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NATIONAL CONVENTION 2021: MAKING MEDALISTS Join leading presenters Christoph Hess and FEI 5* Judge Katrina Wuest, with Philipp Hess at their sides as guest rider and trainer, for Making Medalists. This year’s British Dressage National Convention, presented by Harrison Clark Rickerbys, takes place 6-7 November 2021 at Hartpury University, Gloucestershire. With the Olympic and European titles back in the hands of a talented German team, we aim to uncover what makes this nation so good at dressage, developing horses and riders for career long success, producing not only quality, but healthy and happy athletes. Our Olympic-inspired sessions will be tied together by panel sessions with members of the Team GB support team, joining us to talk exclusively about their experience in making medalists and supporting Britain’s best riders and horses on their way to success. Whilst we look towards those representing the sport on the world’s stage, the National Convention is for everyday riders, giving all accessible tips to improve training and competition success at every level, for every individual goal. This is your chance to be back watching the National Convention in person. Taking place at Hartpury Arena, we have a limited number of tickets available this year, so please visit britishdressage.co.uk/events/ national-convention to find out more and avoid missing out.
For those unable to attend in person at Hartpury, live streaming access for coverage both days of the Convention will also be available at the same price of £45 for members.
JUDGES’ UPGRADES Congratulations to the recently upgraded judges listed below. List 1 - Helen Clark (South & West) List 2A - Maria Eilberg (North & West) List 2 - Tamsyn Cowie (South & West) and Jackie Selway (South & East) List 3 - Daniel Watson (South & East)
JUDGE RETIREMENT Hilary Purvis (List 5) from Aberdeenshire has retired from the Judges Panel. British Dressage would like to thank Hilary for all her hard work and support over the years and wishes her all the best for the future.
FIONA EDMUNDS It is with great regret that we inform you that Fiona Edmunds, a List 5 Judge from Leicestershire, has sadly passed away. We offer our sincerest condolences to Fiona’s family and many friends across the region.
REGISTRATION REMINDER This is a polite reminder that horses and riders should be registered before entering BD competitions. Organisers may take late entries at their discretion however the onus is on the competitor to ensure they are registered prior to the entry being accepted.
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To join online, please visit www.britishdressage.co.uk/ membership. If you would rather sign up/renew manually, you can download, complete and post the forms to the BD office. Due to the high volume of registrations at peak times, we advise you allow three working days for postal registrations to be processed. Those who compete without being registered will not be covered by the BD members’ insurance and their results will be excluded. Repeat offenders may be fined.
COMPETITION ENTRIES: ARE YOU IN THE RIGHT SECTION? Please remember that horse and rider combinations must be eligible for the section entered as once the test is ridden, the section cannot be changed retrospectively. Eligibility tables can be found in Section 1 of the Members’ Handbook.
ARE YOU LISTED AS THE OWNER OF YOUR HORSE? To receive recognition in competition reports, it is imperative that a horse’s owner/s is/are registered as such with British Dressage. Visit britishdressage.co.uk/ membership/manage-yourmembership/ where you will find a change of ownership form, or email membership@ britishdressage.co.uk to add an owner. All owners of registered horses must be a Premier Club member as a minimum.
NAF FIVE STAR WINTER CHAMPIONSHIPS CORRECTION Apologies to Jacqui Campbell who with her own Machno Excalibur scored 68.56% for tenth place in the KBIS Preliminary Gold at the NAF Five Star Winter Championships, not as printed on page 38 of Issue 6.
FREE LEGAL HELPLINE: 0845 0178 601 KEY DATES 28-31 Oct
Aintree International EC High Profile Show, Merseyside
28-31 Oct
Saracen Horse Feeds Quest National Championships, Bury Farm, Buckinghamshire
11-14 Nov
Elite Equine Associated Championships, Bury Farm, Buckinghamshire
02-05 Dec
Keysoe High Profile Show, Bedfordshire
11-12 Dec
Ideal Saddles Combined Training Championships, Onley Grounds, Warwickshire
16-17 Dec
Olympia London CDIW, ExCel London
13-15 Jan
Vale View High Profile Show, Leicestershire
A comprehensive list of major dates can be found online at britishdressage.co.uk/competitions/international-and-major-dates
