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Rule Changes For 2023

The BD Members’ Handbook is the ultimate guide to competing and training with British Dressage, helping members to set goals for the year ahead. Please take the time to read through the rules carefully before getting ready to compete. It’s vital that all members understand the regulations before going down the centre line, as well as our code of conduct, social media, and equine welfare policies. The digital version of the BD Members’ Handbook is available to read, download, bookmark, search, clip and save at any time, making it easy to reference wherever you are.

Any amended or new rules are marked in bold text for easy identification, whilst a synopsis of the rule changes is also provided online, so members can understand the additions and amendments on important topics concerning horse welfare, vaccinations and competition. For the synopsis of rule changes, plus the fully searchable online version of the members’ handbook, please visit the Competitions section of the BD website. Also available online is the Approved Tack and Equipment Guide, which provides pictorial guidance and clarification on permitted tack and equipment.

Areas where rule changes apply are:

Equine Welfare

• Surgical procedures

• Sensory hairs

• Equine influenza vaccination

• Equine carrying capacity and fitness

• Lameness

Tack and equipment

• Bits

• Cultural, religious or medical dress

Para Equestrian rules

• New FEI Para tests for 2023

• New Gold Freestyle tests for national competition

• Classification

• New Bronze tests

• Riders with hearing difficulties (also applicable to able-bodied riders)

• Direct qualification Winter/ Summer Championships

• New Para Freestyle to Music Championships

Plus:

• Weather warnings

• Eligibility and rules, including serious or dangerous resistance

• Quest

• Area Festival qualification

• Winter Championship PSG and Inter I Silver (New for 2023)

• Winter PSG and Inter I Freestyle Championships

• Island rules

• PSG and Intermediate I Freestyle to Music Gold Championships

• U21 National Championship league

• Middle Tour Championships

• British Dressage Young Horse Championship for 7-year-olds

• Dressage Future Elite Championships (HOYS)

• Unsanctioned events

JUDGES’ UPGRADES

Congratulations to the recently upgraded judges listed below.

List 1: Jane Critchley (N&W), Clare Deithrick (S&W), Alison Duck (S&W), Maria Eilberg (N&W), Chrissie Havis (N&E), Jane Howard (S&E), Gillian Peters (Scotland), Claire Marie Senior (N&E) and Kim Anita Warren (S&E).

List 2A: Susie Cumine (S&W) and Janet Surr (S&W)

List 2: Carol Bennitt (S&E), David Hamer (N&W), Kate Hancox (N&E), Alexander Harrison (S&W), Douglas Hibbert (S&W), Lotte Olsen (S&E), Linda Pearce (N&E), Rebecca Trower (S&W) and Charlotte Wilson (N&E).

List 3A: Keri Bates (N&W), Suzi Douglas-Osborn (N&W), Helen Evelyn-Wood (S&W), Tim Pearson (N&E), Michelle Parkyn (N&W), Mark Philpott (S&W) and Lise Roberts (N&W).

List 3: Ali Dane (S&W), Annabel Darrall-Rew (S&W), Frances Goodhind (S&W), Elizabeth Love (Scotland), Carly Ogden (N&W), Amanda Rawson (N&E) and Guy Reynolds (N&W).

List 4: Helen Barrett (N&E), Emma Briggs (N&E), Marcia Cundy (S&W), Rachel Crook (N&E), Laima Davies (S&W), Andrea Dobson (S&W), Elizabeth Gammie (Scotland), Tracey Hepworth (N&E), Deborah Howson (N&E), Sandra Jones (S&W), Angela Kemili (N&W), Abigail Kench (S&W), Rachel Liddle (N&E), Tracey Lovegrove (N&E), Julia Lyon (Scotland), Nicki Mundy (N&W), Chantelle Oliver-Symond (S&W), Brenda Pamplin (N&W), Tanya Reid (S&E), Debbie Tate (S&E) and Felicity Young (S&W).

Key Dates

List 5: Sandra Ashworth (Scotland), Marie Bak (N&W), Zara Baker-Tuck (S&W), Petra Blazkova (S&E), Kathryn Bottomley (S&E), Mariana Broucher (S&E), Lizzie Burford (N&W), Tina Burrow (S&W), Laura Cartwright (S&E), Julia Case (N&W), Samantha Chiappini (N&E), Karin ConradieCoppenhall (S&E), Tracy Davies (S&E), Annette Davis-Green (N&E), Christina Dumontier (Wales), Jonathan Paul Dunkley (S&W), Lesley Anne Francescon (N&E), John Fullick (S&W), Ellen Glover (S&W), Lesley Grant (Scotland), Greg Hague (N&E), Barry Hayes (S&W), Emily Hedger (N&E), Yolande Ifold (S&W), Debbie Jones (N&W), Dannii Little (N&W), Grace Lynch (S&W), Lesley McCourt (Scotland), James Mister (N&W), Bradley MooreTaylor (S&W), Graham Noakes (N&E), Carrie Payne (S&W), Naomi Pine (S&W), Charlotte Richards (Wales), Elaine Shannon (N&E), Gary Shimmin (S&W), Christy Shuall (Wales), Susan Somner (S&E), Donna Sweeney (Wales), Lois Unitt (N&W), Helen Walker (N&W), Gail Walkingshaw (Scotland), Anne Whaley (S&W), Heather Woodhead (N&E) and Kerri Wright (Scotland).

