 and 10 are qualifiers for the Connemara Eventing Championships. To qualify you need to be placed in top 10 of your arena or have a double clear (time faults not counted). Further details at www.britishconnemaras.co.uk
Saturday 26th June 2021
CLASS 1
Pony Club Only – PC100+ – Individuals only. AREA 11 QUALIFIER FOR PONY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS at Offchurch Bury, Warks
Dressage Test : PC110 Eventing Test 2010, Show Jumping : Max 1.10m, Cross Country : Max 1m
CLASS 2
Pony Club Only – PC100 – AREA 11 QUALIFIER FOR PONY CLUB INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIPS at Offchurch Bury, Warks. INTERMEDIATE TEAMS (Teams of 4 – best 3 to count) & INDIVIDUALS
Dressage Test : PC100 Eventing Test 2015, Show Jumping : Max 1.05m, Cross Country : Max 1m
CLASS 3
Unaffiliated “Open to the World” – 100cms
(Qualifier for Connemara Eventing Championships at Swalcliffe Park Equestrian)
Dressage Test : BE Dressage Test TBC, Show Jumping : Max 1.05m, Cross Country : Max 1m
CLASS 4
Unaffiliated “Open to the World” – 105*S
Dressage Test : FEI Dressage Test TBC, Show Jumping : Max 1.10m, Cross Country : Max 1.05m
(Weather permitting dressage will be on the front lawn. Tails may be worn. To be run in line with FEI rules.)
CLASS 5A
Pony Club Only – PC90 (Open) – Individuals only. AREA 11 QUALIFIER FOR PONY CLUB NOVICE CHAMPIONSHIPS at Offchurch Bury, Warks
Dressage Test : PC90 EventingTest 2013, Show Jumping : Max 95cm, Cross Country : Max 90cm
CLASS 5B
Pony Club Only – PC90 – AREA 11 QUALIFIER FOR PONY CLUB NOVICE CHAMPIONSHIPS at Offchurch Bury, Warks. NOVICE TEAMS (Teams of 4 – best 3 to count) & INDIVIDUALS
Dressage, Show Jumping & Cross Country as Class 5A
CLASS 6
Unaffiliated “Open to the World” – 90cms
(Qualifier for Connemara Eventing Championships at Swalcliffe Park Equestrian)
Dressage Test : BE Dressage Test TBC, Show Jumping : Max 95cm, Cross Country : Max 90cm
Sunday 27th June 2020
CLASS 7
Pony Club Only – PC110 – AREA 11 QUALIFIER FOR PONY CLUB OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS at Gatcombe Park. OPEN Teams (Teams of 4 – best 3 to count) & Individuals
Dressage Test : PC110 Eventing Test 2010, Show Jumping : Max 1.15m, Cross Country : Max 1.10m
CLASS 8
Unaffiliated “Open to the World” – 110cms
Dressage Test : BE Dressage Test TBC, Show Jumping : Max 1.15m, Cross Country : Max 1.10m
CLASS 9
Pony Club Only – PC80 – AREA 11 QUALIFIER FOR PONY CLUB REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. REGIONAL TEAMS (Teams of 4 – best 3 to count) & INDIVIDUALS
Dressage Test : PC Grassroots Test 2018, Show Jumping : Max 85cm, Cross Country : Max 80cm
CLASS 10
Unaffiliated “Open to the World” – 80cms
(Qualifier for Connemara Eventing Championships at Swalcliffe Park Equestrian)
Dressage Test : BE Dressage Test TBC, Show Jumping : Max 85cm, Cross Country : Max 80cm
ENTRY FEES
- All Pony Club classes £65 plus £10 start fee.
- 80cms to 100cms Unaffiliated “Open to the World” classes £70 plus £10 start fee
- 110cms Unaffiliated “Open to the World” class £80 plus £10 start fee
CROSS-COUNTRY COURSE AVAILABLE TO HIRE
The cross-country course will be open for schooling in the spring until the autumn and can be booked online. Please note that it will be closed in the weeks leading up to the Horse Trials. We have a variety of jumps ranging from 80cm, 90cm, 100cm, 105cm and 110cm and they will all be flagged.
Book online or contact Gardie Grissell for more information, via email – ggrissell@aol.com or phone – 01424 838 241
Gardie Grissell, Organiser
Brightling Park International Horse Trials has been running since 1987 and is organised by Gardie Grissell, joint owner of the Brightling Park Estate.
Gardie had a successful career as a racehorse trainer for 30 years and so understands the importance of producing good quality ground conditions. With the help of cross country course designer and builder, Scott Brickell, he aims to provide safe and enjoyable courses for horses with varying experience from BE90 to CIC2* so that competitors return year after year.
In the very wet summer of 2012, Gardie was praised for going ahead with the event, producing safe ground, despite the recent weather.
Testimonials
“Full marks to @BrightlingPark for running today, fab job done on course… Would run any of my horses on the ground.”
Tweet from a competitor, Phoebe Buckley
“Well done @BrightlingPark great job by all your stewards, volunteers and officials. A much needed run for all of us, thank you.”
Tweet from a competitor, Francis Whittington
