Maximum height of show jumps at

START
PC100+ and PC110

Not permitted in the SJ course at PC70,

1.15m
80 or 90

Water jumps, water trays & treble Used to decide placings when scores are
combinations tied at PC80 and above

• Total XC penalties
A compulsory 10 minute halt is held
• then time closest to optimum time
between these 2 phases on the speed &
• then total SJ penalties endurance test at a 2 day event
• then dressage score

Phase C – roads & tracks and May not be carried in dressage at PC100,
Phase D – cross country 100+ or 110

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CUT ALONG HORIZONTAL LINES ONLY

 At PC 100+ and PC110, at least one of
Whips of any length each of these must be included in the SJ
course

• Double combination
Number of XC jumping efforts permitted
• Related distance of 4 or 5 strides
at champs at PC90 and above
• Square parallel fence

Types of bits permitted for all levels of

25 - 30
XC and SJ

Any normal riding bit, hackamore or Colour of emergency flag used on XC

bitless bridles course to indicate a vet is required

Competitors at PC90 and above must do

blue this if eliminated for 4 refusals on the XC
course

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 Riders will be eliminated in the dressage
Leave the course
phase for these reasons

• Entering the arena before judge

gives signal to
• Taking longer than 60 seconds to
The SJ course must consist of this many
enter
numbered jumps
• For a fourth error of course/test
• outside assistance
• At champs – fall of horse or rider

Number of SJ time penalties given for

7 to 10 with at least 3 of them as spreads each second, or part of second, over the
time allowed

Number of seconds faster than the

optimum time that a competitor can be,
1 penalty
before incurring time penalties for going
too fast

15 seconds Colour of XC number discs for PC80

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 Number of penalties given in dressage if
purple
the rider uses their voice

Minimum width that water obstacles

2 penalties
should be on the XC course

Colour of emergency flag used to indicate

6m
a XC jump needs repairing

For dressage & SJ, jackets may be

white
removed during hot weather if...

The judge has given permission and shirt Phases which take place on day 1 of a 2
sleeves cover the shoulders day event

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Dressage & show-jumping Colour of XC number discs for PC110

Phase B of the Speed & Endurance phase

yellow
at a 2 day event

Permitted colour of shirts for dressage &

steeplechase
SJ

Length of steeple chase course at a 2 day

White or cream only
event

A horse who refuses to forward for 20

1,000 m seconds in dressage or 2 minutes on the
xc course will be ….

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 A score of 5 for a movement on the
eliminated
dressage test means this

Optimum time on the steeple chase

Sufficient
course at a 2 day event

2 minutes Colour of xc number discs at PC100

Only type of obstacle on a XC course that

pink
is permitted to have a double bounce

Combinations of horse & rider are not

permitted to compete at PC100 or
steps
PC100+ if they have completed at this BE
level or above

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 Colour of emergency XC flag requesting a
Intermediate
doctor / ambulance

Maximum number of XC jumping

red penalties allowed at Area to be eligible
to compete at championships

One of these is not permitted for

dressage at any level
0 penalties
martingale – breastplate - crupper

Allowed to ride the horse on the day of

martingale
competing to warm-up or cool off

Competing rider only FINISH

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