25-28 Feb Winter Regionals, Wellington Riding, Hampshire

A comprehensive list of major dates can be found online at britishdressage. co.uk/competitions/international-and-major-dates

SOUTH & EAST

North West

DO: Katharine Perry and Sharon Walker (job share)

M: 07872 603871 (Katharine)

M: 07894 232358 (Sharon)

E: southandeast@britishdressage.co.uk

Chairman: Katie Powell 07887 514203

Coaching: Teresa Edmonds 07957 785929

Rachel Wright 07816 235441

Rider training: Nicola Preston 07984 642291

Samantha Williams 07974 225005

BD Youth: Jessica Brown 07852 282983

Ben Grose 07732 435528

Jacqui Durlik 07878 052115

Judges: Fiona Wilson 07803 263983

Para: Joanne Dagley-Cleworth 07967 605566

Marketing: Katie Tysome 07772 571497

Craig Messenger 07591 202175

Nikki Goldup 07769896734

SOUTH & WEST

DO: Amanda Rodgers

M: 07894 232355

E: southandwest@britishdressage.co.uk

Chairman: Susie Cumine 07860 677 977

Coaching: Amy Blount 07773 228562

Nicky Du Plessis 07398 130955

Rider training: Nicky Du Plessis 07398 130955

BD Youth: Tina Burrow 07967 912785

Clare Deithrick 07446 265843

Judges: Alicia Anderson 07778 898499

Para: Mark Cunli e 07717 727147

Marketing: Sharon Stuart 07912 225700

Paula Holland 07748 666794

Judge Training

Annual CPD requirements for judges for 2022 run from the end of March 2022 to the end of March 2023. Judges must attend a formal training session from the three options below only. Judges are required to attend training either at their current level or one level above.

• Black Horse One online seminar

• Module 4 live training

• Principles of Judging Seminar

General training and clinics that are organised across the regions can be used towards one training observation sign off for judges registered for the new system. Attendance to the module 4 live training can also be used for one training observation sign off.

Small sitting-in training sessions that are organised across the regions can be used towards one sitting-in sign

DO: Alex Phillips

M: 07495 013192

E: northandwest@britishdressage.co.uk

Chairman: Jane Critchley 07966 865604

Coaching: Alison Calvert 07980 886004

Rider training: Jackie Crombie 07816 216594

BD Youth: Kate Tomlinson 07770 803115

Judges: Denise Glanville 07966 303633

Brenda Pamplin 07415 203766

Richard Baldwin 07903 942498

Para: Diane Fisher 07477 604178

Marketing: Anna Tomlinson 07773 428176

NORTH & EAST

DO: Jo Byrne

M: 07783 791191

E: northandeast@britishdressage.co.uk

Chairman: Sarah Farrand 07941 640148

Coaching: Charlotte Wilson 07949 076141

Rider training: Rachel Longworth 07863 970192

Second rider rep under recruitment

BD Youth: Jess Gri iths 07590 732896

Charlotte Clark 07786 344617

Judges: Helen Copeland 07877 306864

Para: Under recruitment

Marketing: Sarah McClarron 07557 281360

Noor Rhijnsburger 07403 763608 off for judges registered for the new system. Judges can also attend these for their own development but are not permitted to use this towards CPD training requirements.

General Zoom judge training sessions can be attended for development but are not permitted to be used towards annual CPD training requirements.

Anyone not able to complete this is advised to refer to the reinstatement of judges policy on the website, and those unable to fulfil this requirement must write to officials@ britishdressage.co.uk. Judges are reminded that they should be up to date with CPD before they judge.

Online seminars with the eDressage platform Black Horse One are available for all judges, including trainees. Please ensure that you register for the relevant seminar either

Scotland

DO: Ashley Stewart

M: 07584 147258

E: scotland@britishdressage.co.uk

Chairman: Caroline Paterson 07554 086211

Coaching: Michael Whippey 07870 542349

Rider training: Linda Thompson 07919 441039

BD Youth: Kerry Sutherland 07720 085248

Judges: Gillian Peters 07501 444132

Para: Johanne Picken 07507 270508

Marketing: Jade Struthers 07852 411979

Sam Turpitt 07801 428333

W Wales

DO: Vanessa Archer

M: 07398 763414

E: wales@britishdressage.co.uk

Chairman: Mike Mullis 07706 940315

Coaching: Nina Boex 07966 032090

Rider training (North Wales): Helen Hopewell 07971 490038

Rider Training (South Wales): Bethan Powell 07545 082247

BD Youth (North Wales): Anna Roberts 07786 674893

BD Youth (South Wales): Briony Cutler 07889 817609

Quest : Emma Thompson-Warren 07747 611274

Judges: Dianne Breeze 07491 531953

Para: Donna Rooney 07969 747817

Marketing: Cethin Ravenhill 07974 900941 at your current level or the level you are looking to upgrade to.

Online Seminars

These seminars are available to book through the Horse Monkey website. Please filter your search to ‘British Dressage Judges’ to find the booking page. To apply to become a Trainee judge, visit britishdressage.co.uk/ judging/how_to_become_a_ judge

Please visit the Judge Horse Monkey page via the QR code where you will find all judgerelated booking links including trainee judge registration, system registration, music paper booking, the judge listing form and Zoom judge training sessions.

Regional Training

To find details of regional training in your region, including clinics, test riding, social activities, demos and much more, simply open the camera on your device and scan the codes below.

South & West South & East

North & West North & East

Alternatively, visit the BD website, find your region and head to the regional training page via your web browser.

COMPETITIONS: SCHEDULES.

SCHEDULES: 1 MARCH – 16 APRIL 2023

Please refer to the BD Schedules webpage for the most up-to-date schedule information. Visit the ‘International and Major Dates’ webpage to see a complete list of 2023 Major Dates.

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