Competitors will be able to enter the following classes and select the rider category – Junior,
Amateur or Open.
If numbers are adequate classes will be split into categories.

* Equimillion New Star Thoroughbred Class is free for Equimillion eligible horses recently retired
from racing – within the year of the Equimillion annual competition e.g. after 1st October 2023.
Riders must be current EA Members and horses have, at least, EA base registration. Information &
Registration. Riding down one or more levels incurs 7.5 penalties in EvA80 New Star Class.

The Eventing competition will be conducted under the EA National Eventing Rules.

• All horses must be 4 years of age or older.
• Horses and riders must be qualified to compete at the relevant level as per EA Eventing Rules. Dressage Test to be ridden from memory. No Callers allowed.
• Dress and Saddlery: According to EA National Eventing Rules.
• Starting order: By draw as per EA Eventing Rule 533.2 for dressage and cross country.
• Course specifications as per EA National Eventing Rules.
• Bridle or saddle blanket number compulsory for dressage and jumping and back number for Cross Country.
• Riding Down is the act of competing at a lower level than that for which a horse and rider as a combination has achieved a MER.
• Riding Down one level from a higher level for which the combination has achieved a MER carries no penalty. Riding Down two or more levels will incur 7.5 penalties, to be added to the total of faults for the three phases, applicable from CCI1*-S. Horses being ridden down two grades are ineligible for any leader board points.
• It is the responsibility of the competitor to inform the Organising Committee at the time of entry that he is riding down two or more levels.

Scoring – As per EA National Eventing Rules.  If a horse is eliminated, retired, does not finish, or withdraws from any phase they can not be placed.

Combinations entering Eventing  as the primary discipline and into Jumping as the secondary discipline need to stay within 10cm of each class height.
Example: Combination entered EVA 95 (primary), The Combination can only enter in the 90cm or 100cm
Jumping(secondary).

** Equimillion New Star Eventing horses cannot enter another Eventing class as per EA rules and
regulations. Combinations can enter and pay the entry fee for another discipline over the 4 days of
competition as per the Event schedule