Entries Close on the Wednesday before the Show. Late entries will be accepted if there is capacity. 

ACE your eventing skills with British Eventing.

The exciting Championships culminating at Aintree Equestrian Centre

Harry Hall One Club - Anyone Can Event (ACE), is an Arena style eventing competition which runs throughout the winter months and into spring providing riders with the ideal opportunity to get out, develop their skills and enjoy competing during the shorter daylight hours. 

Competitors will be required to jump a course of 6-8 show jumps immediately followed by 8-10 simulated, knock down cross country fences.

Qualifying classes are run at 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 and are open to anyone aged 10 years upwards, helping to encourage younger riders into the sport.  Please see below for full rules.

Qualification is as follows:

For 60cm, 70cm, 80cm & 90cm classes

• below 15 starters in a class > top 4 qualify
• up to and incl 30 starters in a class > top 6 qualify
• 31 or more starters in a class >top 8 qualify

For 100 cm class

• below 15 starters in a class > top 6 qualify
• up to and incl 30 starters in a class > top 8 qualify
• 31 or more starters in a class >top 10 qualify

British Eventing reserve the right to increase the number of qualifying places from ACE
Qualifiers.

Where qualifying classes are amalgamated BE will split results between under 18’s and seniors and the qualification criteria applied as two classes.  This will only be possible when qualifiers advise BE of the riders age category (S/U18).

Rules Online: 

https://res.cloudinary.com/britisheventing/raw/upload/v1763477599/files/2025-11/ACE%20Rules.pdf

Entries in advance. You can enter using our Secure Online Entry System.
Payment is secure and it goes directly to Coleg Gwent, Usk Campus.
You will receive an email confirmation of your class entry and payment.
£15 per class
First Aid provided by Coleg Gwent – no charge applied.

 Rosettes awarded to 6th place.

 Once entries close we are unable to offer refunds or transfers to alternative events. 

Equestrian Events
Horse riding is a dangerous sport and you participate at your own risk and without any reliance on Coleg Gwent, its owners, servants or agents for safety of yourself or your property. Due care has been taken to maintain the facilities in a safe condition, but riders must observe the following terms and conditions and any additional instructions that may be given.
An internal first aider will be present for the duration of the event.

Health and Safety
Coleg Gwent has taken every reasonable precaution to ensure the health and safety of everyone present. For these measures to be effective everyone must take reasonable precautions to avoid accidents occurring and obey the instructions of the organisers and all Coleg Gwent staff at all times.

We strongly advise that you take out your own personal insurance for both yourself and your horse.

Terms & Conditions for Events
1. The organisers reserve the right to cancel or amend competitions or classes in any way. The organisers reserve the right to refuse entries without assigning a reason. 2. Unaffiliated competitions will be run in accordance with the Rule Book of the relevant discipline and any amendments noted on individual schedules. 3. All riders under the age of 18 years of age must have parental consent. 4. A responsible adult must accompany all riders under the age of 18. 5. All unaccompanied competitors must provide the Show Organiser with a contact telephone number in case of an emergency. 6. The facilities must be used in a sensible manner compatible with the level of experience of the rider(s) and horse or pony. All riders must be competent in the level they are entering. 7. Riders take part at their own risk. 8. A ‘Riding Hat’ designed to provide protection, must be worn at all times by anyone whether or not a participant or competitor, riding anywhere on the Coleg Gwent site. Hats must reach at least one of the following standards: AII PAS 015: 1998, BS EN1384: 1997 – Provided that they are BSI Kite marked or SEI. Snell E2001 plus Snell Label with chin strap fastened as so to prevent the movement. 9. Body protectors – a British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA) approved and appropriately labelled Level 3 body protector, manufactured in the year 2000 or after, is mandatory for cross country and whenever else a body protector is required to be worn. 10. Full length riding boots or jodhpur boots are compulsory. Other forms of footwear are not permitted. 11. All rubbish must be disposed of in the bins provided. Lorries/ trailers are not to be skipped out onto the car park. Please use the skips provided. 12. Coleg Gwent operates a No Smoking policy. Please only smoke within the designated smoking area. 13. All equipment breakages must be reported to Coleg Gwent Equestrian Centre staff and paid for. 14. Dogs are welcome onsite but must be kept on a lead at all times. Waste is to be disposed of in the bins provided. 15. Coleg Gwent does not accept responsibility for theft/damage to third party property. Storage facilities cannot be provided. When persons are permitted to leave equipment on the premises, they do so entirely at their own risk. 16. No horses/ponies to be tied to outside vehicles and left unattended. 17. All visiting horses must be vaccinated against equine flu and passports made available for routine inspections. Coleg Gwent accepts annual boosters within 12-months but not less that 7-days before visiting us onsite. 18. Rules on stallions as per each discipline’s respective Member’s Handbook. 19. Under no circumstances are horses to be lunged or loose schooled in the arenas. 20. No hay/haylage/animal or human feed stuff to be taken into the arenas. 21. No unauthorised persons shall enter the competition or collecting rings. 22. All accidents must be reported and an accident report completed with a Coleg Gwent staff member. 23. In all competitions the Judge’s decision shall be final. All competitors and other visitors to Coleg Gwent must adhere to all instructions provided by stewards. 24. There may be photography or filming going on at our competitions and it is your responsibility to let us know if you do not want to be photographed or filmed whilst at our event.

We have taken all reasonable precautions to ensure the safety of horse and rider to be effective, you must take all reasonable precautions to avoid and prevent accidents occurring. Coleg Gwent reserves the right to remove someone from the facilities in the event of dangerous riding, abuse of the horse, or failure to act on common courtesy. Neither Coleg Gwent nor any person acting on behalf of the College accept any liability for any loss, damage, accident, injury or illness to horse, riders, spectators or any other persons or property whatsoever.

Disclaimer
I the undersigned, hereby agree to the condition of use and discharge any legal liability against Coleg Gwent for any personal injury sustained or damage arising from the use of the Equestrian Centre at the Usk Campus or any claims or any liabilities whatsoever, known or unknown now existing or which may arise in the future, on account of or in any way related to or arising from the use of the Equestrian Centre.