South Wiltshire Arena Eventing Competition (Going Ahead)


Show Date
Sun, Dec 28, 2025
Closing Date
Fri, Dec 26, 2025
Enter Online
Starting Times:

 10am


Class 1
Arena Eventing (0.60m)    
Ring:
All Weather Surface
Entry Fee:
£20.00
Member Fee:
£20.00
Info:
Open to all, horses & ponies, juniors to be at least their 11th year.
Class 2
Arena Eventing (0.70m)    
Entry Fee:
£20.00
Member Fee:
£20.00
Info:
Open to all, horses & ponies, juniors to be at least their 11th year.
Class 3
Arena Eventing (0.60m)    
Entry Fee:
£20.00
Member Fee:
£20.00
Info:
Open to all, horses & ponies, juniors to be at least their 11th year.
Class 4
Arena Eventing (0.90m)    
Entry Fee:
£20.00
Member Fee:
£20.00
Info:
Open to all, horses & ponies, juniors to be at least their 11th year.
Class 5
Arena Eventing (1.00m)    
Entry Fee:
£20.00
Member Fee:
£20.00
Info:
Open to all, horses & ponies, juniors to be at least their 11th year.
Class 6
Arena Eventing (1.10m)    
Entry Fee:
£20.00
Member Fee:
£20.00
Info:
Open to all, horses & ponies, juniors to be at least their 11th year.

Show Secretary: South Wiltshire Riding Club Show Secretary


Location
Dorset Showground, Church Farm, West Stour, Gillingham, Dorset SP85RJ
Map Link: Dorset Showground

Show Information

Showjumping and Cross Country fences on the All-Weather Arena


Entries close 48 hours prior to the competition

Payment Details & Event Fees

Bookings in advance only. You can book using our Secure Online Entry System.
Payment is secure and it goes directly to South Wiltshire Riding Club.
You will receive an email confirmation of your booking and payment.

£20 per class

Terms & Conditions

Competition & Rules     60cm - 110cm Classes

Judged Under BE Rules


The competition will take place on the all-weather arena.
Competitors will jump a course of show jumps immediately followed by portable and fixed Cross Country fences.
The optimum time will be calculated on the amalgamated show jumping and Cross Country speeds. In the event of equality the winner will be the competitor with the best jumping result and then nearest the Optimum time.

2 Penalties will be as follows:
Knockdown of SJ/CC fence 4 penalties
1st Refusal 4 penalties
2nd Refusal 8 penalties
3rd Refusal Elimination
1st Rider Fall Elimination
Horse Fall Elimination
Retaking obstacle already jumped Elimination
Starting before the Bell Elimination
Error of course Elimination
Exceeding the time limit Elimination
Every commenced second over or under the time limit 0.4 penalties

Horses/Ponies must be 5 years of age or older.

Each competitor may enter each class only once.
Competitors must be at least in the year of their 10th birthday.
The judges’ decision is final. They may disqualify any rider at any stage for dangerous riding, inappropriate behaviour, misuse of spurs, whips, ill treatment of the horse or if in their opinion the horse is lame, sick or exhausted.
The organisers reserve the right to alter the schedule, refuse an entry, cancel any class, alter advertised times.
Stop watches are not permitted.
Riders MUST dress in either full cross country colours or show jumping attire and wear skull caps and body protectors to the current British Safety standard. Competitors who do not conform to this rule will not be allowed to start and maybe eliminated.
All competitors take part at their own risk and are expected to take due care at all times.
Practise jumps to be approached from the direction indicated (red flag on the right).
Horses may compete in no more than 2 classes.
Dogs must be kept on leads at all times.

 

 

 

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