National Pony Society Supreme Dressage Qualifier
NATIONAL PONY SOCIETY SUPREME DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIP 2022/2023
This competition was introduced to encourage both performance and education of British bred ponies and their riders.
Qualifiers will run from the 1st of April 2022 through to 31st March, 2023 and culminate in the NPS Supreme Dressage Championship Final to be held at the prestigious show venue Bury Equestrian Village, Mill Road, Slapton, Leighton Buzzard. LU7 9BT On Saturday 20th May 2023.
British Dressage Tests Prelim 12 & Novice 24 will be used for all qualifiers.
Each test will consist of the following six sections all of which will have their own Final:-
1. Registered Mountain & Moorland breeds not exceeding 138cm
2. Registered Mountain & Moorland breeds exceeding 138cm
3. Registered British Riding Ponies
4. Part Bred Horses/Ponies registered with their appropriate Native Breed Part Bred Stud Book – including Part Bred Arab ponies over stamped in the British Riding Pony Stud book and ponies registered with the British Sports Pony Stud Book. Please note Part Bred Native ponies and Sports ponies over stamped within the British Riding Pony & Stud Book may only compete in one section per season.
5. Highest placed Mini rider aged under 12 years on 1st January 2022
6. Highest placed Junior rider under 18 years on 1st January 2022
The two highest placed ponies in each section at each qualifying show will qualify for the 2023 Final and also be eligible to be chosen to represent their Breed, NPS Area or other team in the Team Challenge which will be incorporated into the 2023 Championship Final. Qualifying rounds are open to competitors from the UK and elsewhere. All qualifiers will receive a qualification card, The Final will run in accordance with the 2022/2023 NPS Dressage Rules which will be available to all NPS Members.
Copyright .All Rights Reserved 2020 Horse/ponies must be ridden at the Final by the qualifying rider. You must be fully paid up Dressage, Qualifying or Life members of the NPS for 2022 in order to compete at the Final. At the Final the winners of each section for each Test will be invited to perform a 5 minute Freestyle to Music for the judging of the Overall NPS Supreme Dressage titles. Ponies may only compete in this section once even if they have won both their Preliminary & Novice section Finals. NPS – Team Challenge A Team Challenge is incorporated in the 2023 Championship Final. Each Team to comprise four ponies and riders who have qualified for any section of the NPS Supreme Dressage Championships 2022/2023. All four Team Ponies scores to count. Each Pony & Rider combination may only compete for one Team. There will be both Preliminary & Novice Team Championships plus overall Supreme Team awards for Teams competing in both Tests.