Vaccination Update

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** The British Riding Clubs (BRC) to reward their Members competing with British Showjumping **

BRC will begin rewarding and acknowledging the success of their senior members who are competing on horses with British Showjumping. From 1 April 2019 two annual BRC Leagues will be hosted on the British Showjumping website. The leagues will highlight all members that are also a member of a British Riding Club and sit within either the British Showjumping Bronze or Silver leagues.

The British Riding Club Bronze & Silver Leagues will run from the 1 April each year until the 31 March and are for horse and rider combinations. BRC will award the top ten competitors from each league with rosettes and prizes in kind.

Justine Naylor, National Director of Sport at British Showjumping said “We are delighted BRC are recognising the success of their members in this way, it is a great way to celebrate the achievements of cross-discipline participants. With Bronze League classes starting at 70cm through to 1.10m there are many opportunities for their members to compete with us and for them to make use of the training programmes we deliver via our Academy framework”. 

Existing members that wish to be included in the BRC League need to give British Showjumping Membership their BRC Membership number. If you are a BRC member wishing to join British Showjumping for the first time, there is a BRC Membership Offer where both horse and rider can join for a discounted combined rate of £136 for the year. 

For further information regarding the leagues or the BRC discounted member offer please call the British Showjumping Membership team on: 02476 698824.

http://www.britishshowjumping.co.uk/…/british-riding-clubs-…

Just over two weeks to go until the first championship of the year!  Entries have now closed for the Arena Eventing and everything is being  put onto the system ready to release times next week. We are looking  forward to seeing you all there - be sure to head  to http://beewear.co.uk/ to preorder your championship merchandise. BRC  rules regarding Flu Vacs remain as normal. 

Grassroots training booking is still open. Head to the BRC Training  page for details on what training we have in your area. Please note,  training is rotated amongst the areas each year so if there's none in  your area this year, there will be next. Any queries regarding training  can be sent to jessica.payne@bhs.org.uk 

*Equine Flu Update*
15.02.19 UPDATE FROM THE BEF
The British Equestrian Federation (BEF) notes the latest update  (14.02.19) from the Animal Health Trust of more positive tests for  equine flu in Worcestershire, central Scotland, Buckinghamshire and  Hertfordshire. For the latest information follow @equiflunet on Twitter.
The BEF is urging all competition and training event organisers to check  the equine ID passports of all horses attending their event to ensure  that they comply with vaccination rules. We remind all participants to  check the requirements of venues before they set out.
The BEF continues to urge all owners to be vigilant for the symptoms of  equine flu and to alert their vet if they think their horses are showing  signs. 
All owners MUST ensure their vaccination records are up to date, and if  it has been longer than 6 months since the last vaccination, we strongly  recommend discussing a booster with their veterinary surgeon.
We also remind owners that any contact with recently imported horses  represents an increased risk so owners should follow veterinary advice  by isolating any recently imported horse for a period of at least 21  days. 

Click here for BEF advice for Competition and Training Event organisers.

BRC are delighted to announce that HorseQuest will be the new sponsor for the Arena Eventing Championship 2019

British Riding Clubs 2018 Hat Rules and Tagging

British Eventing, British Riding Clubs and The Pony Club are  delighted to announce that they have joined together to unify the hat  standards across all three Member Bodies; resulting in a single hat tag  being accepted across British Eventing, The Pony Club and British Riding  Club events in 2018.

The new ‘aqua’ coloured hat tag will carry the logo of the body that  checks the hat so that the source of the tagging can be tracked and will  mean that riders no longer have to wear multiple tags on their hats.

The 2018 hat rules includes a small change to the AS/NZS 3838  standard for The Pony Club and British Eventing, both of which will now  only be accepting from 2006 onwards. All three bodies will use an aide  memoire that will list the standards and quality assurance marks and  will be used by officials.

British Eventing’s Chief Executive David Holmes said; “Safety in  eventing, and all equestrian activity, is of the highest priority for us  and an area that British Eventing has invested in extensively over many  years. This universal hat tag system is a great step forward in  improving rider safety across multiple Member Bodies, which is not only  beneficial for risk management in the sport, but means a more clear and  efficient process for both riders, officials and volunteers.”

Head of British Riding Clubs Laura Sanger added; “We are delighted to  be working with British Eventing and The Pony Club to promote the  highest safety standards to all of our members. We are also pleased that  this will reduce the burden on officials and volunteers across all  three disciplines, as the need for multiple tags will no longer be  necessary.‘’

Mary Tuckett the Pony Club Chairman confirmed that ‘’We are delighted  to have come together with British Eventing and British Riding Clubs to  introduce the universal hat tag system for 2018. Keeping our Members  safe is always of great importance to us and the new ‘aqua’ tag will aid  officials and volunteers with a clear and streamlined process that will  help promote hat safety among riders.’’

BRC Volunteers' League 2018

On 1 Jan 2018 BRC will be starting a brand new  League for our BRC Volunteers and there will be a variety of different  levels to get involved in.

Club League
Club Level will be for volunteers who help at club activities run under BRC rules.

Area League
Area Level will be for volunteers who help at area activities run under BRC rules.

National League
National Level will be for all volunteers (including team volunteers) who help at Championships only.

Please visit the BRC website Volunteers Page for further information and to download a Points Card.

BRC SEIB Insurance Brokers Quadrille Selection Trial 2018

Entries will open at midday on Tues 2 Jan 2018 for the BRC SEIB  Insurance Brokers Quadrille Selection Trial, which will take place on  Saturday 29 Sept 2018 at Bury Farm Equestrian Village. The final will be  held on Sat 20 Oct at the Bury Farm 'All Stars' Gala event. If you are  thinking of having a go next year, please make sure that you make your  entry in good time. Entries will be taken online (via the BHS Bookshop -  www.britishhorse.com,  Riding Club Entries) from 12 noon on Tues 2 Jan and will close on Fri 2  Feb 2018. There will be no prelim entry, just one direct entry fee of  £65.00 per Quadrille Team.

For further information about the BRC Quadrille and to view the  videos from this year's Selection Trial and Final please visit the BRC Dressage to Music and Quadrillepage. Also read the Quadrille Rules section from p44-p46 in the 2018 BRC Handbook.

To all Club Officials, this has been brought to our attention once again - Please stay safe.